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o Listen.com Adds UMG Songs to Service; Becomes First to Offer All 5 Majors
o Sirius Radio Launches Nationwide; Rival XM Claims 136,000 Subscribers
o Warner Music to Sell Downloadable Tracks Through FullAudio Service
o Apple Acquires German Music Production Software Firm EMagic
o Online Ad Firm L90 to Buy DoubleClick's Media Business for $9.5 Million
> Digital Media Wire "M-Commerce" Event | Los Angeles | July 23
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o Briefly Noted: RealNetworks - GamePass, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Princeton
Video Image - NDS Group, Roxio - Yamaha, Amazing Media - Vivendi Universal
Net USA, MLB.com - "All-Star 30th Man," MeasureCast, Two Way TV (US), High Tide Organ
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> Jobs: VP Product Development, Bilingual Producer, Asst. Mgr.-Online
Acquisition, Director of Pricing, Regional Acct. Executive

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o Listen.com Adds UMG Songs to Service; Becomes First to Offer All 5 Majors

San Francisco -- Listen.com, an online music company that distributes the
Rhapsody digital music subscription service, announced on Monday that it
has licensed songs from Universal Music Group for its service. With the
new agreement, Rhapsody becomes the first service to offer songs, albeit
in the form of limited catalogs, from all five major record labels. The
company now offers over 175,000 tracks for on-demand streaming from the
five major labels and independents including Zomba Recording Corp., TVT
Records, Bar/None Records and Sub Pop Records. The deal with Universal
does not include the ability to burn tracks onto CD or transfer them to
portable players; San Francisco-based Listen.com's Rhapsody does offer
burning functionality, but currently only for classical music tracks
licensed from Naxos.
http://www.listen.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/technology/01TUNE.html
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o Sirius Radio Launches Nationwide; Rival XM Claims 136,000 Subscribers

New York -- Sirius Satellite Radio on Monday announced the long-delayed
nationwide launch of its satellite-delivered digital radio service.
Offering 100 channels of music, news and other audio programming, New
York-based Sirius' service is available for $12.95 per month, plus the
cost of a satellite radio receiver or satellite add-on to an existing
radio. Rival XM Satellite Radio was first to market eight months ago, and
on Monday announced separately that it gained 60,000 net new subscribers
over the last quarter, now claiming a total of 136,500 subscribers. Sirius
said it currently has 60,000 receiver units from manufacturers including
Kenwood, Jensen, Clarion and Audiovox in the product pipeline, and expects
this number to grow to 300,000 by the end of the year. Sirius receivers
are available at retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Good Guys,
Tweeter and Ultimate Electronics.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020701/nym035_1.html
http://www.siriusradio.com
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o Warner Music to Sell Downloadable Tracks Through FullAudio Service

Chicago -- FullAudio, a provider of branded digital music subscription
services for companies including radio operator Clear Channel, announced
on Monday that it has expanded its licensing agreement with major label
Warner Music Group. The agreement now includes the ability for U.S.
subscribers to purchase individual tracks, allowing them to be burned onto
CDs or transferred to portable players. Chicago-based FullAudio has
licensed tracks from all major labels except Sony Music for its
subscription service, which is currently offered on a number of Clear
Channel-owned radio stations' websites.
http://www.fullaudio.com
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o Apple Acquires German Music Production Software Firm EMagic

Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple announced on Monday that it has acquired
EMagic, a developer of software for computer-based professional music
production. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Hamburg, Germany-based EMagic's Logic software is used by 200,000
musicians, the company said, with Apple owners accounting for 65 percent
of EMagic's revenues. Apple plans to discontinue the Windows-based
versions of EMagic's software on Sept. 30.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020701/lam060_1.html
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o Online Ad Firm L90 to Buy DoubleClick's Media Business for $9.5 Million

Los Angeles -- Online ad firm L90 announced on Monday that it will acquire
rival DoubleClick's North American Media business for $9.5 million in cash
and stock. L90 said that it will combine the unit into its own operations
and create a new company called MaxWorldwide. The deal will not affect a
previously announced agreement between the two companies, where
DoubleClick purchased L90's technology assets and L90 agreed to use
DoubleClick's ad-serving technology for five years. New York-based
DoubleClick said the purchase will allow it to focus on its technology and
data marketing products and services, while MaxWorldwide will become one
of DoubleClick's largest customers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020701/lam073_1.html
http://www.l90.com
http://www.doubleclick.com
http://www.maxworldwide.com
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Digital Media Wire Presents: "M-Commerce" Event (Los Angeles - July 23)

