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o AOL
Loses More Subscribers, Posts Better Earnings
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France Fines Song-Swapper $13,000 in First
Criminal P2P Conviction
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Report: Kazaa Employees "Hate" Installing Kazaa on Their Own
Computers
o Yahoo
Launches Test of Y!Q Contextual Search Tool
o Mobile Entertainment Firm
Dwango Raises $15 Million in Private Placement
o Study Finds Spam Costs
Consumers $22 Billion a Year
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DMW Announcements:
--Digital Music Forum - March 2, 2005
LAST DAY TO PRE-REGISTER AT A RATE OF $295
--Games & Mobile Forum - April 21, 2005
> Featured
Advertisement:
--The 7th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon - Feb.
11, 2005
--Billboard Music & Money Symposium
- March 3, 2005
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Briefly Noted: Blockbuster
Online, BBC Online - Six Nations rugby tournament, CrimsonBay -
Indian MP3 store, TVN Entertainment, Altoids tin - MP3 player
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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--Vice President of Business Development
--Director of Sector Marketing - Media & Technology
--Media Manager - Los Angeles
--Director of Online Marketing - Mortgage Industry
--New Business Marketing Analyst - Watertown, MA
--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
--PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook:
2004-2008
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o AOL Loses More Subscribers, Posts
Better Earnings
Dulles, Va. -- Despite losing another 464,000 subscribers during
the quarter, America Online posted slightly brighter results in the
most recent quarter, the company announced on Friday. The unit's
revenue rose 1% to $2.2 billion and its operating income climbed 8%
to $326 million, though the latter was due in part to restructuring
charges that were $30 million less than a year ago. As of December
31, the AOL service had 22.2 million U.S. subscribers, down 2
million from the year before. Time Warner also said that it is close
to wrapping up its settlement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission regarding its investigation into accounting fraud at AOL.
Time Warner already has settled with the Department of Justice over
similar issues.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050204/45165_1.html
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o France Fines
Song-Swapper $13,000 in First Criminal P2P Conviction
Paris -- France has convicted its first citizen of criminal
copyright infringement via peer-to-peer file-swapping, French
newspaper Le Monde reported. Twenty-eight year-old Alain Oddoz was
initially arrested in August 2004 by French authorities, on charges
he was sharing 30GB of music through a site called France Barter. On
Thursday, he was convicted and fined $13,300, had his computer
equipment confiscated, and was ordered to take out several ads in
newspapers to publicize his deed and what the consequences were. The
major record labels expanded their legal campaign against individual
file-swappers to Europe late last year, when nearly 500 were sued in
the U.K. and France. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),
which represents the labels, has now sued over 7,000 file-swappers
in the U.S. alone.
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/recherche_articleweb/1,13-0,36-396613,0.html
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20050204.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/03/france_first_p2p_case
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o Report: Kazaa
Employees "Hate" Installing Kazaa on Their Own Computers
Sydney -- Employees at Sharman Networks, distributors of the
Kazaa file-sharing application, "hate" to install Kazaa on their own
computers because of how slow it makes them run, the company's chief
technology officer wrote in document recently released in court,
ZDNet Australia reported. The document came to light -- against
pleas from the company -- during the major record labels' Australian
copyright infringement case against Sharman Networks, which seeks to
shut the company down. The comment, from Kazaa CTO Phil Morle,
referred more to the adware that is bundled with Kazaa, which "slows
down users' machines and can affect other activity such as browsing
the Internet… Consider how many people that work for Sharman
Networks and its partners that hate installing Kazaa on their
machine," Morle wrote. The document also revealed that Sharman was
aware of the potential legal backlash from its product. "Our
competitors are taking risks legally, but delivering compelling
consumer solutions. We need confidence in what we do and must take
similar leaps of faith. eDonkey is not yet being sued and is in a
strong position to out-innovate us," Morle wrote.
http://tinyurl.com/4yghf
http://www.sharmannetworks.com
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o Yahoo
Launches Test of Y!Q Contextual Search Tool
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Yahoo this week launched a test of a new
"contextual" search feature, which lets users highlight text within
a given Web page and derive search results based on those words --
instead of typing queries into a separate search engine. Yahoo is
offering the Y!Q feature on its own news sites and as a downloadable
toolbar, in addition to providing developers tools to incorporate
the contextual search tool into their websites.
http://tinyurl.com/6x6y8
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o Mobile
Entertainment Firm Dwango Raises $15 Million in Private Placement
Seattle -- Dwango North America, a publisher of mobile
entertainment content, announced that it has raised $15 million
through a private placement of its shares with four investor groups.
