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Top Stories
o Nokia Acquires Digital Music Firm Loudeye for $60 Million
o Microsoft Debuts External HD DVD Drive for Xbox 360 Console
o iTunes Offers Bob Dylan Tour Pre-Sale With Album; 800-Track Box Set
o Sony Introduces $350 "Mylo" Wi-Fi Personal Communicator Device
o SEC Probes Game Publisher THQ Over Stock Option Grants
o Warner Bros. to Offer Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Online
o Virgin Airways to Provide In-Flight Text-Message Information Service
o Audio Search Developer Nexidia Raises Up to $13 Million

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Briefly Noted
o New York City Hosts "Pokemon Video Game National Championships"
o Sony Introduces S2 Sports Walkman Digital Music Players
o XM Satellite Radio to Launch 24-Hour Sports News and Talk Channel
o Volvo to Offer Sirius Radio as Factory Option This Summer
o ROK Entertainment Group Launches Mobile TV Service in U.S.
o CafePress to Sell Limited Edition Volumes of "Star Trek" TV Scripts
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Interactive TV Ad Firm Turner Media Group Names Mark Hill as President
o American Idol Underground Station Launches on Live365
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Pump Audio Licenses Magnatune Tracks for Commercial Productions
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Electric Artists Creates Virtual Starwood Hotel Within "Second Life"
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Skreem Entertainment Acquires Korean Games Firm Weaver Interactive
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Simutronics Licenses HeroEngine to Game Devleoper BioWare
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Teen Pop Stars Aly & AJ Record "Simlish" Single for EA's "The Sims 2"
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LucasArts, Day 1 Studios Partner on Next-Generation Console Game
o Japanese Developer Yuke's Ships "D1 Professional Drift Grand Prix Series"
o L.A. Times: IMedia Adding Multimedia CD-ROMs to Sunday Newspapers

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  Senior Sales Operations Specialist - Google - New York, NY or Mountain View, CA
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Top Stories

o Nokia Acquires Digital Music Firm Loudeye for $60 Million

Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Loudeye, a provider of branded digital music stores, for $60 million. Under the terms, Loudeye shareholders will receive $4.50 per share in cash for each share of Loudeye stock they own. Founded in 1997, Seattle-based Loudeye operates 60 digital music stores in more than 20 countries for partners including Coca-Cola, MSN, MTV and Tiscali. The company reported 2005 revenues of $20.3 million. Nokia said it sold more than 15 million music-enabled devices during the second quarter. "People should be able to access all the music they want, anywhere, anytime and at a reasonable cost. With this acquisition, we aim to deliver that vision and a comprehensive music experience to Nokia device owners during 2007," said Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president and general manager of multimedia at Nokia. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2006.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/uktu008.html?.v=73
http://www.nokia.com
http://www.loudeye.com
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o Microsoft Debuts External HD DVD Drive for Xbox 360 Console

Los Angeles - Microsoft on Tuesday for the first time displayed the external HD DVD drive it developed for the Xbox 360 video game console, CNET News.com reported. The drive is about the size of a hardcover book, and will be among the least expensive HD DVD players, Microsoft senior program manager Kevin Collins told News.com. Microsoft's external HD DVD drive is expected to ship in the fall. Sony plans to include its own next-generation DVD technology, a Blu-ray Disc player, inside the PlayStation 3 game console.
http://tinyurl.com/mh2so (CNET)
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o iTunes Offers Bob Dylan Tour Pre-Sale With Album; 800-Track Box Set

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Columbia Records to offer an exclusive pre-order on iTunes for Bob Dylan's upcoming "Modern Times" album that gives purchasers access to pre-sale concert tickets. The $13.99 digital album is available today from the digital music store. Apple also said it has created a Bob Dylan digital box set, "The Collection," which includes all of his albums and encompasses nearly 800 tracks spanning his entire career. The $199 digital box set will go on sale from iTunes on Aug. 29.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/sftu073.html?.v=67
http://www.bobdylan.com
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o Sony Introduces $350 "Mylo" Wi-Fi Personal Communicator Device

