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January 27, 2005 --
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RealNetworks Narrows Quarterly Loss on Record Revenues
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Electronic Arts Lays Off 60 Game Developers at
Los Angeles Studio
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Norway's Supreme Court Outlaws Linking to Unauthorized MP3 Files
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Amazon's A9.com Launches Digital Yellow Pages With Storefront
Pictures
o Online Poker Firm PartyGaming
Considering U.K. Flotation
o EU Launches Program to Promote
Digital Content Market
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Briefly Noted: U.S. Copyright
Office - "orphan works," LodgeNet - CSM Lodging, "Nintendo Pennant
Chase Baseball," THQ - NFL - "Juiced," Namco - Gumby, "Need for
Speed Underground 2" - Nintendo DS, "Eyes on the Prize" documentary
series - file-sharing networks
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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--Vice President of Business Development
--Senior Web Strategy Consultant - NavigationArts - DC
--Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Services
--Online Traffic Coordinator - Charlestown, MA
--Strategic Account Manager - E-business and Games
--Director - Online Panel (Research)
--Web Consulting/Business Development Manager, iapps Division
--Senior Manager of Business Development
--Public Relations Account Manager - Andover, MA
--Senior Account Executive - Technology PR
--OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit - Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2005
--Tech Global Venture Congress 2005 - Jan. 27-28
--PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook:
2004-2008
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o RealNetworks Narrows Quarterly Loss
on Record Revenues
Seattle -- Media delivery technology provider RealNetworks on
Thursday announced that it narrowed its loss to $1 million, or $0.01
per share for the fourth quarter of 2004, on record revenue of $72.5
million -- up 34% from the fourth quarter of 2003. The company said
it would have seen a profit had it not incurred $3 million in legal
fees from its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against rival Microsoft.
RealNetworks also said its expects to spend about $15 million on the
suit during 2005, when it forecasts revenue will grow 16%-20% to
between $310 and $320 million, up from the $266.7 million reported
for 2004. "We are pleased to report another quarter of record
revenue, driven by rapid growth in our Consumer Business,
particularly games and music," said RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser. The
company said it now counts more than 700,000 subscribers to its
music subscription services, up from the 350,000 reported at the end
of 2003. RealNetworks' digital music services provided $21.6 million
in revenue for the fourth quarter, while its revenue for its online
games unit totaled $10.1 million.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050126/sfw070_1.html
http://tinyurl.com/4y37m
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o Electronic
Arts Lays Off 60 Game Developers at Los Angeles Studio
Los Angeles -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts has laid off
60 game developers from its Los Angeles studio as part of a
restructuring, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday. The
company said that the cuts come as it prepares to begin developing
games for the next generation of video game consoles. Redwood City,
Calif.-based Electronic Arts will not take any charges to account
for severance pay or other associated fees for the layoffs, which
will reduce the number of developers at EA's Los Angeles facilities
to 320.
http://tinyurl.com/5lftv
http://www.ea.com
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o Norway's
Supreme Court Outlaws Linking to Unauthorized MP3 Files
Oslo, Norway -- The Supreme Court of Norway on Thursday upheld
the conviction of a student who published a website that featured
links to other sites where users could download unauthorized MP3
music files, the Associated Press reported. The student created his
Napster.no site (not related to Napster) in 2001 as part of a school
project, linking to 170 free music files. Norwegian record label
trade group Tono and the Norway units of Sony Music, Universal Music
and others then sued for copyright infringement. A lower court found
for the music industry, while an appeals court cleared the student;
the high court's reversal will result in the student paying $15,900
in compensation to the labels. "The supreme court decided the case
based on responsibility for abetting (an illegal act)," the court
said in its ruling. While no U.S. court ruling has specifically
outlawed simply publishing links to third-party sites that host MP3
files for download, a high-profile case found that a man who
published links to a code that can crack the anti-piracy technology
on DVDs aided copyright infringement and banned such links. The
Hollywood studios also recently launched a legal campaign against
European operators of servers for file-sharing services like
BitTorrent and eDonkey, which provide links to available files on
the peer-to-peer networks.
