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Monster.com Buys Social Networking Service Tickle for $54 Million
o Clear
Channel Acquires Patent for Selling Instant Live Concert CDs
o Sony
Plans Networked TV Using New "Cell" PlayStation Processor
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Loudeye P2P Anti-Piracy Service "Guarantees" 99% Effectiveness
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Briefly Noted: Blockbuster
Movie Pass, Sonic Solutions - Toshiba, Disney's Toontown Online -
U.K., Microspace - DreamWorks, MySpace Music, AudioAudit - Shazam,
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Xbox - Japanese porn star, Electronic
Arts - "The Sims Mega Deluxe," SNK NEOGEO USA, Elkware - "The
X-Files," JKRowling.com, Christian music file-swappers
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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--Tech/Marketing Writing For
Advanced Technologies - DC, MD, Nationwide
--Federal Government Account Executive
--IT Recruiter
--Technical Recruiter
--Project Manager
--PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media Outlook
--Senior Director - Corporate Communications
--Internet Marketing Manager
--Supplier Diversity Summit at SUPERCOMM 2004, June 21, Chicago,
IL
--Interoperability: Solutions and Best Practices, June 24 -
Orlando, FL
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o Monster.com Buys Social Networking
Service Tickle for $54 Million
San Francisco -- The parent company of online jobs site
Monster.com announced that it has acquired Tickle, the San
Francisco-based provider of a social networking service with 18
million members, for $53.9 million in cash and stock. Unlike other
social networking sites such as Friendster, Tickle (formerly Emode)
offers IQ and personality tests designed to better match users up
with friends and potential mates. The company's career assessment
tests will be integrated into those offered to job seekers on
Monster.com.
http://www.monsterworldwide.com
http://www.tickle.com
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o Clear Channel
Acquires Patent for Selling Instant Live Concert CDs
New York -- Clear Channel Entertainment has purchased a patent it
says gives it the exclusive right to record and sell live concert
CDs direct from venues, Rolling Stone reported. New York-based
DiscLive, which was recently acquired by Immediatek, estimated it
would gross $500,000 this spring from selling live concert CDs from
bands like The Pixies, Billy Idol and the Allman Brothers. The
service includes a mobile recording and CD burning studio that can
churn out finished discs for fans to pre-order online and pick up at
the venue after the concert. Clear Channel, which operates a similar
service called Instant Live, purchased the patent for DiscLive's
technology from its inventors, and believes that it covers not only
Clear Channel's 130 owned venues, but all U.S. venues as well. The
company has granted one-dollar licenses of the patent to some
smaller bands that want to record and sell CDs of their shows, but
told The Pixies that they may no longer sell their concert CDs
direct from venues. "We want to be artist-friendly," Steve Simon,
Clear Channel's director of Instant Live, told Rolling Stone. "But
it is a business, and it's not going to be 'we have the patent, now
everybody can use it for free.'"
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D17825568
http://www.clearchannel.com
http://www.instantliveconcerts.com
http://www.disclive.com
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Sony Plans Networked TV Using New "Cell" PlayStation Processor
Tokyo -- Sony announced on Tuesday that it plans to sell a
networked broadband television in 2006 that will utilize the same
"Cell" processor currently in development for use in the next
generation of its PlayStation video game console, Reuters reported,
citing an interview in Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Sony said the
Cell processor, which will be up to ten times more powerful than
standard chips, will begin a test production in early 2005. Sony has
committed $4.4 billion through 2007 to develop the Cell, along with
partners IBM and Toshiba.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N2ED31568
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o Loudeye P2P
Anti-Piracy Service "Guarantees" 99% Effectiveness
Seattle -- Loudeye Technologies, a provider of streaming song
samples and other digital media services, on Tuesday announced a
service that guarantees 99% effectiveness in blocking copyrighted
content from being traded on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The
anti-piracy service level agreement is being offered to the music,
movie, video game and software industries. The technology comes out
of Seattle-based Loudeye's March acquisition of Overpeer, a provider
of digital media data mining, anti-piracy and promotional solutions.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040525/sftu061_1.html
http://www.loudeye.com
http://www.overpeer.com
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> DMW Events:
Washington
Digital Media
Conference
June 18,
2004
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Washington, DC
Register online or by Phone
www.digitalmediaconference.com
323-822-0936
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Caroline Little - CEO,
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Doug
Lowenstein - President, Entertainment Software Association
Mitch Glazier - SVP,
Gov. Relations & Legislative Counsel, RIAA
FEATURED SPEAKERS
William Allman - SVP & GM,
Interactive New Media, Discovery Networks
Aileen Atkins - SVP, Business Affairs, Napster
Larry A. Blosser - Of Counsel, Gray Cary
Jeff Briggs - Founder, President & CEO, Firaxis Games
Matt Bromberg - Vice President & GM, AOL Games
Jeffrey Bronikowski - Vice President, eLabs, Universal
Music Group
Ron Chaimowitz - President & CEO, PlayTV Inc.
