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o Apple Declines Talks with RealNetworks on Digital Music Alliance
o Aussie Court to Hear Sharman Appeal of Search Warrants in Copyright Case
o Sony, Toppan Develop Paper-Based CD for Blu-ray Technology
o RealNetworks Reports 450,000 Subscribers for Digital Music Services
o Omneon Video Networks Raises $10.5 Million in Funding


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o Apple Declines Talks with RealNetworks on Digital Music Alliance

Seattle -- Apple Computer chairman Steve Jobs has declined RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser's offer to hold negotiations regarding an alliance on digital music against rival Microsoft, the Associated Press reported. The New York Times first reported that Glaser had emailed Jobs about a proposed partnership last week, which would have given Real access to proprietary Apple technology so that the two companies' music products and services would support one another. "He's in the neighborhood, but whatever meeting Rob wanted with Steve isn't happening," RealNetworks spokesman Greg Chiemingo told AP. "Steve just doesn't want to open the iPod, and we don't understand that… We want support for all media formats, and it makes sense for us to make the most consistent experience for consumers so they can move their content to whatever device they want."
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,63089,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/15/business/media/15real.html
http://www.realnetworks.com
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o Aussie Court to Hear Sharman Appeal of Search Warrants in Copyright Case

Sydney, Australia -- Sharman Networks, operator of the Kazaa file-sharing network, announced on Friday that the Federal Court of Australia has ruled that a panel of three judges will be appointed to hear an application for leave to appeal in relation to the recent granting of an Anton Piller order to the Australian recording industry. That country's Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI), a unit of the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA), petitioned a judge and was granted the authority to conduct unannounced searches and seizures at the offices of Sharman and partner Brilliant Digital Entertainment, as part of a copyright infringement investigation. Sharman is now asking that the evidence gathered through the Anton Piller order be set aside, as it claims that MIPI was not completely forthcoming in its request for the order and that the judge who initially granted the order was not justified in doing so. No date has yet been set to hear the application for leave to appeal.
http://www.sharmannetworks.com  ____________________________________________

o Sony, Toppan Develop Paper-Based CD for Blu-ray Technology

Tokyo -- Consumer electronics firm Sony announced that it has worked with partner Toppan Printing to develop an optical disc for its Blu-ray blue-laser disc technology that is composed primarily of paper. The 25GB discs -- made of 51% paper -- can hold up to two hours of high-definition video. "Using printing technology on paper allows a high level of artistic label printing on the optical disc," said Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Toppan's research and development division, adding that, "since a paper disc can be cut by scissors easily, it is simple to preserve data security when disposing of the disc." The companies expect the combination of paper material and printing technology to lead to a reduction in cost per disc and will expand usage of the format even more widely.
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200404/04-0415E/
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5192867.html 
http://www.blu-ray.com
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o RealNetworks Reports 450,000 Subscribers for Digital Music Services

Seattle -- RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, announced this week that it now counts over 450,000 subscribers for its slate of digital music services, having added 100,000 new subscribers during the first quarter of 2004. The company said this was the second consecutive quarter where 100,000 subscribers were added to its services, Radio Pass and Rhapsody, which have seen their subscriber bases grow 80% since the third quarter of 2003. The company added that subscribers streamed over 56 million on-demand songs through its Rhapsody service during March, an increase of more than 16% over usage during February.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040415/sfth077_1.html 
http://www.realnetworks.com
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o Omneon Video Networks Raises $10.5 Million in Funding

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Omneon Video Networks, a maker of networked video servers for broadcasters, said on Thursday that it raised $10.5 million in a new round of funding, led by Invesco Private Capital. Previous investors Accel Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Intel Capital, Lucent Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and Norwest Venture Partners, as well as new investor Centre Palisades also participated. Joe Kennedy, the CEO of Omneon, said that the company will use the capital to "expand development to address a wider market segment as well as accelerate penetration in new geographies." The company's media servers are currently being used by PBS, Raycom Media, and CBN in the United States; the BBC, BSkyB, and TV Cabo in Europe and Network Ten in Asia/Pacific.
http://www.omneon.com/news/pressreleases/040415_Funding.htm