http://tinyurl.com/3jb4w
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o Amazon's
A9.com Launches Digital Yellow Pages With Storefront Pictures
Seattle -- Online retail giant Amazon.com announced on Thursday
that its A9.com shopping search engine has launched A9.com Yellow
Pages, a feature that adds digital pictures of storefronts of
businesses and the ability to call the shops directly over the
Internet. The project launched with a library of photos of about 20
million businesses in 10 cities, including New York, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Seattle and Atlanta. The service also offers a "Block
View," where users can pan left and right to view adjacent
businesses on the street. "You can virtually walk down the street in
any direction," A9 Chief Udi Manber told CNET News.com. "This is a
way to see the yellow pages, not just read them." Amazon licensed
business listings from Axciom for the project, and is using
technology from eStara that allows users to make Internet-based
phone calls to listed businesses.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050127/275658_1.html
http://tinyurl.com/47ly4
http://www.a9.com
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o Online
Poker Firm PartyGaming Considering U.K. Flotation
London -- According to the Financial Times, U.K.-based
PartyGaming, currently the largest online poker company in the
world, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) on the London
stock exchange. Analysts estimate that the listing would generate as
much as $9.5 billion, which would make it the largest listing in
London in more than three years. "PartyGaming has a leading market
position, proven technology and is generating significant levels of
profit and operating cash flow," said CEO Richard Segal. Segal added
that his company had hired investment banks Dresdner Kleinwort
Wasserstein and Investec to review its options, with an IPO being
"one of the options" under consideration. PartyGaming runs three
main brands (PartyPoker, StarluckCasino and PartyBingo) that
currently account for more than half the global online poker market.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y2AC4165A
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o EU Launches
Program to Promote Digital Content Market
Brussels -- The European Parliament has approved a new program to
encourage the development of multi-lingual content for innovative,
online services across Europe. Dubbed eContentplus, the program will
have a budget of more than $194 million between 2005 and 2008. The
Parliament said the program would tackle fragmentation in the
European digital content market and improve the accessibility and
usability of geographical information, cultural content and
educational material. "The Internet offers a unique opportunity for
content companies to outgrow their so far mostly national markets,"
said EU information society and media commissioner Vivian Reding.
"The eContentplus program will facilitate the production and
distribution of online European content, thus stimulating innovation
and creativity."
http://www.cordis.lu/econtent
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>DMW Events:
5th Annual
Digital Music Forum
March 2, 2005 | New York City
www.digitalmusicforum.com
Digital Music Forum is the premier
event for music industry decision-makers focused on business
models and legal issues impacting music. The annual event
brings together decision-makers from records labels, music
publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies,
wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio,
advertising, attorneys, artists investors and venture capitalists
to examine the role of digital technologies in the future of
music.
FEATURED INTERVIEW:
Shawn Fanning - Founder & Chief Strategy
Officer, Snocap
with
Chris Anderson - Editor-in-Chief, Wired
Mike Conte - General Manager, MSN Marketplaces, Microsoft
with
Paul Brindley - Managing Director,
MusicAlly
KEYNOTES:
Terry McBride - CEO, Nettwerk Productions
David Goldberg - VP & General Manager, Music, Yahoo!
