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Japanese Video Game Firms Sega, Sammy Agree to $1.4 Billion Merger
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Report: "American Idol" Viewer Voting Scheme Comes Under Fire
o L.L.
Bean Sues Four Rivals for Using Claria's Pop-Up Ad Technology
o Judge
Allows Eminem's Copyright Claims Against Apple, MTV to Proceed
o Lycos Europe Launches 1GB
Email Service
o Report: Global Digital Camera
Shipments Rise 39% in 2004 to 68.6 Million
> DMW Announcements:
--Washington Digital Media Conference - June 18,
2004
> Featured
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--PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media Outlook
--Digital Media Law Report - Volume 3 - March/April
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Briefly Noted: Apple Computer -
Founder, MusicNow - Gillette, Vivendi Universal Games - Kraft Foods,
RMD Entertainment - Wal-Mart, Majesco - Konami, OurPictures,
Patented P2P "spoofing" system
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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--Senior Director - Corporate Communications
--Internet Marketing Manager
--George Washington Pervasive Computing, Smart Home Symposium
--2-Day Workshop:"Developing Successful Products"
Philadelphia-May 26-27
--Account Manager: Technology Communications
--Director of Marketing & Communications - D.C.
--Communications and Writing Services for Early-Stage Cos.
--IT Perm and Contract Placement Services
--HireStrategy - Treasury Manager
--Account Executive --Regional Manager, Business Development
--Director Business Development (DBD)
--Supplier Diversity Summit at SUPERCOMM 2004, June 21, Chicago,
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o Japanese Video Game Firms Sega,
Sammy Agree to $1.4 Billion Merger
Tokyo -- Following the rejection of a similar buyout offer last
year, Japanese video game developer Sega announced on Tuesday that
it has agreed to merge with fellow Japanese game and pinball machine
maker Sammy Corp. Sammy plans to acquire the remaining outstanding
78% stake in Sega it does not already own, in a deal valued at $1.4
billion. Sammy expects the merger to close in October, when Sammy
Corp. president Hajime Satomi will take over leadership for the
combined company.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content/pub/3481
http://makeashorterlink.com/?R20422658
http://www.sammy.co.jp/English
http://www.sega.com
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o Report:
"American Idol" Viewer Voting Scheme Comes Under Fire
New York -- Millions of votes submitted by viewers of Fox's
popular "American Idol" amateur talent show may not be getting
tallied into the final results, according to a report in
Broadcasting & Cable. Unlike the AT&T-powered digital text-messaging
voting feature, which costs $0.10 per vote and has received no
complaints, the FCC has received over 1,000 complaints from viewers
who say they have been unable to get through over the phone and vote
for a winner. According to Fox, 24 million people total voted in
last year's final between Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. However,
based on call volume that night reported by local phone carriers
Verizon and SBC, a combined increase in call volume of up to 230
million calls were likely American Idol votes that were never
counted. "There was no obvious reason for all those calls, other
than American Idol," Verizon's Daniel Diaz Zapata told B&C. Part of
the blame could be placed on phone "phreaks," who use broadband
connections and computer-aided speed-dialing to jam phone lines,
with motives ranging from influencing bets placed on the show's
outcome on online gambling sites to simply wanting their favorite
performer to win the contest.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA417981
http://idolonfox.com
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L.L. Bean Sues Four Rivals for Using Claria's Pop-Up Ad Technology
Portland, Maine -- Clothing retailer L.L. Bean on Tuesday sued
four competitors who use controversial pop-up ad delivery provider
Claria's service -- which serves ads for the competitors when they
visit L.L. Bean's website -- the Associated Press reported. The suit
says Nordstrom, J.C. Penney, Atkins and Gevalia have infringed on
L.L. Bean's trademarks with the practice. "Using our trademarked
name as a trigger to which you want to serve your ads causes
customer confusion and crosses the line into trademark
infringement," L.L. Bean vice president for e-commerce Mary Lou
Kelley told AP. Claria, formerly known as Gator, has contended in
past lawsuits brought over its technology that only consumers who
freely choose to download the software that serves the competitors'
ads actually see them.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?L28252658
http://www.llbean.com
http://www.claria.com
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o Judge Allows
Eminem's Copyright Claims Against Apple, MTV to Proceed
Detroit -- A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that rapper
Eminem's copyright infringement claims against Apple Computer and
MTV, over the unauthorized use of a song in an Apple ad that aired
on MTV, may proceed. U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor threw out
two claims of unfair competition and unjust enrichment, but ruled
that Eminem's copyright infringement claims may go forward. The
rapper alleges that the companies did not have permission to employ
an actor to sing part of his track "Lose Yourself" for use in a TV
commercial for Apple's iPod and iTunes service, which also appeared
on Apple's website. The suit also names the advertising firm TBWA/Chiat/Day.
