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o State
Forces Closure of Game Developer Interplay's Offices
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Reuters: Apple to Launch iTunes Store in Europe Next Week
o U.K.
Telco BT to Launch Unprecedented Anti-Child-Porn Campaign
o Apple
Releases Wireless Music Streaming Device for iTunes
o BMG
Canada to Use SunnComm Copy-Protection on Commercial CDs
o Electronic Arts, Rhino Records
Partner on Video Game Soundtracks
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Briefly Noted: Universal
Studios - id Software's "Doom," RealNetworks - LUX Media 501, Cox -
SeaChange - HD ad insertion, Macrovision - DOCdata - Roadshow Films,
Fandango - "Harry Potter," OpenTV - StarHub, Creative - Zen Touch,
Sonos Digital Music System, AG Interactive - Russell Simmons, Atlas
Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA - Universal Music Group, m-Qube - g8wave,
Yahoo - "Lemonade Tycoon 2 New York Edition," Atari - "DRIV3R,"
Nintendo - "The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures," 2nd
International Piano-e-Competition
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--Interoperability: Solutions and Best Practices, June 24 -
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o State Forces Closure of Game
Developer Interplay's Offices
Irvine, Calif. -- The offices of video game developer Interplay
were shut down on Friday, after a visit from the California
Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement, which was investigating reports the company hadn't paid
employees for a month and had no workers' compensation insurance,
the Orange County Register reported. In addition to closing the
company's offices, the state also fined Interplay $79,000, or $1,000
for every employee on payroll. The company also faces eviction from
the facilities, where rent has not been paid since January. "The
company has not shut down. (The state) can't do that," Interplay CEO
Herve Caen told the OC Register. "It can only let me not let
employees work… I hope to have that (insurance) back by Monday or
Tuesday." Irvine, Calif.-based Interplay hired SG Capital in April
to help explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of
the company. The company's game titles include "Baldur's Gate" and
"Alone in the Dark."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T25A22088
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=pub&aid=3563
http://www.interplay.com
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o Reuters:
Apple to Launch iTunes Store in Europe Next Week
London -- Apple Computer will launch its iTunes online music
store in Europe next week, sources familiar with licensing
negotiations between Apple and record labels told Reuters. The
company said in a statement on Monday that it will host a press
conference in London on June 15, adding, "the biggest story in music
is about to get even bigger." Rival Napster recently launched its
digital music service in the U.K., where a total of 500,000
downloads have been sold collectively by various retailers so far
this year. Sony also plans to launch its new Connect song store in
the U.K. this month. Apple sold over 70 million songs through the
U.S. version of its iTunes Store, which launched a year ago.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C3B811088
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o U.K. Telco BT
to Launch Unprecedented Anti-Child-Porn Campaign
London -- In an unprecedented move in the Western hemisphere,
U.K.-based telecommunications giant BT Group recently announced that
it would begin to block all child pornography websites on the
Internet. The program, called Cleanfeed, was developed in
conjunction with the U.K. Home Office and is expected to be
operational by month's end, BT said. According to a report appearing
The Observer, BT chairman Christopher Bland, after facing enormous
pressure from both the British government and a number of U.K.-based
children charity groups, made the decision to implement what many
industry experts are deeming the largest censorship scheme of its
kind. A number of other U.K.-based Internet service providers
(ISPs), such as Energis and Thus, are also planning to implement
similar operations later this month, The Observer reported.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F15621F78
http://www.bt.com/index.jsp
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o Apple
Releases Wireless Music Streaming Device for iTunes
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple Computer on Monday introduced the AirPort
Express, a wireless base station that features audio outputs
enabling the device to stream music from a Mac or PC to any stereo
in the home. The $129 mobile 802.11g wireless router has a range of
150 feet, and uses new software from Apple called AirTunes to
automatically recognize speakers connected to the AirPort Express
and allow users to create a wireless music network through iTunes.
The product, which also performs such wireless router tasks as
printer and broadband account sharing, will begin shipping in July.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040607/sfm109_1.html
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o BMG Canada to
Use SunnComm Copy-Protection on Commercial CDs
Phoenix, Ariz. -- SunnComm Technologies, a provider of CD
copy-protection systems, announced on Monday that BMG Canada will
begin releasing commercial CD albums using SunnComm's MediaMax
copy-protection. The technology prevents the CD's tracks from being
uploaded to the Internet, while providing alternate digital versions
that may be played on a computer, and transferred to portable
devices, burned to CD or shared with friends in a limited manner.
