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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Violent Video Games, First
Amendment
o FTC
Sting Finds Decrease in Sales of M-Rated Games to Minors
o Report: Movie Studio Support
Waning for Sony PSP Universal Media Disc
o NBC Universal to Offer
Network, Cable Shows on Comcast Video-on-Demand
o
Warner to Offer Download of "Harry Potter" Movie Day-and-Date with
DVD
o
Report: 43% of U.S. Households Now Have Broadband
o Google to Sell More Than $2
Billion in Stock
o Music Retailer Trans World
Buys Stake in Custom CD Kiosk Firm Mix & Burn
o U.K.-Based Mobile Marketing
Firm Flytxt Raises $1.9 Million
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Briefly Noted
o
WB Offers Uncut Version of
Censored Episode of "The Bedford Diaries" Online
o
NBC to Sell Episodes of Disney/Touchstone's "Scrubs" on iTunes
o
Six Apart Adds 33 Widgets to LiveJournal Blogging Software
o
CBS SportsLine to Stream Live
From "Amen Corner" at The Masters
o
Atom Entertainment Adds Video Uploads, Sharing to AddictingClips
Site
o
Sprint to Offer The Broadway Channel on Mobile
TV Service
o
Proteus Expands Mobile Content into Latin
American with Fox
o
Oasys Mobile Adds Ringtones from Mobile
Streams
o 2K Sports Ships
"Top Spin 2" Tennis Game to Retailers
o KOEI Releases
"Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires" for Xbox 360, PS2
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o Senate Committee Holds Hearing
on Violent Video Games, First Amendment
Washington - The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights on Thursday began a
hearing entitled "What's in a Game? State Regulation of Violent
Video Games and the First Amendment," which featured testimony from
video game industry advocates, academics, and the brother of a
police officer whose killing was linked to violent games. The
brother of the slain Alabama police officer, Rev. Steve Strickland,
called some games "cop-killing simulators," and said his brother's
teenage killer -- who was an avid player of the violent "Grand Theft
Auto" game -- told police, "Life is like a video game, everyone has
to die sometime." Strickland also referred repeatedly to his
attorney Jack Thompson, a strong proponent for video game
regulation. Patricia Vance, president of the game industry's ESRB
ratings board, touted a recent Peter D. Hart Research Associates
study that found 83% of parents are aware of video game ratings and
74% use them regularly, up from 78% and 70%, respectively, in 2005.
The hearing was co-headed by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), who along
with Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) is sponsoring a bill that would
fund study of the effects of electronic media on children. The sworn
testimonies of the other witnesses, as well as statements from
members of the Committee, are available at a link below.
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=1824
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=12268
http://www.esrb.org/downloads/pvtestimony_3_29_06.pdf
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o FTC Sting
Finds Decrease in Sales of M-Rated Games to Minors
Washington - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on
Thursday released results of a nationwide undercover operation using
children ages 13-16, that found retailers are not selling as many
"M" for Mature-rated video games to minors. Overall, 42% of the
secret shoppers were able to purchase M-rated games between October
2005 and January 2006, down from 69% in 2003, and 85% in 2000.
Enforcement of game ratings was higher among national retailers,
where only 35% of secret shoppers were able to purchase an M-rated
game, compared with 63% at local and regional game shops. Another
aspect of the survey found that 50% of cashiers reportedly asked the
child's age, up from just 12% in 2000; along those lines, 44% of
retailers were found to have provided information about ratings or
ratings enforcement, compared with 24% in 2004 and 15% in 2000.
Later this year, the FTC plans to conduct similar operations to
determine whether minors are able to purchase R-rated movie tickets
and DVDs, and explicit content-labeled music recordings. "The FTC's
results very clearly indicate that the nation's leading retailers of
games have steadily improved and are quickly approaching the
compliance rates of the Gold Standard, movie theatre owners," said
Hal Halpin, president of the Interactive Entertainment Merchants
Association. Separately, the FTC announced that it plans to find out
if parental participation in video game purchases and awareness of
video game ratings has changed since a survey it conducted in 2000.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/03/videogameshop.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/os/2006/03/060330frnsurveyvideoesrb.pdf
http://www.iema.org
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o Report:
Movie Studio Support Waning for Sony PSP Universal Media Disc
Los Angeles - Sony's Universal Media Disc (UMD) format, on
which movies are sold for playback on its PSP handheld video game,
is losing support among top movie studios, according to The
Hollywood Reporter. Facing very low sales, both Paramount and
Universal will likely stop releasing movies on UMD, sources told THR.
