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o Music ID Software Firm Gracenote Acquires Cantametrix
o WSJ: Yahoo In Talks to Buy Stake In Finnish Wireless Portal Sonera Zed
o Extra Share Purchase Options Lift Netflix IPO Proceeds to $95 Million
> DMW 2nd Annual "Digital Music" Panel Series: LA | DC | NYC
> Featured Event/Company: Jupiter Plug.IN, Convergence 2002
o Briefly Noted: Mondo Media - Comedy Central, RioPort - wireless
distribution, Univision - Cingular Wireless - World Cup, Upside Magazine,
Nokia - "Minority Report," Google Search Appliance, Terra Lycos - "The
Price Is Right," Buzztime Entertainment - Susquehanna Communications,
Vitaminic - Ericsson, AOL Time Warner - $0.99 MP3 downloads
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> Jobs: Vice President, Product Marketing Mgr., Search Engine Optimization
Specialist, Sr. VP Sales, M&A and Bus. Dev., Dir. of Product Management,
Legal Counsel, Marketing Mgr., Acct. Director, Video Game Producer

> Events: iBreakfast, Mobile Messaging Summit, iHollywood Forum

> Marketplace: New Media Publicist, PowerPoint Designer, Information
Management Tool, Somedude's Website Design, Bender/Helper Impact,
AlleyEvent, Dir. of Homeland Security

Full text of ads located beneath "Briefly Noted" section below.
To post a Classified Ad:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/mainpostingpage.html
or contact David Peebler at david@digitalmediawire.com
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o Music ID Software Firm Gracenote Acquires Cantametrix

Berkeley, Calif. -- Gracenote, a provider of digital media identification
software and services, announced on Monday that it has acquired
Cantametrix, a provider of music waveform analysis and identification
technologies. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Berkeley-based Gracenote said that Bellevue, Wash.-based Cantametrix's
chairman and chief technology officer Max Wells will continue to work with
the company on new initiatives. Gracenote's CDDB database connects to the
Internet and can recognize a CD inserted into a user's CD-ROM drive by
comparing disc and track lengths against its database. The company plans
to incorporate Cantametrix technology into its existing suite of
recognition products, which include CD, mp3 and DVD recognition
technologies used by 4,000 software developers and consumer electronics
firms.
http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/press/article.html/date=2002061700.html
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o WSJ: Yahoo In Talks to Buy Stake In Finnish Wireless Portal Sonera Zed

London -- The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Yahoo is in
talks with Finnish telecom Sonera to purchase a minority stake in the
company's wireless portal, Zed. The Journal said that Yahoo would
initially take a 30 percent stake in Zed, which is valued at approximately
$189 million, with the option for a full takeover if Zed met certain
revenue targets. Operating in 14 countries, the Zed portal offers wireless
subscribers access to news, online shopping and video games.
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1024261019855993160,00.html?mod=euro
pe%5Ftechnology%5Fprimary%5Fhs
http://www.zed.com/zed/ss/mp/www/
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o Extra Share Purchase Options Lift Netflix IPO Proceeds to $95 Million

Los Gatos, Calif. -- Netflix, a company that provides an online DVD rental
service, announced on Monday that the underwriters of its $82.5 million
initial public offering have exercised their full their over-allotment
option and purchased an additional 825,000 Netflix shares. The purchase by
Merrill Lynch & Co., Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and U.S. Bancorp Piper
Jaffray brings the total proceeds from Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix's
IPO to $95 million.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020617/sfm041_1.html
http://www.netflix.com
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DIGITAL MEDIA WIRE PRESENTS -- 2nd Annual Digital Music Panel Series:
What's Next? -- Los Angeles (6/20), Washington, DC (6/25) and NYC (6/26)

Premier Sponsors:
KMZ Rosenman | BMI | Plug.IN (7th Annual Jupiter Music Forum)

For more information and to register:
Los Angeles: http://www.digitalmediawire.com/Acteva/LAmusic2.htm
Washington, DC: http://www.digitalmediawire.com/Acteva/DCmusic2.htm
New York City: http://www.digitalmediawire.com/Acteva/NYmusic2.htm

> Los Angeles: Thursday, June 20 | Four Seasons, Beverly Hills

PANELISTS:
Ted Cohen, VP, New Media, EMI Recorded Music
Richard Conlon, VP, Marketing and Business Development Media Licensing, BMI
Tony Conrad, Partner, Venture Strategy Partners, Director, FullAudio
Jeff Liebenson, Partner, Entertainment & New Media, KMZ Rosenman
Stacey Herron, Analyst, Jupiter Media Metrix
Sean Ryan, CEO & President, Listen.com

MODERATOR:
Ken Rutkowski, Founder and CEO, KenRadio.com

Technology Demonstration by Ecast Inc.

