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Electronic Arts President John Riccitiello Resigns
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Activision, Nielsen to Measure Response to In-Game Advertising
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Take-Two Acquires U.K. Handheld Game Developer Mobius
o Calif. PTA Backs Bills
Limiting Kids' Exposure to Violent Video Games
o Chipmaker Sand Video Acquired
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o Electronic Arts President John
Riccitiello Resigns
Redwood City, Calif. -- Video game developer Electronic Arts,
responsible for the popular "Madden NFL" and "Battlefield 1942" game
franchises, announced yesterday that company president and chief
operating officer John Riccitiello has resigned to start a private
equity business. Electronic Arts CEO Larry Probst will take on
Riccitiello's duties until a replacement can be found.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040407/75680_1.html
http://www.ea.com
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o Activision,
Nielsen to Measure Response to In-Game Advertising
Santa Monica, Calif. -- Video game developer Activision said on
Thursday that it has partnered with ratings firm Nielsen
Entertainment to develop audience measurement metrics to help the
industry assess the impact of in-game ad exposure. The companies
also released details of a survey of the video game habits of 1,000
males in Nielsen TV households. The survey found that 75% of Nielsen
TV households with a male between ages 8-34 own a video game system,
and that TV viewership among male gamers aged 18-34 appears to be
slightly less than the group in general. The survey found that more
than one quarter (27%) of active male gamers noticed advertising in
the last video game they played, with heavy (31%) and older (35%)
gamers being the most likely to recall advertising. Over half (52%)
said they like games to contain ads for real products, with a
majority (70%) feeling that real products make a game more
"genuine."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040408/lath039_1.html
http://www.activision.com
http://www.nielsen.com/nielsen_entertainment.html
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o EarthLink
Launches For-Pay Sports Service with NFL, NHL Content
Atlanta -- Internet service provider EarthLink on Thursday
launched a premium subscription sports service for its subscribers
that will offer streaming audio and video of Major League Baseball,
the National Hockey League, NASCAR and college sports. The company's
$9.95 per month EarthLink Premium Sports service will be powered by
New York-based Synacor, which enables ISPs to offer bundled premium
media content through its deals with various providers. The service
will also include a fantasy sports offering, and content from
SportingNews.com and Motor Trend magazine.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040408/clth031_1.html
http://www.synacor.com
http://start.earthlink.net/channel/SPORTS
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o Take-Two
Acquires U.K. Handheld Game Developer Mobius
New York -- Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive announced on
Thursday its acquisition of Leeds, U.K.-based Mobius Entertainment,
a developer of games for handheld platforms. Financial terms of the
deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1997, Mobius has developed
titles such as the Game Boy Advance version of Take-Two subsidiary
Rockstar Games' "Max Payne," and "Pop Idol" for publisher
Codemasters. The Mobius team, currently at work on titles for Sony's
forthcoming PSP handheld gaming device, will now be known as
Rockstar Leeds.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040408/85146_1.html
http://www.take2games.com
http://www.mobiusent.com
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o Calif. PTA
Backs Bills Limiting Kids' Exposure to Violent Video Games
Los Angeles -- The California State Parent Teachers Association
(PTA) on Thursday voiced its support for two proposed pieces of
California state legislation that would restrict sales of violent
video games to minors. The laws would require retailers to display
"Mature"-rated games separately from other titles, and clearly
display signs explaining game ratings, in addition to prohibiting
sales or rental to minors. "AB 1792 will assist parents by
prohibiting vendors from selling or renting harmful video games to
children, and AB 1793 will assure parents that video games with
excessive violence will be displayed in such a way as to protect
children from easily viewing them in stores," said Pat Klotz,
California State PTA vice president for community concerns.
http://www.capta.org
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o Chipmaker
Sand Video Acquired for $77.5 Million by Broadcom
Andover, Mass. -- Three years after its founding, Sand Video, a
venture capital-backed developer of video-related semiconductors for
broadband communications, has agreed to be acquired for $77.5
million in cash and stock by California-based Broadcom, a provider
of semiconductors for broadband communications and networking of
voice, video and data services. Terms of the deal include $7.5
million in cash and about $70 million in Broadcom stock. Founded in
2001, Massachusetts-based Sand Video has raised $8 million in
venture capital from Baker Capital, CommonAngels, and Navigator
Technology Ventures.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040407/nyw152_1.html
http://www.broadcom.com
http://www.sandvideo.com
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Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Endeavor Agency, Mythic
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Jeff Anderson - President &
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Matt Bromberg - GM, AOL Games
Gordon
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Mike Cartabiano - President, Sennari Mobile
Greg Costikyan - Chief
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Lee Crawford - Editor, IGDA Mobile Games whitepaper
Ron DiNicola - Partner,
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Michael Dowling - VP, Business
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Andrew Elliott - Head of Bus. Dev. &
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Keith Ferrazzi - CEO, YaYa Media
Mark Friedler - CEO, Gigex, Inc./GameDAILY
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Daniel James - Founder & CEO, Three Rings Design
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Joseph Laszlo - Senior Analyst, Broadband & Wireless, Jupiter
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Misha Lyalin
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Marcus Matthews - CEO, Blue
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Matt Railo - Partner, IP & Technology, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
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Brian Robbins - Editor, IGDA Downloadable Games whitepaper
Jason Rubinstein - GM,
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Don Ryan - Studio Manager, Microsoft's Zone.com
Mika Salmi,
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Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Mike Skagerlind - SVP & GM,
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Alex St. John - CEO &
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Media delivery technology firm RealNetworks plans to launch a
European version of its Rhapsody digital music subscription service
within a year, CEO Rob Glaser said on Thursday. "Six months to a
year from now is realistic," Glaser told the Financial Times
Deutschland. Other firms including Apple, Napster and Microsoft plan
to enter the European market as well, which is currently dominated
by digital music distributor OD2.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?O6B8239F7
http://www.listen.com
(New York) The Open eBook Forum, an industry group of publishers
and technology firms promoting e-book technology, announced on
Thursday the formation of the first monthly e-book bestseller list.
