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DreamWorks Animation Unit Files for $650 Million IPO
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Apple Licenses European Indie Record Labels
for iTunes Music Store
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Israeli P2P Firm iMesh Pays RIAA $4.1 Million to Settle Copyright
Suits
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Report: Global MP3 Player Sales Will Double in 2004 to 20 Million
o Gaming Console Developer
Infinium Labs Gets $50 Million Credit Line
o Comcast, Disney Sign Broadband
Content Distribution Deal
o iTouch Buys Jippi Mobile
Entertainment for $37 Million
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Briefly Noted: Acacia Research
- LodgeNet, RCN - CEO - DVR service, Loudeye - new Overpeer
customers, Jakks Pacific - Electronic Arts, TotalGaming.net,
Topheavy Studios - "The Guy Game," Majesco - 4Kids Entertainment,
Versaly Entertainment - Telemundo
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--Managing Editor
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--VP - Ignition Strategic Communications
--Audio Conference - Homeland Security Contracting - July 27
--Leverage the India Advantage -- For Your Data Needs
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o DreamWorks Animation Unit Files for
$650 Million IPO
Glendale, Calif. -- Movie studio DreamWorks, a joint venture
between Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen,
announced on Wednesday that its DreamWorks Animation unit has filed
with the SEC for an initial public offering of shares that aims to
raise $650 million. Katzenberg will become CEO of the new company,
which produced the successful "Shrek" animated films, and expects
the offering to double its production capabilities. The animation
studio plans to use $175 million from the IPO for potential
acquisitions and joint ventures, according to the SEC filing.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?L26062CD8
http://www.dreamworks.com
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o Apple
Licenses European Indie Record Labels for iTunes Music Store
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple announced on Wednesday that it has
signed licensing agreements with three large European independent
record labels for its iTunes Music Stores in the U.K., France and
Germany. Tens of thousands of songs from artists on labels
controlled by Beggars Group, Sanctuary Records Group and V2 --
including Interpol, the Pixies, The Crystal Method and The White
Stripes -- will now be available for purchase by European iTunes
customers. Apple launched its European iTunes Stores without a deal
in place with independent record labels, and has since worked to
fill those gaps in its catalog. "We now have a standard agreement.
It's a deal that all UK and European independent labels can get from
Apple," Sam Sheptob, a spokesman for indie label trade group the
Association of Independent Music, told Reuters.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040721/sfw072_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040721/media_music_apple_1.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D6C542CD8
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o Israeli P2P
Firm iMesh Pays RIAA $4.1 Million to Settle Copyright Suits
New York -- Israeli peer-to-peer file-sharing network iMesh
announced on Wednesday that it has settled copyright infringement
litigation filed against the company by the major record labels,
agreeing to pay $4.1 million in damages to the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA). The labels filed suit against iMesh,
which claims 10 million users, in September 2003. iMesh now plans to
launch a secure file-sharing network later this year, and said it
will continue to operate its peer-to-peer network as a software
distribution platform until the new service is launched. "Entering
into this agreement with key players within the entertainment
industry to put the lawsuit behind us will allow us the opportunity
to migrate to a business model that will continue to provide users
with the P2P experience that they have come to expect from iMesh,"
said iMesh chief operating officer Ofer Shabtai.
http://www.imesh.com/news_2004_07_21_1.shtml
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-imesh21jul21.story
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o Report:
Global MP3 Player Sales Will Double in 2004 to 20 Million
London -- Global sales of MP3 players are expected to double in
2004, to more than 20 million units, according to London-based
market research firm Informa Media Group. Sales are also projected
to grow at an average annual rate of almost 45% for the next six
years, with sales of 194 million units predicted for 2010. "As legal
downloading is in an early stage of development, incompatibility
with some portable players is not an issue" said Informa senior
research analyst Simon Dyson. "However, if recent forecasts for
digital sales growth are accurate, incompatibility between some
downloads and the most popular portable players could become an
issue in the very near future." Currently, tracks purchased from
Napster and other Microsoft-powered services are not compatible with
Apple's iPod, and songs from Apple's iTunes Store aren't compatible
with a number of portable devices.