This innovative half-day forum will be held on the afternoon of July 23 at
the Davidson Conference Center on the USC campus. The event, which is a
collaboration between Digital Media Wire and the Center of Telecom
Management (CTM) at USC's Marshall School of Business, features two high
profile roundtable discussion sessions, preceded by keynote addresses --
one of which will be given by John Gage, Chief Researcher at Sun
Microsystems. Wireless technology demonstrations and a post-event cocktail
reception cap what is certain to be a dynamic and insightful exploration
of the future of mobile commerce. The event may be attended by invite only
but is open to our first 25 readers to complete the registration form at:
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30 Reasons to Attend Jupiter Plug.IN -- July 8-9 - NYC

Reason #12: Gateway EVP of Marketing Brad Shaw is Keynoting.
Brad Shaw has hurled Gateway into the center of the digital music debate
with a controversial TV ad and an ongoing nationwide advocacy campaign
that supports consumers' rights to legally and fairly use digital content.
The RIAA has bristled, calling the campaign "a gateway to misinformation."
Hear Gateway's rebuttal -- 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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o Briefly Noted:

(Seattle) RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, announced
on Monday the worldwide launch of GamePass, a new subscription offering
for its RealOne Arcade video game distribution service. GamePass gives
members access to up to 75 percent savings on games that they purchase
outright from RealOne Arcade, and may keep even after their subscription
ends. The new service is being offered for $6.95 per month with a
three-month commitment. Members can download one game each month and
receive the discount on any additional games they purchase from RealOne
Arcade's library of 230 titles.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020701/sfm064_1.html
http://www.realonearcade.com/gamepass

(New York) Warner Bros. Records announced on Monday an online promotion
for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' upcoming album, "By The Way." The label has
launched an "A Song A Day" campaign, where one new song from the album is
being released each day to radio and a number of websites for preview. The
whole album will also be online, through a secure audio player, for a week
prior to the album's release on July 9. Participating in the promotion are
sites including MTV.com, VH1.com, Windowsmedia.com, Real Networks,
Apple.com, MSN.com, Getmusic.com, CDNOW.com, BestBuy.com, Walmart.com and over 300 fan sites.
http://redhotchilipeppers.com

(Princeton, N.J.) Princeton Video Image, a provider of virtual advertising
technology for broadcasters, announced on Monday that it has partnered
with NDS Group, a division of News Corp. that provides digital pay-TV
technology, on an interactive television initiative. Under the agreement,
NDS will integrate its Value@TV interactive television applications with
New Jersey-based Princeton Video's iPoint hardware and software system,
which enables set-top boxes to insert virtual and interactive images into
live and pre-recorded television programs. The two companies will also
jointly develop new interactive television applications.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020701/10171_1.html
http://www.pvi-inc.com
http://www.nds.com

(Santa Clara, Calif.) Roxio, a developer of CD burning software, announced
on Monday that consumer electronics firm Yamaha will bundle its Toast
software along with two of its external CD-Recorders for Macintosh owners.
Yamaha's CRW-F1 external CD-Recorders will also come equipped with
Yamaha's DiscT@2 technology, which lets users burn images and text
directly onto the unused data portion of blank CDs.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020628/sff032_1.html
http://www.roxio.com

(Fairfax, Va.) Amazing Media, a provider of online ad technology, said on
Monday that Vivendi Universal Net USA has approved its "skyscraper" ads
for use by artists on its MP3.com, RollingStone.com and GetMusic.com
websites. Virginia-based Amazing Media's technology lets artists create
their own skyscraper-style ads featuring the ability to browse CD covers
and photos, listen to music clips and click through to the artist's pages
on the particular VU Net USA site.
http://www.amazingmedia.com
http://www.vivendiuniversalnet.com

(New York) MLB Advanced Media, the Internet arm of Major League Baseball,
said on Monday that it has received over 500,000 votes thus far in its
online poll to determine who will be the "All-Star 30th Man" on the
American and National League All-Star teams this season. Fans have until
Tuesday evening to vote at MLB.com or ESPN.com for one of five players
from each league, as designated by their respective All-Star team's
manager, to be the last player named to play in this year's All-Star Game.
http://www.mlb.com

(Portland, Ore.) MeasureCast, a provider of streaming media audience
measurement data, announced on Monday that CEO Ed Hardy will step down in
order work more closely with the radio stations he owns and to explore new
media ventures. Oregon-based MeasureCast's founder and chief technology
officer Randy Hill will resume his previous role as CEO. Hardy will
continue with MeasureCast as a consultant and director of the company.
http://www.measurecast.com

(Los Angeles) Two Way TV (US), a developer of interactive and enhanced TV
technologies, announced on Monday that it has named Piers Wilson as CEO of
the company. Wilson will also maintain his role as CFO and director of the
company's UK- based parent, Two Way TV Ltd. The company also announced the launch of its Ark product in the U.S.; in the U.K., the technology has
been used by the BBC, Channel 4, Sky Sports and Challenge TV to deliver
enhanced programming.
http://www.twowaytvus.com

