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Microsoft Cuts Price of Xbox Game Console by $30 to $149
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German Court Rules Against Unauthorized Pop-Up Ads
o AOL
to Offer Episode of WB's "Everwood" Morning After TV Airing
o NPD
Launches Monthly Comparative CD Pricing Information Service
o Apple Looks to Patent iPod's
Graphical User Interface
o Nintendo to Ship Classic NES Titles for Retro Game
Boy Advance SP
> DMW Announcements:
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--The Venture Forum Thursday, April 1, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California
--NARIP Panel: "Digitizing the Record Industry" - March 30, 2004
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o Microsoft Cuts Price of Xbox Game
Console by $30 to $149
Redmond, Wash. -- Confirming reports from last week, Microsoft on
Monday announced a $30 price cut for its Xbox video game console in
the U.S. -- from $179 to $149 -- that will take effect on Tuesday.
Similar Xbox price cuts will also go into effect for Canada and
Mexico, however the company did not disclose plans for other
regions. Microsoft also announced discounts for its "Xbox Music
Mixer" karaoke game, which will now sell for $19.99, as well as a
new $29.99 price point for game titles including "Project Gotham
Racing 2" and "Counter Strike." The company also noted that there
are now 75,000 subscribers for its Xbox Live online gaming service
for the console.
http://www.xbox.com
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o German Court
Rules Against Unauthorized Pop-Up Ads
Cologne, Germany -- The German unit of car rental firm Hertz
announced that it has won an injunction against Claira (formerly
known as Gator) that will prevent the company from launching its
pop-up ads for Hertz competitors on top of Hertz's own website, CNET
News.com reported. Claria's software is installed alongside other
programs as a way to provide those programs for free -- such as its
bundling with Kazaa's file-sharing software. Hertz complained that
those who have downloaded the software see unauthorized pop-up ads
for Hertz competitors when users visit its German site. The Court of
First Instance in Cologne ruled that Claria violated German unfair
competition laws, and will face penalties of up to $302,325, or six
months in jail, for each future violation of the injunction.
http://news.com.com/2100-1024-5180240.html
http://www.claria.com
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o AOL to Offer
Episode of WB's "Everwood" Morning After TV Airing
Dulles, Va. -- America Online said on Monday that for the first
time, it will offer a full episode of a primetime TV show online the
morning after it airs on television. The promotion, for fellow Time
Warner subsidiary WB Network's program "Everwood," is aimed at
enabling viewers to familiarize themselves with the show's storyline
and characters in anticipation of the debutof new episodes on April
5. AOL will offer an episode of the WB's "Everwood" that originally
aired on Feb. 23 and will be re-broadcast tonight, exclusively on
AOL for Broadband for one week beginning tomorrow. "Through this
unprecedented marketing initiative, we are providing AOL for
Broadband members with an exclusive and unique way to sample a full
length television episode, as well as providing The WB with an
exciting new way to attract viewers," said AOL Television vice
president and general manager Patricia Karpas.
http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/press_view.cfm?release_num=55253876
http://www.thewb.com/Shows/Show/0,7353,%7C%7C1005,00.html
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o NPD Launches
Monthly Comparative CD Pricing Information Service
Port Washington, N.Y. -- Market research firm NPD Group on Monday
announced the launch of a new CD pricing information service,
PriceLab, which will collect monthly pricing information by album
from all major music retailers. PriceLab will monitor the average
selling price of particular albums, as well as provide information
by artist, top-selling titles, retailer, channel, distributor, label
and genre. The service's first findings show that the average CD
sold for $13.47 at the end of 2003, a 2% reduction from the same
period in 2002 and a 4% reduction in price from 2001. "Next to
peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, CD pricing has been the most talked
about issue in the music industry," said NPD Music president Russ
Crupnick. "PriceLab gives subscribers the edge in the highly
competitive, and price sensitive, music market. It allows the
industry to monitor changes in pricing across the industry, and
helps companies understand the impact of pricing on consumer
perceptions."
