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July 27,
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Search Giant Google Sets Price Range for IPO
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RealNetworks Software Makes iPod Compatible
With More Music Services
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Report: Digital Music Sales Will Hit $1.7 Billion in 2009, Won't
Replace CDs
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Reuters: Microsoft Seeks Sale of Online Magazine Slate
o AOL to Air WB Pilot Online
Before Broadcast Premiere
o Europe Urges More Action on
Freeing Up Radio Spectrum
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Briefly Noted: Microsoft's
Longhorn - HD DVD, Yahoo - Tiger Woods, MobiTV - NBC Universal - Fox
Interactive, Brix Group - Streamer Boombox, Coding Technologies -
AOL, Conspiracy Entertainment - Swing Media AG, Electronic Arts -
"NBA Street V3" - Crytek, Democratic National Convention -
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o Search Giant Google Sets Price
Range for IPO
Mountain View, Calif. -- Bringing one of the most highly
anticipated initial public offerings a step closer to reality,
Google on Monday said that it expects to price its shares at between
$108 - $135 per share, bring the value of the IPO to between $2.7 -
$3.3 billion. The Internet search giant said that it will sell 14.1
million shares -- netting proceeds in the neighborhood of $1.7
billion -- with current shareholders selling the remainder. Google
also said that it plans to list its stock on the Nasdaq under the
symbol "GOOG." In related news, the company disclosed that its vice
president of corporate development, secretary and general counsel,
David Drummond, will face a civil injunction by the SEC for an
alleged violation of securities laws from when he previously served
as the CFO of SmartForce. Google also faces an age-discrimination
lawsuit filed last week by 54-year-old Brian Reid, the company's
former director of operations, who says he was fired because of his
age and ongoing health issues, CNET News.com reported. The lawsuit
alleges that Google sidesteps labor discrimination laws to maintain
a youthful work environment; it also states that Google's average
employee age is under 30, and only 2% of its 1,600 employees are
over 40.
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o RealNetworks
Software Makes iPod Compatible With More Music Services
Seattle -- In a bid to solve the growing incompatibility problem
between the leading digital music services and various portable
music players, RealNetworks on Monday released Harmony, a digital
rights management translation system that supports Real's Helix DRM,
Apple's FairPlay and Microsoft's Windows Media Audio digital rights
management. Among other things, the technology for the first time
enables songs purchased from Real's music store to play on Apple's
iPod. It's unclear whether Apple, which has thwarted past attempts
to circumvent its proprietary digital rights management system, will
welcome Harmony. RealNetworks said that a beta test of Harmony will
be available in an updated version of its RealPlayer software
released on Tuesday. "Before Harmony, consumers buying digital music
got locked into a specific kind of portable player," said
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser. "Thanks to Harmony, consumers don't
have to worry about technology when buying music. Now anyone can buy
music, move it to their favorite portable device, and it will just
work, just like the way DVD and CDs work." Separately, Seattle-based
RealNetworks on Monday announced that it added 100,000 new
subscribers to its premium digital music services in the second
quarter of 2004 and now counts a total of over 550,000 subscribers
for its Rhapsody and RadioPass services.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040726/nym071a_1.html
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/040726/media_realnetworks_4.html
http://www.real.com/harmony
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o Report:
Digital Music Sales Will Hit $1.7 Billion in 2009, Won't Replace CDs
New York -- Digital music sales will double in 2004, to $270
million, and grow to account for 12% of total consumer music
spending in 2009, when they hit $1.7 billion, according to
projections from Connecticut-based market research firm Jupitermedia.
Revenues from subscription services are predicted to outpace
individual download sales, which in the near-term will cater more to
consumers looking to sample music before buying a CD. Jupiter
projects that digital music will help the U.S. music industry to
rebound after four years of sluggish sales, but will not replace CDs
or bring the industry back to its 1999 sales peak. "The so-called
celestial jukebox is in sight," said Jupiter Research senior analyst
David Card. "But for now, it will appeal to music aficionados. The
U.S. music industry must manage digital music as one of a series of
incremental revenue streams, one that is in the same scale as
licensing (e.g., ring tones, games and advertising)." Jupiter also
predicts that U.S. shipments of MP3 players will grow over 50% in
2004 to well over 5 million, and will continue to grow almost 50%
per year for the next several years.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040726/265239_1.html
http://www.jupitermedia.com
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o Reuters:
Microsoft Seeks Sale of Online Magazine Slate
Seattle -- Microsoft has begun talks with up to six potential
buyers for its online magazine, Slate, with a deal to close possibly
within weeks or months, a source close to the talks told Reuters.
Launched in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley,
Slate covers news, politics and culture. Microsoft has reportedly
set as a condition that Slate remain affiliated with its MSN unit,
which currently hosts the online magazine.
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http://slate.msn.com
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o AOL to Air
WB Pilot Online Before Broadcast Premiere
Dulles, Va.-- Marking the first time that a network program will
air in its entirety online before its broadcast premiere, America
Online said on Monday that The WB and Warner Bros. Television will
team up with AOL Television to offer an advanced sneak preview of
the new series, "Jack & Bobby," to AOL for Broadband subscribers. In
the first week of the two-week promotion, kicking off in late
August, AOL's broadband and dial-up subscribers will be able to
watch an extended trailer of the show. The following week, AOL's
broadband subscribers will be able to view the entire pilot episode.
