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Appeals Court Throws Out FCC Media Ownership Deregulation
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Report: Microsoft to Request EC Antitrust Ruling Delay
o AOL
to Buy Online Marketing Firm Advertising.com for $435 Million
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Viacom Bids to Acquire German Music Video Network VIVA
o Napster, Best Buy Partner on
Retail Digital Music Promotion
o Content Aggregation Tools
Provider NewsGator Raises Funding
o Mobile Entertainment Publisher
Digital Chocolate Buys Developer Sumea
> DMW Announcements:
--Future of Television: Next Generation -
November 19, 2004
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Briefly Noted: Virgin Digital -
music service launch date, CD Baby - "Weed" distribution, Tapwave -
CompUSA, Paddy Power - mFuse - mobile gambling service, Association
of Independent Music - Crosswarp, BBC Motion Gallery, Telia - 3G
Olympics streams, On Command - BettingCorp, Dwango - Rolling Stone,
Capcom - "Mega Man Anniversary Collection," Digital World magazine,
"On the Spot," Glastonbury Festival - free live webcasts
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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--No.1 Mobile Media Firm in U.S. is Looking For LA Sales Manager
--Financial Pricing/Modeling Analyst
--Senior Accountant - Online Resources
--Senior Account Executive - PR
--Wholesale Product Manager - Cavalier Telephone
--Director E-Business
--Financial Planning Analyst
--Data Architect
--Product Manager
--Account Executive
--PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media Outlook
--Executive Networking Meeting - Going International, July 20th
--Innovative Technologies to Link Project
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o Appeals Court Throws Out FCC Media
Ownership Deregulation
Philadelphia -- The U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not adequately make
its case when it made the controversial decision to relax media
ownership rules last year, and ruled in a 2-1 decision to rescind
the FCC's new rules. The deregulation would have increased the
number of radio and TV stations a single company may own in the same
area, as well as lift prohibitions on certain cross-media
ownerships. The court's original stay of the FCC's new rules will
now remain in place until the FCC revises its stance to please the
court. "It looks like the court agreed with us that preserving
democracy is more important than helping big companies grow bigger,"
attorney Andrew Schwartzman, who filed the lawsuit against the FCC
on behalf of the Prometheus Radio Project, told Reuters. FCC
chairman Michael Powell said the organization would carefully
consider its next step. "Today's decision perversely may make it
dramatically more difficult for the Commission to protect against
greater media consolidation," said Powell. "This is deeply troubling
and hampers the flexibility of the agency to protect the American
public, as this agency is charged to do."
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5507878
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-248793A1.doc
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o Report:
Microsoft to Request EC Antitrust Ruling Delay
London -- Microsoft is planning to ask the Court of First
Instance in Luxembourg to postpone the European Commission's recent
ruling against the U.S.-based software giant, the Financial Times
reported on Thursday. In March, the Commission ordered Microsoft to
pay a $602-million fine, share information with its European
competitors and offer a version of Windows without its Media Player
software. Microsoft will ask the court to postpone the ruling until
the full appeal process, which could take up to five years, is
complete. Separately, the Computer and Communications Industry
Association (CCIA), one of Microsoft's most vocal critics, asked an
EU court to hear its arguments against the request. By the time a
suspension runs its course, the CCIA argues, Microsoft could have
eliminated several of its rivals. "All the risk in suspension is to
consumers and competitors, not Microsoft," the CCIA said. "If the
Commission's ruling were suspended and the ubiquity of [Media
Player] established ... it [would be] virtually impossible to
reverse."
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o AOL to Buy
Online Marketing Firm Advertising.com for $435 Million
Dulles, Va. -- America Online announced on Thursday that it will
acquire Baltimore-based Advertising.com, a provider of interactive
marketing services, for $435 million in cash. Advertising.com, which
has more than 300 employees, will remain in Baltimore and will be
managed as a separate company. With the acquisition, expected to
close late this summer, AOL will be able to increase the services it
offers to its advertisers, adding more branding, paid placement and
multimedia capabilities. Advertising.com, which works with more than
800 advertisers and 1,500 online publishers to optimize the
performance of online marketing campaigns, had filed for a $100
million initial public offering (IPO) in April. The company earned
$12.1 million on revenue of $132 last year.
http://www.advertising.com/Press/04Jun24.html
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o Viacom Bids
to Acquire German Music Video Network VIVA
Frankfurt, Germany -- Media conglomerate Viacom, which owns CBS, MTV
Networks, Paramount Pictures and other media businesses, announced
on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 75.8%
controlling interest in VIVA Media AG, a German operator of music
video networks, for about $370.6 million. Viacom also offered to buy
all the remaining outstanding shares in VIVA for $15.39 per share.