For more information and to register for the Los Angeles event:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/Acteva/LAmusic2.htm

> Washington, DC: Tuesday, June 25 | University Club

PANELISTS:
Michael Bracy, Director, Govt. Relations, Coalition for the Future of Music
John Coletta, Director, Operations & Business Affairs, New Media
Licensing, BMI
Philip Corwin, Partner, Butera & Andrews
Mitch Glazier, SVP, Govt. Relations & Legislative Counsel, RIAA
Lee Shubert, Partner, Entertainment & New Media, KMZ Rosenman
David Leibowitz, Partner, CH Boston, Co-Founder/Director, Verance

MODERATOR:
Paul Sherman, Co-Founder and Editor, Potomac Tech Wire

For more information and to register for the Washington, DC event:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/Acteva/DCmusic2.htm

> New York City: Wednesday, June 26 | Jaymont Auditorium

PANELISTS:
John Perry Barlow, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Electronic Frontier
Foundation
Ted Cohen, VP, New Media, EMI Recorded Music
Richard Conlon, VP, Marketing and Business Development Media Licensing, BMI
Michael Dorf, CEO, Knit Media
Jeff Liebenson, Partner, Entertainment & New Media, KMZ Rosenman
Marc Schiller, CEO, Electric Artists
Jon Vlassopulos, Senior Director, Digital World Services (a Bertelsmann
Company)

MODERATOR:
Ken Rutkowski, Founder and CEO, KenRadio.com

Technology Demonstrations by Ecast Inc.

For more information and to register for the New York event:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/Acteva/NYmusic2.htm

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30 Reasons to Attend Plug.IN -- July 8-9 - NYC

Reason #6: See how else the labels hedge their bets next.
Last week Sony Music and Universal announced plans for cheaper a la carte
downloads that also include improved portability. Does this undermine the
subscription services that the labels support? And should retail partners
be worried that next labels will open discount outlets right next to music
megastores? Probably not, but whatever else IS in the works you are likely
to hear about first onstage at Plug.IN.
**To register or for more info: http://www.jmm.com/plugin
**For all 30 reasons and $200 off, email PluginReasons@jmm.com

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Convergence 2002: Advertising in the Digital Age (July 9, Los Angeles)

The Carmel Group will host Convergence 2002: Advertising in the Digital
Age, a dinner panel and networking session on Tuesday, July 9, from 5-10pm
at the Hyatt West Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. Participating companies
include: MetaTV, Decisionmark, Liberate Technologies, GoldPocket
Interactive and BrandX Management. For more information visit,
http://www.carmelgroup.com/conferences/conv2002/conv2002.cfm or email:
info@carmelgroup.com. Registration: $75 each or enjoy the group discount
of 3 for $195. Rates valid online until July 3.

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o Briefly Noted:

(San Francisco) Mondo Media, a creator and distributor of animated
programs for the Internet and television, announced on Monday an agreement
with cable TV network Comedy Central, to air a "Cartoon of the Day." The
programs will be culled from San Francisco-based Mondo Media's library of
3,000 minutes of animated programs, including "The God & Devil Show," as
well as from third-party providers like Internet animation site Icebox,
whose "Zombie College" and "Hard Drinkin' Lincoln" are part of the deal.
http://www.mondomedia.com
http://www.comedycentral.com

(San Jose, Calif.) RioPort, a provider of digital music distribution
services, announced on Monday that it plans to launch a service in the
fall that will allow wireless network operators to use its infrastructure
to deliver digital music to cell phone users. The new feature of San Jose,
Calif.-based RioPort's PulseOne Media Service will allow network operators
to choose which encoding formats and digital rights management schemes to
use to deliver full length music downloads and streams from the PulseOne
Media Service to their subscribers. RioPort has limited licensing deals
with all of the major record labels.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/221680202&ticker=
http://www.rioport.com

(Los Angeles) Spanish language TV network Univision said on Monday that
its Univision Online division has partnered with Cingular Wireless to
offer wireless subscribers World Cup 2002 updates, delivered
up-to-the-minute to their cell phones. San Francisco-based Proteus will
provide wireless delivery technology for the promotion.
http://www.univision.com
http://proteus.com

