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o Sirius Signs Former MTV VJ Adam Curry to Host Podcast Show
o Linkin Park Wants Out of Warner Contract, Mentions Internet Distribution
o Games Industry Sees Malaysia as Piracy Haven; Named to U.S. Watch List
o Vivendi, Valve Settle Lawsuit Over Video Game Distribution Rights
o Study: Excessive Graphics Keep Viewers from Understanding News

> DMW Announcements:
--Digital Media Conference - June 17, 2005

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--PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008 
 

o Briefly Noted: TVN Entertainment - Cox, Broadstream Communications - TBS, AOL's "Princess Natasha" - DVD, Dolby Laboratories - Screen Talk, Alienware - "Star Wars" PC, Sony Computer Entertainment America - new all-ages games, Limelight Networks - Xbox Live, Trymedia Systems, 2K Games - "Sid Meier's Pirates!" Summus - Kentucky Derby, Mac Doc Software - "Empire Earth II," InternetMovies.com, Graceland webcam, Bent 2005
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--NPR Shop Operations Analyst, NPR Online
--XML, RSS, Prism - Evolving Standards in the Information Industry
--Video Games Producer, MTV.com
--Director - Product Marketing, Visa USA
--Online Marketing Manager
--Web Designer/E-Advocate
--Marketing Manager Software Company
--Outside Sales Manager - Digital Distribution of PC Games
--Software Engineer
--Account Executive/Senior Account Executive
--Director Of Marketing
--Business Development Manager
--3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6, 2005 
--Strategic Communications Group Offers Blog Relations Counsel
--iPath Technologies, Inc. Adds Juniper Netscreen Training to Curriculum
 


o Sirius Signs Former MTV VJ Adam Curry to Host Podcast Show

New York -- Sirius Satellite Radio announced on Monday that it has signed former MTV VJ and "father of podcasting" Adam Curry to produce a program on Sirius that will broadcast Curry's picks of the world's best podcasts. Curry is also widely credited with developing the first software used to record and distribute podcasts, or audio files that can be automatically downloaded to an iPod or other MP3 player. Although "Adam Curry's PodShow" itself won't be a podcast, the four-hour weekday program on Sirius' subscription-based satellite radio service will include talk, comedy and undiscovered music that amateur podcasters have created. The deal with Sirius comes days after traditional radio broadcaster Infinity announced it will launch the first terrestrial podcasting AM station in San Francisco.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050502/nym045.html 
http://www.siriusradio.com 
http://live.curry.com 
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o Linkin Park Wants Out of Warner Contract, Mentions Internet Distribution

New York -- Warner Music Group recording artists Linkin Park, in announcing on Monday that they want to split with Warner over the label's failure to share substantial profits from its planned IPO with artists, hinted at the recent leaking of Fiona Apple's unreleased record onto the Internet as a possible outcome for unsuccessful negotiations. "Possible avenues include relying more on touring, merchandising and endorsements, rather than leaving their future in the hands of a weakened WMG. Recently, new Fiona Apple music was released on the Internet for free," the band said, in a statement. Linkin Park has sold more than 35 million records over the past five years -- representing 10% of all Warner sales. "We feel a responsibility to get great music to our fans. Unfortunately, we believe that we can't accomplish that effectively with the current Warner Music," the band said.
http://tinyurl.com/9vmf3 
http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-02-linkin-park_x.htm
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7713311/site/newsweek 
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o Games Industry Sees Malaysia as Piracy Haven; Named to U.S. Watch List

Washington -- The Acting U.S. Trade Representative has added Malaysia to its "watch list" of countries viewed as havens for piracy, an action applauded by a video game industry that sees the nation as the top distributor of pirated games. "Malaysia is the primary source of pirated optical disc entertainment software in the world," said Douglas Lowenstein, president of the ESA video game trade group. "Exports of pirated entertainment software produced in Malaysia have been seized in over 20 countries on five continents." Malaysia was identified in a Special 301 Report issued by Acting USTR Peter Allgeier. Other countries on various U.S. piracy watch lists include China, Russia, Thailand and Ukraine.
http://tinyurl.com/84bqv
http://www.theesa.com/archives/2005/04/esa_urges_malay.php 
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o Vivendi, Valve Settle Lawsuit Over Video Game Distribution Rights

Bellevue, Wash. -- Valve Software, the video game developer behind popular multiplayer online titles including "Half-Life" and "Counter-Strike," announced that it has settled the lawsuit it brought against Vivendi Universal over the distribution rights to its titles. Under the terms, Vivendi will cease distributing its re-packaged versions of Valve's games at retailers; Valve operates its own online game distribution technology. Vivendi will also void any licenses it granted to cybercafés, which may then re-sign to offer the game through Valve.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050429/laf022.html 
http://www.vugames.com 
http://www.valvesoftware.com 
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o Study: Excessive Graphics Keep Viewers from Understanding News

