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Record Number of E-Books Sold in First Quarter, Up 46% Over 2003
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Chairman of Video Game Developer Midway Games Resigns
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Report: U.K. Boasts Nearly 4 Million Broadband Users
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Summer Movies Draw More Traffic to Movie Sites
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Briefly Noted: Michael Moore's
"Fahrenheit 9/11" - Web trailer, TiVo, Otterbox - iPod case,
Electronic Arts - "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,"
Gizmondo Europe - Indie Studios, Pop-up ad technology, Pirated
e-books
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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--Senior Financial Analyst
--Inside Sales Reps Needed
--Sr. Product Manager
--Federal Business Development
--IT Recruiter
--PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media Outlook
--Position Your Company for Success - with Technology PR Experts
--Innovative Technologies to Link Project
--Interoperability: Solutions and Best Practices, June 24 -
Orlando, FL
--Preserving the Benefits of Open Source While Managing Risks -
June 29
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o Record Number of E-Books Sold in
First Quarter, Up 46% Over 2003
Chicago -- Publishers report that a record 421,955 e-books were
sold in the first quarter of 2004, with units sold up 46% and
revenues up 28% over the same period a year ago, according to data
from the Open eBook Forum. "This quarter eBooks have hit a new high
mark for sales," said Open eBook Forum president Steve Potash. "eBooks
represent the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry."
The group also on Friday released its e-book bestseller list for the
month of May, with Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code topping the list
for the third straight month.
http://www.openebook.org
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o Chairman of
Video Game Developer Midway Games Resigns
Chicago -- Video game developer Midway Games announced on Friday
that company chairman Neil D. Nicastro will resign his position,
following the company's June 10 stockholder meeting. "I believe that
Midway is a tremendous company with a bright future, but for
personal and professional reasons the time has come for me to move
on," said Nicastro. Viacom chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone, also
Midway's largest shareholder, said a successor for Nicastro will be
named shortly following the stockholder meeting.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040604/45148_1.html
http://www.midway.com
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o Report: U.K.
Boasts Nearly 4 Million Broadband Users
London -- A report published this week by telecommunications
regulator Ofcom shows that, by the end of April, nearly 4 million
people in the U.K. had signed up for broadband Internet services,
with nearly1.54 million connections using cable and approximately
2.45 million having DSL. What's more, the report found that about
40,000 people have been signing up for broadband Internet services
every week, as consumers increasingly replace narrowband connections
with faster ones. Figures also show a growing trend among the
British of choosing the PC over the TV, as broadband Internet
services are currently the fastest-growing medium in the British
home. In fact, the average person in the U.K. uses the Internet for
more than 3.5 hours a day, but watches only 2.8 hours of TV, a 12%
decrease compared to last year.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S30E12978
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o Summer Movies
Draw More Traffic to Movie Sites
New York, N.Y. -- Internet traffic from home to movie sites jumped
during the week ending May 30, as surfers logged on for the start of
the summer movie blockbusters, according to new statistics from
Nielsen/NetRatings, a provider of Internet audience measurement
services. Traffic to MovieTickets.com surged 66% to 600,000 unique
visitors and traffic to the website for Twentieth Century Fox Film
jumped 26% to 372,000 unique visitors. Twentieth Century Fox's "The
Day After Tomorrow" opened last Friday. Other big winners were
Fandango (up 22%), Movies.com (up 10%) and Internet Movie Database
(up 7%). All five sites garnered more traffic last week as compared
to the same period last year. "With the summer movie season just
beginning, movie sites can expect to see more growth during the
coming months," said Kaizad Gotla, an Internet analyst with Nielsen/NetRatings.
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/pr/pr_040604.pdf
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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 Blosser - Of Counsel, Gray Cary
Pat Breslin - CEO,
Relatable
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
Allison Dollar - Co-President,
Interactive Television Alliance
Tim Dunne - VP, Digital Media,
Nextel Communications, Inc.
Gerald Gordon -
President & CEO, Fairfax County Economic Dev. Authority
Rags Gupta - COO, Live365
Stewart Halpern - Managing Dir., Digital Entertainment
Research, RBC Capital
Bill Holland - Washington Bureau Chief, Billboard Magazine
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
Mark Myers - Vice President of
Strategic Alliances, Convera
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)
Laurence Roth - VP, Mktg & Bus.
Dev./Co-Founder, Cinea (Dolby
Labs subsidiary)
Warren Schlichting - Vice President, New Business Strategy,
Comcast
Ned Sherman - CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire
Paul Sherman - President & Publisher, Tech Wire Media Group
Sherrese Smith - Assoc. Gen. Counsel,
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Yoav Tzruya - VP of Technologies &
Markets Strategy, Exent
Technologies
Debbie Weil - Publisher, WordBiz Report
Michael Weiss -
CEO, StreamCast Networks (owner, Morpheus P2P
software)
Gabe Zichermann - VP, Strategy & Communications, Trymedia
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: (Los Angeles)
Filmmaker Michael Moore debuted a trailer for his upcoming movie
"Fahrenheit 9/11" on the Web Thursday, but the trailer was
unavailable on Friday "due to overwhelming demand," according to a
note on Moore's website. The controversial politicized film, which
won the Palme d'Or at the recent Cannes Film Festival, will be
released on June 25 in the U.S. by IFC Films and Lions Gate Films.
http://www.fahrenheit911.com
http://www.michaelmoore.com
(Alviso, Calif.) TiVo, a provider of digital video recorder
services, announced on Friday that Eddy Hartenstein, vice chairman
of DirecTV, has resigned from the TiVo board of directors in order
to focus on his responsibilities to the satellite TV provider.