San Diego - Sony Electronics on Tuesday introduced the Mylo ("my life online"), a portable device that features Wi-Fi connectivity and offers access to a range of instant messaging services. The device features a 2.4-inch color LCD screen, a slide-out QWERTY thumb keyboard and comes embedded with Google Talk, Skype and Yahoo Messenger. The Mylo also features an HTML browser for surfing full Web pages and accessing Web-based e-mail, and 1GB of flash memory for storing music or video files. The $350 Mylo personal communicator will ship to retailers in September.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/latu072.html?.v=63
http://www.sony.com/mylo 
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o SEC Probes Game Publisher THQ Over Stock Option Grants

Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publisher THQ announced that it has received an informal inquiry from the SEC, requesting documents relating to its stock option grant practices. The SEC has of late launched more than 80 investigations into "backdating," where a company changes the date on which employee stock options were granted in order to increase their value. THQ said it had already begun an internal review of its options grants before it received notice of the SEC inquiry. The SEC is also investigating rival game publishers Activision and Take-Two interactive over stock option grants.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060807/lam107.html?.v=47
http://www.thq.com
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o Warner Bros. to Offer Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Online

Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Online announced on Tuesday that later this month it will launch new online channels for its Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera and Scooby-Doo properties. The new Hanna-Barbera site will feature "Saturday Morning Forever," a broadband video channel that will offer two hours of new and classic cartoons per week, including episodes of "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," "Yogi Bear," "Huckleberry Hound" and "Space Ghost." An updated LooneyTunes.com will offer 6-8 on-demand cartoons each month, arranged around a specific theme like "Back to School." The re-vamped Scooby-Doo site will feature original downloadable podcasts of spooky campfire tales, in addition to a range of new online games.
http://www.warnerbros.com
http://www.looneytunes.com
http://hanna-barbera.com
http://www.scooby-doo.com
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o Virgin Airways to Provide In-Flight Text-Message Information Service

London - Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced plans to introduce an in-flight text message service, which will allow passengers to post questions on seat-back screens and receive answers from a land-based answer service, Reuters reported. "It's a great way to ask for a recommended bar in New York, what's the best way to get over jet-lag, or what's the best way to chat up the cabin crew," a Virgin spokeswoman told Reuters. Another U.K. carrier, discount airline Ryanair, plans to introduce an in-flight gambling service in the second quarter. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has said that such a service could potentially create enough revenue to enable the airline to do away with air fares.
http://tinyurl.com/jnkzd (Reuters)
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2005-11-02-ryanair-no-airfare_x.htm
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com
http://www.ryanair.com
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o Audio Search Developer Nexidia Raises Up to $13 Million

Atlanta - Nexidia, a provider of audio search and speech analytics technology, has raised up to $13 million in financing from the investment bank Morgan Stanley. Atlanta-based Nexidia's "phonetic search engine" allows users to search on proper names, places, industry terms and jargon. The company focuses on customers in the government intelligence, contact center management, media content production and the legal industries. Other investors in the company include H.I.G. Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, Paladin Capital Management, Cordova Ventures and SAIC Venture Capital.
http://www.nexidia.com

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LA Games Conference - November 7-8, 2006

www.lagamesconference.com
November 7-8, 2006 - Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA

For the past five years, the most influential decision-makers in the games industry have gathered at Digital Media Wire’s annual Games & Mobile Forum in New York to network, do deals and share ideas about the future of online and mobile games. Over 1,500 senior executives have attended the event over the past five years, including senior participants from Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, JAMDAT, Glu Mobile, Nokia, I-Play, Hands-on Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Cingular, Sprint, Ericsson, QUALCOMM, Virgin Mobile, PlayFirst, Atari, Playboy, MTV, Wired, GameSpot, Ziff Davis, Digital Chocolate, Turbine, Gameloft, Yahoo!, AOL, UBS Warburg, Deloitte, the UK Government, the Irish Government, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo, among others. It is with this illustrious background that we are pleased to announce the launch of LA Games Conference at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, November 7-8, 2006.

Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the premier event for games industry decision-makers focused on online, mobile, pc and console games. 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.

REGISTRATION RATES:
Early Bird Registration: $399 until August 15, 2006
Pre-Registration: $499 until October 15, 2006
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Online Registration:
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Phone Registrations: (310) 855-0033

WHEN: November 7-8, 2006

WHERE: Pacific Design Center
              8687 Melrose Avenue
              West Hollywood, CA

INQUIRIES: Tinzar Than Sherman, VP, Marketing & Events, tinzar@digitalmediawire.com

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o New York City Hosts "Pokemon Video Game National Championships"

New York -
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today declared Aug. 8 "Pokemon Day," as gamers gathered in the city's Bryant Park to compete in the Pokemon Video Game National Championships. Part of the Pokemon Party of the Decade, organized to commemorate Pokemon's 10th anniversary, the game competition will feature a celebrity appearance from pro wrestler Hulk Hogan. Originally introduced in 1996 in Japan as a trading card game, the Pokemon franchise has since accumulated $25 billion in worldwide retail sales, including 26 video game titles that have sold more than 140 million units worldwide.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/nytu039.html?.v=60
http://www.pokemon.com
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o Sony Introduces S2 Sports Walkman Digital Music Players

San Diego - Sony Electronics on Tuesday introduced a new line of S2 Sports Walkman digital music players. About the size of a tube of lipstick, the flash-based players are water resistant and made of aluminum. They feature step, distance and calorie counters, along with Sony's G-Sensor and Music Pacer technology, which can automatically switch to the appropriate walking or running playlist to match one's stride. A "Shuffle Shake" feature lets users switch to shuffle mode by shaking the player three times within two seconds. Both the 1GB ($120) and 2GB ($150) S2 Sports Walkman players will ship to retailers in September.
http://tinyurl.com/hfwq3
http://www.sonystyle.com
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o XM Satellite Radio to Launch 24-Hour Sports News and Talk Channel

Washington -
XM Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite radio service to more than 7 million subscribers, said on Tuesday that it will launch a new 24-hour sports news and talk channel on Aug. 28. The programming lineup for "XM Sports Nation," (XMSN) will incorporate existing XM-produced series, including shows hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Cal Ripken, Mike Krzyzewski, James Carville and Luke Russert.
http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/screen/pr_2006_08_08a.html 
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o Volvo to Offer Sirius Radio as Factory Option This Summer

New York -
Sirius Satellite Radio, a provider of subscription radio programming with 4.7 million subscribers, announced on Tuesday that automaker Volvo will begin offering Sirius as a factory-installed option this summer. The $295 option, which includes a six-month Sirius subscription, will be offered on Volvo S40, V50, C70 and S80 models.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/nytu097.html?.v=63
http://www.siriusradio.com
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o ROK Entertainment Group Launches Mobile TV Service in U.S.

Beverly Hills, Calif. -
ROK Entertainment Group on Tuesday introduced its ROK TV mobile TV service in the U.S. The 2.5G and 3G service currently offers 13 channels -- such as TV Reggaeton, OutThere TV and Noche De Salsa -- with subscription rates of $0.99 per channel. U.K.-based ROK, which recently opened U.S. offices in Beverly Hills, Calif., said it has also licensed content from over 50 providers and plans to launch additional channels in coming weeks. The ROK TV service has been live in the U.K. since late last year.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060807/lam095.html?.v=54
http://www.roktv.com
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o CafePress to Sell Limited Edition Volumes of "Star Trek" TV Scripts