Viacom's MTV Networks Europe would manage the combined business,
which includes VIVA channels in Germany, Poland, Switzerland,
Hungary and Holland. "The acquisition of VIVA is a significant
strategic initiative that would dramatically expand our position in
Germany -- the biggest multichannel TV ad market internationally and
a key driver of MTV's European growth plans," said Viacom
co-president and Tom Freston. "In bringing together MTV and VIVA as
one family, our local management will create a more diverse and
exciting program offer for German TV audiences, while also tapping
into the unique advantages of being part of our global network."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040624/nyth028_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040624/viacom_music_channel_1.html
http://www.mtv-viva.com
http://www.vivamediaag.com
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o Napster, Best
Buy Partner on Retail Digital Music Promotion
Los Angeles -- Napster, the digital music service unit of Roxio,
announced on Thursday a multi-year strategic marketing alliance with
Best Buy, a retailer of consumer electronics, music and movies.
Under the terms, Best Buy will receive up to $10 million in Roxio
stock over the term of the deal, and the two companies will engage
in jointly funded marketing activities. Best Buy will offer a
co-branded version of Napster at BestBuy.com, in addition to
promoting Napster through in-store marketing and in its print and
broadcast ads. Best Buy will feature Napster products in physical
store displays and interactive kiosks, and sales associates will
"focus on showing customers how the Napster service can be part of
their complete solution for digital music."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040624/lath031_1.html
http://www.napster.com
http://www.bestbuy.com
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o Content
Aggregation Tools Provider NewsGator Raises Funding
Denver, Colo. -- NewsGator, a developer of online content
aggregation tools and services, announced on Thursday that it has
raised an undisclosed amount in its first round of funding.
Denver-based NewsGator develops RSS tools, which allow Web users to
automatically cull online content such as news from various websites
and organize them for viewing on a variety of platforms, including
on the Web, email or cell phones. The company is also developing a
service that allows users to view syndicated multimedia content
feeds on their TV using Microsoft's XP Media Center software. The
funding will be used to accelerate product development, as well as
for marketing and corporate sales.
http://www.newsgator.com/news/archive.aspx?post=40
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o Mobile
Entertainment Publisher Digital Chocolate Buys Developer Sumea
Helsinki -- Mobile entertainment publisher Digital Chocolate
announced on Thursday that it acquired Sumea, a Finland-based
publisher of games for mobile phones. Financial details for the deal
were not disclosed. Digital Chocolate CEO Trip Hawkins, who
previously founded games giant Electronic Arts, said the acquisition
would give his company a foothold in Europe and provide it "with
strong, established partnerships with major global carriers, broad
geographic distribution and an entire catalogue of top-rated games".
http://www.sumea.com/press/040624_digitalchocolate.html
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o Briefly Noted: (London)
Virgin Digital, the digital music subscription service currently in
development at Richard Branson's Virgin, will launch in the U.S. in
August 2005 and in the U.K. a month later, U.K. news site
TheRegister reported. TheRegister cited sources familiar with
Virgin's plans as saying the company will offer both a la carte
downloads and a subscription music offering, in addition to
ringtones and other related services. The company created Virgin
Digital in March and announced plans to launch online music services
with the aid of partner MusicNet, a joint venture between major
labels Sony, BMG and Warner that also has licenses from EMI,
Universal, and a range of indie labels.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/23/virigin_digital_dates
http://www.virgin.com
(Seattle) CD Baby, an online CD retailer catering to unsigned and
independent label artists, announced on Thursday that it has
partnered with Seattle-based Shared Media Licensing (SML) to offer
its 65,000 affiliated artists the option to distribute their songs
in SML's Weed file format. Weed files may be freely shared over the
Internet, and played three times in the Windows Media Player before
payment is required. Artists earn 50% on each sale, and end users
earn a 20% commission when their shared files are purchased by
others.
http://www.cdbaby.com
http://www.weedshare.com
(Mountain View, Calif.) Tapwave, developer of the Zodiac mobile
entertainment console, announced on Thursday that the Zodiac is now
available in all 227 CompUSA retail stores. The company is also
selling the device at J&R Music World stores and from its own
website. The Zodiac console is available in $299 (32MB RAM) and $399
(128MB RAM) models, with a slate of 60 to 75 game titles expected
this year from publishers including Activision, Midway, id Software,
Eidos, Atari and Sega. The device, which runs the Palm operating
system, also plays music and video, offers wireless multiplayer
gaming and can sync with personal organizer data.