"It's awful. Sales are near zilch. It's another Sony bomb," a
"high-ranking executive" at Universal Studios Home Entertainment
told THR. "No one's even breaking even on them," added a
high-ranking executive at Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment.
Studios including 20th Century Fox and Disney's Buena Vista Home
Entertainment have also dramatically reduced the number of UMD
titles they plan to release. THR noted that big retailers including
Wal-Mart appear to be reducing the shelf space allotted for UMD
titles. Sony, meanwhile, has seen some success on several UMD
titles, and currently continues to support UMD as a movie format.
"We're hoping the format's going to be reinvigorated with
next-generation capability that may include living-room or normal
television playback," Benjamin Feingold, president of Sony Pictures
Home Entertainment, told THR.
http://tinyurl.com/jxvao
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Media_Disc
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o NBC Universal
to Offer Network, Cable Shows on Comcast Video-on-Demand
Philadelphia - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV
provider, announced on Thursday an agreement with NBC Universal, to
offer over a dozen of the company's most popular network and cable
programs through Comcast's video-on-demand service. NBC primetime
programs will become available as early as midnight following their
on-air broadcast for 99 cents, while late-night and daytime programs
will be available at no additional charge. NBC Universal programs
offered on Comcast VOD will include NBC's "Law & Order," "The
Office," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan
O'Brien"; USA Network's "Monk"; Sci-Fi Channel's "Battlestar
Galactica"; and Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown". Comcast said
that its 21.4 million cable subscribers have viewed more than 2
billion video-on-demand programs since the company launched the
service in 2004.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060330/phth013a.html?.v=1
http://www.nbcuni.com
http://www.comcast.com
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o Warner to
Offer Download of "Harry Potter" Movie Day-and-Date with DVD
Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
announced on Thursday that it will become the first major studio to
offer a downloadable version of a film on the same day as its DVD
release, when it offers "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
through partner Free Record Shop in the Netherlands and
Dutch-speaking Belgium. Along with "Harry Potter," FreeRecordShop.nl
will offer nearly 100 Warner Bros. films as permanent downloads,
including "Ocean's Twelve," "The Matrix" trilogy, "Casablanca" and
"Doctor Zhivago". The movie download service from Free Record Shop,
which operates 185 stores in the Netherlands, will deliver
copy-protected films using Microsoft's Windows Media format. "We are
excited to be the first studio to deliver secure and legal
download-to-own films through the Internet simultaneous with the
film's DVD debut," said Warner HEG president Kevin Tsujihara, adding
that the service will "combat piracy by providing high quality,
affordable and legal downloads."
http://tinyurl.com/qpsw5
http://www.freerecordshop.nl
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o Report:
43% of U.S. Households Now Have Broadband
Arlington, Va. - Forty-three million U.S. households now
have broadband Internet access -- up from just 2 million in 1999 --
but the U.S. still ranks just fifteenth overall in worldwide
broadband penetration, according to a new research study conducted
by the Consumer Electronics Association. South Korea, Hong Kong,
Singapore and Taiwan all claim higher than 50% broadband
penetration, while Japan is now at 49%; the U.S. also lags behind
Canada, and Western European nations including Denmark, France, the
Netherlands and Sweden. However, the number of U.S. dial-up accounts
has fallen from 74% of all connections in 2000, to 60% in 2003, and
now stands at 36%. "It is very possible that dial-up Internet
connections will be a thing of the past by the end of the decade,"
said CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro. In the U.S. broadband
market, DSL has grown in popularity from 4% of all Internet
connections in 2000 -- compared to 15% for cable -- to 29% in March
2006, where it is now neck-and-neck with cable broadband.