Foster City, Calif. -
On-demand online retailer CafePress.com announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Roddenberry.com, the site for "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, to release limited edition volumes of original "Star Trek" TV scripts. CafePress.com will offer new books each month over the next three years, including scripts from the original series, "The Next Generation," "Deep Space Nine," "Voyager," "Enterprise" and "The Animated Series." The first book in the series is the script for the original Star Trek pilot episode "The Cage," which will retail for $24.99.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/sftu035.html?.v=66
http://www.roddenberry.com
http://www.cafepress.com/roddenberry
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o Interactive TV Ad Firm Turner Media Group Names Mark Hill as President

Denver -
Turner Media Group, a developer of interactive TV advertising, announced on Tuesday that it has named Mark Hill as president. Hill joins Denver-based TMG from RadioShack, where he was chief corporate development and strategy officer. TMG operates a number of targeted transactional TV channels available through DISH Network, Comcast, Time Warner and Cox systems.
http://tinyurl.com/rdcw9
http://www.turnermediagroup.com 
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o American Idol Underground Station Launches on Live365

Los Angeles -
American Idol Underground, an online version of the popular reality TV show developed by Fluid Audio Networks, announced on Tuesday that a Web radio station featuring performances from contestants has been launched on Internet radio network Live365. The American Idol Underground Music Player on Live365 will feature a mix of artists performing pop, rock, rap, R&B and country songs. Live365 claims an online audience of 2.6 million listeners.
http://tinyurl.com/nr4u9
http://www.fluidaudio.com
http://www.live365.com
http://www.idolunderground.com
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o Pump Audio Licenses Magnatune Tracks for Commercial Productions

Hudson Valley, N.Y. -
Pump Audio, a provider of licensed independent music for use in commercial productions, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with online record label Magnatune, to make tracks from Magnatune artists available for licensing through its service. Pump Audio's production customers include MTV Networks, NBC Studios, HBO, New Line Cinema and advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/sftu063.html?.v=70
http://www.magnatune.com
http://www.pumpaudio.com
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o Electric Artists Creates Virtual Starwood Hotel Within "Second Life"

New York -
Digital marketing agency Electric Artists said on Tuesday that it has developed a virtual hotel for its client Starwood Hotels within the virtual world of the online game "Second Life." Starwood, which owns the W Hotels brand, plans to launch a new hotel concept in 2008 called "aloft." New York-based Electric Artists used the artist's renderings, floorplans and early designs to create a virtual preview of the aloft hotel concept that can be explored within Second Life.
http://www.electricartists.com
http://www.virtualaloft.com
http://www.secondlife.com
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o Skreem Entertainment Acquires Korean Games Firm Weaver Interactive

Orlando, Fla. -
Skreem Entertainment, a Florida-based provider of multi-platform music and video entertainment content, announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Weaver Interactive, a Korean mobile content and online game developer. Financial terms were not disclosed. Weaver is "on target to reach $70 million in sales by 2010," Skreem said in a press release.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060808/20060808005565.html?.v=1
http://www.skreementertainment.com
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o Simutronics Licenses HeroEngine to Game Devleoper BioWare

Gaithersburg, Md. -
Simutronics, a developer of multiplayer online game technology, announced on Tuesday that game publisher BioWare is the first to license its HeroEngine platform. BioWare has developed titles including "Jade Empire," "Neverwinter Nights" and "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic"; the company's Austin studio plans to use HeroEngine for development of its new massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.
http://tinyurl.com/lxzk2
http://www.heroengine.com
http://www.bioware.com
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o Teen Pop Stars Aly & AJ Record "Simlish" Single for EA's "The Sims 2"

