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o InterActiveCorp Sells Stake in Vivendi to NBC Universal for $3.4 Billion
o U.S. Independent Record Labels Form New Trade Group
o Toshiba Perfects Recordable HD DVD Discs, Ends Talks With Sony
o Report: Apple to Launch iTunes Store in Japan in August
o Disney Acquires U.K. Interactive TV Games Maker Minds Eye Productions
o TiVo, Microsoft Enable TV Show Transfer to Portable Media Centers

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

> Featured Advertisement:
--PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008 
 

o Briefly Noted: AOL Yellow Pages, Def Jam Mobile, Overpeer - anti-piracy patent, Fandango - IMAX, XM Satellite Radio - Bonnaroo festival, Boonty, "PlayStation Porn-Able"
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--Sales Manager
--Digital Music Counsel
--Vice President/Media Director
--Sr. Product Manager
--Internal Communications/ Strategic HR Consultant
--Channel Sales Director
--IT Solutions and Services Sales - Financial/Insurance Vertical
--Information Architect
--Senior Java Developer
--Systems Engineer
--Sr. J2EE Developer
--Director, IT Planning and Program Management - Biotech
--Telecommunications Marketing Associate
--Strategic Communications Group Offers Blog Relations Counsel
--iPath Technologies, Inc. Adds Juniper Netscreen Training to Curriculum
 


o InterActiveCorp Sells Stake in Vivendi to NBC Universal for $3.4 Billion

New York -- InterActiveCorp/IAC, the company run by media tycoon Barry Diller that owns Ask Jeeves, Citysearch, Ticketmaster and other firms, announced on Wednesday that it will sell its 5.4% stake in Vivendi Universal Entertainment to NBC Universal for $3.4 billion. The deal effectively ends a long-running legal dispute between Diller and Vivendi executives, over tax issues stemming from the companies' connections to one another. "We have put a definite end to any kind of relationship between Vivendi Universal Entertainment and Barry Diller's company InterActive," said Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy. As part of the deal, IAC will receive $100 million in advertising for its companies across NBC Universal's networks over the next three years. IAC said it will come out of the deal with an after-tax gain of approximately $330 million.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050608/76288.html?.v=1 
http://tinyurl.com/dw7gx 
http://iac.com 
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o U.S. Independent Record Labels Form New Trade Group

New York -- A consortium of U.S. independent record labels has joined together to form the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), a trade group that aims to "promote the significant market share of its combined membership," and "urge government and business to support fair trade practices, including equal access to the media and the marketplace, on par with the largest companies in the industry." Some 125 record labels are now members of A2IM. Noting that over 30% of Internet radio play is derived from independent label artists, Steve Gottlieb, CEO of TVT Records and an A2IM board member, told CNET News.com: "Manufactured pop culture is disintegrating before your eyes as the Net takes hold, but some of these institutional biases hold on and continue into new media … Any arrangement that treats music differently by virtue of it being owned by multinationals is not a good strategy and is doomed to fail."
http://www.tvtrecords.com/aaim 
http://tinyurl.com/aw5vm 
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o Toshiba Perfects Recordable HD DVD Discs, Ends Talks With Sony

Tokyo -- Japanese consumer electronics firm Toshiba announced on Wednesday that it has developed a recordable disc for its next-generation, high-capacity DVD format, called HD DVD. A group of four disc makers -- including Hitachi Maxell and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media/Verbatim -- has successfully tested mass production lines for the 15GB write-once discs, which utilize a new organic dye specifically developed for blue-laser applications. Toshiba is in competition for the lead in next-generation DVD with Sony, which developed the rival Blu-ray disc format. The two companies had been in negotiations to potentially avoid a "format war" like the one seen between the competing Beta and VHS videocassette formats in the 1980s, but Toshiba said on Wednesday it doesn't plan to resuscitate the stalled talks. "We won't talk from our side," Toshiba corporate senior vice president Yoshihide Fujii told MarketWatch. Toshiba and partners plan to begin shipping HD DVD players in the fall, with HD DVD recorders to follow in the spring of 2006.
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2005_06/pr0801.htm 
http://tinyurl.com/8cl4n 
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o Report: Apple to Launch iTunes Store in Japan in August