Manhattan, Kan. -- Graphics such as scrolling news make it more difficult for TV viewers to understand what's being said by news anchors, according to a new study by research firm Newslab in collaboration with a pair of Kansas State University journalism and mass communications professors. "Our conclusion has been that if you want people to understand the news better, then get that stuff off the screen," said Tom Grimes, one of the professors. "The outcome of all of the experiments was that people were splitting their attention into too many parts to understand any of the content." Grimes said that subjects tended to remember 10% fewer facts when the screen was filled with such graphics as scrolling headlines and sports scores, compared with a screen that was free of the graphics.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050429/cgf001.html 

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2nd Annual Digital Media Conference
June 17, 2005 | McLean, VA
www.digitalmediaconference.com

Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual Digital Media Conference is set for Friday, June 17, 2005 at the Hilton McLean 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.

PANEL TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Copyrights v. Technology: The Battle Heats Up
  • Digital Living:  Entertainment for the Connected Consumer
  • The "New" FCC and the Future of Digital Media
  • Video Games: An Industry Going Mainstream?
  • The Evolution of Radio: Satellite, Wireless & the Internet
  • The Changing Face of Television: Exploring Digital Frontiers
  • Mobile Entertainment: Wireless Technologies Shaping the Future of Entertainment
  • Online Publishing 2.0: Blogs, RSS & Other Innovations Driving the Industry

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o Briefly Noted:

(Burbank, Calif.) TVN Entertainment, a provider of video-on-demand delivery technology, announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement to provide its services to Cox Communications, the nation's third-largest cable TV operator with 2.4 million digital subscribers. Burbank, Calif.-based TVN also provides video-on-demand for Adelphia, Cablevision, Charter and Verizon.
http://www.tvn.com

(Bellevue, Wash.) Broadstream Communications announced on Monday that Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has signed the company to offer TBS programming to small telecom service providers in the U.S. Bellevue, Wash.-based Broadstream will offer TBS' Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies and Boomerang to small telecoms offering emerging IPTV services.
http://www.broadstream.com 
http://www.tbs.com

(Dulles, Va.) America Online said on Monday that it has signed a deal with Anchor Bay Entertainment to distribute its original webisode series "Princess Natasha" on DVD. The news follows AOL's recent deals to distribute the series on Cartoon Network and in book form via Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
http://www.animationcollective.com/show5.htm

(San Francisco) Dolby Laboratories, a developer of audio technologies for stereos and cinemas, on Friday announced the first installation of its new ScreenTalk system in Lighthouse International's theater in New York. ScreenTalk is an audio enhancing system for cinemas that provides descriptive narration to the vision impaired using the theater's wireless headphone system.
http://investor.dolby.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=161888

(Miami) Alienware, a manufacturer of specialty high-performance computers for gaming and other markets, on Monday introduced its Alienware Aurora: Star Wars Edition, the first-ever officially licensed "Star Wars" PC. Available in "Dark Side" and "Light Side" editions, the basic machine costs $1,499 and ships with Star Wars content like desktop skins, fan club membership and movie soundtrack samples.
http://www.alienware.com/swpr

(Foster City, Calif.) Sony Computer Entertainment America on Monday announced a slate of six new all-ages game titles it plans to release between August and December for the PlayStation 2 and PSP. These include: "Neopets: The Darkest Faerie" and "Neopets: Petpet Adventures -- The Wand of Wishing"; "Genji: Dawn of the Samurai"; "Shadow of the Colossus"; "MediEvil Resurrection"; and "The Con."
http://www.us.playstation.com/pressreleases.aspx

(Tempe, Ariz.) Limelight Networks, a content delivery network that speeds the distribution of video, music and games across the Internet, announced on Monday that Microsoft will use its services to power the Xbox Live online gaming service. Arizona-based Limelight will help provide millions of gamers with access to head-to-head online play, content and downloads from Microsoft.
http://www.limelightnetworks.com 
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live/default.htm

(San Francisco) Trymedia Systems, a provider of digital distribution services for video game publishers, announced on Monday that it has signed new agreements to distribute downloadable game titles with game publishers Codemasters, Encore, THQ's ValuSoft and Vivendi Universal Games. The additions join San Francisco-based Trymedia's roster of 100 publishers offering more than 1,000 game titles through its online distribution network.
http://www.trymedia.com

(New York) 2K Games, a unit of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, on Monday announced it has acquired the publishing rights to "Sid Meier's Pirates!" for Microsoft's Xbox console, from developer Firaxis Games. New York-based 2K will publish the game this summer; the deal also includes Xbox rights to previous PC titles from the "Pirates!" franchise.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050502/25447.html 
http://www.2kgames.com 
http://www.firaxis.com

