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o Electronic Arts to Boost Value of Stock Options to Retain Employees
o Universal Introduces Three Tiers of Packaging, Pricing for CD Albums
o Earthlink and Time Warner Cable Reach New Broadband Deal
o Online Music Lessons Provider WorkshopLive Raises $3.25 Million

o Mobile Marketing Firm Juice Wireless Lands $1 Million Investment
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DMW Announcements
  Digital Music Forum
- October 4-5, 2006 - West Hollywood, CA
 
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  2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles
 

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Briefly Noted

o RIAA, i-SAFE to Produce Copyrights Lectures for School Assemblies
o Mediaport Adds Sony BMG Tracks to MediaATM Download Kiosks
o Broadband TV Service ION Media Signs Sony Pictures Television

o Tap It Fame Offers Artists $9.95-per-Month Online Music Stores
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PayPerPost.com Launches Self-Service Advertising for Blogs
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Gold's Gym Deploys Powergrid Video Game Fitness Systems
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EA Ships "The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II" for Xbox 360
o Traffic to NASA Website Surges Leading Up to Space Shuttle Launch



Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds
  Corporate Counsel - YouTube, Inc. - San Mateo, CA
  Business Development Manager, Digital Content - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
 
Director, Consumer Research & Analysis - Netflix - Los Gatos, CA

  Senior Project Manager - NPR Digital Media - Washington, DC
  Director of Product Management - ABC News Digital Products -
New York, NY
  
Director - NBA - Beijing or Shanghai, China

  Director of Product Management, Commercial Licensing
- DivX - San Diego, CA
 
IP Video Solutions Marketing Manager - Motorola - San Diego, CA
  General Manager - PCWorld.com - San Francisco, CA
 
SVP Marketing, Rogue Pictures - NBC Universal - Universal City, CA
  Director, Strategy and Development - Time Warner Cable - Herndon, VA
 
Marketing Director - Playboy Entertainment - Los Angeles, CA
  Corporate Teambuilding Through Music Making - Worldwide
  2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles
  PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009
 


Top Stories

o Electronic Arts to Boost Value of Stock Options to Retain Employees

Redwood City, Calif. - In a bid to "retain valuable employees" in light of the company's falling share price, video game publisher Electronic Arts said this week it will seek to allow employees who were granted stock options that are trading lower than the price at which they can buy them to exchange them for restricted shares. Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts has seen its shares lose nearly a third of their value over the past year. At their current value, many employees would actually lose money if they cashed in their stock options. The matter will be presented to EA shareholders at a meeting later this month. Over 90% of the company's employees hold stock options that would be eligible for the exchange.
http://tinyurl.com/zy2y3 (Reuters)
http://www.thestreet.com/_mktw/tech/gamesandgadgets/10294775.html
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=18103
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o Universal Introduces Three Tiers of Packaging, Pricing for CD Albums

London - Major record label Universal Music Group announced this week that it will begin distributing three different versions of new CDs in Europe, with prices that increase based on added packaging and content. The 9.99 euro ($12.80) Basic version will come packaged in a cardboard sleeve, and will be used for older albums and to compete with online services. The Standard CD (14.99 euro/$19.22) will now be packaged in a "Super Jewel Box" -- a stronger, more durable version of the current plastic jewel box casing -- with the company absorbing the extra manufacturing costs. Universal expects to ship 100 million albums in Super Jewel Box packaging during the first year of the switchover. Finally, limited edition Deluxe CD releases, for major artists, will include a bonus CD or DVD and cost 19.99 euro/$25.63. "As our digital business continues to accelerate, as we anticipated, this is also an exciting time to improve our physical CD offer -- and at no extra cost to the fans," said Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group International.
http://www.universalmusicgroup.com/News.aspx?NewsId=404
http://tinyurl.com/ffg65 (Reuters)
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o Earthlink and Time Warner Cable Reach New Broadband Deal

Atlanta - EarthLink, the large Internet service provider, and Time Warner Cable have announced that they have reached a new agreement to provide EarthLink broadband service on Time Warner Cable systems. Under the new agreement, the parties will make available EarthLink broadband service to the 19 million homes "passed by" Time Warner Cable's broadband cable systems. This service area is expected to increase upon completion of Time Warner Cable's previously announced transactions with Adelphia and Comcast. EarthLink service has been offered by Time Warner Cable since November 2000.
http://www.earthlink.net/about/press/pr_elink_timewarner
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o Online Music Lessons Provider WorkshopLive Raises $3.25 Million

