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Report: Video Game Sales Up Surprising 25% in
June
o Time
Warner Stock Hits 52-Week Low; Could Spur Talk of AOL Spin-Off
o Gracenote, Music Publishers to
Bring Song Lyrics to Online Stores
o Report: Blue Laser Market to
Generate $28 Billion in Sales in 2010
o Atari
Sells "Driver" Franchise, Reflections Studio to Ubisoft for $24
Million
o Toshiba Delays Release of
First HD DVD Recorder in Japan
o Blog Search Engine Technorati
Raises $7.6 Million
o Micro Hard Drive Maker Cornice
Gets $5 Million in Financing
o Collegiate Sports Technology
Provider XOS Acquires Sagio Software
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Briefly Noted
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Fox Soccer Websites
Report Record Traffic During World Cup
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TVLand.com to Add Full-length Streaming of Vintage TV Shows
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Terra Networks to Distribute Jump TV International Television Feeds
o MySpace
"Clerks II" Movie Credits Promotion Expanded
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Corporate
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- YouTube, Inc. -
San Mateo, CA
Business Development Manager, Digital Content
- Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
Senior Project Manager
- NPR Digital Media - Washington, DC
Director,Interactive Strategies
- Time Warner Cable - Stamford, CT
GM Marketing, Consumer Products
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Realnetworks -
Seattle, WA
Director, Business
Development -
EA - Redwood City, CA
Y!
Music Public Relations Manager
- Yahoo! Inc. -
Santa Monica, CA
CFO, iVillage
- NBC Universal - New York, NY
Business Development Manager
- IGN Entertainment - Brisbane, CA or New York, NY
Director of Business
Development
- Getty Images - New York,
NY
Manager Content Development
- Sony
Pictures Entertainment - Culver City, CA
Manager, Integrated
Marketing
- ABC - Burbank, CA
Product Manager, Music
- Cingular Wireless - Atlanta, GA
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o Report: Video Game Sales Up
Surprising 25% in June
Port Washington, N.Y. - Video game sales rose an
unexpected 25% during the month of June, with hardware sales up 25%
and game sales rising 15%, according to data from market research
firm NPD Group. Game sales for the month totaled $444.4 million, up
from $387.1 million a year ago. The Nintendo DS handheld led overall
game console sales with 593,400 units, followed by the PlayStation 2
(311,900 units) and Xbox 360 (277,000 units); overall hardware sales
for the month totaled $297.8 million. "It's really a case of the
whole being worth more than the sum of the parts," NPD analyst Anita
Frazier told the Associated Press. "That the increases were so
widespread -- and not limited to one company or platform -- points
to the overall health of the industry." The unexpected sales growth
spurred most video game stocks higher on Friday, including shares of
Electronic Arts, THQ, Activision and Take-Two Interactive.
http://www.npdfunworld.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060714/video_games_mover.html?.v=1 (AP)
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o Time Warner Stock
Hits 52-Week Low; Could Spur Talk of AOL Spin-Off
Dulles, Va. - The stock price of Time Warner, the parent
company of AOL, hit a new 52-week low on Friday, amid concerns about
its strategy for AOL and a downturn in valuations for its cable
assets. The Nasdaq ended down 0.8% on Friday, capping its worst
3-day performance since April, 2005. Time Warner's stock closed at
$15.97 per share -- its lowest level in over a year. The lagging
share price could put renewed pressure on CEO Richard Parsons to
step down -- or to spin off AOL as a separate company. At a meeting
on Aug. 2, the company is expected to announce its new strategy for
shifting AOL toward an ad-supported model, while moving it away from
its traditional subscription-based model.
http://www.timewarner.com
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o Gracenote,
Music Publishers to Bring Song Lyrics to Online Stores
Emeryville, Calif. - Gracenote, a provider of a database
of music information and CD identification services, announced this
week that it has signed agreements with the major music publishers
for the rights to distribute song lyrics online. The company's deals
with BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group,
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Peermusic and other publishers will
likely result in the addition of song lyrics to the album cover art
and other extras provided when users purchase digital songs at
online retailers like iTunes and Rhapsody. The lyrics feature could
also aid consumers in identifying songs for which they may know a
line or phrase, but not the title of the song. "We anticipate that
you'll see different kinds of offers in the market, where lyrics are
combined with recorded music in a total package like a
subscription," Gracenote VP of business development Ross Blanchard
told Reuters. "This extra element should help drive sales growth.