"We have been testing MediaMax for several months and are extremely
pleased with SunnComm's focus on producing a technology that
protects the rights of content owners while allowing the consumer to
enjoy the flexibility of the digital space," said Norman Miller,
vice president of new media at BMG Canada.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040607/75430_1.html
http://www.sunncomm.com
http://www.bmg.com
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o Electronic
Arts, Rhino Records Partner on Video Game Soundtracks
Redwood City, Calif. -- Video game developer Electronic Arts
announced that it has partnered with record label Rhino Records to
provide catalog music for its EA Sports titles, including "Madden
NFL" and "NBA Live." The initiative, called "EA Sports Throwback
Trax Powered by Rhino," will result in songs from artists including
House of Pain, Faith No More, The Cure and The Jesus and Mary Chain
being featured in EA video game titles. "There is a lot of music we
have that we think is completely relevant to today, and a lot of
kids that will be playing these games will hopefully get turned on
to music from the past that does not sound like their father's
music," David Dorn, senior VP of new media strategy for Rhino, told
Billboard.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q4CB22088
http://www.ea.com
http://www.rhino.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
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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
Jody Brannon - Executive Producer, USAToday.com
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
Chris Haines - Managing Editor, USNews.com, U.S. News &
World Report
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
Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
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
Stephen Warley - General Manager,
TVSpy (a Vault
service)
Debbie Weil - Publisher, WordBiz Report
Michael Weiss -
CEO, StreamCast Networks (owner, Morpheus P2P
software)
Gabe Zichermann - VP, Strategy & Communications, Trymedia
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o Briefly Noted: (Los Angeles)
Warner Bros. has lost the rights to develop a movie based on game
developer id Software's popular "Doom" game franchise, according to
published reports. Warner reportedly made no progress on production
in 15 months, enabling id to shop the franchise to other studios.
Universal Studios is now reportedly backing the project, with
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and John Wells as producers and music video
director Enda McCallion as director. Austin-based id is slated to
release its "Doom III" title later this summer.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=new&aid=3566
http://www.idsoftware.com
http://www.doom3.com
(Seattle) RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery
technologies, announced on Monday an agreement with LUX Media 501
that will see the company take over operations of RealNetworks'
RealImpact business, which provides technology and consulting
services to non-profits. Clients using the service including the
AFL-CIO, Amnesty International, the ACLU and The Humane Society.
Under the terms, the service will continue to run on RealNetworks
technology, with the company retaining an option to acquire a
minority equity interest in LUX Media 501.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040607/sfm021_1.html
http://www.realimpact.net
http://www.luxmedia501.com
(Atlanta) Cable TV operator Cox Communications announced on
Monday that it was the first provider to begin inserting local
advertisements into its high-definition (HDTV) programming feeds.
The company is using Massachusetts-based SeaChange's digital ad
insertion technology to deliver local ads to its ESPN HD viewers in
Rhode Island. "Cox and SeaChange have again carried local cable
advertising forward to derive maximum value from digital programming
and give advertisers even more marketing power through cable," said
Jeff Siegel, vice president of affiliate advertising sales,
marketing and new business for ESPN.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040607/75582_1.html
http://www.cox.com
http://www.schange.com
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Macrovision, a provider of copy-protection
for CDs, DVDs and other media, announced on Monday that U.K. CD
replicator DOCdata has licensed its anti-piracy technologies to
offer to DOCdata customers in the music and film industries, which
annually produce over 200 million discs. Santa Clara, Calif.-based
Macrovision also said on Monday that Roadshow Films has signed a
multi-year agreement to use Macrovision technology to protect its
DVD and VHS releases. The company holds the rights to distribute
films from Village Roadshow, Warner Bros., New Line and other
studios in Australia and New Zealand.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040607/75799_1.html
http://www.macrovision.com
http://www.docdata.co.uk
http://www.villageroadshow.com.au
(Hollywood) Fandango, a provider of online advance movie ticket
sales, said on Monday that the company sold an estimated 8% of the
total tickets sold for the opening weekend of "Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban." Hollywood-based Fandango reports that it sold
$7.6 million in advance tickets for the film online.
http://www.fandango.com
(San Francisco) OpenTV, a provider of interactive TV software and
services, announced on Monday that StarHub Cable Vision is using
OpenTV technology to launch its digital cable service in Singapore.
