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o Motorola Invests in Interactive Video Developer WatchPoint
o Online Music Firm ARTISTdirect Given Delisting Notice from Nasdaq
o Gay Portal PlanetOut Lays Off 25%, Terminates Merger With Publisher
> Digital Media Wire: NYC & DC Interactive Games Panels
> Digital Media Wire Networkin' Hoedown, Mar. 12 - SXSW, Austin, Texas
o Briefly Noted: AOLTV, Walt Disney Internet Group - SeaRainbow Holding
Corporation, AfterNap, Chinese New Media, RadioActive.com, Microsoft -
Xbox developers, MP3.com, PenguinRadio - Live365, Space.com, VH1.com -
Eric Clapton
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> Job Postings: Account Executive, Asst. Marketing Mgr./Internet, Music Titler

> Events/Services: "Artesia Digital Asset Management Seminar,"
"Cannes Interactive Forum"

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o Motorola Invests in Interactive Video Developer WatchPoint

Schaumberg, Ill. -- Motorola announced on Thursday that it has made an
undisclosed equity investment in WatchPoint Media, a developer of
interactive video technology. The company's investment is part of
WatchPoint's second round, the total of which has not yet been announced.
Boston-based WatchPoint, which was spun-out of MIT's Media Lab, develops
video hyperlinking technology that lets viewers surf within video to
explore e-commerce and other interactive television features. The
technology works with analog or digital cable, broadcast satellite or Web
access to let users interact with moving objects in video.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010308/2221.html
http://www.watchpointmedia.com
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o Online Music Firm ARTISTdirect Given Delisting Notice from Nasdaq

Los Angeles -- ARTISTdirect, a network of musical artists' fan sites
providing news and e-commerce, announced that it has received notice from
the Nasdaq that its stock is subject to delisting from the exchange. The
company's stock has traded below the exchange's $1 minimum since October;
it recently launched a "Dutch Auction" buyback of its shares in the hopes
of raising its value. ARTISTdirect's delisting has been stayed pending a
hearing with the Nasdaq. "We are aggressively reducing our burn rate and
as of December 31st had over $87 million in cash and short-term
investments," said Marc Geiger, CEO of ARTISTdirect. "We believe we are on
a path to achieve profitability with the financial resources to get
there."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010307/0580.html
http://www.artistdirect.com
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o Gay Portal PlanetOut Lays Off 25%, Terminates Merger With Publisher

Los Angeles -- PlanetOut Partners, a network of websites focused on the
gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, said on Thursday that
it will lay off 25 percent of its staff, or 29 employees. The company also
announced that it has terminated its merger plans with Liberation
Publications, which publishes gay-themed magazines The Advocate and Out,
as well as Alyson Books. Los Angeles-based PlanetOut said that the
decision was based on "changes in the investment environment" and its
subsequent merger with Online Partners, which operates the website
Gay.com. The company said its across the board layoffs are a result of
redundant positions created by its merger with Online Partners, and are in
line with its intention to become profitable by the end of 2001.
http://www.planetout.com
http://www.advocate.com
http://www.gay.com
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> Digital Media Wire: NYC & DC Interactive Games Panels

New York City -- "Interactive Games on the Internet"
MODERATOR:
-Billy Pidgeon, Analyst, Jupiter Research

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
-Greg Costikyan, Founder & Chief Design Officer, Unplugged Games
-Frank Lantz, Sr. Game Designer, gameLab
-Joseph Varet, VP BizDev & Strategy, The Groove Alliance
*Additional panelists TBA.

Date: Wednesday, March 28th, 2001
For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/NYCgames.html

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Washington, D.C. -- "Interactive Games on the Internet"
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
-Phillip Campbell, Chief Creative Director, Quantic Dream
-Larry Cotter, CEO, Sandbox.com
-David Levine, CEO, Butterfly.net
*Additional panelists TBA.

Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2001
For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/DCgames.html
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> Digital Media Wire Networkin' Hoedown, Mar. 12 - SXSW, Austin, Texas

If you're a South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival badgeholder, stop by the
landmark Stubb's BBQ to network and hear live music from The Damnations
TX. Free pint glass (with beer inside!) for the first lucky 500 thru the
door.
Sponsored by: Microsoft Technology Center/Austin.
For more information: michael@digitalmediawire.com
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/dmw_event1.html
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o Briefly Noted:

(Dulles, Va.) AOL announced on Thursday that Robert Friedman has been
named President of AOLTV, the company's interactive television division.
Previously, Friedman served as co-chair of worldwide marketing for New
Line Cinema and president of New Line Television. AOLTV lets users access
email and the Internet through a set-top box connected to their
television.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010308/2135.html
http://www.aoltv.com

(North Hollywood, Calif.) Walt Disney Internet Group said on Thursday that
it has partnered with SeaRainbow Holding Corporation to syndicate content
from its Disney.com and Disney Blast entertainment sites in China.
SeaRainbow will convert content from the sites into Mandarin Chinese and
host them on Disney.com.cn. As part of the agreement, the site will be
marketed on SeaRainbow's other Chinese-language sites, including
Ourgame.com and Asiagame.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010308/2001.html
http://www.disney.com.cn
http://www.ourgame.com