http://www.tapwave.com
(Dublin) Paddy Power, the Ireland-based bookmaker, unveiled on
Thursday what it claims to be the world's first Java-based mobile
phone gambling system. mFuse, a U.K.-based mobile-gaming
applications firm, developed the free program, which will work on
any 2.5G mobile phone with Java in the U.K. and Ireland.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F289513A8
(London) The Association of Independent Music (AIM), a consortium
of U.K. independent record labels, said on Thursday that it has
partnered with Japanese mobile content provider Crosswarp, to make
master recording ringtones from U.K. indie artists available in
Japan. The ringtones will be sell for about $0.93 each through Tower
Records Japan's Tower Mobile unit, as well as from Crosswarp's Music
100 service.
http://www.musicindie.org
http://www.crosswarp.com
(Burbank, Calif.) BBC Worldwide on Thursday announced the launch
of BBC Motion Gallery, an online depository of licensable video
clips from the BBC and CBS News archives. The site offers media
professionals some 10,000 clips for use in corporate videos, new
media, advertising, TV and feature films.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/commercial
http://bbcmotiongallery.com
(Stockholm) Swedish wireless carrier Telia said on Thursday that
it will offer live 3G broadcasts of the Summer Olympics in Athens
for free. All subscribers to Telia's Go service who own 3G mobile
handsets will be able to see the same live broadcasts that will be
aired on public TV channel SVT. Subscribers will also be able to
access a news archive of texts, images and video clips, and receive
SMS or MMS news bulletins -- all free of charge, Telia said.
http://www.teliasonera.se/ts/teliasonera/home.do?tabId=4
(Denver) On Command, a provider of broadband and video-on-demand
services to hoteliers, said on Thursday that it has signed a
multi-year agreement with BettingCorp, a unit of interactive TV firm
OpenTV, to develop interactive games for On Command. London-based
BettingCorp will initially provide Denver-based On Command with a
slate of 15 casino and skill games in trivia, children's, arcade and
other categories.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040623/daw028_1.html
http://www.oncommand.com
http://www.bettingcorp.com
(Seattle) Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango North America
announced on Thursday it partnered with Rolling Stone to launch a
mobile entertainment service called Rolling Stone Ringtones. In
addition to ringtones, the service also provides access to current
music reviews from Rolling Stone magazine. Seattle-based Dwango said
the service is now available through AT&T Wireless, Cingular and
Nextel, with additional carriers to be added in coming weeks.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040624/245123_1.html
http://www.rollingstone.com
http://www.dwango.com
(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Game developer Capcom has released its "Mega
Man Anniversary Collection" title for PlayStation 2 and GameCube.
The "Mega Man" anthology includes the first eight installments of
the game for various platforms, as well as versions of two arcade
titles that have not yet been released in the U.S.
http://www.capcom.com/news/news.xpml?prid=450143
(San Francisco) PC World Communications, a unit of IDG that
publishes PC World magazine, announced on Thursday plans to launch a
new magazine called Digital World, which will cover the convergence
of PC, consumer electronics, and mobile communications products. The
bimonthly publication will launch in October with an initial
estimated circulation of 125,000.
http://www.pcworld.com
(San Francisco) GameSpot, a unit of CNET Networks that offers
video game information, announced that it will launch what it calls
the Internet's first live weekly webcast show about gaming, called
"On The Spot."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040623/235658_1.html
http://www.gamespot.com
(Glastonbury, England) Organizers of the Glastonbury Festival, an
annual summer music concert in England, announced that it will for
the fourth year again provide live webcasts of many of the
performances this weekend, along with partner PlayLouder. Artists
whose sets will be webcast live include PJ Harvey, Franz Ferdinand,
Belle & Sebastian, Muse and Basement Jaxx.
http://glastonbury.playlouder.com/webcasts/index.html
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
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Classifieds --
Advertise > No. 1 Mobile Media Firm in U.S. is Looking For LA
Sales Manager
ipsh! (www.ipsh.com) is currently
looking to bring on one (1) manager of media sales based in Los
Angeles. We are seeking an aggressive individual with
'go-getting' startup attitude, combining outstanding people
skills and excellent customer service, with experience in direct
B2B television, theatrical studio and agency sales. Candidate
must possess a proven sales track record & over achieving quota
in new markets with new products. To apply send your resume and
cover letter to
careers@ipsh.com with subject 'Manager of Media Sales'.
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> Financial Pricing/Modeling Analyst
Create and analyze complex financial models of proposals.
Collaborate with sales, operations, and finance to validate model
assumptions. Provide recommendations to the sales, operations,
and finance staff on financial models. Continually improve the
standard pricing models. Analyze statements to update assumptions
of cost structure. Prepare financial forecasts and budgets.