There are a lot of ways the services will derive value outside of
adding an extra charge." The big music publishers have also recently
targeted unauthorized sites that offer free lyrics -- like
Lyrics.com and AZLyrics.com -- with cease-and-desist letters; it's
possible these sites will now be approached to license Gracenote's
lyrics database.
http://www.gracenote.com/lyrics
http://tinyurl.com/ltnjt
(Reuters)
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o Report: Blue
Laser Market to Generate $28 Billion in Sales in 2010
Santa Clara, Calif. - Devices utilizing new blue laser
technology, including HD DVD and Blu-ray DVD players and disc
drives, and the PlayStation 3, are expected to generate $28 billion
in sales in 2010, according to a report from Santa Clara Consulting
Group (SCGG). In particular, the PlayStation 3 is expected to
account for more than half of the $2 billion in blue laser-related
revenue for 2006. For 2010, the firm projects $4 billion in sales
for blue laser DVD players; $3 billion in sales of movies for these
players; $4 billion in sales for blue laser PC drives; and sales of
$400 million for blank media for these devices. In the games arena,
SCGG predicts $6 billion in sales for blue laser-based game consoles
in 2010, and $10 billion in sales of games for these consoles.
"Currently the market seems to be preoccupied with the format battle
between Blu-ray and HD DVD technologies; what is overlooked is the
fact that a market is developing and the opportunity is huge," said
SCGG managing director David Bunzel.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060712/sfw044.html?.v=66
http://www.sccg.com
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o Atari
Sells "Driver" Franchise, Reflections Studio to Ubisoft for $24
Million
New York - Video game publisher Atari announced this week
that it has sold its "Driver" game franchise, and the assets of its
U.K.-based Reflections game development studio, to France-based
publisher Ubisoft for $24 million. Under the deal, Reflections' 80
employees will receive contracts at Ubisoft. Atari will also retain
rights to "Driver: Parallel Lines" through 2006, and the rights to
all other games from the franchise for the next three months. The
"Driver" franchise has to date sold more than 14 million units
worldwide. "We are focusing the energy of the company on a select
number of franchises in order to optimize their impact among
consumers and increase shareholder value," said Atari CEO Bruno
Bonnell. "In the driving category, we consider 'Test Drive' our key
franchise which will require more resources and attention to build
it as a landmark of its genre."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060713/nyth099.html?.v=57
http://www.atari.com
http://www.ubisoft.com
http://driv3r.com
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o Toshiba
Delays Release of First HD DVD Recorder in Japan
Tokyo - Japanese consumer electronics firm Toshiba
announced this week that it has delayed the release of its first HD
DVD recorder until the end of the month, due to a lack of adequate
supply. The $3,450 RD-A1 -- the first recorder for Toshiba's
next-generation DVD format -- was set for release in Japan on July
14, but will now ship to retailers there on July 27. The company
added that the supply problems were only temporary, and caused by an
unexpected delay in procuring some components of the devices.
Toshiba currently does not plan to introduce the RD-A1 in the U.S.
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2006_06/pr2201.htm
http://tinyurl.com/pv28n
(Reuters)
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o Blog
Search Engine Technorati Raises $7.6 Million
San Francisco - Technorati, an ad-supported search engine
that indexes more than 40 million blogs, has raised $7.6 million in
its third round of venture capital financing, VentureWire reported.
Previous investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Mobius Venture
Capital participated in the round. San Francisco-based Technorati
claimed 4.1 million unique visitors in June, up from 338,000 during
the same month last year, according to ComScore data. In addition to
search, the company also provides blog posts to the websites of
partners including the Associated Press, The Washington Post and
Paramount Classics.