PANELISTS:
Brad Duea - President, Napster
Jeffrey Bronikowski - VP, Bus. Dev., eLabs, Universal Music
Group
Ted Cohen - SVP, Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music
Thomas Gewecke - SVP, Digital Business Group, Sony BMG
Mike Gaumond - VP & General Manager, Motorola Media
Solutions
Brian Garrity - Senior Editor, Billboard
Shahid Khan - Managing Director, BearingPoint
David Kusek - VP, Berklee Media, Berklee College of Music
Gerd Leonhard - Co-Author, "The Future of Music" /
Senior Advisor, Sony Net Services
Phil Corwin - Chief Lobbyist, Sharman Networks (owner of
Kazaa)
Martin J. Elgison - Partner, Intellectual Property, Alston &
Bird
Steve Marks - General Counsel, RIAA
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director, Digital Media
Association
Robert Acker - VP, RealPlayer & Music Services, Real Networks
Gary Cohen - President, MusicNow
Peter Diemer - VP Sales & Marketing, Musicrypt.com
David Card - VP & Senior Analyst, Jupiter Research
John Kilcullen - President & Publisher, Billboard
Ned Sherman - CEO, Digital Media Wire
Nancy Beaton - GM, Wireless Music & Personalization, Sprint
Ralph Simon - Chairman of Americas, Mobile Entertainment Forum
Don Teague - VP of Sales & Marketing,
PaymentOne
Additional speakers & keynoters to be announced
PANEL TOPICS INCLUDE:
- THE STATE OF THE DIGITAL
UNION: The Outlook for Online & Mobile Music Markets
- LAWYERS, GEEKS & MONEY: The
Clash Between Technology & Copyright Law
- THE ONLINE MUSIC MARKET:
Competition, Business Models & Courting Consumers in a
Crowded Market
- THE MOBILE MUSIC MARKET: What
Does the Future Hold for this Booming Market?
For more
information click
here.
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click here.
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> Featured Advertisement:
>Billboard Music & Money
Symposium - March 3, 2005
The 4th annual Music &
Money Symposium will take place Thursday, March 3, at The St. Regis
Hotel in the heart of midtown Manhattan. As in past years, The
Symposium will attract thought leaders from the music, legal,
management and Wall Street communities for a thorough examination of
trends and opportunities in music and digital entertainment.
This year's Symposium will include a candid, one-on-one discussion
between Loeb & Loeb co-chairman John Frankenheimer and Sony BMG
Music Entertainment CEO Andrew Lack. These two giants of the biz
will explore the challenge of merging Sony and BMG, while providing
an aerial view of music's future. Additionally, the event will
feature all-star panel discussions that will explore a host of
crucial topics and networking opportunities such as a breakfast,
lunch and cocktail hour.
For more information and to register online, please visit:
www.billboardevents.com or contact Kelly at
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or (646) 654-4643.
Attendees of the Digital Music Forum will receive 25% off the
registration rate for the Billboard Music & Money Symposium.
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o Briefly Noted: (Washington)
The U.S. Copyright Office announced on Thursday that it is seeking
comments on the issues raised by "orphan works," or those
copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible to
locate for licensing permissions and royalty payments. "Uncertainty
surrounding ownership of such works might needlessly discourage
subsequent creators and users from incorporating them in new
creative efforts or making such works available to the public," the
Copyright Office said in its notice. Comments regarding whether
orphan works merit a legislative, regulatory or other solution are
due by March 25.
http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2005/70fr3739.html
(Sioux Falls, S.D.) LodgeNet, a provider of in-room broadband and
interactive TV services to hoteliers, said on Thursday that it
signed a long-term agreement with CSM Lodging to provide services to
its hotels. CSM owns and operates 34 Marriott, Hilton and Carlson
hotels in the U.S. South Dakota-based LodgeNet currently serves
985,000 rooms in 5,900 hotels.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050127/cgth043_1.html
http://www.lodgenet.com
(Redmond, Wash.) Nintendo of America announced on Thursday that
it will release "Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball" for the GameCube
-- a title featuring official MLB players, ballparks and statistics
-- on April 4. Developed by Canada-based Exile Interactive and
Nintendo, the game will feature David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox as
cover athlete, as well as voice talent from veteran sportscasters
Bob Brenly, Rick Rizzs and Tom Hutyler.