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/press_release_detail.asp?id=10986
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o Google to
Sell More Than $2 Billion in Stock
Mountain View, Calif. - Shares of Google fell nearly 2% on
Thursday after the Internet search giant announced plans to sell 5.3
million shares of its stock worth more than $2 billion. The company
said that the move will partially meet the anticipated needs of
index funds to purchase its stock when Google is added to the S&P
500 Index at the close of trading on Friday. Google is replacing oil
and gas producer Burlington Resources in the index.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/ir_20060329.html
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o Music
Retailer Trans World Buys Stake in Custom CD Kiosk Firm Mix & Burn
Albany, N.Y. - Trans World Entertainment, a music and
entertainment retail chain that operates over 1,100 stores under
brands including f.y.e., Sam Goody and Wherehouse, announced on
Thursday that it has acquired a controlling interest in Mix & Burn,
a provider of digital content services to retailers. Financial terms
of the deal were not disclosed. St. Paul, Minn.-based Mix & Burn
develops in-store kiosks that let consumers mix custom playlists and
burn them to CDs. The company plans to soon expand its service to
enable downloads from the kiosks directly onto portable music and
video players, and onto cell phones. "In the near future Mix & Burn
will become a feature of the 'Download Zone' section of our stores
as we continue to transform the store to be a source of digital as
well as physical entertainment content," said Trans World president
and COO Jim Litwak.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060330/nyth003.html?.v=39
http://www.fye.com
http://www.mixandburn.com
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o U.K.-Based
Mobile Marketing Firm Flytxt Raises $1.9 Million
London - Flytxt, a U.K.-based mobile marketing firm,
announced that it has raised $1.9 million from existing investors
IVC, Herald Ventures and Gordian Investments. Flytxt said it would
use the funds to "provide continual improvements" in the ROI (return
of investment) achieved by its clients. Flytxt's customers currently
include EMAP, Capital Radio Group, HarperCollins, British Airways,
Time Inc. and Yahoo. Separately, the company also announced that it
has appointed Flytxt board director David Harper as executive
chairman, while co-founder Carsten Boers, appointed CEO in April
2004, will return to New York as president.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060329/new001.html?.v=54
http://www.flytxt.com
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DMW Announcements
5th Annual Games & Mobile Forum 2006
5th Annual
GAMES & MOBILE FORUM
April
25-26,
2006 |
New York
Museum of Jewish Heritage - New York
www.gamesandmobile.com
The 5th Annual Games & Mobile Forum has been expanded to
2 days. The 2-day event is set for April 25-26, 2006 at
the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, and includes 4
keynotes and 7 panels.
With 300+ attendees, Games & Mobile Forum is the ideal
environment for industry decision-makers to exchange ideas and
establish business relationships. This year’s topics include
Games & Mobile Innovations from Around the World; The Business
of Casual Downloadable Games; Mobile Games: The State of The
Industry; Online Games: The State of The Casual Games Industry;
Portability & Brands: Strategies for Multi-Platform Content
Development & Brand Integration; Advertising in Games;
International Games & Mobile; and Brands Going Mobile.This
year’s speakers include:
Keynotes and Panelists
include:
KEYNOTES
Greg Ballard, President & CEO, Glu Mobile
Chris Early, Studio Manager, Microsoft Casual Games Group
David Gosen, Chief Executive Officer, I-Play
Tammy Robinson, Manager, Games Content & Programming, Verizon
Wireless
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Eric Albert, Director of North American Operations, Gameloft
Chris Baker, Associate Editor, Wired Magazine
Matthew Bellows, GM & VP of Marketing, Floodgate Entertainment
George Borkowski, Head of IP & Tech Practice, MS&K
John Cahill, General Manager, Mobile Games, Yahoo!