(Raleigh, N.C.) Mobile entertainment publisher Summus announced on Monday that it signed a deal with Churchill Downs Incorporated, organizers of the Kentucky Derby horse race, to launch an official mobile game based on the race. "Kentucky Derby Championship Racing" is currently available to Sprint PCS Vision subscribers for $4.99. The 131st Kentucky Derby will be held on May 7.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050502/25295.html 
http://www.summus.com 
http://www.churchilldownsincorporated.com

(Boston) Video game developer Mad Doc Software said on Monday that publishing partner Vivendi Universal Games has shipped its "Empire Earth II" PC title to retailers. http://www.maddocsoftware.com (Kahului, Hawaii) The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from InternetMovies.com, which sued the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in 2002 after the site was forced offline. The MPAA alleged the site posted a copy of "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" on the Internet in 2001 -- two years prior to its 2003 theatrical release. "This now proves there are no freedom of speech or due process rights on the Internet for the common person," said InternetMovies.com president Michael Jay Rossi.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050502/lam107.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050425/lam091.html 
http://www.internetmovies.com

(Memphis, Tenn.) Elvis Presley Enterprises announced on Monday the launch of a live webcam feed from Elvis' upstairs bedroom window, a view that "allows fans to see what Elvis saw from his bedroom window at Graceland." The new $29 Official Elvis Insiders online club includes access to the webcam in addition to rarely seen photos, video clips and documents from the Graceland archives.
http://www.elvisinsiders.com

(New York) Wired News reported this weekend from Bent 2005, an electronic music festival focusing on a hobbyist practice called "circuit bending," where tinkerers open up a Speak 'N Spell or other cheap children's toys that emit noise and physically alter the circuits to produce sounds not originally intended. "I'm really interested in using technology in ways it's not supposed to be used," 19-year-old Rutgers student and circuit bender Reid Bingham told Wired News.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,67388,00.html
http://www.thetanknyc.org/bent2005 

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> Classifieds -- Advertise

> NPR Shop Operations Analyst, NPR Online

Maintain merchandising and operations of NPR Shop website; executes, analyzes marketing efforts; creates NPR Shop homepage standards; inventory management/analysis; builds merchandising reports. BA, MBA preferred, 1 yr e-commerce exp. and consumer goods marketing; relational database/business intelligence software; 2 yrs Javascript, CSS, Macromedia Suite, HTML, Photoshop. Strong analytical, interpersonal, problem solving skills. Exp. w/traditional retail operations; and exp. w/IBM WebSphere platform or comparable commerce operating system.  Contact employment@npr.org, reference #DMW1159.
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> XML, RSS, Prism - Evolving Standards in the Information Industry

The digital content industry has been helped and hindered by standards for decades and they have proliferated to span the entire content value chain. The list now includes XML and XMP for data & metadata; NewsML and NITF for formatting, and RSS and Atom for distribution to name a few. Moderated panelists discuss on April 28, 11:30 - 1:30. For more info, contact blake@siia.net or go to http://www.siia.net/events/prereg.asp?eventid=443
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> Video Games Producer, MTV.com

Video Games Producer serves as production team lead for MTV.com's video games area & editorial coverage. Responsible for seamless execution & creative vision for area, including design, editorial & video production, wireframes, func. specs, production sched, resource alloctn, must have 4-8 years of exp building web content for major brands and/or video games content. Ideal: knows MS Visio, HTML editing tools (Homesite) & strong affinity to MTV brand (on-air and online), pc and console, gaming culture.  Contact careers@mtv.com
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> Director - Product Marketing, Visa USA - Foster City, CA

As a Director, the candidate will supervise staff at the Senior Marketing Manager level who have day-to-day responsibility for specific promotional programs for Visa Card usage, and he/she will have overall program and budget accountability. College degree and 10-15 years of marketing exp., including promotions and co-marketing experience. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, creative as well as strategic thinker, flexible, resourceful, good at setting priorities and managing complexity, a good decision-maker.  Submit your resume online: http://usa.visa.com/about_visa/careers/jobsearch/USA_6432.html
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> Online Marketing Manager - NYC

Develop and manage the execution of Internet marketing campaigns to acquire new registered users for our media properties and grow online revenues and profits, develop and execute web acquisition campaigns including email, banner, newsletter and other emerging online media tools. 2-5 years exp. in online sales and marketing, Knowledge of performance based marketing and email marketing. Excellent copywriting skills and creativity. Strong quantitative /analytical skills to analyze campaign data and provide implications, recommendations and testing plan; solid understanding of Excel required. BS/BA required. Email your resume as a word document to richardb@silvercarrot.com
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> Web Designer/E-Advocate - Alexandria, VA

