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January 28, 2005 --
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Microsoft's Entertainment Unit Posts First Profit on Strong "Halo 2"
Sales
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Sony Revenue Drops on Weaker Sales for
PlayStation 2, Other Devices
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Volkswagen Sues Makers of Suicide Bomber Spoof Internet Ad
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Mobile Gaming Set to Become Most Common Wireless App
o German Court Rules ISPs Need
Not Reveal Identities of File-Swappers
o Report: U.K. Accounts for 80%
of All Online Gambling in Europe
o Set-Top Maker Pace Micro Fined
Record $849,000 for Listing Violation
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Briefly Noted: Jamdat Mobile -
RadioShack, The Orchard, New Frontier Mobile - Brickhouse Mobile,
"DRIV3R" - PC version, Sony PSP - music download service
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--Vice President of Business Development
--Electronic Marketing Manager - MarketResearch.com
--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
--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 Microsoft's Entertainment Unit
Posts First Profit on Strong "Halo 2" Sales Redmond, Wash. --
Microsoft said that strong sales of its "Halo 2" video game for its
Xbox console helped to bring its entertainment division into the
black two years earlier than expected, and more than double its
quarterly profit. Microsoft's entertainment division saw revenue of
$126 million for the quarter, compared with a loss of $213 million
during the same period last year. Over 6.3 million copies of "Halo
2" have now been sold, generating $300 million for the company's
games division, which saw a profit of $84 million compared to a loss
of $397 million a year earlier. The game's sales also helped offset
slightly weaker sales for its PC games and Xbox consoles. However,
Microsoft investor relations manager Curt Anderson told the Los
Angeles Times that Xbox shipments are already approaching targets
set to be met six months from now, while noting that profitability
for the company's games unit isn't expected until 2007.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-micro28jan28.story
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/technology/28soft.html
http://tinyurl.com/67jy4
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o Sony Revenue
Drops on Weaker Sales for PlayStation 2, Other Devices
Tokyo -- Sony Corp. said that its revenue for the quarter ended
Dec. 31 fell 7.5% to $20.9 billion, citing in part sluggish sales
for its portable audio players and PlayStation 2 video game console.
The company said it faced parts shortages for its redesigned
PlayStation 2 that caused detrimental shortages during the holiday
shopping period, which were exacerbated by an effort to rapidly
increase production to meet demand. While Sony's Walkman portable CD
players once dominated the market, the company's portable digital
music players have faltered amid its insistence on proprietary
formats and the booming popularity of Apple's iPod.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sony28jan28.story
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/technology/28sony.html
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o Volkswagen
Sues Makers of Suicide Bomber Spoof Internet Ad
Frankfurt -- Automaker Volkswagen has filed a criminal lawsuit
against the anonymous creators of a controversial spoof ad for its
Polo car that has recently spread across the Internet, Reuters
reported. The ad for the Polo, whose motto is "Small but Tough,"
features the car absorbing the blast from a suicide bomber's
explosives detonated from within the car, parked outside a crowded
café. Volkswagen and its ad agency deny having created the ad, and
sued under a provision of German law that allows charges to be filed
against unknown defendants, compelling prosecutors and law
enforcement to then track them down. "This is an attack on
Volkswagen's good name," company spokesman Hartwig von Sass told
Reuters. The U.K. newspaper Guardian reported that a London-based
advertising duo called Lee and Dan admit to creating the ad as a
calling card for their business, were horrified by the reaction, and
have since apologized.
http://ad-rag.com.nyud.net:8090/117074.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/27/business/27adco.html
http://tinyurl.com/6uleu
http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/advertising/story/0,,1398392,00.html
http://www.leeanddan.com
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o Mobile
Gaming Set to Become Most Common Wireless App
London -- According to a new report by market analysis firm IDC,
mobile gaming is set overtake ringtones by year's end to become the
most common type of wireless data application. The global mobile
gaming market is growing so quickly, in fact, that IDC estimates it
will be a $1.4 billion industry by the year 2008. What's more, IDC
predicts mobile games will soon evolve from single player,
device-only game play towards virtual community gaming. The report
also said the interdependence in the market would necessitate that
carriers, handset manufacturers, game developers, aggregators and
others would have to work together more closely to maximize revenues
and accelerate market penetration.
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS00043705
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o German
Court Rules ISPs Need Not Reveal Identities of File-Swappers
Frankfurt -- The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled
that ISPs in Germany are not obligated to reveal the identities of
their subscribers who are accused of copyright infringement on
file-sharing services, the German newspaper Heise reported. The
denial to record labels seeking to sue such anonymous file-swappers
was the second such ruling delivered in Germany, in stark contrast
to U.S. precedent, where courts have enabled record labels and movie
studios to file "John Doe" copyright suits that compel ISPs to
reveal the identities of their customers. The German court said that
ISPs only supply technical access to the Internet, and aren't
generally obligated to inspect the data transmitted along their
networks, but must block access when they learn of illegal content.