Redwood City, Calif. -
Electronic Arts announced on Tuesday that teen recording artists Aly & AJ have recorded a "Simlish"-language version of their song "Chemicals React" that will be included in versions of EA's "The Sims 2 Pets." A music video for the song sung in the game's made-up language, set in the world of "The Sims 2," will also be included on a bonus DVD in a deluxe edition of Aly & AJ's album "Into the Rush." "The Sims 2 Pets" is slated for release for console and PC platforms on Oct. 17, with a PSP version to ship in November. Separately, EA announced that it plans to ship the latest installment of its "NBA Street" franchise in the spring of 2007. Developed in Vancouver at EA Canada, the game will be offered for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060808/20060808005394.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060808/20060808005425.html?.v=1
http://info.ea.com/downloads/sims2pets/sims2pets_allyaj.zip
http://www.thesims2.ea.com
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o LucasArts, Day 1 Studios Partner on Next-Generation Console Game

San Francisco -
Video game developer and publisher LucasArts, a unit of "Star Wars" director George Lucas' Lucasfilm, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with Day 1 Studios to develop an original game property for release on next-generation game consoles. Chicago-based Day 1 Studios created the "MechAssault" series for Microsoft and Xbox Live.
http://tinyurl.com/qjy96
http://www.lucasarts.com
http://www.day1studios.com
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o Japanese Developer Yuke's Ships "D1 Professional Drift Grand Prix Series"

San Francisco -
Japanese video game developer Yuke's announced on Tuesday that its "D1 Professional Drift Grand Prix Series" title for PlayStation 2 has shipped to retailers. The title features embedded footage of the actual D1 Grand Prix, a drift-racing event.
http://www.yukes.co.jp/html/english/e_index.htm
http://d1gp.com/index.asp
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o L.A. Times: IMedia Adding Multimedia CD-ROMs to Sunday Newspapers

Los Angeles
- The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday reported on IMedia, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based firm that has partnered with a number of major newspapers to distribute CD-ROM discs filled with movie trailers, music, video games, celebrity interviews and other content inside Sunday editions. So far, the Dallas Morning News and the New York Daily News have signed on to distribute the discs, which IMedia CEO David MacEachern told the Times could eventually yield additional ad revenue of $2 per disc. The company said that as many as 700 video and banner ads could be sold on each edition of the CD.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-imedia8aug08,1,4521938.story
http://www.imedia-intl.com

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 Developer/Quality Assurance Specialist - NPR Digital Media - Washington, DC

National Public Radio seeks an Application Developer/QA Specialist to develop web applications and improve QA processes. Requirements include three years of experience in testing and developing web applications. Technologies include Java, Struts/JSP, Oracle, CVS, ANT, PHP. Perl is a plus. For more information, including detailed requirements, please visit our site http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/positions.html. You may also send resumes to employment@npr.orgg
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Associate Director, Cross Channel Marketing - Digitas – Boston, MA

The Associate Director, Cross Channel Marketing, spearheads the strategy and development for integrated marketing initiatives across all channels that meet client marketing and business objectives. This position demonstrates leadership skills, understands key consumer insights and drives the correct marketing solutions. Position oversees the day-to-day Digitas team management. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Manager, Financial Reporting - Warner Bros. Entertainment Group – Burbank, CA
 
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group is currently seeing a Manager, Financial Reporting. The ideal candidate must be committed to excellence, delivering friendly customer service, and providing timely financial management tools. Preferred candidates will possess a CPA and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration. Prior experience must include: Public Accounting, External and Internal Audit, GAAP and SEC reporting, Month, Quarter and Year end close, Budgeting, General Accounting, Financial Analysis, Supervision and Management. For more information and to apply, click here.
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IME Executive Education Programs - Fall 2006 - New York, NY

Maximize your success through the only executive education program devoted exclusively to media and entertainment. Apply now for one of our three Fall programs in NYC. Institute for Media and Entertainment (IME) is partnered with Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management (ranked #1 in U.S. by Business Week) and IESE Business School (ranked #2 in the world by the Financial Times for its executive programs). Call 212-421-9600 or visit us at www.instme.org.
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Director, Business Development - NBC Universal - Chicago, IL