http://www.informamedia.com
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o Gaming
Console Developer Infinium Labs Gets $50 Million Credit Line
Sarasota, Fla. -- Infinium Labs, developer of the Phantom
PC-based broadband gaming console, announced that it has secured a
new $50 million credit line from an institutional investor. The new
line replaces an earlier equity investment of $46 million from SBI-USA,
Trilogy Capital Partners, HaDavar HaNachon and Reich Capital, which
the company has cancelled. Infinium CEO Timothy Roberts said the new
deal is less dilutive to shareholders, provides better terms and is
a better fit for the company's capital plan and budgetary needs.
Florida-based Infinium said it plans to release its Phantom game
console in the fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040720/205988_1.html
http://www.phantom.net
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o Comcast,
Disney Sign Broadband Content Distribution Deal
Philadelphia -- Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV operator,
announced on Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Walt Disney
Internet Group and ABC News to provide broadband video and games on
the Comcast.net portal it provides for its subscribers. Disney will
provide Disney Connection, a broadband games site for kids 3-11,
while ABC News will offer on-demand video and 24/7 live streaming
news from ABC News Live to Comcast's 5.7 million broadband
subscribers, at no additional cost. The deal includes access to
episodes of "Nightline," "Good Morning America," "20/20" and
"Primetime Live."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040721/phw013_1.html
http://www.comcast.net
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o iTouch Buys
Jippi Mobile Entertainment for $37 Million
Dublin -- iTouch, a U.K.-based mobile services group, said on
Wednesday that it would buy Jippii Mobile Entertainment, a unit of
Finland-based telecommunications provider Saunalahti Group, for more
than $37 million. Under the terms of the acquisition, iTouch will
pay 5 million euro in cash and 7 million euro in iTouch shares. The
remainder, which is dependent on Jiippi's financial performance,
will also be paid in shares, iTouch said. iTouch said deal would
give it access to new markets in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands,
Norway, Sweden and Russia.
http://www.saunalahtigroup.fi/bulletin.php?index=1475
http://www.jippii.com/jsp/games/index.jsp
http://www.itouch.co.uk
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o Briefly Noted: (Newport
Beach, Calif.) Acacia Research, a company that claims patents on
basic streaming media technology and recently sued the nation's
cable and satellite TV firms for infringement, announced that it has
acquired a new patent from LodgeNet, a provider of video-on-demand
and other services to hoteliers. The new patent, which covers
methods of redirecting users to a login page when accessing the
Internet, is said to potentially cover DSL registrations, wireless
hotspots and hotel high-speed Internet access. Acacia said that
LodgeNet will split any licensing revenue with Acacia, and that
LodgeNet retains the right to repurchase the patent if certain
revenue benchmarks are not met.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040721/215181_1.html
http://www.lodgenet.com
http://www.acaciaresearch.com
(Princeton, N.J.) RCN Corp., a provider of bundled phone, cable
and high speed Internet services, announced on Wednesday that CEO
David C. McCourt will step down, and a search has been initiated for
his successor. McCourt, who also founded the company, will retain
his role as chairman. Separately, the company announced the launch
of its digital video recorder service for subscribers in Boston and
New York, with roll-out expected in all RCN markets by Oct. 1. The
$11.95 per month service will feature set-tops capable of storing up
to 50 hours of standard content or up to 10 hours of HDTV
programming.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040720/nytu199_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040720/phtu036_1.html
http://www.rcn.com/cabletv/dvr/index.php
(Seattle) Loudeye Technologies, a provider of streaming song
samples and other digital music services, announced on Wednesday
that it has won 16 new customer contracts for its Overpeer
anti-piracy unit, which together total several million dollars. The
company said confidentiality agreements preclude it from disclosing
the names of customers for Overpeer, which provides both digital
asset protection and promotional services. "There are billions of
illicit transactions occurring every month on peer-to-peer networks
around the world and this number is growing weekly. That translates
into billions of dollars of lost revenue and signals a critical
demand for content owners to take immediate action to protect their
content," said Loudeye CEO Jeff Cavins. Seattle-based Loudeye also
recently acquired OD2, a leading provider of digital music