The show, follows the life of a single mother raising two sons, one
of whom becomes the President of the United States.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040726/265716_1.html
http://www.thewb.com/Shows/Special/0,11116,171889%7C%7C,00.html
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o Europe
Urges More Action on Freeing Up Radio Spectrum
Brussels -- In its first-annual progress report on the EU
radio-spectrum policy, the European Commission said on Monday that
the bloc's efforts to free up parts of the radio spectrum for
wireless technologies was "off to a good start". However, Enterprise
and Information Society Commissioner Olli Rehn said EU member
states, ministers and industry must make more of a sustained effort
to allocate the radio spectrum more efficiently and expand the
single market for new radio-based technologies. "It is only through
solid cooperation and common work in this field, that we can ensure
that Europe has a framework in place to allow major industrial
breakthroughs to actually happen," Rehn said. Rehn went on to say
that more must be done to resolve radio interference and regulatory
enforcement problems slowing down the cross-border take-up of new
wireless technologies.
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November 19, 2004
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OVERVIEW
Last year 370+ attended Future of Television Forum, which
included keynotes from Mark Cuban (Chairman, HDNet / Owner,
Dallas Mavericks), Joshua Sapan (President & CEO Rainbow Media
Holdings, Inc.), and David Zaslav (President, NBC Cable). This
year's event is scheduled for November 19, 2004 at NYU's Stern
School of Business and will feature an impressive line-up of
speakers and cutting-edge topics focused on the "Next
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o Briefly Noted: (Tokyo)
Microsoft said on Monday that Longhorn, its next-generation
operating system currently in development, will feature support for
a blue-laser DVD technology from Toshiba and NEC called
high-definition DVD, Reuters reported. Microsoft said it has not yet
decided whether Longhorn will also support Blu-ray DVD, a competing
blue-laser DVD format developed by firms including Sony and Philips.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M26D315E8
(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Yahoo said on Monday that it has signed a
multi-year agreement to provide editorial content and promotional
consideration to pro golfer Tiger Woods' website. Under the deal,
TigerWoods.com and Yahoo Sports will share editorial content, and
Yahoo will sell ads on the site and split the revenue.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040726/265484_1.html
http://www.tigerwoods.com
(Berkeley, Calif.) MobiTV, developer of a streaming TV service
for cell phones, announced on Monday that it has signed deals to
feature video content on its service from NBC Universal, Fox
Interactive and Comedy Time. NBC will provide programming from NBC
News, while Fox will provide Fox Sports content and Comedy Time will
offer footage of stand-up comedians. Berkeley, Calif.-based MobiTV's
service is currently available for an extra $9.99 per month to
subscribers of wireless carrier Sprint's PCS Vision service.
http://www.mobitv.com
(Campbell, Calif.) The Brix Group, a manufacturer of car audio
products, said on Monday that its American Wireless division has
released its Streamer Boombox, a portable satellite radio-capable
stereo. The $99 stereo also requires a $99 receiver to capture
programming from Sirius Satellite Radio. The Streamer Boombox will
be sold at American Wireless and Pana-Pacific dealers.
http://www.americanwireless.com/stream.html
(New York) Coding Technologies, a developer of audio compression
technology, announced on Monday that America Online has licensed its
aacPlus v2 audio codec for use with AOL's media delivery platform.
Coding Technologies claims the technology delivers streaming and
downloadable 5.1 multichannel audio at 128 Kbps, near CD-quality
stereo at 32 Kbps, and excellent quality stereo at 24 Kbps.
http://www.codingtechnologies.com
(Santa Monica, Calif.) Game developer Conspiracy Entertainment
announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with creditor
Swing Media AG to eliminate $2.6 million of debt. Santa Monica,
Calif.-based Conspiracy will also receive the U.S. and European
publishing rights to a title which it "spent considerable time,
money and effort in developing," said Conspiracy CEO Sirus Ahmadi.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040726/265219_1.html
http://www.swing-games.de
http://www.conspiracygames.com
(Redwood City, Calif.) Video game developer Electronic Arts said
on Monday that its "NBA Street V3" title for PlayStation 2, Xbox and
GameCube is currently in development at its EA Canada studio. The
game is scheduled for release in early 2005. Redwood City,
Calif.-based Electronic Arts also recently announced an agreement
with German game developer Crytek, creator of the PC shooter "Far
Cry." Under the deal, Crytek will develop an original PC game which
will then be published by Electronic Arts.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040726/265257_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040723/235438_1.html
http://www.crytek.com
(New York) The New York Times on Monday reported on the
acceptance, for the first time, of around three dozen bloggers as
credentialed journalists at the Democratic National Convention. The
decision to grant access to bloggers indicates their growing
relevance and influence in American politics, and as a new form of
online journalism. "Whomever they decide to let through the gate is
now the press," Jay Rosen, a New York University journalism
professor and DNC credentialed blogger, told The Times. "What the
credential means to me is that someone just expanded the idea of the
press a little bit." Others argue that blogs are not professional
enough to be considered journalism. "I think that bloggers have put
the issue of professionalism under attack," Thomas McPhail,
professor of media studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis,
told The Times. "They have no pretense to objectivity. They don't
cover both sides."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/26/politics/campaign/26blog.html
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Vocus has an opening for a Director of Public Relations.
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> Database Programmer
Judy Diamond Associates, a leading provider of employee
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