NBC Universal is currently seeking a Director, Business Development. In this position, you will represent multiple NBC Universal platforms to clients in your territory with the goal of providing uniquely tailored marketing solutions. You will develop new revenue streams within a designated region utilizing the NBC and Telemundo Owned Stations footprint assets including on-air, online, out of home and live event products. You will provide a thorough bi-weekly report detailing closed, actively negotiating, and developing business. For more information and to apply,
click here.
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Senior Sales Operations Specialist - Google - New York, NY or Mountain View, CA

Google is currently seeking a Senior Sales Operations Specialist. This position will be responsible for recurring analysis and evaluation of the North American Sales Organization’s (NASO) business units to identify growth opportunities and internal improvements. Candidate will also complete recurring analysis and eval of the NASO back end support teams and internal workflow products. Candidate will be responsible for researching group and cross-functional needs, creating specs, project timelines and deliverables for NASO driven projects. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Director of Advertising Promotions IGN.com - Brisbane, CA

The Director of Advertising Promotions is responsible for overseeing all production and fulfillment activities involving the promotional product line within IGN including; all pre and post sales production of advertorial, standard ad design, micro-sites, special editorial packages. The director will establish procedures for maintaining high standards of fulfillment, product quality, reliability, and accuracy and will develop improved techniques for the control of these aspects of fulfillment including measuring performance of team against objectives and operational metrics. For more information and to apply,
click here.
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Project Manager - Square Enix - El Segundo, CA

The Project Manager will work as an integral member of the Mobile business department. Project Manager will be in charge of all scheduling, budget, watching of revenue, managing inventories and allocating resources for each Mobile title. You will manage project schedules for Mobile titles and work with producers to gather project requirements. This position works with development managers/QA managers to allocate and manage project resources. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Director, Front Page Content Programming - Yahoo! – Sunnyvale, CA

As the Director of Front Page Content Programming, you will lead the strategy and execution of the new Today Module on Yahoo!'s front page - from production to syndication across Yahoo!'s network and beyond. We need to find someone who not only knows how to attract an audience, but also knows how to engage that audience. We want to delight and inform our users daily. You will have outstanding teammates in the Yahoo media group, in editorial and in our product management squads who will provide you with tons of content and tools to work with. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Senior Account Executive - Merrit Group - San Francisco, CA

Merritt Group is seeking a Senior Account Executive with agency or corporate PR experience in media relations, client relations and writing coupled with a solid understanding of information technology. Must be able to successfully pitch reporters, schedule interviews, initiate contact with industry analysts and be regarded by client as capable of running/owning specific PR programs. 2-3 years of experience in public relations, marketing communications or journalism with excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Send resumes with cover letter to jobs@merrittgrp.com
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Senior Brand Analyst - DivX - San Diego, CA

Our team has analytical needs and we need someone to develop programs to evaluate our brand touch points and measure our brand equity. Accurate analysis, evaluation, benchmarking and proper methodology are musts. It’s a constant challenge to measure and evaluate our impact, and we need a Senior Brand Analyst who’ll not only create fancy charts, but also dive deep to answer the “why” and “how” behind every study to spur thought and discussion. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Sports Manager - ESPN - New York, NY

The Sports Manger will oversee the administrative and production needs of ABC Radio Sports. This individual will schedule producers working various shifts to handle regularly schedule feeds to affiliates and sports anchors working on regularly scheduled sportscasts, make arrangements for special coverage need like workspace and credentials at notable sporting events and interact with professional sports leagues. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Producer - Red Storm Entertainment - Morrisville, NC

Red Storm Entertainment is looking for a Producer to manage the creation of an entertainment software product that fits within the Red Storm brand and high standards. The candidate will motivate and lead a team of highly creative and technical people to bring out their best efforts while balancing schedules and milestones. You will lead the team through the development life-cycle providing motivation, maintaining creativity and building cohesion. For more information and to apply, click here.
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2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

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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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