http://tinyurl.com/zu5hj
(VentureWire)
http://www.technorati.com
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o Micro
Hard Drive Maker Cornice Gets $5 Million in Financing
San Francisco - ATEL Ventures, a San Francisco-based
provider of secured financing to emerging growth companies, said on
Friday that it has committed $5 million in equipment lease financing
to Colorado-based Cornice, a manufacturer of miniature hard drives
for consumer electronics devices. The package is expected to help
Cornice to expand its product line and better support its growing
customer base. Cornice makes one-inch hard disk drives in capacities
up to 10GB, which are used in mobile phones, MP3 players, digital
video cameras, GPS devices and portable storage products.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060714/20060714005111.html?.v=1
http://www.atel.com
http://www.corniceco.com
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Collegiate Sports Technology Provider XOS Acquires Sagio Software
Orlando, Fla. - XOS Technologies, a provider of digital
video, online, ticketing and media technology designed for
professional and collegiate athletic organizations, announced today
that it has acquired Sagio Software, a privately held, Indiana-based
provider of game analysis tools and technology. Financial terms of
the deal were not disclosed. Orlando, Fla.-based XOS said that the
acquisition will allow football coaching staffs to use game analysis
software within the same editing and game-viewing platform, creating
greater efficiency in scouting and game preparation.
http://www.xostech.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=2&ATCLID=428236
http://www.sagiosoftware.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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o Fox Soccer
Websites Report Record Traffic During World Cup
Los Angeles - News Corp.'s Fox Soccer Channel on Friday
announced that its websites saw record traffic over the past month
during the FIFA World Cup. According to ComScore data, FoxSoccer.com
drew 4.9 million unique visitors during June, while 14.7 million
users visited FoxSports.com. The sites saw traffic peak on June 22,
when Ghana defeated the U.S. FoxSoccer.com now plans to incorporate
several new features introduced for the World Cup to all of its
soccer coverage, including live scoreboards; real-time match
trackers; free video feeds of Fox Soccer Channel programs; live
at-match blogs from Fox Soccer Channel commentators and columnists;
and extensive photo galleries.
http://tinyurl.com/zgcte
http://www.foxsoccer.com
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o TVLand.com to
Add Full-length Streaming of Vintage TV Shows
Pasadena, Calif. - Viacom's MTV Networks said this week that its
TV Land cable TV network will launch a range of new vintage TV
programming on its website next month. Additions will include "I
Pity The Fool," an original series starring Mr. T from "The A-Team";
full-length streaming episodes of "Star Trek" and "Daniel Boone";
vintage TV commercials such as the Wendy's "Where's the Beef?"
campaign; and classic clips from shows like "I Love Lucy" and "The
Andy Griffith Show."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060713/nyth101.html?.v=60
http://www.tvland.com
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o Terra
Networks to Distribute Jump TV International Television Feeds
New York - Jump TV, an Internet TV service that offers
international news and programming feeds, said on Friday that it has
signed an agreement with Latin American portal Terra Networks, to
distribute its programming to Terra customers in 17 countries. New
York-based Jump TV offers nearly 200 channels from more than 65
countries. The company's programming will be offered through the TV
Terra service on an ad-supported basis.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060714/nyf015.html?.v=56
http://www.jumptv.com
http://www.terra.com
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o MySpace
"Clerks II" Movie Credits Promotion Expanded
New York - The Weinstein Company said on Friday that it has
expanded its offer to put the names of the first 10,000 people who
add "Clerks II" to their friends list on MySpace in the credits of
the film. Now, anyone who adds the forthcoming Kevin Smith film to
their list of friends will see their names appear both in the
credits of the theatrical release and on the DVD.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060713/nyth159.html?.v=51
http://www.myspace.com/therealkevinsmith
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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
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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
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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
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Director, Interactive
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Time Warner Cable
- Stamford, CT
Time Warner Cable has an exciting opportunity for a
Director of Interactive Strategy to join our Corporate
Marketing department. This position will have overall
responsibility for the development of the strategic
direction and tactical implementation of a comprehensive
interactive marketing strategy for Time Warner Cable. This
strategy must support our overarching brand positioning and
help extent the brand through interactive channels. For more
information and to apply,
click here and enter requisition# 60616BR.