Alex Campbell, Co-Founder & CEO, Vibes Media
Neil Closner, President, Cascada Mobile
Paul Condolora, SVP & GM, Cartoon Network New Media
Greg Costikyan, CEO, Manifesto Games
Stephen Davis, President, Mobile & Online Media, InfoSpace
Michael Dowling, General Manager, Nielsen Interactive
Entertainment
Natalie Farsi, Vice President, Media/Entertainment, m-Qube
Dan Flanegan, President & CEO, Soapbox Mobile
Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
Matt Golden, SVP, Sales & Co-Founder, Tira Wireless
Daniel Hart, VP, Online Games, MTV Networks
Sam Huxley, Chief Strategic Officer, Bounce Interactive, Young &
Rubicam
Teemu Huuhtanen, EVP, Sales & Business Development, Sulake
Scott Jensen, VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships, MFORMA
Leo Jun, Manager, Games Division, HELIO (formerly SK-EarthLink)
Gunnar Larsen, European Director, Mobile Games, RealNetworks
Mark Litvack, Intellectual Property Litigation Partner, MS&K
Sean Malatesta, VP Americas, Bus Dev, Indiagames ltd. (India &
China)
Shaul Olmert, Senior Director, Digital Games, Nickelodeon
Networks
Billy Pidgeon, Analyst, Go Play Research
Suzie Reider, VP, Sales/Marketing, Games & Entertainment, CNET
Networks
Adeo Ressi, CEO & Founder, GameTrust
Ken Ruck, GM, Downloadable Content/Prod Dev, Virgin Mobile
Dan Scherlis, CEO, Etherplay
Michael Schutzler, SVP, Games Division, RealNetworks
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Larry Tanz, Chief Executive Officer, LivePlanet
Wade Tinney, Partner & Game Designer, Large Animal Games
Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director, Frank N. Magid Associates
Margaret Wallace, CEO & Co-Founder, Skunk Studios
Mike Yuen, Senior Director, Games, QUALCOMM
Gabe Zichermann, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Boonty
Eric Zimmerman, CEO, gameLab
Registration Rates:
$599 - Pre-Registration rate until April 15th
$699 - Registration after April 15th
To Register online
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Phone: (310) 855-0033
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3rd
Annual Digital Media Conference
- June 23, 2006
3rd Annual
DIGITAL MEDIA CONFERENCE
www.digitalmediaconference.com
An Executive Briefing on Emerging Business, Policy,
and Technology Issues & Opportunities
June 23,
2006
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8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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McLean,
Virginia
Mark your
calendars! The 3rd Annual Digital Media Conference is
set for Friday, June 23, 2006 at The Ritz-Carlton in
Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia. This is a
must-attend event for media, entertainment and technology
businesses, educational institutions and government agencies
involved in the digital distribution of media, including
information, education & entertainment products.
The
Washington Post calls the
event: "a
confab of powerful communicators and content providers in the
region."
Panels
include:
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The State of Digital Media: Research Perspectives & Insights
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The Battle for the Digital Consumer: Who’s winning, who’s
losing, and for how long?
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Industry Roundtable: Perspectives from Leading Associations &
Interest Groups
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Music Matters: Reflections & Predictions from the Old New Guard
on the Industry’s Digital Future
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FCC Outlook: Insights, Predictions & Analysis of the Hot Button
Issues
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Television: The Future is Now - Programming Anytime, Anywhere,
On Any Device
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The Other Gaming Industry - Is the Legalization of Online
Gambling Inevitable?
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Mobility is the Message: Opportunities for Media on the Go and
on the Handset
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Digital Dilemmas: Issues Shaping the Future of the Internet &
Digital Media
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Marketing to the Millennials:
The Life & Times of a Digital Generation
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The State of Online Advertising: Where the Money is Flowing and
Why
Registration Rates:
$299 - Early Bird rate until April 30th
$399 - Pre-Registration rate until June 16th
$499 - Registration after June 16th
To Register online
Click here
Phone: (310) 855-0033
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Briefly Noted
o WB Offers
Uncut Version of Censored Episode of "The Bedford Diaries" Online
Los Angeles - The premiere episode of a new WB series
that saw some racy scenes edited from the broadcast will be offered
in an uncut streaming version on the WB's website, Reuters reported.
The uncensored version of "The Bedford Diaries" includes scenes
where two female college students kiss, and one unzips her pants.
Series executive producer Julie Martin said the WB decided to cut
the scenes, despite their having passed network censors, in light of
the FCC's recent affirmation of $3.6 million in fines for indecent
broadcasts including the Janet Jackson Super Bowl incident. "Out of
an abundance of caution, we decided to make some additional changes
to the premiere episode," the WB told Reuters.
http://tinyurl.com/magme
(Reuters)
http://thewb.warnerbros.com/batg/be_pilot_promo/index.html
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o
NBC to Sell Episodes of Disney/Touchstone's "Scrubs" on iTunes
Los Angeles - NBC said on Thursday that it will make its
primetime TV series "Scrubs," which is produced by rival Disney's
Touchstone Television, available for purchase and download for $1.99
per episode on Apple's iTunes Store, Reuters reported. The deal
marks the first time a series produced outside of the network it
airs on has been offered on iTunes, which now counts a TV catalog of
some 60 shows. Daily Variety reported earlier this month that NBC
and Touchstone were near a deal for "Scrubs" that would see them
split download profits 50-50.