http://tinyurl.com/53um9
http://www.exileinteractive.com
http://www.pennantchasebaseball.com
(Calabasas Hills, Calif.) Video game publisher THQ Wireless
announced on Thursday that it has partnered with the National
Football League (NFL) on a cross-carrier promotion that will let
fans vote for the most valuable player during Super Bowl XXXIX with
their cell phones. The voting technology will be provided by THQ's
MINICK USA mobile messaging unit. Separately, THQ said on Thursday
that it will release "Juiced," the street racing game it acquired in
late 2004 from now-defunct publisher Acclaim, in May 2005. The
company added that it has made several upgrades to the title, which
will be released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and the PC.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050127/lath053_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050127/lath069_1.html
http://www.thq.com
http://www.minick.net
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Japanese video game publisher Namco Hometek
announced on Thursday that it has acquired an exclusive license from
Prema Toy Co., Inc. to develop games based on the children's
claymation character Gumby, created 50 years ago by filmmaker Art
Clokey. The deal also allows Namco to feature Gumby, Pokey, the
Blockheads and other associated characters in cameos for other
upcoming Namco titles.
http://www.namco.com
http://www.gumbyworld.com
(Redwood City, Calif.) Electronic Arts announced on Thursday that
it will release a version of its "Need for Speed Underground 2"
title for the Nintendo DS handheld in the spring of 2005. The title
is currently being developed in Vancouver by EA Canada.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050127/275303_1.html
http://www.needforspeed.com
(San Francisco) Wired News reported on Thursday that digital
copyrights consumer advocacy group Downhill Battle is digitizing the
civil rights movement documentary series "Eyes on the Prize" for
distribution on file-sharing services. The series, which contains
many copyrighted music and video clips, can no longer be broadcast
on TV and has not been distributed on DVD, due to copyright
restrictions -- existing only on VHS tapes held mainly by schools
and libraries. Downhill Battle is encouraging people to download the
film from the Internet and host screenings in their city on Feb. 8,
in honor of Black History Month.
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,66410,00.html
http://www.downhillbattle.org/eyes
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> Vice President Business Development
Movielink (www.movielink.com)
is a joint-venture that was created by Warner Brothers,
Paramount, Sony, MGM and Universal Studios to establish a
new channel of video distribution over new digital networks.
To date, Movielink has led industry efforts to create new
channels of IP distribution that leverage the benefits of
digital platforms through partnerships with companies such
as AOL, Bell South, Charter Communications, HP, Intel,
Microsoft, Real Networks, Road Runner/Time Warner Cable, SBC
and Verizon. Contact:
sonny.guraya@movielink.com
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> Senior Web Strategy Consultant - NavigationArts - DC
The Senior Web Strategy Consultant will have the
responsibility of designing strategies for both
business-to-business and business-to- consumer web
applications; and recommend leading edge solutions and
technologies across multiple platforms, creating end-to-end
solutions. Please submit your resume to tsmith@navigationarts.com
or view this position on the web at
http://www.navigationarts.com/careers/opening_int_strat.asp
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> Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Services
Wind River is seeking a self-motivated individual with
extensive product marketing experience to drive a successful
enterprise-level marketing plan for our Wind River Design
Services. Require: Min. 8 years of broad software or
technology marketing exp. and at least 2 yrs exp. in marketing
or business development for device software or enterprise
applications. Must excel in articulating complex value
propositions to sophisticated business customers; demonstrated
ability to open new markets and launch new products and
services. Must be self sufficient. Bachelors degree required;
Advanced degree desirable. Send resumes to
duncan.macmurdy@windriver.com
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> Online Traffic Coordinator - Charlestown, MA
Smarter Living, Inc is an online travel publishing company
located in Boston. We are seeking hardworking, motivated, and
detail oriented Online Traffic Coordinator with 1-2 years of
ad trafficking experience. Understanding of ad- serving
technologies and knowledge of basic HTML are strongly
recommended, understanding of online media (CPM, CPC, and CPA
environment). Attention to detail, precision data input, often
under time pressure, is essential, strong interpersonal
skills, the traffic coordinator will interact extensively with
many group individuals within the company, Good analytical
skills, Bachelor's Degree. Send resumes to
careers@smarterliving.com
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> Strategic Account Manager - E-business and Games
Boonty is an international company which develops and sells a
premium service video game downloading platform to major
Internet Access Providers and Portals. Your primary target:
increase sales on our partner's websites. In coordination with
the Sales director, you will work closely with our US partners
(ISP, portals) More info here.