David Del
Beccaro - President & CEO,
Music Choice
Tim Dunne - VP, Digital Media,
Nextel Communications, Inc.
Rags Gupta - COO, Live365
Stewart Halpern - Managing Dir., Digital Entertainment
Research, RBC Capital
Mark Jacobs - CEO, Mythic Entertainment
Marc Juris - President, Fuse (a subsidiary of
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC)
Scott Kauffman - CEO, MusicNow
Kevin Lapidus - General Counsel,
YellowBrix, Inc.
David Leibowitz - Managing Partner, CH Potomac
Lon Levin - SVP, Regulatory Affairs,
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.
David Levine - CEO, Butterfly.net
David Lipsey - VP, Media & Entertainment, Artesia
Karen Litsinger - VP & Associate
General Counsel, America Online, Inc.
Lydia Loizides - Analyst,
Media & Ent., Ziff Brothers Investments
Adrian McAloon - Director of Marketing, Ztango
Chris McAndrews - SVP & General Manager,
Nationalgeographic.com
Patrick McQuown - President, Proteus
David Oxenford - Partner, Shaw Pittman
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director, Digital Media
Association
Larry Rebich - VP of Program
Acquisition & Market Dev., SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Wayne Rosso - CEO, Optisoft, SL (former President of
Grokster)
Ned Sherman - CEO, Digital Media Wire
Paul Sherman - Publisher, Tech Wire Media Group
Sherrese Smith - Assoc. Gen. Counsel,
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Gabe Zichermann - VP, Strategy & Communications, Trymedia
more to come...
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
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
conferences, please contact Tinzar Than, VP, Marketing & Events,
Digital Media Wire, Inc. at:
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.
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o Briefly Noted: (Dallas)
Video rental giant Blockbuster on Tuesday announced the national
launch of a monthly subscription service, which allows users to rent
as many movie or video game titles as they like, and keep two or
three titles as long as they want with no late fees. Unlike online
DVD rental service Netflix, Blockbuster Movie Pass subscribers must
rent and return their movies to a store, rather than through the
mail. The service will cost $24.99 to keep two movies at a time,
$29.99 for three movies at a time, and $19.99 for one video game at
a time.
http://www.blockbuster.com/bb/article/details/0,7413,ART-1556,00.html
(Novato, Calif.) Sonic Solutions, a provider of DVD and CD
creation software, announced on Tuesday that PC maker Toshiba will
bundle Sonic's software on its entire line of PCs worldwide. Novato,
Calif.-bases Sonic Solutions' technology has also been licensed by
Microsoft, Sony and Adobe.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040525/255343_1.html
http://www.sonic.com
(North Hollywood, Calif.) Walt Disney Internet Group announced on
Tuesday the U.K. launch of its Toontown Online kids game. The
massively multiplayer online PC title launched in the U.S. in June
2003, and earlier this year in Japan.
http://www.disney.co.uk/toontown
(Raleigh, N.C.) Microspace Communications, a provider of
point-to-multipoint satellite content delivery services, announced
on Tuesday the completion of a successful trial of its digital
cinema pilot program with film studio DreamWorks. The company
delivered "Shrek 2" to Galaxy Cinemas in Waterloo, Ontario, and said
the next phase of its program will be to gradually increase the
number of theaters equipped to receive its service.
http://www.microspace.com
(Los Angeles) Social networking site MySpace.com on Tuesday
launched a new music service, MySpace Music, which lets bands create
their own profiles and post up to four MP3s. The band sites will be
accessible by MySpace.com's 2 million users.
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music
(Paramus, N.J.) AudioAudit, a provider of broadcast advertising
verification services, said on Tuesday it is expanding into the
music industry through a partnership with U.K.-based Shazam, a
mobile music recognition provider. Under the terms, New Jersey-based
AudioAudit will apply its analytic technology to non-featured and
background music detections captured by Shazam in TV commercials,
programming and other media featuring background music.
http://www.shazamentertainment.com
http://www.audioaudit.com
(New York) Publisher McGraw-Hill Higher Education said on Tuesday
that it is offering 900 e-textbooks at significantly reduced prices
to promote its Primis Online e-textbook retail service. The service,
which also offers over 9,000 case studies and 5,000 readings and
articles in digital format, said the titles offer up to 50% savings
over print versions.
http://www.mhhe.com/primis/online
(London) In another effort to promote its Xbox console, which has
struggled in the Japanese market, Microsoft is launching an Xbox
program on satellite TV that will be co-hosted by a Japanese soft
porn star, GamesIndustry.biz reported. Eri Kitajima will be featured
on the program, which will focus on games and Xbox Live and be
offered on Channel BB through SkyPerfect TV.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=new&aid=3519
(Redwood City, Calif.) Game developer Electronic Arts on Tuesday
shipped its "The Sims Mega Deluxe" PC title to retailers. The
release combines the original "The Sims" title with three expansion
packs -- "Hot Date," "Livin' Large" and "House Party" -- and
includes The Sims Creator, a customization tool for creating Sim
characters.