Pittsfield, Mass. - WorkshopLive, a developer of online music education software, announced on Friday that it has raised $3.25 million in a recent round of funding, led by GIV Venture Partners. Massachusetts-based WorkshopLive's service delivers music lesson videos over a broadband connection, personalized to suit the preferences and abilities of each student. The funds will be used to expand marketing, and to hire additional staff to add functionality to the company's e-learning platform.
http://tinyurl.com/h9arq
http://www.workshoplive.com
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o Mobile Marketing Firm Juice Wireless Lands $1 Million Investment

Stamford, Conn. - Juice Wireless, a New York-based provider of mobile data applications and marketing services, said that it has secured a $1 million investment from Citizens Communications. The company provides mobile music and games-based marketing for clients including FYE, Glamour, TeenVogue and FTD.com. Juice said that it plans to use the new capital to further develop its line of mobile data applications and services, as well as to accelerate sales and marketing efforts for its new multimedia content product. In addition to the investment, Juice and Citizens also plan to work together to sell and distribute Juice's products and services.
http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/060705/101647.html 
http://www.juicewireless.com 

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DMW Announcements

Digital Music Forum West - October 4-5, 2006

www.digitalmusicforum.com/west06.html
October 4-5, 2006 - Bel Age, West Hollywood, CA

For the past six years, the most influential decision-makers in the music industry have gathered at Digital Media Wire's annual Digital Music Forum in New York to network, do deals and share ideas about the future of the music business. Participants have described the event as a "melting pot of the best of the best in digital music," where ideas are shared and opinions don't go unchallenged. It is with this illustrious background that we are pleased to announce the launch of Digital Music Forum West at the Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood, October 4-5, 2006.

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the premier event for music industry decision-makers focused on business models and legal issues impacting music. For sponsor packages and to submit speaker proposals, please contact Tinzar Than Sherman, Vice President of Marketing & Events at 323-822-0936 or by email at tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.

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Briefly Noted

o RIAA, i-SAFE to Produce Copyrights Lectures for School Assemblies

Washington - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that it has partnered with i-SAFE, a government-funded non-profit that educates students on Internet safety, to produce a presentation on intellectual property to be used at middle and high school assemblies. "Our partnership with the RIAA will allow us to educate more students about the proper use of intellectual property," said i-SAFE president and CEO Teri Schroeder. "Through awareness we empower teens to make appropriate decisions on the Internet and make a positive change in both attitude and behavior."
http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/062806.asp
http://www.isafe.org
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o Mediaport Adds Sony BMG Tracks to MediaATM Download Kiosks

New York -
Mediaport Entertainment, a manufacturer of media download kiosks, announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Sony BMG to offer tracks from the major record label's artists for sale through its devices. The company's MediaATM kiosks allow consumers to create and burn customized CDs, as well as download purchased tracks directly to their portable devices via a USB connection.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060707/laf006.html?.v=58
http://www.mediaport.com
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o Broadband TV Service ION Media Signs Sony Pictures Television

West Palm Beach, Fla. -
ION Media Networks and Sony Pictures Television announced this week a programming agreement that provides ION with the rights to broadcast dozens of classic television series and a large selection of films from the Sony library on its broadband "i television network." Under the terms of the agreement, Florida-based ION will have access to many of Sony's most popular TV series from the last three decades, including "Charlie's Angels," "Starsky & Hutch," "The Partridge Family," "The Monkees" and "Silver Spoons."
http://www.ionmedia.tv/press/press.cfm?id=12
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o Tap It Fame Offers Artists $9.95-per-Month Online Music Stores

Los Angeles -
Tap It Fame this week announced the launch of its site that lets artists pay a monthly subscription fee and set their own prices for selling their songs online. Artists pay $9.95 per month for the basic service, and keep all profits; the company said this allows them to circumvent the 40-70 percent of gross sales charged by most online music sites. Los Angeles-based Tap It Fame has a weekly radio show on CBS radio KLSX-FM in Los Angeles, and added that it has formed strategic partnerships with firms including CD Baby, BigChampagne and Kajmere Sound Distribution.
http://tinyurl.com/n49lx
http://www.tapitfame.com
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o PayPerPost.com Launches Self-Service Advertising for Blogs