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/55580
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/54486
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o Report: U.K.
Accounts for 80% of All Online Gambling in Europe
London -- About 80% of the total online gambling market in Europe is
generated in the U.K., according to a new survey conducted by
uSwitch.com. "Increased access to the Internet at home means that
you can now partake in activities and pastimes that you would
traditionally have to leave the comfort of your home for," said
uSwitch director Jon Miller. More 18 to 29 year-olds gambled online
than any other age group, accounting for 14% of the 3.9 million
households that have used the Internet for gambling. uSwitch also
found that British women, which account for as much as 40% of the
local market, are far more likely to gamble online than women on the
Continent, which account for just 5% of the European market.
http://www.uswitch.com
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o Set-Top Maker
Pace Micro Fined Record $849,000 for Listing Violation
London -- After a three-year investigation, the U.K. Financial
Services Authority (FSA) has fined Pace Micro, a U.K.-based TV
set-top box manufacturer, a record $849,000 for breaching stock
exchange listing rules. The FSA levied the fine, more than five
times the previous record, after deciding Pace Micro had failed to
keep investors properly updated. After a profits warning in March
2002, Pace Micro shares lost 67% of their value in a single day. The
company had published interim results only two months previous. "The
effect of Pace's omission from its interim announcement on January
8, 2002, was further compounded by the delay in announcing its
changed expectation as to its financial performance until March 5,
2002," said FSA director of markets Gay Huey Evans. "These were
clear breaches of the listing rules."
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/press/2005/010.html
http://www.pacemicro.com/corporate/home/main.asp
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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?
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> Featured Advertisement:
>Billboard Music & Money
Symposium - March 3, 2005
The 4th annual Music &
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o Briefly Noted: (Los Angeles)
Wireless entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile announced on Friday
that it has secured an agreement with electronics retailer
RadioShack to distribute its wireless entertainment content in
RadioShack's 7,000 nationwide retail stores. The program, expected
to launch in the first half of the year, will utilize Los
Angeles-based Jamdat's wireless content retail distribution system.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050128/285130_1.html
http://www.jamdat.com
(New York) The Orchard, a distributor and marketer of independent
music, announced on Friday that it has formed distribution
partnerships with eight additional online digital music retailers:
Virgin Megastores France, Yeahronimo Media Ventures, 7 Digital,
Ruckus, Bollyvista, MusicNow, Soundbuzz and iMusica. The company
also said it has partnered with China-based Asia Markets Development
Limited and Palestine-based New Sound, which will help the company
source independent music produced in Asia and the Middle East. New
York-based The Orchard, whose catalog includes over 300,000 tracks,
is a unit of Dimensional Associates, which also owns eMusic and
DreamWorks' former music publishing division.
http://www.theorchard.com
(Boulder, Colo.) Adult entertainment distributor New Frontier
Media announced on Friday that its TEN subsidiary has signed a
five-year agreement with Brickhouse Mobile, to develop and
distribute TEN-branded mobile phone content worldwide. Boulder,
Colo.-based Brickhouse said it will deliver adult videos, celebrity
voice tones, wallpapers and casino and action games with celebrity
talent to wireless carriers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050127/lath123_1.html
http://www.noof.com
http://www.brickhousemobile.com
(Los Angeles) Video game publisher Atari said on Friday that in
March it plans to release a PC version of its "DRIV3R" title for
PlayStation 2 and Xbox, which have thus far sold a combined 3
million units. Developed by Atari's U.K.-based Reflections
Interactive studio, the DRIV3R franchise has sold over 15 million
units to date worldwide.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050127/nyth160_1.html
http://www.driv3r.com
(London) Sony Computer Entertainment Europe plans to introduce an
online digital music service specifically for its new PSP handheld
console, which is due to ship in March, TheRegister reported, citing
a story in Marketing magazine. Initially, the service will let users
download game levels and software updates, adding the ability to
purchase and download songs to the device by the summer.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/27/sony_psp_music_service
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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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> Electronic Marketing Manager - MarketResearch.com
Manages, plans, and executes all aspects of search engine
optimization via pay-per-click, free online sources, and
partnerships. Will work closely with the marketing and tech
teams to optimize the ROI of all online web promotions. A
Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing and 2 plus years
experience in managing paid search programs (Google and
Overture) required. Please email resume and cover letter to
lfitzpatrick@marketresearch.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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> 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
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28, Madison Square Garden , NYC. Special discounted rate
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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
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