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o College Cable, Internet Network Burly Bear Shuts Down
o Yahoo Surprises Investors, Posts 24% Revenue Increase for Quarter
o Report: Portable Digital Music Player Owners Expected to Double by 2003
> Digital Media Wire "M-Commerce" Event | Los Angeles | July 23
> Digital Media Wire "Future of Mobile Entertainment" Panel | NYC | July 25
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o Briefly Noted: Muze - EMI Recorded Music, Movielink, "America's Army,"
RIAA, Macromedia - America Online, MSN - Ticketmaster - Liquid Seats,
Nvidia - Machinima Film Festival, "X-treme Gaming Radio," Infinity Radio,
Mobile content DRM, Sony - CMT-L7HD stereo, Directors - film vs. digital
cameras
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> Jobs: Dir. of Public Relations, New Business Sales, Sales Consultant,
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VP/Dir. of Public Relations, Brand Director, VP Product Development,
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> Events: "Dynamics of Concert Tours," Free Event Listings

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o College Cable, Internet Network Burly Bear Shuts Down

New York -- Burly Bear, a cable TV and Internet network that targeted
students on college campuses, has shut down after failing to raise
additional financing, according to a story in The Hollywood Reporter. The
company raised $12.5 million in venture capital last April. "The board and
I have made the decision to cease operations," Burly Bear CEO Howard
Handler wrote in a letter to employees. "In the end, we couldn't overcome
the difficult state of the capital markets. Emerging cable networks and
media companies need more running room to achieve profitability than the
current investment climate will accommodate." New York-based Burly Bear
made deals with several cable TV operators, as well as over 600 college
campuses to have its channel added to the closed circuit networks offered
to students living on campus.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/convergence/article_display.
jsp?vnu_content_id=1537071
http://www.burlybear.com
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o Yahoo Surprises Investors, Posts 24% Revenue Increase for Quarter

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Web portal Yahoo announced its quarterly earnings on
Wednesday afternoon, surprising investors and Wall Street by turning a
profit and posting a 24 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter
of 2002. The company posted earnings of $225.8 million for the quarter,
compared with $182.2 million for the same period a year ago. While Yahoo's
revenue from online advertising fell 4 percent to $135.7 million, other
areas such as its revenue from paid listings climbed 109 percent to $74.1
million. "A year ago we said we would shift our revenues to fees and
listings, and that we would return to profitability. We have done that,"
said Yahoo CEO Terry Semel.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020710/100341_1.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/11/technology/11YAHO.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/020710/earns_yahoo_4.html
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o Report: Portable Digital Music Player Owners Expected to Double by 2003

Park Ridge, N.J. -- The number of online consumers who own a portable
digital music player is expected to double by the year 2003, according to
a consumer survey commissioned by Sony Electronics recently conducted by
Harris Interactive. The survey found that 21 percent of the U.S.
population ages 15 to 35 with Internet access currently owns at least one
portable digital audio player, and 54 percent plan to buy one by the end
of 2003. The survey also found that 64 percent of respondents knew how to
"rip" CDs onto their computers; 78 percent of those surveyed knew how to
download music off of the Internet. Respondents reported that the
enjoyment of downloading comes from being able to customize music
collections (83 percent), the ability to choose from a large selection of
songs (76 percent) and its simplicity (61 percent). The Harris Interactive
survey was culled from 1,960 interviews from June 12 to June 17, among
U.S. residents ages 15 to 35, weighted to reflect the U.S. online
population.
http://www.harrisinteractive.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
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DMW Presents "The Future of Mobile Entertainment" -- July 25, New York

This discussion forum to held in New York on the evening of July 25
features leaders from a broad spectrum of wireless-related industries who
will explore the future of mobile entertainment, technologies and
services. A cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception concludes what is sure
to be a worthwhile event for those wishing to explore where the next
generation of wireless technologies is likely to take us.