http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2004/05/18/eminem
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o Lycos Europe
Launches 1GB Email Service
London -- Beating out larger rival Google, Web portal Lycos Europe
on Tuesday launched an email service with one gigabyte of storage
space -- which would hold more than 550,000 emails, 2,000 photos or
250 songs. The ad-free service, which unlike Google's
advertising-supported Gmail will cost about $6 per month, went live
in the U.K. on Tuesday, with other European countries soon to
follow, the company said. "The research we've done shows that
privacy and security is incredibly important to consumers," said
Lycos Europe Portals and Communications Vice President Alex Kovach.
Google has been increasingly criticized in Europe, where customer
advocates have argued that the ad technology Google will use to
search within email texts in order to target ads at users violates
user privacy laws. Yahoo also recently announced that it would
increase the amount of free email storage it offers users from 4MB
to 100MB.
http://www.lycos.de/startseite/cc
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o Report:
Global Digital Camera Shipments Rise 39% in 2004 to 68.6 Million
New York -- Worldwide shipments of digital still cameras are
expected to rise 39% in 2004, from 47.9 million to 68.6 million
units, and grow to 100 million units in 2008, according to a report
from New York-based market research firm IDC. The firm noted that
the market saw a 71% increase in digital camera shipments between
2002 and 2003. Among manufacturers, Sony accounted for 18% of the
market in 2003, followed by Canon (16%), Olympus and Kodak. The
strong growth in unit shipments is expected to decrease as cell
phone makers begin to equip their handsets with more powerful
digital camera features. Currently in the U.S., camera phone picture
resolution pales in comparison with the quality available on
traditional digital still cameras.
http://www.idc.com
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> DMW Events:
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Digital Media
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June 18,
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Washington, DC
www.digitalmediaconference.com
OVERVIEW
Media and entertainment companies are
going through a digital transformation, which is impacting
traditional business models and changing the way we distribute,
access and market media and entertainment.
Washington Digital Media Conference
brings
together decision-makers from the leading
media, entertainment and technology
companies in the Greater Washington, DC area
for a 1-day executive forum
focused on business, legal/policy and
technology
developments impacting digital media.
Get a unique view of the future of media and entertainment from
the inside. Gain insight into new business opportunities driving
the transformation of entertainment and media businesses. Take a
hard look at how traditional challenges to sustainable business
models are dissolving, only to be replaced by new obstacles, and
how we can prepare now to overcome them. Examine media and
entertainment-based technologies emerging today and explore how
these technologies are driving the transformation of the media
and entertainment industries.
How are traditional business models being
reinvented? What are the challenges and opportunities involving
digital media? What do you need to do to stay competitive in the
technology age? Be a part of this inaugural event, which brings
together the business and government leaders who are transforming
the Greater Washington, DC area into a center for digital media
innovation and development.
REGISTRATION
Early Bird Registration: $195 (until May
24th)
Pre-Registration: $295 (until June 11th)
Registration: $395 (after June 11th)
Online :
http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1067
Phone: 323-822-0936
To submit speakers for
or request information about exhibiting or sponsoring at the 2004
conference, please contact Tinzar Than, VP, Marketing & Events,
Digital Media Wire, Inc. at:
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.
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o Briefly Noted: (Cupertino,
Calif.) Apple Computer announced on Tuesday that it has signed an
agreement with China's second-largest PC maker, Founder, which will
see the Windows version of its iTunes music jukebox software bundled
on Founder PCs. The deal does not include the iTunes online music
store, which Apple has not yet launched outside of the U.S.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040518/sftu092_1.html
http://www.founder.com/gb/node/english-home.htm
(Boston) MusicNow, a provider of branded digital music stores,
said on Tuesday that it has partnered with The Gillette Company on a
promotion for its new M3Power razor. Consumers who register their
email addresses on the product's website will receive a code
redeemable for three free downloads from MusicNow's library of
500,000 tracks.