(San Francisco) Wired News on Monday published a feature on the Blackpool
High Tide Organ, a musical instrument being developed in the U.K. that
will be played by harnessing the natural force of the ocean. "Its effect
will be not unlike the work of minimalist composers such as Philip Glass,
Steve Reich or John Adams, or in a way like the repeated patterns in
contemporary music," organ designer Liam Curtin told Wired News. "Tuned to
the harmonic series, it sounds along with the rhythm of the waves, and its
sound is more ambient than tuneful, although you do hear elements of tune
and resolving discords. In reality though, the sound will be unique."
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,53152,00.html
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Plug.IN: Last Chance to Register, Special Offer for Limited Budgets

The mic is live. The amps are hot. The show is on!
Don't miss your last chance to register for Plug.IN: The Future of Music.
And if you are a startup in the music industry or a professional currently
between jobs, send an email to eventsreg@jmm.com to see if you qualify for
the special Limited-Budget-Discount.

For the complete agenda and other information: http://www.jmm.com/plugin

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Vice President, Product Development - Warner Bros. Online - Burbank, CA

VP of Product Development for the Online Executive department will oversee
all aspects of customer management, project management, creative
development, and technical development for delivery of websites and online
collateral for WBOL clients. MBA or MA in a field related to production of
online marketing services preferred, incl. strong understanding of
creative and technology issues. Visit www.wbjobs.com, go to the Job Search
page and enter requisition# 003977 in the keyword search field. You may
then submit your resume by creating a Career Cart. When creating your
resume, enter source code WWMB3977 into the source code field.
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Producer - Interplace - Los Angeles, CA

Entertainment company seeking qualified bilingual English/Japanese
candidate. Will need strong translation abilities, English to Japanese.
Seeking someone with BA in Cinema, Film, Television, etc. Prefer someone
experienced working in an entertainment company (television, commercials,
music videos or animation) and has a creative background. Responsibilities
include translating Japanese to English, animations, editing, coordinating
production, marketing, etc. Overtime required. No Visa sponsorship
available. Please email your resumes in Word format to
la@interplace-agency.com
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Assistant Manager/Manager Online Acquisition (Portals) - BeMusic - New
York,
NY

BeMusic is the world's largest music services group with more than 23
million subscribers and customers, $1 billion in music sales and over 11
million unique visitors per month worldwide. Position manages key partner
relationships to drive sales for CDNOW and BMG Music Service with
P&L/budget responsibility for programs managed. Negotiate terms and
approve plans with sites, optimize placement and develop creative strategy
on sites. Direct marketing experience a must. Please email resumes to
tracy.batt@bmgdirect OR fax 212-930-4450. No phone calls. Include salary
history.
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PriceWorks Corp. - Director of Pricing - Domain Expert - Great Falls, VA

5-10 yrs of exp with a major consulting firm with a focus on pricing
strategy, price policy formulation, and competitor analysis. 3-5 yrs exp
with Fortune 1000 firm as a Pricing Manager. Ability to perform multiple
roles including: assist in definition of product reqmnts, diagnose client
problems and define appropriate action plan; perform speaking engagements
to prospects and investors; provide assistance to the sales team; and
develop corporate strategy. An MBA with a concentration in marketing,
finance or economics. Send resumes to jhoover@priceworks.com Visit
http://www.priceworks.com
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YellowBrix, Inc. - Regional Account Executive - Alexandria, VA

Requirements: Bachelor's Degree, 5+ years sales experience (predominantly
new business focused) and experience in information/content or software
industry a plus. Proven ability to develop and close leads through
implementation of enterprise level solutions sales process. Please visit
Monster Job ID #14962337 for complete details. Send resumes to
jobs@yellowbrix.com Visit http://www.yellowbrix.com for more information.
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Courage=Success, Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines - 60 Locations

The MBA Company, a nationwide business club, invites you to a very special
videoconference event with Herb Kelleher, Founder, Southwest Airlines. As
part of ClubCorp's Leaders Legacy series, this event - held on Tuesday
morning, July 16th - is open to MBAs and other interested business
professionals. Seats are going fast.
Send inquiries to info@thembacompany.com.
http://www.thembacompany.com/events.shtml?p=Events_Calendar
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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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1986, offers strong expertise in the areas of digital entertainment and
convergence, new media, electronic gaming, technology and consumer
electronics. Current clients include: Dolby, 20th Century Fox, Konami,
DreamWorks, Marvel Enterprises, MGM and Warner Bros., among many others.
To find out how Bender/Helper can impact your business, contact Steve
Honig at: 310-473-4147 or steve_honig@bhimpact.com
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