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(Amsterdam) Apple Computer said on Friday it still intends to launch a European version of its iTunes Music Store by the end of this year, even if the company has to postpone the launch for several months while it tweaks the service and negotiates licenses from labels and publishers. "This is going to be so important for the future that a few months' delay is not essential," Apple's European chief, Pascal Cagni, told Reuters. "There can be no compromise on the ease of use, the depth of the catalog or the responsiveness [of the site]," adding that licensing tracks is difficult due to "massive differences in price -- it can vary with a factor of two, and the taxes in countries are different."
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(Los Gatos, Calif.) Online DVD rental service Netflix announced that it ended the first quarter of 2004 with a total of 1.93 million subscribers. The company also said it plans to raise its monthly subscription fee by 10%, from $19.95 to $21.99, beginning in mid-June.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040415/sfth011_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040415/retail_netflix_4.html 
http://www.neflix.com

(Seattle) Loudeye Technologies, a provider of streaming song samples and other digital media services, announced this week the launch of IndieSource, a program that will enable companies building a digital music business to license hundreds of thousands of non-major label, independent music tracks for their services through a single company. IndieSource will also give indie labels the chance to provide streaming song samples of their artists' songs to Loudeye's retailer customers. Separately, Seattle-based Loudeye announced that Indian label Saregama has licensed works for inclusion in its catalog of streaming song samples, in addition to indie labels Avatar Records, Stern's Music, Paradise Artists, Maggie's Music, Corn Music Services, Rebel Records, Agog Creative Group and RoadHouse Records.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040413/sftu072_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040413/sftu073_1.html
http://www.loudeye.com/indiesource

(Las Vegas) YES Networks on Friday announced the launch of its nationwide service that allows listeners of 2,315 U.S. radio stations to use their cell phones to find out what song is currently playing and then buy the CD, concert tickets or other merchandise via online merchants including Amazon.com and eBay. Pennsylvania-based YES Networks said major label BMG will utilize the service to offer listeners BMG artist ringtones, as well as contests and exclusive streaming video and audio to compatible phones. WAP-enabled phone users may visit mobile.yes.com to source radio song information; the service is also available on AT&T Wireless' mMode service, and on phones that provide the Click2Music channel from Crisp Wireless.
http://www.yes.net/press_releases/041904a.html
http://www.yes.net/press_releases/041904.html

(Toronto) The Adventure Company, a game publishing unit of Canada-based developer DreamCatcher Interactive, announced that it has signed an agreement with Chorion PLC to license the rights to create titles based on author Agatha Christie's mystery novels. Under the deal, The Adventure Company will develop and distribute five games over the next six years.
http://www.chorion.co.uk 
http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/tac

(Fairfax, Va.) Online game developer Mythic Entertainment has announced plans to release an expansion pack for its massively multiplayer online roleplaying game "Dark Age of Camelot." Virginia-based Mythic said "Dark Age of Camelot: Catacombs" will be released in December.
http://www.mythicentertainment.com

(Redwood City, Calif.) Game developer Electronic Arts said on Friday that it will publish a version of its popular "Battlefield" PC games for PlayStation 2. Sweden-based Digital Illusions is currently at work developing "Battlefield: Modern Combat," which will offer online multiplayer action for up to 24 players, for release in the fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040415/155719_1.html 
http://www.ea.com 
http://global.dice.se

(Foster City, Calif.) Sony Computer Entertainment America's 989 Sports studio announced on Friday its sponsorship of the "got milk? 3v3 Soccer Shootout 2004 National Tour." The company will use the 67-city amateur sporting event tour to promote its recently released "MLB Soccer 2005."
http://www.989sports.com

(London) Consumer electronics firm Tiger Telematics announced on Friday that its Gametrac Europe unit, which is developing a wireless handheld entertainment device, has changed both its name and the name of its product in development to Gizmondo. The company said the change reflects the multi-functionality of the device, which in addition to playing games also features an MP3 player, movie player, multimedia messaging, in-built camera and GPS function. Gizmondo Europe said the device is slated for release later this year.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040416/lnf018_1.html 
http://www.tigertelematics.com 
http://www.gizmondo.com

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