http://www.musicnow.com
http://www.gillettem3power.com/music
(Los Angeles) Vivendi Universal Games said on Tuesday that it has
partnered with Kraft Foods for an online game promotion. Ten million
specially-marked packages of Nabisco Fruit Snacks and Jell-O Pudding
Bites will contain trading cards based on VU Games' "Crash
Bandicoot" and "Spyro the Dragon" video game franchises, which may
also be used to unlock online games featuring Crash and Spyro at
Kraft's Candystand.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040518/latu025_1.html
http://www.vugames.com
http://www.candystand.com
(Philadelphia) Dance music record label RMD Entertainment said on
Tuesday that it has licensed its recordings to Liquid Digital Media,
which powers retail giant Wal-Mart's online digital music download
store.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040518/185586_1.html
http://www.jdmerlin.com/rmd.htm
(Edison, N.J.) Video game publisher Majesco said on Tuesday that
it has licensed classic titles from developer Konami for inclusion
on five plug-and-play video game systems. New Jersey-based Majesco
will include titles such as Konami's "Frogger" on its plug-and-play
devices -- standalone gaming consoles that plug directly into the TV
without any other hardware or software. The first two of Majesco's
systems will be released in the fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040518/185123_1.html
http://www.konami.com
http://www.majescogames.com
(Palo Alto, Calif.) OurPictures, a start-up offering a
peer-to-peer service for exchanging digital photos among a network
of friends, on Tuesday officially launched its service. "Our belief
is that the desktop is the right place where a consumer wants to
organize and manage their digital photos -- not on a Web site," John
Paul, CEO and founder of OurPictures, told CNET News.com. "If you
have one photo you want a thousand people to see, that's one thing.
But a Web site is not the right place to place thousands of photos."
OurPictures is offering a 30-day free trial, after which time the
service will be available for $19.95 per year.
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5214575.html
http://www.ourpictures.com
(New York) The New York Times recently reported on a newly
patented means of combating piracy on peer-to-peer file-sharing
networks created by two Univ. of Tulsa researchers. The system uses
an existing method called "spoofing" -- where legitimate-looking
song files actually containing white noise or anti-piracy propaganda
statements are seeded on file-sharing networks -- and adds software
that analyzes peer-to-peer networks in real-time and automatically
inserts decoy files as deemed necessary. "It's a noninvasive way, as
opposed to lawsuits and technological attacks," U. of Tulsa
professor John Hale told The Times. "It doesn't go out and hit a
person's system. It makes finding pirated material and pirated
material alone difficult to do."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/17/technology/17patent.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V13125658
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Classifieds:
> Senior Director - Corporate Communications
Direct and manage the Corporate Communications Team's
strategic planning, researching, writing and editing of all
press releases, bylined articles, collateral, client success,
internal communications and other creative pieces regarding
Manugistics' demand and supply chain management solutions and
services.. This person will be the primary contact for Media
Relations, manage global press release calendar and manage the
outside PR Firm. Proven experience communicating and interacting
at the Executive level and ability to develop and execute
Corporate Communication Plans. 10-12 years of exp. in Marketing,
PR or Media Relations. Experience with technology or software is
highly desirable. Please send resumes to
Lmartin@manu.com
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> Internet Marketing Manager Y
ou will be responsible for assisting the Web Strategy
Department monitor industry trends with focus on search engines,
evaluating new technologies, improving client performance,
collecting and analyzing data, testing and implementing new
internet strategies. Require 2-5 yrs exp. and ability to resolve
challenges in a timely manner. Candidate should have strong
knowledge of: html, web Analytical Software, Microsoft Office
and Dreamweaver. Familiarity with: Search engine algorithms,
Paid Search Engine Marketing. Send resume and cover letter
detailing salary history to
bbrown@thayerinteractive.com
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> George Washington Sponsors Pervasive Computing, Smart Home
Symposium
Join your peers in an exciting discussion between
researchers, product developers, and implementers at The George
Washington University Virginia Campus on Thursday, May 20, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Share ideas with MIT professor Sanjay Sarma;
Georgia Tech professor Gregory Abowd; and director of Technology
and Security for W3C Daniel Weitzner. Panelists include SUN
Microsystems, IBM RFID Global Center, America Online, The
Broadband Group, Nextel and more. To register, or register as a
vendor, visit
http://www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/smarthome email
gwva@gwu.edu or call
703-726-3650.