The first list covers unit sales for March 2004, with Dan Brown's
"The Da Vinci Code" and four other titles by the author taking all
but one of the slots in the list's top five.
http://www.openebook.org/bestseller/march04.htm
(Dulles, Va.) America Online on Thursday launched an online
reality series for its members called "The Startup," which will
chronicle the launches of four small businesses. The company
partnered with Entrepreneur Magazine on the Web series, which will
offer weekly video updates and blogs from the business owners, and
monthly pieces contributed by Entrepreneur writers.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?P3CA429F7
(Redmond, Wash.) Microsoft on Thursday announced that it has
joined the World DAB Forum, an international group of 80
organizations focused on developing Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
technology. The company said U.K. trials are currently underway
using DAB with its Windows Media 9 Series to deliver 5.1-channel
surround sound. Other firms working on the trial include Capital
Radio, NTL Broadcast, RadioScape and Pure Digital and Imagination
Technologies.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040408/sfth018_1.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z30A129F7
(New York) Major League Baseball Advanced Media said that its
MLB.com web site received more than 120 million page views on
Monday, the league's official opening day. The website attracted
more than 120 million page views, exceeding its previous record of
40 million page views set on October 15, 2003 for Game 6 of the
Boston Red Sox/New York Yankee and Game 7 of the Chicago
Cubs/Florida Marlins League Championship Series.
http://www.mlb.com
(Boston) Instant Live, a unit of radio giant Clear Channel that
distributes live CD recordings of performances at the venue
following the show, announced that it has been awarded a business
method patent by the U.S. Patent Office for its "business method of
creating and distributing digital concert recordings
contemporaneously at events." The company recently announced it
would record and sell limited edition CDs from performances on the
upcoming Pixies reunion tour.
http://www.instantliveconcerts.com
(Washington) XM Satellite Radio said on Thursday that automaker
Saab will begin offering XM receivers in its vehicle models,
beginning with the new 2005 Saab 9-7X sport utility vehicle in the
first quarter of 2005.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040408/dcth002a_1.html
http://www.xmradio.com
(Phoenix, Az.) SunnComm Technologies, a provider of CD
copy-protection technology, said on Thursday that over 2 million CD
albums utilizing its anti-copying technology have now been sold in
the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The company added that at least two
recent releases using the technology are expected to achieve "Gold"
or "Platinum" sales status in the second quarter.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040408/85358_1.html
http://www.sunncomm.com
(San Francisco) Video game publisher Ubisoft will release another
game based on the "Rocky" boxing films in the fall. Currently in
development at Venom Games, "Rocky Legends" for PlayStation 2 and
Xbox will feature characters including Apollo Creed and Clubber
Lang, and online bouts for the Xbox via Xbox Live.
http://www.ubisoft.com
(Dallas) Mac game developer MacPlay said on Thursday that it will
develop a version of "TRON 2.0" on behalf of publisher Buena Vista
Interactive for release in May. The game was originally developed by
Monolith Productions and is based on the classic Disney sci-fi film.
http://www.macplay.com
http://www.tron20.net
(San Francisco) CNET News.com recently reported on two current
battles brewing between copyright holders, consumer groups and
consumer electronics firms, over what kind of copy-protection should
be installed on new TVs and radios that accept digital broadcasts,
and whether or not the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
should mandate the security technologies. The first article
discusses negotiations over the "broadcast flag," which would allow
Hollywood to regulate how digital TV shows and movies can be
shuffled between TVs, digital video recorders and PCs. The second
story focuses on a letter sent by several consumers groups to the
FCC, urging them to delay any regulation of the nascent digital
radio broadcasting industry until a "strict review of technical
costs and benefits" can be conducted.
http://news.com.com/2100-1025-5186881.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1027-5186980.html
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