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> Director - Online Panel (Research)
The Director will lead a team of people who deliver many key
aspects of our ZoomPanel product. ZoomPanel is a MarketTools
proprietary online panel community. Require: 3-5 years Direct
Marketing background. Internet marketing, consumer promotions
or marketing research experience preferred. Some classical
brand management experience at major packaged goods companies
preferred. Creative problem solving skills a must.
International business experience and foreign language skills
a plus. Strong communication skills, oral and written,
required. Must have the ability to handle multiple projects
simultaneously. Bachelors degree required, MBA strongly
preferred. Please email your resume and salary
history/requirements to
hr@markettools.com
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> Web Consulting/Business Development Manager, iapps Division
iapps is searching for a Web Consulting/Business Development
Manager for our Washington DC office. You will be responsible
for sales, cultivating new client opportunities and growing
our existing client base. Must be very experienced identifying
clients' web challenges and developing detailed written
technical specifications for pending client engagements.
Strong presentation skills required. Knowledge of
philanthropic/non-profit sector helpful. Send resumes to
jobs@iapps.com
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> Senior Manager of Business Development
Small but growing media software company, backed by leading
venture firms, seeks a business development manager to expand
the company's strategic software and technology partnerships
and develop new revenue opportunities. This person will
identify potential customers, present solutions to senior
media executives, and manage the BD process through contract
negotiation. Significant travel is required. MBA and 5 years
BD exp. preferred. Send resumes to
jobs@lightningcast.com
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> Public Relations Account Manager - Andover, MA
PAN Communications is a full-service, independent public
relations agency dedicated to increasing its clients'
visibility, market share and profits. Based in Andover, MA,
this mid-size firm has a nationwide client base and
specializes in creating and executing public relations
programs for Technology, Professional Services, Trade Show and
Consumer clients. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 7 years
experience in high technology public relations preferably in
an agency setting and a B.S./B.A. or equivalent is required.
Proven managerial experience is a must. Please send your
resume to HR@pancomm.com.
Visit our website at
http://www.pancommunications.com
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> Senior Account Executive - Technology PR
LaunchSquad, a tech-focused PR firm in San Francisco, is
seeking a high- energy, experienced media relations
professional to join our team. The senior account executive
will work directly with LaunchSquad's managing partners on
several of the company's clients. Duties will include writing,
media pitching, strategic planning, client relations, new
business activities, and other general client work. Require 3
to 7 years of tech PR exp., strong written and verbal
communications skills, strong media pitching skills, Analyst
relations exp., Client mgmt skills. Visit
http://www.launchsquad.com for more info. Please send a
resume and cover letter to
thesquad@launchsquad.com
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> OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit
The OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit is the source of Linux
deployment information. This unique conference brings together
Linux system administrators and architects, corporate
developers, ISVs and vendors who want to explore practical
solutions for accelerating Linux deployment and increasing
Linux business across the enterprise. Jan 31- Feb 2, 2004,
Hyatt Hotel, Burlingame, California
http://www.osdllinuxsummit.org/btw
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> Tech Global Venture Congress 2005 - Jan. 27-28
The Technology Global Venture Congress is a two-day conference
designed to address the venture capital landscape, identify
current trends in innovation, learn key technologies and
scientific discoveries and discover emerging Technology
companies. More than 35 participating VC speakers, 8 panel
discussions, VIP Cocktail reception and networking. Jan 27-
28, Madison Square Garden , NYC. Special discounted rate
($450) for Tech Wire subscribers. Register
here. Send inquiries to
tech@saeclub.com
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> PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook:
2004-2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media
Outlook: 2004-2008 is the leading global entertainment and
media industry forecast, including in-depth global analyses
and five-year growth projections for 14 industry segments
covering every major global region. The complete 550-page
book, is available in print or electronic format. The 50 page
"Global Overview" (available in print or electronic format)or
any of the 14 individual industry segment chapters (electronic
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content and to order,
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