(San Francisco) Business technology publication Upside Magazine announced
on Monday that editor in chief Jerry Borrell will step down from his
position to pursue other interests. The company said it has named former
Line56 Magazine editor in chief Lester Craft to replace him.
http://www.upside.com

(Helsinki) Cell phone manufacturer Nokia announced on Monday that it will
offer promotional polyphonic ringtones, as well as still and animated cell
phone graphics in conjunction with the release of DreamWorks Pictures'
upcoming film, "Minority Report." The services will be offered for Nokia
7650 handset owners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia
Pacific, and for owners of the Nokia 9290 Communicator in the Americas.
http://press.nokia.com/PR/200206/863443_5.html
http://www.club.nokia.com

(Mountain View, Calif.) Search engine provider Google said on Monday that
a number of new companies, including Boeing, Cisco, PBS.org, National
Semiconductor, Sur La Table and the University of Florida have begun using
its Google Search Appliance product. The Google Search Appliance lets
companies search their own Web servers or corporate intranets using
Mountain View, Calif.-based Google's proprietary search methodology.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/appliance.html

(Waltham, Mass.) Global Internet network Terra Lycos said on Monday that
it has partnered with international media firm FremantleMedia to create an
online game version of the popular TV game show "The Price Is Right." The
game will be featured on Lycos Gamesville, the company's games portal.
London-based FremantleMedia is part of RTL Group, a division of
Bertelsmann.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020617/172055_1.html
http://www.fremantlemedia.com/
http://www.gamesville.lycos.com

(Carlsbad, Calif.) Buzztime Entertainment, a subsidiary of NTN
Communications that provides wireless and interactive television games,
announced on Monday that it has launched its Buzztime interactive
television games channel to cable TV operator Susquehanna Communications'
subscribers in York, Penn. The channel enables multiplayer gameplay of six
trivia games among the 16,000 subscribers in the region.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020617/nym005_1.html
http://www.suscom.net
http://www.buzztime.com

(Milan, Italy) Vitaminic, an international network of digital music
entertainment sites and subscription services, announced that it has
signed a letter of intent with Italian wireless operator Ericsson
Telecomunicazioni SpA, to co-develop wireless services based on the
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) platform. MMS allows cell phone users
to send and receive messages that include music and image files.
http://www.vitaminic.com
http://www.ericsson.it

(Los Angeles) The Los Angeles Times recently reported on AOL Time Warner's
current experiment of selling digital music downloads in the unprotected
MP3 format. A 90-day promotion that began June 1 is offering promotional
$0.99 downloads of songs from artists like the Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Alanis Morissette and Brandy. Billing for the songs is appearing along
with ISP charges on America Online customers' monthly bills.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000041910jun15.story
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Vice President - Access Communications - San Francisco, CA

Access Communications, a full-service public relations firm that
specializes in consumer & business technology www.accesspr.com, seeks a VP
to: Forecast, develop and manage account budgets; Manage $1.25M in
revenue; Forecast billable hours within the business unit; Manage
invoicing; and Ensure strong relationship between agency & clients. Must
have 10+ yrs. experience in public relations, marketing communications,
and/or journalism. Email resume to: jobs@accesspr.com with job title in
subject line.
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Product Marketing Manager - Avaya Communications - Milpitas, CA

Responsible for directing development of market requirements for specific
products. Monitor development of business plans, managing lifecycles and
product positioning. Oversee market research, monitor competitive activity
and identify customer needs. 8-10 yrs product marketing experience with
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www.avaya.com/work and search for this job by entering Job# 9040HS in the
Job# field. Reference WEB-HOTJ/9040HS in cover letter.
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Search Engine Optimization Specialist - Specialty Merchandise -
Chatsworth, CA

Specialty Merchandise Corporation is currently in looking for a SEO
Specialist. Working in our Web Building Department, you will assist our
members by optimizing their e-commerce sites for SE submissions. Must have
knowledge and experience with SE's and SEO, be able to analyze web pages
for HTML errors, Hard Code HTML, CSS, Meta Tags, Title Tags, Key Words,
Doorway pages, information pages, and gateway pages. Knowledge of
JavaScript and Photoshop. Contact psidhu@smcorp.com
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Sr. VP Sales, M&A and Business Development - Huge Biometric Opportunity -
Wash DC

Significant opportunity for Executive Guru with Physical Security (Access
Control) or Biometric experience to direct strategic alliances and
channel/business development. Employ your business savvy as a key player
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Advance rapidly with this expanding domestic company on the move. Email
resumes - always kept in strict confidence - to Julie@NerdUp.com
Visit http://www.nerdup.com for more information.
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Director of Product Management - Movielink - Santa Monica, CA