Anders Evju - Vice President & General Manager, Digital Bridges
Fabrice Grinda - Founder & CEO, Zingy, Inc.
Nicholas Lehman - Vice President, Interactive Business Development, MTV/VH1
McAdory Lipscomb Jr. - Marketing & Communications Lead, Accenture
Raviv Pablo - Sr. Dir., Product Technologies & Marketing, Emblaze Systems

Sponsored by: Emblaze Systems (www.emblaze.com)

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o Briefly Noted:

(New York) Muze, a provider of informational databases on music, movies,
books and video games, announced that it has signed an agreement with EMI
Recorded Music to include 30-second excerpts from EMI recordings in both
its U.S. and U.K. database offerings. Muze has similar licensing
agreements with Warner Music Group, BMG Entertainment, Universal Music
Group and Sony Music Entertainment. Companies including Amazon, Best Buy,
MTV, Tower Records and Virgin Megastores use New York-based Muze's
MuzeTunes service.
http://www.muze.com

(Los Angeles) Movielink, an Internet-based video-on-demand joint venture
between a number of Hollywood film studios, announced on Thursday several
appointments to its executive team. John Godwin, former DirecTV CTO has
been named as CTO of Movielink; in addition, Bruce Anderson was named vice
president of operations and Kenneth Goeller was named vice president of
business systems. The service, which will feature on-demand films from
studios including Sony, Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros. and Universal, is
slated to launch in December.
http://www.movielink.com

(Washington) The U.S. Army said that its two recently released online
games, aimed at increasing recruitment, were downloaded over 400,000 times
in the first 36 hours of availability. Since July 4, the Army said it has
been working to add 60 more online game servers, and will soon release
software that will let players build and operate their own community game
servers. The two games are also now available for download at a number of
gaming sites including IGN, GameSpy and Gamespot.
http://www.americasarmy.com

(Washington) The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a trade
group representing the interests of major record labels, announced that it
has hired David Sutphen as vice president and legislative counsel,
government relations. Sutphen is a former senior aide and counsel to Sen.
Ted Kennedy, and will support the RIAA's lobbying efforts in Washington.
http://www.riaa.org

(New York) Macromedia, a developer of Web publishing and animation
software, announced on Thursday that it has extended an agreement with
America Online to include its Macromedia Flash player along with
installations of AOL software. San Francisco-based Macromedia also said
that the version of Flash distributed with AOL will feature "enhanced
functionality that will enable AOL members to enjoy a more robust content
experience."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020711/sfth014_1.html
http://www.macromedia.com

(Redwood, Wash.) Microsoft's MSN network of Internet services said on
Thursday that it has signed an agreement with Ticketmaster to create MSN
Tickets with Ticketmaster. The site will sell tickets to events handled by
Ticketmaster, as well as offer advance sales to certain events exclusively
to MSN users. Microsoft also partnered with San Francisco-based Liquid
Seats to offer tickets to events sold through its StubHub service on the
newly-created MSN StubHub. The site will offer tickets given up by season
ticket holders and others who have extra tickets to sporting and other
events.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020711/sfth045_1.html
http://tickets.msn.com
http://www.liquidseats.com
http://msn.stubhub.com

(Mesquite, Texas) Nvidia, a developer of computer graphics chips, said on
Thursday that it has partnered with The Academy of Machinima Arts &
Sciences (AMAS) to launch the first Machinima Film Festival. AMAS is an
organization focused on Machinima, the art or technique of filmmaking
using real-time 3D virtual environments. "This event recognizes 3D as a
true art form and we're pleased to see the Machinima film community taking
advantage of our graphics processors," said Nvidia's Sanford Russell.
http://www.machinima.org
http://www.nvidia.com

(Washington) Radio station owner Clear Channel plans is launching a weekly
in-depth program devoted to video gaming, called "X-treme Gaming Radio."
Airing on Washington, DC-area station SportsTalk 980, the program is
produced by XGR.com, a Web radio station devoted to video games. The
program will cover news, reviews, interviews, and have call-ins all about
the $20 billion video gaming industry. Broadcast on Friday nights from 11
P.M until Midnight EST starting July 12, the program's first guest will be
Lt. Col. Casey Wardynski, project originator and director of the Army's
recently launched "America's Army" online video game offering.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.071002/221912456
http://www.xgr.com

(New York) Infinity Radio, a division of Viacom that owns a large number
of U.S. radio stations, announced that it has named former Pressplay
president and CEO Andy Schuon as president of programming for the company.
Schuon announced yesterday that he would leave Pressplay, a digital music
subscription service joint venture between Sony Music and Universal Music
Group, to return to the radio industry.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020710/nyw122_1.html
http://www.infinityradio.com