http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_040329.htm
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o Apple Looks
to Patent iPod's Graphical User Interface
London -- Apple is attempting to patent the graphical user interface
utilized on its iPod digital music player, ZDNet UK reported on
Monday. A patent application on the multimedia player software was
published on Thursday of last week, listing its three inventors as
Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Apple engineers Jeffrey L. Robbin and
Timothy Wasko. The company's U.K. office declined to comment on the
patent application.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39149980,00.htm
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G3A8620E7
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o Nintendo to
Ship Classic NES Titles for Retro Game Boy Advance SP
Redmond, Wash. -- Nintendo of America announced on Monday plans to
release a special edition of its Game Boy Advance SP handheld video
game that resembles its original NES console, as well as classic NES
games for the handheld, as part of a new "Classic NES Series." The
mini-NES Game Boy Advance SP will sell for $99 beginning June 7.
Nintendo said it will release Game Boy Advance versions of classic
NES titles including "Donkey Kong," "Pac-Man," "The Legend of
Zelda," "Super Mario Bros.," "Excitebike," "Ice Climber," "Xevious"
and "Bomberman."
http://www.nintendo.com
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> DMW Events:
2nd
Annual
GAMES & MOBILE FORUM
April 15,
2004
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www.gamesandmobile.com
OVERVIEW
Games & Mobile Forum is 1-day executive forum focused on business
and technology developments impacting games and mobile
entertainment. In 2003, leading executives from entertainment
and technology companies including, Yahoo! Games, AOL Games,
Atari, Acclaim, Warner Bros. Online, AtomShockwave, CNET,
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Endeavor Agency, Mythic
Entertainment and Digital Bridges participated in a series of
panels on topics, including "Mobile Games: The Coming Wireless
Revolution", "Developing Games Based on Film, Television & Music
Properties and Visa-Versa"", and "Advergames: Recent Developments
& Opportunities".
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Greg Ballard -
CEO, Sorrent
John Welch - Chair, IGDA Online Games SIG,
VP, AtomShockwave
CONFIRMED
SPEAKERS
Jeff Anderson -
President & CEO, Turbine Entertainment
Matthew Bellows - VP, Mobile
Entertainment, GameSpot
Matt Bromberg - GM, AOL Games
Gordon Bellamy - former
Exec. Dir.,
Academy of Interactive Arts & Science
Mike Cartabiano - President, Sennari Mobile
Greg Costikyan -
Chief Creative Officer, Unplugged Inc.
Lee Crawford - Editor, IGDA Mobile Games whitepaper
Ron DiNicola - Partner,
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Michael Dowling -
VP, Business Development, Nielsen Entertainment
Andrew Elliott - Head of Bus.
Dev. & Strategies,
Ent.
& Media,
Nokia Americas
Keith Ferrazzi - CEO, YaYa Media
Mark Friedler - CEO,
Gigex, Inc./GameDAILY LLC
Stewart
Halpern - Managing
Director, Digital Ent.