Movielink is a joint venture between MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal and
WB to create an on-demand movie service for US broadband users. Director
of Product Management is sought to create product strategies through
customer, competitive, and financial analysis. Develop quarterly product
plan, which guides Engineering & Production teams' deliverables. Manage
new release cycles, oversee master schedules for releases. 2+ years
Product Management experience for a consumer-oriented Internet service.
Contact: sonny.guraya@movielink.com
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Legal Counsel, In-House - Colonize.com - New York, NY

Growing NYC area direct marketing firm seeks experienced in-house counsel.
Minimum 7 yrs professional legal experience required with specialization
in the following areas: Advertising law with a focus on direct marketing
law, Promotions law, Regulatory Compliance, Employment law, Contract law,
Litigation, & Internet law. Go to
http://pleaseapply.to/colonize/ and fill out an online app.
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Marketing Manager - Walt Disney Consumer Products - Los Angeles, CA

Assist in the concept, development and implementation of marketing
programs and events for assigned brands/properties (girls' product).
Responsibilities include all aspects of the marketing plan for a single
brand or multiple marketing disciplines (i.e. PR/Promotions) for large,
multi-brand properties. Minimum 3 years' related experience with knowledge
of girls' competitive trends. Email cp.careers@Disney.com with resume and
job code 02-0001761-02 in the body of your email, NOT as an attachment.
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Account Director - MP3.com - Los Angeles, CA

Vivendi Universal Net is the world's leading provider of music and videos
to consumers through MP3.com, Rollingstone.com, Emusic.com, GetMusic.com
and MP4.com. AD position will manage all pre-sales and post-sales from
creative concept development to account management. Lead development of
customized sales presentations and develop, lead and execute marketing
campaigns. Min. 5+ years of agency experience, with
marketing/strategy/brand management experience. Resume to jobs@mp3.com
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Video Game Producer - HopeLab - Los Gatos, CA

Experienced video game producer/consultant to oversee development of a top
quality, major platform video game. Involves a scientific research team
and a video game developer. Candidates must have strong understanding of
game development life cycle, QA methods, and project management as well as
min. 4 yrs. experience managing software development projects. Send cover
letter, resume, and list of references to Evelyn Wilkinson at
evelyn@hopelab.org with "HJ Project Manager" in the subject line.
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iBreakfast: "Broadband or ETV: What's Driving the Future?" June 19, NYC

TV is about to change...but who will take charge? Despite all the
promise, giant media mergers, and the current roll-ups by Liberty Media
and Vulcan Ventures, Interactive TV has been slow getting out of the gate.
Have the cable co's been holding it back? Do the consumers even want it?
Or is a new disruptive technology going to take over. Join executives from
the content and cable industries and Napster co-founder, John Fanning, for
a discussion of what could be media's biggest new market. Wed., June 19,
2002, 7:30-10am, Mason's Club 71 W. 23rd @ 6th Ave. (2nd Fl.). To
register:
http://www.ibreakfast.com/register.cfm
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Attend the first Mobile Messaging Summit in San Francisco and New York
produced by MobileTech Forum. Hear industry leaders from Verizon, AOL,
Cingular, Sun, AOL, Nokia and many others on how to form deals and
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services and applications. View agenda and speakers at
http://www.MobileTechForum.com for more details. SF on June 18 and New
York on June 27. For info call (310) 815-3884 or info@MobileTechForum.com
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iHollywood Forum presents: Video on Demand and Pay per View: Making Money
from On-Demand Content. Attend networking dinner and panel discussion on
June 17 in San Mateo and June 24 in New York. Speakers include senior
executives from Mobius Ventures, Disney, Showtime Networks, NBC, Liberate
TV and TVN Entertainment. Network and make deals with technology,
entertainment, broadcast and cable industry executives. Go to
www.iHollywoodForum.com for details to register or call (310) 815-3884.
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PowerPoint Chic - Sophisticated Slide Master Extraordinaire

Can your slides use visual volume, a graphic gladiator, a pie
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Bender/Helper Impact - Public Relations Agency

Bender/Helper Impact is a full-service, mid-sized public relations agency
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To find out how Bender/Helper can impact your business, contact Steve
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"The Directory of Homeland Security"

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Directory of Homeland
Security, a 150-page book that lists all federal and state agencies
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