Create operational plans for new business opportunities. Assemble
potential operational costs into proposals to create solutions.
Send resumes to
timothy.r.smith@acs-inc.com
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> Senior Accountant - Online Resources
The Sr. Accountant is responsible for preparing financial
statements, reconciliations, journal entries and the general
ledger, as well as maintaining fixed assets schedules, assisting
with the month-end close and the monthly invoicing processes and
completing special projects as required. Requirements: Either a
Bachelors degree in acctg. with 3-5 years of accounting exp or an
Associates degree with 5 plus years of accounting exp., solid
knowledge of accounting principles, skill with Excel spreadsheets
and excellent verbal and written communications skills, CPA is
strongly desired. Great benefits, and competitive compensation.
Send resumes to shahn@orcc.com
or wnewman@orcc.com
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> Senior Account Executive - PR
mPRm Public Relations has an opening for an AE or a SAE in its
Emerging Media and Technology practice. Candidates should have at
least 3+ years PR experience in technology-related PR, proven
media relationships and demonstrated competency in core PR
skills, including writing, pitching trade and business press and
client relations. SAEs should have the ability to manage their
own accounts on a day-to-day basis. Agency experience a plus.
Please send resume and cover letter to
emtjobs@mprm.com.
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> Wholesale Product Manager - Cavalier Telephone
Candidate should have deep understanding of the Carrier market
including traditional circuit based transport/switched providers
and VO/IP backbone providers. Experience in FCC Type I special
access circuit pricing and Carrier/Cap provider pricing
structures. Require: 5 plus years marketing and strategic
development mgmt exp. targeted at the Wholesale/Carrier local,
national, and international marketplace. 4-Year
Business/Marketing degree, MBA. Technical certifications in
telecom systems a plus. Great benefits, rewarding compensation
program, medical and dental, 401K. Please email resumes and
salary requirements to
humres@cavtel.com
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Director E-Business
Immediate opening for a Director, eBusiness to direct, manage and
be accountable for the Company's eBusiness P&L. Key
Responsibilities: Manages eBusiness P&L, Build eBusiness through
stages including small order transition, customer integrations,
customized extranets and organic growth. Require: Degree or
equivalent experience in Business, Marketing, or related field of
study. 7 to 10 yrs of related exp. in eBusiness, Min 5 yrs of
mgmt exp reqd. Proven leadership abilities. Land base to
e-commerce experience, launching stand alone second commerce.
Send inquiries to
melon.yeshoalul@gtsi.com
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> Financial Planning Analyst
This position will provide in-house support to the CFO and CEO
for financial analysis, actuarial studies and financial
forecasting, support premium rate studies, reserve valuations,
reinsurance administration and financial projections and ensure
that all documentation complies with Company policy and
professional standards. Responsibilities: working with the CFO,
prepare financial modeling and forecasts. Conduct financial
analysis projects and special statistical studies as needed to
support projection; support the Consulting Actuary. Please send
resume to
kstephens@hirestrategy.com or visit
http://www.hirestrategy.com/quicklinks/hire198.asp
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> Product Manager
This Product Manager position will be responsible for specifying
the requirements and overseeing development of new trusted data
exchange applications on an innovative infrastructure for
carrier-class deployment in the mobile environment. Require: Exp.
in mobile carrier application product development, exp. in User
Interface development and evaluation, 5yrs software engineering
and development background reqd, knowledge of carrier billing and
class of service, Ability to manage product development program
reqd, Excellent writing and presentation skills required, Must be
able to travel. Please send resumes to
amy.ashker@epok.net
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> Data Architect
Project entails building an integrated data mart housing
financial data. The ideal candidates will have a minimum 10 to 20
years of experience in business analysis, data modeling to
enterprise architecture in secondary mortgage, financial services
or insurance industry. Initial focus is heavy on analysis, then
modeling, validation and physical design. Excellent communication
skill is a must. Send inquiries to
lauri.lieberman@prolinkservices.com
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> Account Executive
The Account Executive will join GetActive's talented Sales Team
and will primarily be focused on sales opportunities in the
nonprofit marketplace. Responsible for qualifying leads,
strategizing on accounts, presenting to prospective clients, and
following-up with prospective clients. This person will also work
closely with a Senior Manager of Business Development to close
accounts, but will not be directly responsible for closing
accounts or producing revenue on his own. For the right,
resourceful self-starter, the position represents a challenging
and rewarding opportunity. Send resumes to
salesmanager@getactive.com
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> Executive Networking Meeting - Going International, July 20th
Going International too late can cause you to miss the boat on
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