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GM Marketing, Consumer Products -
Realnetworks -
Seattle, WA
The General Manager of Marketing will be responsible for
driving and overseeing the strategy of acquiring new
subscribers for RealNetworks’ consumer products, via direct
marketing and online channels. The key products to be
marketed are Rhapsody, the award-winning #1 rated digital
music service, as well as SuperPass, a leading online
digital entertainment subscription product that also
includes the RealPlayer software. This role will involve
driving new marketing programs, optimizing existing
programs, and hitting revenue and new subscriber acquisition
goals that fuel fast growth of these consumer products. For
more information and to apply,
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Director of Business Development
- EA - Redwood City, CA
Based at our Redwood Shores location, the Sr. Manager or
Director of Business Development will support the EA Pogo
organization including Free Pogo, Club Pogo and Pogo to
Go/Connected Downloadable businesses. Candidate will partner
with senior Pogo management to create strategies for growing
online traffic on the Pogo web sites. Identify and evaluate
traffic generating distribution deals and partnerships with
top portals, entertainment and lifestyle properties. For
more info and to apply,
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Y! Music Public Relations Manager -
Yahoo! Inc.
- Santa Monica, CA
The Music Public Relations Manager will drive positive
consumer and business media coverage for Yahoo! Music and
work closely with music and entertainment trade publications
- such as Billboard, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter - to
keep Yahoo! top of mind within in the music, radio and
entertainment business community. This position will also
drive awareness among the advertising and marketing trade
community of the radio and video marketing platform that the
Yahoo! Music site offers in addition to preparing press
releases, Q&A, talking points, and positioning statements.
For more information and to apply,
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CFO, iVillage -
NBC Universal - New York, NY
The CFO’s duties will include comprehensive financial
responsibility for portfiolio of digital and off-line
Ivillage businesses. Ownership of overall controllership,
strategic and tactical planning and analysis, the SI/SII
planning process, and the continued development of the
finance team are critical objectives. Effectively partnering
with the iVillage leadership team is paramount. Opportunity
to assist in business development activities for NBCU
Digital business. Must work closely with technical and
operating leadership to ensure execution of critical
integration plans that impact the Digital business in 2006
and beyond. For more information and to apply,
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Business Development
Manager
- IGN Entertainment - Brisbane, CA or New York, NY
The Business Development Manager will be responsible for
pursuing quality partnership and distribution opportunities
for the company. This role requires an individual who can
combine a solid understanding of online publishing including
online advertising, content distribution / licensing and
ecommerce. Some knowledge of the video game and
entertainment industries would be a plus. This position will
req some travel. For more information and to apply,
click here.
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Director of Business Development
- Getty Images - New York, NY
The Director of Business Development will be responsible for
identifying and developing strategic business opportunities
for Getty. An in-depth understanding of our customers and/or
prospects workflow and issues is required in order to better
serve the core business with enhancements to existing
products, potential products, or valuable customer and
market data. Required knowledge includes a min of 5 years of
prior exp in business development and project management in
related e-commerce, technology, design, or publishing
industries. For more information and to apply,
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Manager, Corporate Development - Sony
Pictures Entertainment - Culver City, CA
Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development Group is
seeking an individual with proven financial and strategic
skills with a strong interest in the entertainment industry.
The Manager will be responsible for synthesizing in-depth
financial and market analysis in support of Corporate
Development deals and strategic initiatives covering motion
pictures, home entertainment, digital media, and television.
The Manager will have opportunities to work with both
internal clients in operating groups and third parties. For
more information and to apply,
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Manager, Integrated Marketing
- ABC - Burbank, CA
The Manager, Integrated Marketing will build ABC Family’s
integrated marketing tactics into unique, creative brands
that service both our network and our advertisers in a
vibrant and distinctive way that allows our creative to
stand out from the competition to target adults 18-34
creatively and adults 18-49 for sales. The objective will be
bring new audiences to the network by expressing and
communicating the energy, diversity, humor and emotion of
the new ABC Family brand. This position will work to help
achieve network revenue and ratings goals and manage
assignments to ensure effective use of resources. For more
information and to apply,
click here.
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Product Manager, Music
- Cingular Wireless - Atlanta, GA
The Product Manager will manage arrangements related to the
launch and lifecycle of third-party music services and will
establish launch plans including coordination with product
development process and cross-functional teams. Candidate
will interface with device teams in understanding and
steering necessary specifications related to Digital Rights
Management, Memory reqs, player codecs, content synch and
download reqs. This position will also interface with dev
teams in ensuring integration with Product Dev Process as
needed and coordinate with channel marketing teams in
developing launch communications and product training. For
more information and to apply,
click here.
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2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory
- 1,000+ Company Profiles
Digital Media Wire's directory
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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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.
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