http://www.ea.com
http://www.thesims.com
(Wall, N.J.) SNK NEOGEO USA, the U.S. arm of the Japanese video
game publisher, on Tuesday shipped the Xbox version of its "Metal
Slug 3" title, which supports online play through Xbox Live, to
North American retailers.
http://www.snkneogeousa.com
(New York) Mobile game developer Elkware said on Tuesday that it
has secured a license from Twentieth Century Fox Licensing to create
games based on the TV series, "The X-Files."
http://www.elkware.com
(London) JK Rowling, author of the best-selling "Harry Potter"
novels, has launched a website for her fans that received 17 million
hits in its first week, the BBC reported. "This is where I can tell
the truth about rumours or news stories, where I can share extra
information I have not put in the books, where I can give hints and
clues about what is going to happen to Harry Potter," said Rowling.
The site's launch coincides with the premiere of "Harry Potter and
the Prisoner of Azkaban" in theaters.
http://books.guardian.co.uk/harrypotter/story/0,10761,1223518,00.html
http://www.jkrowling.com
(San Francisco) Online magazine Salon.com on Tuesday reported on
the seeming contradiction of Christian music file-swappers, citing a
survey that found 77%-81% of teens who listened to Christian music
had engaged in music piracy in the last six months. "I think that we
perhaps naively hoped that the Christian teens would have been
taking the moral high road," John W. Styll, president of the Gospel
Music Association, told Salon.com. "Among teens, they just don't see
it as a moral issue. Ninety percent of them don't see illegal
downloading as wrong. It may be illegal, but everyone is doing it."
The article also noted that the desire to "spread the teachings"
contained in these songs could account for some of the discrepancy
in morality.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/25/christian_pirates/index.html
http://www.cmta.com/antipiracy.htm
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Classifieds:
>Tech/Marketing Writing For
Advanced Technologies - DC, MD, Nationwide
Oppenheimer Communications
documents/markets new hardware and software, including user
interfaces and internal system design (APIs, communications
protocols, register control in ASICs). Users guides, reference
manuals, online help, design/functional specs, white papers, data
sheets, product briefs. For both instruction and sales,
Oppenheimer Communications can craft the ideas and images that
inform and persuade. Visit www.OpComm.com. Contact Info: Contact
Steven@OpComm.com or call 301 468-9233
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Federal Government Account Executive
Burton Group is seeking a Federal Government Account Executive to
sell services to the US federal government. The ideal candidate
will be in the greater DC area and be able to work out of a home
office. Requirements: Min 5 plus yrs proven consultative outside
sales experience in high technology to federal gov't agencies.
Excellent new business prospecting skills and ethic, strong oral
& written communication skills. Excellent compensation package
with full benefits and stock options. Send resumes to Sarah
Buehler, Director, Human Resources at sbuehler@burtongroup.com or
fax to (801) 566-3611. Burton Group is an EOE.
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> IT Recruiter
Our client is a $1 Billion IT consulting firm with local offices
in Tysons Corner, VA. Seeking an IT recruiter to help scout
talent for open IT requirements. 2-3 yrs of IT recruiting
experience is desired but not required. 1-5 years of some type of
recruiting experience is required, can be from contract or perm,
IT or Acctg/Fin, or any professional level placements. Must have
agency experience, comp is half base half commissions. Send
resumes to
brock_boyd@cmicareers.com
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> Technical Recruiter
ProLink is seeking energetic Technical Recruiters with past exp.
sourcing, screening & qualifying IT professionals. Min. 3 plus
yrs of recruiting exp. using Internet recruiting tools,
networking & direct headhunting skills; Proven track record
recruiting from the systems integration consulting industry and
through your established network; Effective negotiation and
closing skills. EOE offering a competitive compensation and
benefit package. Send resumes to
resumes@prolinkservices.com
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> Project Manager
The SAVVIS Project Manager is responsible for managing the
client relationship with respect to all aspects of service
delivery. Key qualifications include 2-4 years of working
experience in Project and/or Program Management position with
demonstrated evidence of ability to manage large projects.
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience Technical
Certification (PMP, CCNA, MCP, CISSP) desirable. Please send
resumes to amiller@savvis.net
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> PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media Outlook
Purchase the book every entertainment and media executive must
have. The PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media
Outlook: 2003-2007 analyzes key trends and forecasts spending in
the U.S. and Canada across 14 industry segments, including a
Global Overview that forecasts spending and analyzes trends
worldwide (also sold separately).
More
Information
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> 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
You 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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> 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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> Interoperability: Solutions and Best Practices, June 24 -
Orlando, FL
Are you trying to reach the first responders marketplace?
Showcase your Interoperability solution to potential buyers,
Government Procurement /Acquisition officials, at this event.
Dereck Orr, Chief of Staff for the SAFECOM project, DHS and Gary
Rogers, Program Manager, DHS - ODP will keynote. Register at
http://www.aeanet.org/events/fljs_tdc062404.asp Send
inquiries to
jennifer_gabriel@aeanet.org
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