(London) NewScientist.com recently offered additional information on a
recent deal announced between cell phone maker Nokia and IBM that would
bring digital rights management security to mobile phone content, such as
downloadable ringtones.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992530

(New York) The New York Times on Thursday featured a review of a new Sony
digital music product, a bookshelf stereo called the CMT-L7HD. The device
features a 20GB hard drive that automatically rips any CD played into
Sony's ATRAC3 format for storage and later playback or arrangement into
playlists. The $1,000 stereo can also be programmed to automatically
record radio programs to the hard drive, much like a TiVo or other
personal video recorder does with TV shows.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/11/technology/circuits/11STAT.html

(Los Angeles) The Los Angeles Times on Thursday published a feature story
on the debate between film and digital in the movie industry. The article
features commentary from directors including George Lucas and Oliver Stone
on the pros and cons of shooting using traditional film cameras as opposed
to capturing images digitally with high-definition cameras.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-highdef11jul11005058.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology
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Director of Public Relations - Salary: $130k + DOE - San Francisco, CA

One of my top consumer tech clients has created a big name for themselves.
The PR team has done a great job getting them into major publications, but
I'm looking for a very senior PR leader, who is both a strategic thinker
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New Business Sales - Westlake Internet Training - Washington, DC

A New Business Sales Professional is needed by Westlake Internet Training,
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Sales Consultant - ivacation - Los Angeles, CA

ivacation.com is the "missing link", in providing the marketing solution
for vacation property owners around the world. As an "Internet-Vacation
Property Consultant", you contact qualified clients and provide them with
proven solutions to successfully market their vacation property. You will
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commercial airing during the Super Bowl. Available for immediate interview
and hire. Interviews take place at our three locations. Email your resume
and specify interview location to jobs@ivacation.com
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Legal Counsel:In-House - colonize.com - New York, NY

NYC area direct marketing firm seeks experienced in-house counsel. Growing
NYC area direct marketing firm seeks experienced in-house counsel. Minimum
of 7 years 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, and Internet law. Great opportunity with excellent salary and
benefits. To inquire about this position, please go to:
http://pleaseapply.to/colonize/ and fill out an online application.
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Sr. eCommerce Strategy Consultant - McFadyen Consulting - Tysons Corner,
VA

Established e-biz integrator seeks Strategy Consultant to help leading
clients solve critical business needs, by converting business requirements
into technical specifications. Requires 5-7 yrs in web application
development or ecommerce, experience with ATG Dynamo or related
technologies, and ability to present technical alternatives to clients.
Send resumes to hr@mcfadyen.com Visit http://www.mcfadyen.com
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Manager, Government & Community Relations - Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory - Berkeley, CA

Liaison with Washington-based, University of California reps regarding
Federal actions that may impact the Laboratory; analyzing, preparing and
reviewing legislation, regulations & Congress; and maintaining positive
state relations. 10 yrs. senior management, government or community
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experience dealing with CA state branches and Bay Area institutions.
Include job title & source code: LD/014948/WHJ. http://cjo.lbl.gov, go to
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employment@lbl.gov
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VP/Director of Public Relations - Mercury Interactive - Sunnyvale, CA

We are the leading provider of enterprise testing and performance
management solutions. The VP/Director of Public Relations will develop and
lead our global PR strategy, increasing awareness of Mercury product and
corporate brands with mass media, industry analysts, customers, and F1000
executives. Develop/implement strategic PR plan; lead internal PR team;
manage worldwide PR agency; and deepen relationships with media &
analysts. Resumes to Duncan MacMurdy at dmacmurdy@merc-int.com and copy
jobs@merc-int.com. http://www.mercuryinteractive.com
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Brand Director, Team Sports and Licensing - Acclaim Entertainment - Glen
Cove, NY

Ensure our video games succeed in marketplace. Involved with design and
conduct research to identify features & markets. Work with producers, dev
teams and QA to ensure game is on time & budget. Assist in development of
brand strategies for amongst the largest sporting licenses, such as the
NFL & Major League Baseball. Must maintain relationships with these
licensors for the success of our sports brands. Full P&L. 10 yrs.
marketing or product management with video games or sports products.
Licensing experience essential. ONLY resumes via
http://careers.acclaim.com
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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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Bender/Helper Impact - Public Relations Agency

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