Tokyo -- Apple Computer plans to launch an iTunes Music Store in Japan in August, Reuters reported, citing a report in the Japanese Nihon Keizai newspaper. While major record label Sony Music Entertainment has yet to agree to licensing terms for including its songs on the service, other labels including Avex Group, Columbia Music Entertainment and Toshiba-EMI have signed on. Apple plans to offer between 500,000 and 1 million songs on the service, for about $1.40 per song -- below the $1.95 Sony currently charges at its Mora Japanese download store, which offers 200,000 songs.
http://tinyurl.com/8ywfc 
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o Disney Acquires U.K. Interactive TV Games Maker Minds Eye Productions

North Hollywood, Calif. -- Walt Disney Internet Group announced on Wednesday that it has acquired U.K.-based Minds Eye Productions, a developer of interactive TV games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, Minds Eye has created interactive TV versions of "Monopoly" and "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," in addition to the Disney-branded interactive TV games available on the "Disney Channel Play" channel on U.K. satellite TV service Sky. Minds Eye will maintain its 20-person staff and current offices in Milton Keynes. "This acquisition allows us to build on our successful Disney branded iTV game service and shows our commitment to this market," said Mark Handler, executive vice president and managing director, Walt Disney Internet Group International.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050608/85463.html 
http://www.minds-eye.net 
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o TiVo, Microsoft Enable TV Show Transfer to Portable Media Centers

Dallas -- TiVo and Microsoft on Wednesday announced an upgrade to the TiVoToGo service, enabling users to transfer TV shows recorded on a TiVo onto a Windows Mobile-based portable device, like a smartphone or Portable Media Center. TiVo owners could already transfer recorded shows to a Windows XP-based laptop or PC; the new feature now allows them to further transfer shows from a Windows-based computer to the portable, Windows Mobile-based devices. Manufacturers including Dell, HP and Samsung have rolled out Portable Media Centers, which cost around $500 and can store and playback audio, video and photos.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050608/sfw054.html 
http://tinyurl.com/cchrw 
http://www.tivo.com/TVtogo 

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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:

(Dulles, Va.) America Online said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal to integrate advertiser listings from YellowPages.com, SBC SMARTpages.com and BellSouth RealPages.com onto its own service. The deal will bring a wider audience to advertisers, as well as greatly increase the number of listings on the AOL Yellow Pages product, which is carried across AOL's subscription service, as well as AOL.com, and the Netscape and CompuServe services. AOL called local search a "key growth sector" for Internet companies, quoting a study by The Kelsey Group estimating that 70% of U.S. households use the Internet as an information source when shopping locally for products and services.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F2E05193B 

(Los Angeles) Def Jam Enterprises, an off-shoot of Russell Simmons' hip-hop record label, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with mobile entertainment publisher AG Interactive to create a suite of mobile content for Qualcomm's BREW platform. Def Jam Mobile will feature a hip-hop news service, games and a variety of animated greetings and ringtones, ranging from celebrity voice tones to Sportz Tonez -- which emulate the actual sounds of the game of basketball.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050608/clw010.html
http://www.interactive.ag.com
http://www.defjammobile.com

(Seattle) Overpeer, a unit of digital media services provider Loudeye that develops peer-to-peer anti-piracy technologies, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a patent for technology used to "spoof" media files on file-sharing networks from the University of Tulsa. "The technology covered by this patent can impair the ability of peer-to-peer users from illegitimately acquiring copyrighted files," the company said. Record labels and movie studios have used Overpeer's services to deter copyright infringement; Overpeer seeds file-sharing networks with "spoof" files of actual songs or movies that are fake, or in some instances, contain copyright infringement warnings.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050608/sfw030.html
http://www.overpeer.com

(Los Angeles) Fandango, a provider of advance online movie ticket sales, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with large-format film exhibitor IMAX, to launch a co-branded portal that will provide showtimes and advance ticket sales for IMAX theaters.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050608/law034.html
http://www.fandango.com/imax