http://tinyurl.com/mnydp
(Reuters)
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o Six Apart
Adds 33 Widgets to LiveJournal Blogging Software
San Francisco - Six Apart, a provider of blogging software and
services under the LiveJournal brand, said on Thursday that it has
launched 33 new "widgets" capable of putting new interactive
features into blogs. Some of the features include job searching,
game playing, weather tracking and photo sharing. A widget is a
little piece of content or functionality developed by a third party
that can be installed on the siderail of a blog.
http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/widgets
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o
CBS SportsLine to Stream Live From "Amen Corner" at The Masters
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - CBS SportsLine announced on
Thursday that it will provide live streaming video from the 2006
Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
CBS Sports' "Amen Corner Live" will place sportscasters Mike Hulbert
and Phil Blackmar near the crucial 11th, 12th and 13th holes at
Augusta, where they will deliver around 22 hours of live streaming
video available at CBS SportsLine and Masters.org.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060329/nyw025.html?.v=47
http://www.cbs.sportsline.com
http://www.masters.org
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o Atom
Entertainment Adds Video Uploads, Sharing to AddictingClips Site
San Francisco - Atom Entertainment, a distributor of
short films and online games, announced on Thursday a new feature on
its AddictingClips video site that lets users upload and share
video, animation and Flash games online, including content uploaded
directly from mobile phones. AddictingClips will allow users to
share content either publicly or privately; the site also offers
features found on other video-sharing sites like YouTube, which let
users to link to video clips and embed them on outside websites.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060330/sfth040.html?.v=51
http://www.atomentertainment.com
http://www.addictingclips.com
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o Sprint to
Offer The Broadway Channel on Mobile TV Service
Overland Park, Kan. - Sprint said on Thursday that it
will soon offer clips of Broadway shows, interviews with actors and
directors and other theater content with the addition of The
Broadway Channel to its Sprint TV mobile TV service. The Broadway
Channel is also distributed in 33,000 Manhattan hotel rooms, and on
Yahoo's Broadway site.
http://tinyurl.com/relca
http://www.broadwaychannel.com
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o Proteus
Expands Mobile Content into Latin American with Fox
Washington - Mobile entertainment publisher Proteus said
on Thursday that it has significantly expanded its distribution into
the Latin American wireless market through a new partnership with
Fox Latin American Channels. As part of the deal, the two companies
have launched "MyFox," a new cell phone service initially offering
such features as text messaging, games, ringtones and on-air
polling.
http://proteus.com/about/news_archive/000071.jsp
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o Oasys Mobile
Adds Ringtones from Mobile Streams
Raleigh, N.C. - Mobile entertainment publisher Oasys
Mobile said on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to offer
ringtones from Mobile Streams on its OasysMobile.com portal. New
York-based Mobile Streams offers polyphonic and master recording
ringtones, in addition to comedy and sports mobile content in the
U.S., Canada, Mexico and South America.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060330/20060330005124.html?.v=1
http://www.mobilestreams.com
http://www.oasysmobile.com
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o 2K Sports
Ships "Top Spin 2" Tennis Game to Retailers
New York - 2K Sports, a unit of video game publisher
Take-Two Interactive, on Thursday shipped its "Top Spin 2" title for
Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance to North American
retailers. The game features the likenesses of 24 top tennis pros,
including Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Venus
Williams, and enables online play through Xbox Live. The game is
also slated for release in Europe on April 7.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060330/20060330005579.html?.v=1
http://www.topspin2.com
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o KOEI
Releases "Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires" for Xbox 360, PS2
Burlingame, Calif. - Japanese video game publisher KOEI
on Thursday announced the release of its "Dynasty Warriors 5
Empires" title for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. The game was
developed by KOEI's internal Omega Force team.