Orlando, Fla. -
PayPerPost.com announced the formation of a new company this week and its new service offering that connects advertisers and bloggers. Florida-based PayPerPost will allow advertisers to reach out to bloggers through a self-service Internet application. "Media companies and celebrities have been compensated for endorsement and product placement for years. Finally bloggers will be compensated for all the traffic and sales they generate when they blog about products and companies," said company founder Ted Murphy.
http://www.payperpost.com
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o Gold's Gym Deploys Powergrid Video Game Fitness Systems

Laurel, Md. -
Powergrid Fitness, a developer of exercise-based video game systems, announced this week that Gold's Gym has begun deploying its Kilowatt video game/fitness systems in its facilities. The device features a handlebar-type controller, backrest and foot pad that translate force applied to in-game action on a standard Xbox, PlayStation 2 or GameCube video game console. Maryland-based Powergrid said the Kilowatt can burn up to 350 calories per hour.
http://www.powergridfitness.com/default.aspx?STID=372017#
http://www.goldsgym.com
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o EA Ships "The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II" for Xbox 360

Redwood City, Calif. -
Electronic Arts this week shipped its "The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II" title for Xbox to retailers. Developed at EA Los Angeles, the game is based on the PC title of the same name and features multiplayer gaming over Microsoft's Xbox Live online service.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060705/20060705005329.html?.v=1
http://www.ea.com/official/lordoftherings/bfme2_360/us/home.jsp
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o Traffic to NASA Website Surges Leading Up to Space Shuttle Launch

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -
The anticipated launch of the Space Shuttle sent people flocking to the NASA web site last week, according to new figures from Internet research firm Nielsen//NetRatings. For the week ending July 2, traffic to the website grew 113% to 1.4 million unique visitors. The launch, originally scheduled for July 1, was postponed twice due to inclement weather. The site allows visitors to monitor the launch status, read up on the shuttle's astronauts and find out more about the international space station.
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/pr/pr_060706.pdf
http://www.nasa.gov

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Classifieds -- Advertise

Corporate Counsel - YouTube, Inc. - San Mateo, CA

YouTube, Inc., the explosive new Internet company for uploading and sharing digital video (www.youtube.com), is seeking a corporate counsel for its San Mateo, California office. YouTube is a small but fast growing start-up company with a highly collaborate, dynamic and open environment. Reporting to the General Counsel, job responsibilities include legal support for YouTube’s new Internet ad-sales group; negotiating and drafting marketing, video license, technology and ecommerce agreements; assisting with copyright compliance and DMCA procedures as well as patent and trademark issues. For more information and to apply, click here or submit resumes to shannon@youtube.com.
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Business Development Manager, Digital Content - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA

Amazon.com is seeking a Biz Dev Manager for our digital media services. You will work to identify new business opportunities, establish relationships with digital content providers; structure, negotiate and close licensing agreements for content, and insure the success of long-term relationships. Requirements: proven track record of media licensing, experience working with major entertainment companies and will understand the dynamic digital landscape. 5+ Years Biz Dev Exp. To learn more, go to www.amazon.com/careers and look for job# 020207
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Director, Consumer Research & Analysis - Netflix - Los Gatos, CA

The Director of Consumer Research and Analysis specifically will be the company’s quantitative, qualitative and primary research expert who will take a hands-on approach to structuring business problems, recommending optimum methodologies, designing and executing relevant primary survey and qualitative research, and clearly articulating results and recommended actions to clients and key management throughout the organization from CEO to Associate Managers. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Senior Project Manager - NPR Digital Media - Washington, DC

Responsible for leading the process with NPR Digital Media for multi-disciplinary projects that include technology, user experience, business, and editorial components; oversees the implementation of established project methodologies in accordance with best industry practices, managing schedule/budget/resource needs for projects, coordinating team member activities, and aligning stakeholder and business goals to result in innovative, high-quality interactive products and services. Send resumes to employment@npr.org For requirements, visit jobs.npr.org.
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Director of Product Management - ABC News Digital Products - New York, NY