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> 2-Day Workshop:"Developing Successful Products"
Philadelphia-May 26-27
Learn unique approach to creating, developing, & launching
products. Includes: Market research, segmentation, value
proposition, positioning, requirements writing, business case,
working with development, leading a cross-functional product
team, devising business cases, & orchestrating a successful
product launch, & post-launch audit. CALL Sequent Learning
Networks to register $995. Go to sequentlearning.com for FRE
E prod mgmt/mktg/templates. Send inquiries to
sjhaines@sequentlearning.com _________________
> Account Manager: Technology Communications
Stanton Communications, The Holmes Report's 2003 Best Small
Agency, seeks a professional with a proven ability to develop
and retain media relationships, and can demonstrate success
preparing written materials such as by-lined articles and
speeches, and utilizing electronic tools for reaching the media.
A minimum of 3-5 years experience communicating about technology
products and services preferred. Agency experience a plus. Visit
http://www.stantoncomm.com
Send resumes to
pstanton@stantoncomm.com
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> Director of Marketing & Communications - Washington, DC
This emerging homeland security company that provides
products and services to first responders is looking for an
experienced professional to build its marketing and
communications capabilities. The position entails building the
brand of the corporate parent and working with its subsidiaries
to organize trade shows, advertising campaigns, public
relations, marketing materials, and events. A min. of 10 years
experience required with a strong background in developing,
executing, and managing marketing strategies. Send resumes to:
ldorrow@globalsecureholdings.com
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> Communications and Writing Services for Early-Stage Cos. -
DC Area
Exact Words provides experienced, affordable writing and
strategic PR services to growing tech companies and nonprofits -
Web site copy, press releases, case studies, bylined articles,
media/analyst relations and PR planning. Exact Words specializes
in helping organizations that are at critical stages in their
development and need reliable communications guidance to reach
target audiences effectively. Visit
http://www.exactwordsinc.com for more information. Send
inquiries to
sbeller@exactwordsinc.com
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> IT Perm and Contract Placement Services
Technical Staffing Solutions specializes in recruiting the
hard to find candidates with or without high level DoD security
clearances. We can provide your firm with solutions ranging from
1 permanent employee to a team of technical consultants for the
duration of your short or long term engagement. Send inquiries
to Skip Kearnes at
skearnes@techstaffsolutions.com or call 703-451-3882
for more information.
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> HireStrategy - Treasury Manager
Candidate will oversee a staff of two and will perform
servicing reports for 3 Lines of Credit, Cash allocations for
the lines of credit, forecast using a cash mgmt model, oversee
wire transfers/cash transfers, work with investment bankers and
deal teams, and handle business loan trusts. Qualified
candidates will have 4-7 years of exp. with an accounting
foundation. Financial services experience is preferred. Please
send resume to
mmolinas@hirestrategy.com or visit
http://www.hirestrategy.com/quicklinks/hire185.asp
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> Account Executive
Account Executive and Inside Sales position available for
highly motivated individuals with success selling software
development services to private sector customers. Since 1982,
Information Concepts (http://www.InfoConcepts.com) develops
fixed-price, custom web-based, mission critical, database
applications. Commissions based on gross sales with no limit on
commission earnings. Send resumes to
Resumes@InfoConcepts.com
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> Regional Manager, Business Development
New Business Sales Executive needed by a Web training company
located in Washington, DC. Successful candidate will have the
ability to prospect, propose and close training and consulting
solutions with Fortune 1000 and technology companies.
Requirements include professionalism, strong communications
skills, knowledge of the internet, and a successful track record
of exceeding sales objectives. Competitive base plus incentives
and benefits. Send resumes to
lgant@westlake.com
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> Director Business Development (DBD)
Major, Hagen & Africa is the world's largest attorney
recruiting firm with the top in-house and law firm placement
record globally. The DBD will be responsible for client sourcing
strategies and the relationship development process with C-level
executives, General Counsels, CFO's and VP's of HR. Minimum of
two years' consultative selling experience including knowledge
of the Bay Area business sectors, preferably within the
bio-tech/pharma industry; JD or advanced degree is a plus.
Submit resume and salary requirements. Send resumes to
jmckinlay@mhaglobal.com
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> Supplier Diversity Summit at SUPERCOMM 2004, June 21, Chicago,
IL
The Supplier Diversity Summit at SUPERCOMM 2004 in Chicago is a
forum for MWDVBEs and corporate supplier diversity teams to stay
current on the latest business, political, regulatory and
technical activities in the telecommunications industry. For more
information on the summit, visit
http://www.tiaonline.org/events/supplierdiv2004.cfm
Send inquiries to
lream@tiaonline.org
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