"While I regret that my other obligations prevent me from fulfilling
the duties of a TiVo Director, I look forward to continuing the
strong business relationship between DirecTV and TiVo," said
Hartenstein.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040604/sff022_1.html
http://www.tivo.com
(Fort Collins, Colo.) Otterbox, a developer of handheld device
accessories, announced on Friday the release of its oPod rugged
polycarbonate resin case for Apple's iPod digital music player. The
$49.95 product comes in five colors; the company also expects to
introduce a model for the iPod mini later in the year.
http://www.otterbox.com/product.cfm?product=168&code=NA
(Redwood City, Calif.) Game developer Electronic Arts on Friday
released its "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" title for
PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and the PC. The
game, based on the recently released movie and J.K. Rowling novel,
was developed by EA's U.K. Studio. It is the first third-party title
to utilize the EyeToy USB camera accessory for PlayStation 2,
enabling players to insert their own image into the game.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040604/45135_1.html
http://www.harrypotter.ea.com
(London) Handheld video game maker Gizmondo Europe said on Friday
that game developer Indie Studios will produce a second game for the
device that takes advantage of its GPS functionality. Unlike its
first title, "Colors," which was recently previewed at E3,
Stockholm-based Indie Studios says "City" will be shorter in
duration, enabling players to engage each other in brief challenges
when the game is released in the fourth quarter.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040604/lnf005_1.html
http://www.gizmondo.com
(San Francisco) CNET News.com on Friday reported on the state of
pop-up advertisements, the annoying yet effective ads that
automatically open new browser windows when a user visits a website.
Despite the growing prevalence of software that blocks pop-ups from
firms including Google, Yahoo, AOL, EarthLink and Microsoft -- which
an estimated 30% of Web surfers use -- advertising technology
developers are creating ways to work around the pop-up blocking
software. One technology already in use is the "floating" ad, which,
instead of opening a new browser window, uses dynamic HTML to
overlay an ad on top of website content that cannot be moved or
altered while the ad is being served.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M11F25A78
(New York) The New York Times recently reported on the market for
pirated e-books on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks and Internet
Relay Chat (IRC) networks. Unlike ripping a CD, to upload a book to
the Internet entails a cumbersome process that includes scanning
each page, running character-recognition software and proofreading.
U.K. Internet piracy tracker Envisional estimates that there are
25,000 to 30,000 pirated titles available, including everything from
"The Da Vinci Code" to "The South Beach Diet" to the latest Harry
Potter novels.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/03/technology/circuits/03book.html
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Classifieds: > Senior Financial Analyst
Online Resources, a leading provider of online banking to
financial institutions across the United States is looking for a
Sr. Financial Analyst to track & analyze monthly revenues &
expenses against budget; support management in the annual budget
process; review/report corporate performance metrics to Sr. Mgmt;
assist in the preparation of financial forecasts that will be
used by Sr. Mgmt to make strategic business decisions. Send
resumes to wnewman@orcc.com
Visit http://www.orcc.com
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> Inside Sales Reps Needed
Put the coffee down! If you know what this means and you are an
experienced inside sales rep, we should meet. We don't have the
Glengarry Leads, but we do have Aptela, a service that is
changing business communications, and has proven magnificently
saleable. We offer a compensation package that certainly beats a
set of steak knives. If you can close business over the phone,
please submit your resume to
sales@aptela.com No calls please. Heck, we may even buy you a
cup of coffee.
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> Sr. Product Manager
Responsibilities: Develop and drive the product vision, product
plans and product management framework for the ARC DC product
line. Lead the cross-functional product management team in the
mgmt of product portfolio analysis, product development and
release schedules and feature list mgmt. through all aspects of
the product planning process. Require: Min. 7 yrs in the airline
industry with exp. in: Product Mgmt or project mgmt in : Airline
Marketing, Sales, Revenue Mgmt, Pricing, or Finance. Strong
leadership and team building skills. Must have at least a BA/BS
in business or technical field. Send resumes to
jobs@arccorp.com
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> Federal Business Development
Successful candidates must possess 5 plus years in major account
sales of computer related systems or software of which 3 plus
years selling information technology services to corporate and
government clients. Salary to 90k plus 150 comp plan. MD, DC, VA.
Strong Federal Government Exp Clearance Pref. Send resumes to
mark@allandavidrecruiters.com
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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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> 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).
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> Position Your Company for Success - with Technology PR Experts
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Communications. We deliver compelling value in high tech PR with
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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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> Preserving the Benefits of Open Source While Managing Risks -
June 29
Open Source Risk Management, LLC presents, Preserving the
Benefits of Open Source While Managing Risks Seminar on June 29,
2004. Whether new to Open Source or an early adopter, gain
valuable knowledge to mitigate the risks of Open Source Software
while preserving its unique benefits. Get answers to these
questions and more: How should legal staff and developers work
together? What Best Practices should I consider adopting? What
does the current Open Source related litigation mean for my
company? To Register :
http://www.osriskmanagement.com/training.shtml For
more details:
training@osriskmanagement.com
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