(Minneapolis) J.River, the developer of a peer-to-peer music delivery
service that recently offered record labels $3 billion to license their
music, announced on Thursday a campaign to register 3 million members for
its AfterNap service. The company is offering a free trial of the service
before launch, after which users would be asked to pay a "reasonable
price" for access to the music. The company expects to release some
version of the software by April 10, and has set up a webcam showing its
developers' efforts and will document their progress online.
http://www.musicex.com/press/press33.html
http://www.afternap.com

(New York) Online entertainment company incubator Abandon Ventures said on
Thursday that it has received equity financing from Chinese Internet Media
Group to form a new company, Chinese New Media. The company will provide
online interactive entertainment in China. New York-based Abandon Ventures
is a division of Abandon Entertainment, whose partners include Mythic
Entertainment, a developer of massively-multiplayer online games.
http://www.abandonent.com
http://mythicgames.com/abandonpr.html

(Los Angeles) RadioActive.com, a service that lets users search for
musical artists and then copies streams of their music from online radio
and downloads them to their hard drives, will launch a beta test version
of its software on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The
downloaded songs are encrypted on the user's hard drive, which the company
says can prevent them from being copied to a CD or shared with another
computer. Some controversy exists as to whether or not this measure
provides adequate security against piracy, and whether copying a stream
would not invoke additional performance licensing fees from the recording
industry.
http://www.latimes.com/business/cotown/20010308/t000020392.html
http://www.radioactive.com

(Redmond, Wash.) Microsoft announced on Thursday that six additional game
developers will create exclusive titles for its Xbox game console. They
are: Blitz Games, Curly Monsters, Double Fine Productions, Radical
Entertainment, Vision Scape Interactive and Yeti Interactive. The
companies join 18 others currently developing games for Xbox.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010308/sfth040.html
http://www.blitzgames.com
http://www.doublefine.com

(San Diego) Online music company MP3.com announced on Thursday a new
program that lets users buy "ads" on bands' pages within the site. The
text ads can feature praise for the band, opinions on their music,
dedications, etc. The highest bidders' messages will be placed more
prominently on the artist webpages. MP3.com will take 50 percent of the
proceeds from each ad, while the other 50 percent will go to the
particular artist.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010308/lath053.html
http://www.mp3.com/backtheband

(Washingon, D.C.) PenguinRadio, developer of a stand-alone Internet radio,
said that it will add Web radio station network Live365's 29,000 stations
to its service. D.C.-based PenguinRadio's product can stream audio to a
home stereo without the need of a computer.
http://www.penguinradio.com
http://www.live365.com

(New York) Space.com, a multimedia website founded by former CNN anchor
Lou Dobbs covering NASA and astronomy, announced on Thursday that John C.
Ferrara has been appointed president and COO of the company. Ferrara was
previously the company's chief financial officer, and will now oversee the
company's day-to-day operations and execute business strategy.
http://www.space.com/pressrelease/jferrara.php3

(New York) VH1.com announced on Thursday that it will host an exclusive
debut of Eric Clapton's new album "Reptile." The website will stream the
album in its entirety to users on March 12 before the album is released on
March 13.
http://www.vh1.com

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> World Wrestling Federation, Account Executive - New York City

Internet advertising sales candidates will possess strong entrepreneurial
work habits, at least two plus years media sales experience (including at
least one year selling ".com" advertising), and have established
advertising contacts at both the advertiser direct and agency level. Send
resumes to:
resume@wwfent.com
http://www.wwf.com
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> Forbes Magazine, Asst. Marketing Mgr./Internet - New York City

Opportunity to work on Forbes Magazine¹s Internet subscription programs.
You'll have reporting & analysis responsibilities and assist in creating
internet promotions. Proficiency in Excel required. Strong analytical,
organizational and planning skills, plus 6+ months consumer marketing
preferred. Send resumes to:
jobs@forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com
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> BuzzHits, Inc., Music Titler - San Francisco

BuzzHits is a technology & services provider that delivers mobile impulse
response solutions for advertising purposes. Quickly & accurately identify
title and artist of songs played on Country or R&B/Oldies format. Ability
to "Name the Tune" in 5 notes or less - 100% accuracy. 2 years radio, DJ
and/or music background preferred. Send resumes to jobs@buzzhits.com.
http://www.buzzhits.com

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> Artesia, Digital Asset Management Seminar -- SF, LA, Atlanta, NY, DC

Did you know that the average ROI for an enterprise Digital Asset
Management solution is between 9 and 18 months? Artesia Technologies
invites you to a free seminar on digital asset management. Our discussion
will include up-to-the-minute analysis presented for the first time and
speakers from The GartnerGroup, analyst Frank Gilbane and PwC. San Fran
on 3/8, LA on 3/9, Atlanta on 3/13, New York City on 3/14, and DC on 3/16.
Send inquiries to personalseminar@artesia.com
To register go to http://www.artesia.com/seminar/index1.html
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> Cannes Interactive Forum, May 9-19, 2001 - Cannes, France

MITIC 2001, an official part of the Cannes Film Festival, introduces
THE CANNES INTERACTIVE FORUM, a high-profile cost-effective way to
demonstrate computer-based technologies such as web content, production
software, streaming systems and more to entertainment industry elite.
Deadline to register is April 1.
rweiner@ddapr.com / 323.692.2330.
http://www.mediatekla.com
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