National non-profit highway safety group seeks Web Designer/Manager of E- advocacy in Alexandria, VA. Experience (3-4 yrs) online journalism or designing and developing websites required. Bachelor's degree preferred. Competitive salary and benefits package including 401k. Email resume to: hiring@go21.org
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> Marketing Manager Software Company

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, flexible person who is upbeat by nature and views themselves as outgoing, yet with a strong eye for detail. Our company works with nationally known partners and is a great small company environment for the right person. Excellent Microsoft Officer skills are a must; HTML skills also required; ability to create HTML marketing materials; excellent written skills; skills in Photoshop and Front Page and other related products, a plus. This job will allow the right candidate to create, monitor and analyze their own marketing campaigns, and manage product strategy and support. We are located near Porter Square T stop. Excellent salary and medical benefits. Please email Carol@kmt.com
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> Outside Sales Manager - Digital Distribution of PC Games

Outside sales for Trymedia, the world's largest digital distribution provider of PC games and DRM technology. Increase distribution of digital PC game catalog, technology, and services to large web sites, portals, ISPs, online networks, and cable providers. Manage entire sales cycle for warm and cold leads. Light travel. Experience: 2 years Internet sales creating affiliate networks. Selling content aggregation and fully managed services in digital media. Strong Rolodex. Email salesjobs@trymedia.com
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> Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly motivated Java software engineer with 3 plus years of programming experience to work in a closely-knit team environment. This engineer will be expected to quickly acclimate to the dynamic environment and be able to take ownership of software development efforts and deliver them within specified time frames. Candidate must possess a positive attitude and be comfortable functioning in a multi-tasking environment. Send resumes to careers@unanet.com
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> Account Executive/Senior Account Executive - Stamford, CT

Environics Communications has an exciting opportunity for a public relations Account Executive / Senior Account Executive with two to six years of experience in an agency or corporate environment. This is a generalist position, though healthcare, technology and corporate communications experience are highly desirable. In addition to demonstrated exceptional media relations skills, the ideal candidate will know how to manage client relationships and work in a fast-paced environment. Visit us at http://www.environicspr.com Send resumes to communicate@environics-usa.com
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> Director Of Marketing

Our client, a very exciting and well funded start-up is looking for a Director of Marketing to develop segmentation and acquisition strategies, work with product development to enhance product offering, define the brand promise, develop strategy to improve the customer experience, and analyze marketing results. Candidate must have 8-10 years of direct marketing experience. Product development and/or brand marketing experience is helpful. If you're interested, please send resume to resumes@hartleyhickey.com.
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> Business Development Manager

This position with the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development Business Investment Team will proactively function as a Business Ambassador to market Loudoun County as a favored business location. Requires any combination of education and exp. equivalent to Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or public administration or related field, and at least three years related professional exp. working with business, civic and elected leaders. This position requires the ability to work non-standard hours to include early mornings, evenings and weekends (Hiring Range: $38,965 - $58,447/yr) Apply immediately Ref # 05-299. Email resumes to hr@loudoun.gov For more info, visit http://www.loudoun.gov or call Human Resources: (703) 777-0213.EOE.
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> 3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6, 2005

5 Top DHS and DOE CIO's and other insiders confirmed include: Steve Cooper, CIO, Dept. of Homeland Security; Charles Armstrong, CIO, Border Security, DHS; Scott Hastings, CIO, The US-VISIT Program, (which awarded a contract worth up to $10 billion to Accenture), DHS and others. Panel Topics include: DHS Contracting Opportunities, Next Generation Homeland Security and DOD Technologies: Small-Medium Sized Business Opportunities, Homeland Security Contract and Grant Winners: How Your Firm Can Secure DHS Business and more. May 5-6, 2005. Hyatt Crystal City, Arlington VA. For more info or to register visit - http://www.potomactechwire.com/homelandconference2005.html
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> Strategic Communications Group Offers Blog Relations Counsel

Enter the Blogosphere prepared - Enhance your sales and marketing programs. Take advantage of blog relations and blog technology at its forefront. As blogging matures and becomes a prevailing force in communications, allow Strategic Communications Group to assist you in meeting your sales, profitability and corporate valuation goals. Contact us for a free white paper. Send inquiries to info@gotostrategic.com or call 301.408.4500. Visit http://www.gotostrategic.com/blogptw.html  for more info.
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> iPath Technologies, Inc. Adds Juniper Netscreen Training to Curriculum

iPath Technologies, Inc., has added a new offering to its Juniper networking courses entitled Implementing Netscreen Security Gateways. INSG is valuable to network engineers, support personnel, resellers, and others who implement NetScreen products. For the latest course dates and locations, please visit http://www.ipath.net For information contact training@ipath.net
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