The Director of Product Management oversees all aspects of ABC News Digital products; including product strategy, product lifecycle and development of implementation strategies for digital media products. Additional responsibilities include managing digital product team with overall responsibility for the ongoing production and quality of digital content on multiple platforms and overseeing development, refinement and execution of all activities through the product life cycle. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Director - NBA - Beijing or Shanghai, China 
 
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is looking for a seasoned Director to develop and manage new business partnerships with the interactive services companies in China. An ideal candidate will be a creative and entrepreneurial self-starter with a strong understanding of interactive media technologies – including wireless. Internet / broadband, and gaming.  For more information and to apply, click here.
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Director of Product Management, Commercial Licensing - DivX - San Diego, CA

Reporting to the Vice President of Products for Commercial Licensing, this position oversees the product-management function for our worldwide licensing business and is a key member of senior management, driving product development and execution while adding to and reinforcing the DivX culture and brand. Comprised of a world-class, energetic team that is successfully driving a powerful technology into a huge market opportunity, the culture promotes quality and a sense of urgency, which results in a high level of customer satisfaction. For more information and to apply, click here.
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IP Video Solutions Marketing Manager - Motorola - San Diego, CA

The Marketing Manager will manage all written communications necessary to position our products properly in the marketplace and to accurately and persuasively relate Motorola’s capabilities against specific customer requirements. This person is responsible for developing well crafted descriptions of all aspects of the IPVS product lines in order to streamline and enhance the quality of our responses to customer requests for proposals, as well as manage the complete end-end bid to contracts process. For more information and to apply, click here and reference Job# 47899.
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General Manager - PCWorld.com - San Francisco, CA

PC World Communications and Mac Publishing are seeking a General Manager
(GM) for their network of web sites. As a member of the management team, this individual will lead overall strategic planning, product development and management efforts for PCWorld.com, Macworld.com, Maccentral.com and Playlistmag.com. Specific responsibilities fall into four general areas: content programming, audience development & retention, new information services & products, and advertising/business development. For complete information, or to apply, contact Kate Coldwell at jobopps@pcworld.com.
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SVP Marketing, Rogue Pictures - NBC Universal - Universal City, CA

The SVP Marketing is responsible for the direction and management of all marketing activities for Rogue Pictures theatrical film releases. This position will create, implement, and supervise the marketing, promotion and media planning, and communication strategies for Rogue Pictures. Candidate will develop and manage division brand strategy, goals, operational plans, budgets, and key performance metrics and liaise with home entertainment and on-demand groups to maximize opportunities and performance of Rogue titles during those windows. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Director, Strategy and Development Time Warner Cable - Herndon, VA

Director is responsible for Strategy and implementation of high profile business services projects within Time Warner Cable’s Business Services Group. This position provides leadership and management of resources dedicated to strategic planning and implementation of key initiatives and leads business analysis for proposed initiatives. For more information and to apply,
click here and reference Requisition# 63003BR.
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Marketing Director - Playboy Entertainment - Los Angeles, CA

Playboy is looking for a superstar Marketing Director for a completely new online social networking property. This is a high-level position, but also a very hands-on one — you will be the go-to person for anything related to marketing for this product line, so you must be comfortable as both a leader and a follower. There will be strong emphasis on personal responsibility, dedication, and drive for results. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Corporate Teambuilding Through Music Making - Worldwide

Looking for a new "spin" on teambuilding? Imagine your employees enjoying a fun, interactive experience that they'll never forget--making electronic music together! As they blend rhythms and beats to create their own unique CD, participants sharpen their teamwork skills, exercise their creative muscle, and have a great time doing it. For more information visit: www.norcalteambuilding.com
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2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

Digital Media Wire's d
irectory is the definitive resource for companies prospecting clients and sales in the rapidly expanding digital entertainment and media industries. This highly unique resource is an ideal time-saving shortcut for several types of corporate activities: business development; direct marketing; sales prospecting; market research & competitive analysis; and recruitment. To order a copy, click here.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts revenue for the global entertainment and media market will reach $1.8 trillion by 2009. For a comprehensive look at the forecast for the entertainment and media industry including analyses and five year growth projections for 14 industry segments covering every major region of the world, purchase PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009. Online distribution of music, films, books and video games is beginning to fuel end-user spending but what impact will rising interest rates and higher energy costs have on the expansion. Click here for more.
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