(Washington) XM Satellite Radio, a provider of subscription radio programming, announced on Wednesday that it will broadcast live performances from this year's Bonnaroo music festival, taking place from June 10-12 in Manchester, Tennessee. Scheduled performers this year include the Dave Matthews Band, the Allman Brothers Band, Herbie Hancock and Iron & Wine.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050608/dcw025.html
http://www.bonnaroo.com 

(New York) Video game distributor Boonty on Wednesday launched a new application, BoontyBox, which aims to simplify the downloading and playing of PC game downloads. The jukebox-style software organizes both downloaded games and titles purchased on CD-ROM. New York-based Boonty said it will distribute the BoontyBox application through its partner network of over 90 ISPs, portals and PC makers.
http://www.boonty.com 

(San Francisco) Wired News on Wednesday reported on the upcoming Japanese release of adult videos on Universal Media Disc (UMD), Sony's disc format for its PSP handheld game device. The videos, officially licensed by Sony, are distributed by producers including Glay'z and hmp, and will sell for between $18 and $35. Titles slated for release include "Big-Breasted Nurse Mitsu Amai" and "Lolita Pick-Up Special 5." The article notes that even though UMD releases such as "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" and "House of Flying Daggers" have each sold more than 100,000 units in the U.S., "it's unlikely we'll see porn with the PSP logo in the states."
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,67759,00.html
http://www.hmp.jp
http://www.glayz.co.jp/glayz.html

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> Sales Manager

Muze Inc. offers an exciting career opportunity to sell products and services, and manage a growing sales staff for this industry leader in entertainment product information and e-commerce services. This high visibility position is responsible for identifying and negotiating customer and business relationships with an emphasis on e-commerce, data licensing and consultative sales. Position is also responsible for managing and mentoring the sales team, including hiring and training, sales forecasting and territory plans. Successful candidates must have 5-7 years sales and sales mgnt experience, preferably in the e-commerce, internet, cable, communications or home entertainment media industries. BA in a related field, excellent sales, presentation and interpersonal skills required. This position reports to the SVP of Sales & Client Services offers competitive salary and benefits in a casual Soho setting.  Please forward confidential resume & salary history to:
Humanresource@muze.com, fax # 212/824-0422. www.muze.com.
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> Digital Music Counsel

RealNetworks is seeking a lawyer to focus on its digital music business, including Rhapsody, RealPlayer Store, RadioPass, RollingStone.com and mobile music services. Duties include negotiating and drafting content licensing agreements with record labels and music publishers & distribution, marketing and promotion agreements with broadband service providers, websites, etc. Candidate must have IP background, JD w/ 5-8 years legal exp., pref in new media licensing, admission to at least one state bar.  Apply on-line at www.real.com
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> Vice President/Media Director - Boston

Our client, one of the top interactive and analytical data marketing firms in their space, is searching for a Vice President / Media Director. Candidates should have at least 10 years of strategic media planning experience, large team management and strong client relationship building experience. P&L responsibility along with new business media lead pitch & win experience is required. The client will pay for full relocation for the right candidate. Reports to EVP/ Media. Boston. Requires relocation to Boston. Send resumes to dhonig@market- search.net
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> Sr. Product Manager - Walnut Creek

The Product Manager is the worldwide owner of assigned products throughout the product life cycle, including market analysis, definition of feature requirements, product positioning, competitive analysis, partner identification, and product launch. Require: 5 years enterprise software or hardware appliance product mgmt, understanding of IT environments in general and network troubleshooting in particular, strong communication and writing skills, strong strategic and analytical skills, ability to work in and foster a collaborative team, BS/BA required, MS/MBA preferred. Visit http://www.wildpackets.com Send resumes to hr2005@wildpackets.com
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> Internal Communications/ Strategic HR Consultant