http://www.koei.com
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AOL Program Manager, Digital Media Services
- Dulles, VA
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Online Producer - NPR Digital Media
Plans and creates music journalism and programming for NPR.org
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produces special projects such as online concerts or new pod
cast offerings and edits music program and topic pages. For
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National Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please send resumes to
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Developer/Quality Assurance Specialist -
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2nd Annual Digital Summit – Nashville, April
18
Mark your calendar for April 18 in Nashville! Leadership Music
presents its second annual Digital Summit dedicated to digital
music and the important business, creative and legal issues
for the music industry. The unique audience from Country,
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hundreds of record company and technology firm executives,
songwriters, music publishers, artists and their managers, and
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Product Manager - Boston
Recently
funded startup (http://www.skyhookwireless.com)
seeks Product Manager to join founding team in launching new
products and markets. As Product Manager, you will guide a
team that is charged with a product line contribution as a
business unit. You must be able to communicate with all areas
of the company. You will work with an engineering counterpart
to define product release requirements. You will work with
marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy,
helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits,
and target customer. Require:1-2 years of software
marketing/product management experience. knowledgeable in
technology. Computer Science or Engineering degree or work
experience a strong plus. Experience in wireless industry and
mobile applications a plus. Send resumes to
jobs@skyhookwireless.com
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Software Development Manager -
Berkeley
We are searching for an experienced software Development
Manager with strong tech knowledge of COM/Active X,
Client-Server n-tier development in the .NET framework to
include C#, VB.NET, SQL2000 experience AND great people
management skills. The candidate will oversee a dynamic dev.
team that builds cutting-edge mortgage applications. The job
is 60 percent management/executive reporting, 40 percent hard
core tech. Excellent opp't for advancement. Competitive
pay/benefits. Superb management. Publicly traded company.
Submit resumes to
kelly.tierney@trustedforce.com
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Tech PR Account Managers -
Bethesda, MD and Alexandria, VA
O'Keeffe & Company, a technology-focused marketing
communications agency has openings for ambitious professionals
- entry through senior level. Strong writing, media relations,
and program management skills required. Fanatical attention to
detail, creativity, and sense of humor helpful. We offer an
opportunity to work to work on the industry's most innovative
projects, and a collaborative work environment. Learn more at
http://www.okco.com
Send resumes to
resumes@okco.com
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Vice
President of Technology - Westborough, MA
Acting as our
industry expert relating to enterprise level data center and
security infrastructure, you will help develop our
professional services offerings and provide domain credibility
and thought leadership within these markets. Interact at the
executive level to ensure our offerings meet customer's needs.
Provide extensive expertise to support our sales/marketing
efforts, and assist in turning opportunities into projects.
10-15 yrs & MBA. Send resumes to
jschaufeld@akibia.com For more information, visit
http://www.akibia.com/
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Vice President
of Business Development - Muze Inc. - NYC
Muze Inc.,
industry leader in the hot digital media space seeks a
self-motivated, professional to contribute to company's growth
and future strategic direction. Identify and evaluate
strategic business opportunities; manage multiple
negotiations; perform quantitative analysis; oversee contracts
to closure; & work with cross-functional teams. Must have 7-10
years technology bus. dev. exp. w/ multimillion-dollar
transactions; M&A background and understanding of the
technology marketplace. BA is required, MBA/JD a plus. Please
send your confidential resume and salary requirements to:
Humanresource@muze.com, fax # 212/824-0422. We
offer competitive compensation and benefits in a casual Soho
setting.
http://www.muze.com
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Public Relations Professional - San
Francisco
We have immediate openings for entry level and experienced
public relations
professionals to manage and support new and marquee accounts.
Ideal candidates will be high energy team players with proven
ability to successfully juggle multiple tasks and projects.
Must have experience in media relations, writing and client
service with a solid understanding of information technology.
Merritt Group offers attractive compensation, benefits,
professional development opportunities and a fun environment.
Send resumes with cover letter to
jobs@merrittgrp.com.
www.merrittgrp.com
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2006 Digital
Entertainment & Media Directory
The Directory is an invaluable resource for
companies working in the rapidly expanding digital entertainment
and media industries, and will make the following corporate
activities much easier: business development; direct marketing;
sales prospecting; market research & competitive analysis; and
recruitment.
$395 for hardcopy
and $795, for both the hardcopy and CD.
To purchase the directory, click here:
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook:
2005-2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts revenue for the global
entertainment and media market will reach $1.8 trillion by
2009. For a comprehensive look at the forecast for the
entertainment and media industry including analyses and five
year growth projections for 14 industry segments covering
every major region of the world, purchase
PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media
Outlook: 2005-2009. Online distribution of music, films,
books and video games is beginning to fuel end-user spending
but what impact will rising interest rates and higher energy
costs have on the expansion.
Click here for more.
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