StarHub's 380,000 analog customers will be encouraged to migrate to
the new service, which will offer virtual channels, enhanced
broadcasts, online shopping and games.
http://www.starhub.com.sg
http://www.opentv.com
(Milpitas, Calif.) Consumer electronics firm Creative on Monday
introduced its Zen Touch, a 20GB digital music player featuring a
1.8-inch hard drive and three times the battery life of a comparable
Apple iPod, the company said. The $269 player, which features a new
touch pad interface and includes support for subscription services
through the latest version of Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights
Management, is slated to ship later this month.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?U27612088
http://www.creative.com
(Carlsbad, Calif.) Digital audio developer Sonos on Monday
introduced its Sonos Digital Music System, a wireless home digital
music system. The system is comprised of a $499 ZonePlayer, a
networked audio player capable of serving multiple music streams to
different rooms, and $399 Controllers -- full-color LCD screens that
can control the output of the ZonePlayer from any room. Santa
Barbara, Calif.-based Sonos said the system will ship in the fall.
http://www.sonos.com
(Cleveland) Wireless entertainment publisher AG Interactive, a
unit of American Greetings, said on Monday it has partnered with Def
Jam label founder Russell Simmons to create a wireless urban content
offering. The companies will jointly develop and distribute the Def
Jam Mobile service, offering content including music, video and
games.
http://corporate.americangreetings.com
http://www.defjam.com
(San Diego) Atlas Mobile, a provider of mobile multiplayer skill
game tournaments, announced on Monday that, since launching on
Verizon Wireless' Get It Now service five months ago, it has logged
over 4 million multiplayer games. The $2.99 per month service lets
users compete against one another in games like "Tetris" for cash
and prizes.
http://www.atlas-mobile.com
(Warren, N.J.) Wireless carrier Virgin Mobile USA said on Monday
that it partnered with Universal Music Group to offer limited
exclusive master recording ("Superphonic") ringtones from Detroit
band D12 to its customers.
http://www.virginmobileusa.com
(Boston) M-Qube, a provider of wireless applications, said on
Monday that it has partnered with g8wave, a U.K. provider of mobile
entertainment services, to offer the company's premium mobile
applications to U.S. and Canadian wireless customers. The first
service to be ported will be g8wave's European mobile dating
application, txt2flrt, an anonymous text chat application for
adults.
http://www.m-qube.com
http://www.g8wave.com
http://www.txt2flrt.com
(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Yahoo said on Monday that it will offer an
exclusive preview of video game publisher Hexacto's "Lemonade Tycoon
2 New York Edition" on Yahoo Games, for three months before the
game's official release.
http://www.hexacto.com
http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=lemonadetycoon2
(Los Angeles) Video game publisher Atari announced on Monday that
its anticipated "DRIV3R" title for Xbox and PlayStation 2 has gone
gold, and will be available in North America on June 21 and in
Europe and Australia on June 22. Developed by U.K.-based Reflections
Interactive, the game is the third installment in a franchise that
has to date sold over 12 million units worldwide.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040607/75757_1.html
http://www.reflectionsinteractive.com
http://www.driv3r.com
(Redmond, Wash.) Nintendo of America on Monday announced the
release of its "The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures," the
first multiplayer Zelda title for Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo's
Zelda franchise has sold over 42 million units since its inception.
http://www.nintendo.com
(Minneapoils) Organizers of the second International
Piano-e-Competition announced on Monday that 18-year-old Chinese
native Jie Chen won top prize at this year's competition in
Minneapolis. The competition uses Yamaha's Disklavier piano to
record and transmit qualifying round performances from four cities
over the Internet to Minneapolis, where a panel of judges views the
performances note-by-note on another Yamaha Disklavier piano and
accompanying video screen.
http://www.piano-e-competition.com
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Classifieds: > Web Project Manager
Redmon Group is seeking to fill a PM position that will be
responsible for the hands-on project management of Redmon
technology solutions such as: Web sites, transportation
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development skills and management experience. Clients include:
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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
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> Federal Business Development
Successful candidates must possess 5 plus years in major account
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> Preserving the Benefits of Open Source While Managing Risks -
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Open Source Risk Management, LLC presents, Preserving the
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