Innovative and fast-growing strategic communications firm is seeking an exceptional internal communications Campaign Director responsible for the strategy and day-to-day execution of high-visibility communication projects. Contract Position. Min 3 to 5 years internal communications exp. Organizational development, change mgmt, and HR exp. Branding and communications design exp. Project mgmt exp. with emphasis on delivering projects on-time and on budget. Willingness to travel throughout US and Europe, possibly as much as 50 percent of the time. Highly motivated, dynamic personality. Send resumes to jobs@bonfiresf.com Visit http://www.bonfirecommunications.com
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> Channel Sales Director

ExtenDB is searching for a Channel Sales Director to be responsible for developing and implementing partner strategies to grow company revenue through resellers, system integrators, and technology partners. The ideal candidate has experience in channel management or business development within the Business Intelligence or database markets. About us: ExtenDB leverages open source and commodity computing to offer exceptional value for BI solutions. Send resumes to jobs@extendb.com
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> IT Solutions and Services Sales - Financial/Insurance Vertical

Software AG seeks an Account Executive to sell IT Solutions and Professional Services in the New York City/NJ/Philadelphia area. Qualified candidates will have previous experience selling Integration/middleware solutions and Services within Insurance and Financial Services companies. Familiarity with XML and integration platforms essential. Visit http://www.softwareagusa.com/ or email resume to kim.burger@softwareagusa.com
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> Information Architect

This exciting role is an opportunity for a seasoned Application Developer with Java and Websphere experience. Must have five or more years exp. in systems engineering with a large business enterprise with revenues of $100 million reqd. Candidate must demonstrate proficiency and exp. in any of J2EE (4 years), EAI (Websphere Family), Unix, and Oracle. Require financial/accounting applications, Network operating systems and client/server systems environments. Please submit your resume to vbhatia@hirestrategy.com, or visit http://www.hirestrategy.com/quicklinks/hire266.asp
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> Senior Java Developer

Looking for software engineers interested in helping us build a worldwide info mgmt system. Our preferred candidate is someone with demonstrated application development/software engineering exp. creating web-based applications using Java, JSP, EJB, JDBC, Struts, Hibernate, Spring, Ant, and WebLogic. Knowledge of Oracle DBMS and Plumtree Portal Server is also desired. A solid understanding of n-tiered application architecture and enterprise design patterns is essential. Must be a U.S. citizen and hold a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems, or a similar degree. Send inquiries to careers@nearinfinity.com
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> Systems Engineer

Solutions System Engineer to support sales team in Md/Va and East. Canada. Must be expert in X86/VME/cPCI technology. Req. 1-2 certifications. Project oriented - may lead assigned project(s) from beginning to end. Must have integration experience. Send resumes to talent.acquisition@avnet.com
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> Sr. J2EE Developer - Washington, DC

Senior level position providing highest level of technical support and leadership on projects, business development initiatives, and internal programs. Min. 5 years of professional exp. designing and implementing enterprise level J2EE transactional applications. Candidate must have demonstrable expertise using the following APIs: Servlet/JSP, EJB, RMI, JNDI, JDBC, JTA. Candidate must have demonstrable expertise with Java application servers such as WebLogic, WebSphere, Oracle Application Server, JBoss, etc. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen. Active Security Clearance preferred. Send resumes to sshmia@1-sc.com
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> Director, IT Planning and Program Management - Biotech

Key member of IT organization, rotational assignment intended to prepare incumbent for subsequent, major management position within IT. Manage a staff of 3-4 professionals; partner with CIO in managing IT planning and administration for the organization. Prepare and track IT budget; determine performance measures; lead program management across all business functions; establish standards; prepare presentations to BOD and senior management. Send resumes to fsltd@earthlink.net
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> Telecommunications Marketing Associate

Develop and execute telecom lead generation programs. Manage and implement major promotional events. Provide strategic guidance and marketing support to the Client Service Partners and their teams that serve several large telecom clients. Gather/provide client and market intelligence for our wireline affinity group. Initiate marketing tactics and implement activities according to plan and within budget parameters. Require: BA degree in Mkt. 5 plus years in the telecommunications industry. Send resumes to sboulos@deloitte.com
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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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