Seattle-based Dwango Wireless has created ringtones, games and
mobile phone applications for Napster, Playboy and Rolling Stone.
"This financing allows us to continue the strong growth we are
experiencing and to enhance our presence in the mobile arena. We see
significant opportunities to develop and acquire additional content
as well as to expand our distribution channels," said Dwango
Wireless CEO Rick Hennessey.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050203/35920_1.html
http://www.dwango.com
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o Study Finds
Spam Costs Consumers $22 Billion a Year
College Park, Md. -- Unwanted "spam" e-mail costs U.S. consumers
$21.58 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a new study
by the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
and technology research firm Rockbridge Associates. The data
indicates that adult consumers spent an average of three minutes
deleting spam each day they checked e-mail in 2004. The study's
authors reached their dollar figure by multiplying that by the 169.4
million online adults in the U.S., then figuring the worth of 22.9
million lost hours a week based on the average working wage. "We all
know that spam is a nuisance, but this allows us to assign a real
value to what it is costing U.S. society," said Roland Rust,
director of the Smith School's Center for Excellence in Service.
"This should serve as a loud wake up call to government and
business," said Charles Colby, the president of Rockbridge
Associates. The study also found that four out of five adults
receive spam on a daily basis, with 14% actually reading the
e-mails. About 4% admitted to purchasing a product or service
advertised in spam over the past 12 months.
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/ntrs
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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:
Craig Palmer - President & CEO, Gracenote
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.
To register
click here.
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration rate: $295 (until February 4th)
Registration rate: $395 (after February 4th)
Register online at
http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1092
Phone registration: 323-822-0936
3rd Annual
Games & Mobile Forum
April 21, 2005 | New York City
www.gamesandmobile.com
Games & Mobile Forum is the
leading executive forum focused on online and mobile games. The
annual event brings together decision-makers from online and
mobile game publishers, developers, marketers, retailers, content
creators, technology providers, advertisers, investment bankers,
lawyers and venture capitalists.
PANEL TOPICS INCLUDE:
- ONLINE GAMES: The State of
the Industry
- ONLINE GAMES: Developers' &
Publishers' Roundtable
- MOBILE GAMES: The State of
the Industry
- MOBILE GAMES: Developers &
Publishers Roundtable
For more
information click
here.
To register
click here.
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration rate: $295 (until March 31st)
Registration rate: $395 (after March 31st)
Register online at:
http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1093
Phone registration: 323-822-0936
To submit speakers for or
request information about exhibiting or sponsoring at the 2005
conferences, please contact Tinzar Than, VP, Marketing &
Events, Digital Media Wire, Inc. at:
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.
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> Featured Advertisement:
>The Grammy Foundation
Presents:
The 7th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon
When: GRAMMY Week, February 11, 2005, 11:00 am
Who: Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Warner Music Group
(Keynote)
Don Passman, ELI
Executive Committee Chair, Partner, Gang, Tyre,
Ramer & Brown
Neil Portnow, President,
The Recording Academy
Where: The Regent Beverly Wilshire Ballroom
(9500
Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212)
Price: Silver Tickets: $400, Bronze Tickets: $350, tables available
upon request.
Individual tickets and tables are currently available. For further
information contact Cole Sternberg at 310-392-3777 or
coles@grammy.com.