distribution services in Europe.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040721/sfw038_1.html
http://www.loudeye.com/services/protection
(Malibu, Calif.) Toymaker Jakks Pacific said on Wednesday that it
has signed an agreement with game developer Electronic Arts, to
create a "TV Games" plug-and-play portable game console featuring EA
Sports game titles. The first EA Sports TV Games unit, expected to
ship in the fall, will feature titles including "Madden NFL '95" and
"NHL '95."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040721/law055_1.html
http://www.easports.com
http://www.jakkstvgames.com
(Livonia, Mich.) PC game developer Stardock Entertainment on
Wednesday announced the launch of a new online games network,
TotalGaming.net. Developer of a presidential campaign simulation
game called "The Political Machine," Michigan-based Stardock said
the new site will offer PC games for individual download and
purchase for between $9 and $50, or a one-year subscription that
includes all games offered, for $89.
http://www.stardock.com
http://www.totalgaming.net
(Austin) Game developer Topheavy Studios, along with publisher
Gathering -- a unit of Take-Two Interactive -- announced on
Wednesday that they will release "The Guy Game" for PlayStation 2
and Xbox in August. The take-off on the "Girls Gone Wild" video
series includes actual interviews, stunts and trivia games featuring
co-ed participants filmed on South Padre Island during Spring Break.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040721/215132_1.html
http://www.topheavystudios.com
http://www.theguygame.com
(Edison, N.J.) Video game publisher Majesco on Wednesday shipped
its "Yu-Gi-Oh! Vol. 1" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1"
titles for its video accessory for Nintendo Game Boy Advance to
retailers. The games are part of New Jersey-based Majesco's
agreement with 4Kids Entertainment -- distributor of the animated
series -- to publish a total of 12 episodes of 4Kids cartoons for
use with the Game Boy video accessory.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040721/215119_1.html
http://www.4kidsentertainment.com
http://www.gba-video.com
(Seattle) Mobile entertainment publisher Versaly Entertainment
said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with NBC Universal
Television Distribution and Telemundo Network Group, to distribute
music and images from various programs aired on the Telemundo
Spanish-language network. Seattle-based Versaly said the mobile
content will be sold from its ForFones.com mobile portal.
http://www.versaly.com
http://www.telemundo.com
http://www.forfones.com
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New Media Attorney
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company has an exciting career opportunity for a New Media
attorney with 4-6 years prior legal experience. For more
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> Managing Editor
Respected, profitable, Fairfax-based consumer news & advocacy
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Excellent pay, benefits, future. E-mail resume to
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> Director of Public Relations
Vocus has an opening for a Director of Public Relations.
Responsibilities include press releases, media interviews,
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> Java Server Pages Developer
Internet security product and services company is seeking an
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> Controller
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> Database Programmer
Judy Diamond Associates, a leading provider of employee
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> Branch Manage: Boston, Richmond, Reston, Chicago, L.A.,
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Please visit
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XIF is an 8-year old Internetworking Solutions firm. We are a
small firm with a start-up mentality, but with the luxury of
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customer base and a stable source of revenue. We are currently
seeking to hire a VP of Sales. We view this position as a
critical component to our future growth, and are looking for a
true equity partner. We are looking for someone with 8+ years
experience in sales and sales management, preferably in Web
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> VP - Ignition Strategic Communications
Ignition Strategic Communications is a fast-paced,
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firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas. The
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Ignition seeks talented people with at least a decade of
experience. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience
media relations and PR experience, management know-how and
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Send resumes to
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