Research, RBC
Capital Markets
Todd Herman -
Streaming Evangelist,
MSNBC.com
Mark Jacobstein
- President & COO, Digital Chocolate
Daniel James - Founder & CEO,
Three Rings
Paul Jensen - VP,
Strategic Alliances, Sony Pictures Digital Networks
Scott Jensen - VP, Bus. Development, Media & Entertainment,
Mforma Group
Scott Johnson -
President, MENT (Mobility
Entertainment)
John Kilcullen - President & Publisher,
Billboard Information Group
Garry Kitchen -
President/CEO, Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Joseph Laszlo - Senior Analyst, Broadband & Wireless,
Jupiter Research
Matt Railo - Partner, IP & Technology, Mitchell Silberberg
& Knupp LLP
Brian Robbins - Editor, IGDA Downloadable Games whitepaper
Jason Rubinstein
- GM, Ubi.com, Ubisoft
Don Ryan - Studio Manager, Microsoft's Zone.com
Mika Salmi,
CEO,
AtomShockwave
Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Mike Skagerlind -
SVP & GM, Nickelodeon Online
Ned Sherman - CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire
Alex St. John - CEO
& Co-Founder, Wild Tangent
Joseph Varet - Vice President, Groove Alliance
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2 - 2004
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We will use this
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This month's featured coverage includes reports on
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transcript of Ned Sherman's interview of RIAA General Counsel
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> NARIP Panel: "Digitizing the Record Industry" - March 30,
2004
The National Association of Record Industry Professionals
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o Briefly Noted: (Washington)
XM Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite-delivered digital radio
programming, plans to launch the Air America Radio network on
Wednesday, giving the newly-formed liberal talk radio network its
first national audience. Air America on-air talent will include Al
Franken, Janeane Garofalo, Chuck D. and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040329/dcm028_1.html
http://www.xmradio.com
http://www.centralairmedia.com
(Los Gatos, Calif.) Online DVD rental service Netflix on Monday
announced the opening of an additional regional shipping center in
Kansas City, which will serve three million residents across
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and the Oklahoma panhandle. The
company says it now provides over 80% of its customers with
generally one-day delivery of DVDs by regular mail.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040329/sfm024_1.html
http://www.netflix.com
(Princeton, N.J.) RCN Corporation, a provider of bundled phone,
cable TV and high-speed Internet services in top U.S. markets, on
Monday announced the launch of interACTION Games, a streaming PC
game subscription service. Bethesda, Md.-based Exent Technologies
will provide the gaming service, which will offer 40 PC titles
including "Unreal Tournament" and "Civilization III Conquest," with
monthly usage fees added to subscribers' monthly cable bills.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040329/phm003_1.html
http://www.exent.com
http://www.rcninteraction.com
(San Francisco) Faith West, the U.S. arm of the Japanese wireless
entertainment publisher, announced on Monday the launch of its
Modtones ringtone service for AT&T Wireless' mMode service
subscribers.
http://www.faithwestinc.com
http://www.modtones.com
(Manhattan Beach, Calif.) Mobile entertainment publisher WireJack
said on Monday that it has launched its "Mystic Garden" horoscope
and psychic application for U.S. Verizon and Alltel subscribers. The
company plans to launch a companion Spanish-language "Fortuna
Mistica" service in coming months.
http://www.wirejack.com
(Santa Monica, Calif.) Video game developer Conspiracy Entertainment
announced on Monday that it has named Michael Hayward as the CEO of
its Cambridge-based European subsidiary, Conspiracy Entertainment
Europe. Previously, Hayward served two years as director of the
European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). Founded in
January, Conspiracy Entertainment Europe plans to begin releasing
titles in the fourth quarter of 2004.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040329/295626_1.html
http://www.conspiracygames.com
(Wall, N.J.) SNK NeoGeo USA, the U.S. arm of the Japanese arcade
and console video game developer, announced on Monday the upcoming
release of the first title for its "The King of Fighters" franchise
developed exclusively for Sony PlayStation 2. New Jersey-based SNK
NeoGeo USA said that "KOF: Maximum Impact" will be released in the
fall of 2004.
http://www.snkneogeousaconsumer.com
(Los Angeles) The Los Angeles Times reports that Hall of Fame
professional boxer Alexis Arguello ("El Flaco Explosivo") has sued
video game makers Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony over the
unapproved use of his name and likeness in the popular "Knockout
Kings" boxing video game franchise. Arguello, now retired and living
in Nicaragua, only recently found out about his appearance in the
game, which was originally released in 1998. "I was at a friend's
here, to see a fight," Arguello told The Times, "and a little kid
with a Nintendo asked me to sign the game." The attorney
representing Arguello, Gregory W. Smith, told The Times he intends
to file suit on behalf of another boxer later this week.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-boxer29mar29.story
http://knockoutkings2001.ea.com/phase2/main.html
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