>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
kpeppers@billboard.com
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: (Dallas)
Video rental giant Blockbuster said on Friday that it plans to
launch the first national ad campaign for its online DVD rental
service on Super Bowl Sunday. Blockbuster's $14.99 per month
service, along with a rumored online DVD rental offering from
Amazon.com, are seen as major rivals to Netflix, which originated
the market and offers online DVD rentals for $17.99 per month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050204/daf019_1.html
(London) The BBC announced that it plans to deliver live
streaming of rugby matches played in the upcoming Six Nations
tournament, allowing broadband subscribers in the U.K. the
opportunity to watch entire games on the BBC's website. Matches can
also be seen on the official website of the Six Nations tournament,
but overseas visitors to either website will only be able to view
highlights, the BBC said. The BBC said it is making the games
available in order to test-run its broadband streaming technology,
much as it did last year during the Olympic summer games in Greece.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C1CB2266A
(San Francisco) CrimsonBay, a distributor of media content from
the Indian sub-continent, announced on Friday the launch of an
online music download store dedicated to music from the region. The
store will offer over 40,000 tracks from more than 1,500 artists on
labels such as Saregama India Limited, Ishq Records and Yatra
Communications, including tracks from Bollywood films like "Umrao
Jaan," "Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge" and "Aradhana."
http://www.crimsonbay.com
(Burbank, Calif.) TVN Entertainment, a provider of
video-on-demand programming and delivery technology for cable TV
providers, announced on Friday that it has signed agreements to
develop video-on-demand offerings for Disney ABC Cable Networks
Group, Outdoor Life Network and Hallmark Channel. Burbank,
Calif.-based TVN's customers include Adelphia, Cablevision, Comcast,
Insight and Mediacom.
http://www.tvn.com
(New York) The New York Times recently reported on some clever
adaptations that tinkerers have come up with for the metal boxes
that the Altoids brand of "curiously strong" mints are sold in,
including one that was fashioned into an MP3 player. The tins have
also historically been used in short wave radios, because of their
ability to block electromagnetic interference. Other uses that
emerged from a contest staged by ReadyMade magazine included an
Altoids tin iPod battery pack, and a pair of tins that were
transformed into portable iPod speakers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/technology/circuits/03tinn.html
http://www.readymademag.com/feature_12_macgyver.php
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Classifieds --
Advertise
> 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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> Director of Sector Marketing - Media & Technology
Duties include: growth strategy development, research and
analysis, marketing and selling strategy/execution, business
analysis and reporting, sales tools, Training, and In-cycle
support, communications program development and execution,
budget management Corporate planning. Skills: 5 plus years
exp. working as a mgmt. consultant. MBA preferred; Bachelor of
Arts or Bachelor of Sciences degree required, Detail-oriented,
with ability to manage multiple projects, teams and vendors,
Strong marketing communications skills (written and verbal),
Strong interpersonal skills, Advanced skills in Excel-based
modeling and PowerPoint presentations. Send resumes to
denise@iconstaff.com
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> Media Manager - Los Angeles
Burson-Marsteller (http://www.bm.com),
is looking for a manager in the Media Practice, which
specializes in media strategy development and program
execution for our clients. Qualified candidates should have a
proven track record of media results, managing client programs
and developing client relationships. Candidates should be
excellent writers capable of developing press materials, white
papers, bylined articles and op-eds, as well as managing
announcements, editorial placement and speaking opportunities.
Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of PR exp.
Send resumes to
Kay_Fynmore@nyc.bm.com
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> Director of Online Marketing - Mortgage Industry
Seville Marketing is an aggressive online marketing company
focused on the financial services industry. Required
experience: 2 years experience managing online advertising
campaigns for the mortgage industry, including Search Engine,
Ad Network campaigns and other marketing partnerships. Must
have experience managing over $1,000,000 of annual online
mortgage related campaigns. Candidate must be well versed with
the CPC and CPM marketing metrics and be able to meet CPA
campaign goals, Strong creative skills and experience,
Compensation is highly competitive. You must be authorized to
work for any employer in the U.S. No Relocation Assistance is
offered for this position. Send resumes to
mortgagerecruiter@gmail.com
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> New Business Marketing Analyst - Watertown, MA
As a New Business Marketing Analyst, you will be
responsible for successfully assisting our supplier
acquisition and buyer marketing efforts. Your daily activities
include managing a variety of marketing programs, supporting
our sales team, participating in client development activity,
and analyzing the ROI of these efforts. Requirements: Recent
college graduate with up to 3 years work experience,
preferably with a major in business, economics or marketing.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills Exceptional
analytical and research skills, Strong ability to write
clearly, Ability to learn quickly and complete projects
accurately in a fast-paced environment. Send resumes to
jobs@buyerzone.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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> 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
format only) can be purchased separately for $95. For sample
content and to order,
click here.
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