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o Viacom's MTV Acquires Atom Entertainment for $200 Million
o Japanese Electronics Giants Partner to Develop Internet TVs
o Univ. of California to Digitize Libraries Via Google Book Search
o Financial Times: Viacom Pondering Bid for Social Networking Site Bebo
o Actors' Unions Extend Commercials Pact; Will Study New Media Compensation
o Sprint Offers Live Radio of Every Major League Baseball Game
o Mark Burnett, Emilio Estefan Partner on Multimedia Joint Venture

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Briefly Noted
o MobiTV to Support WiMAX Standard
o A&E Television Networks Adds Shows to iTunes Store
o ITV Channels Added to U.K. Wireless Carrier 3's Mobile TV Service
o Efficient Frontier to Provide Search Engine Marketing for Fox Interactive Media
o Bix.com Creates Online Talent Competitions for User-Generated Media
o MSN Video to Webcast JVC Jazz Festival
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Polyphonic HMI Gets Patent on Music Recommendation Technology
o Broadline Seeks Content Providers for Lasoo IPTV Service
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Digital Music Group Expands Into Music Videos
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Applian Software Automatically Records Any Streaming Media
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Sony to Sell "American Idol"-branded Music Creation Software
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H2O Audio Debuts First iPod Nano Case from "Outdoor" Line
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Atari to Publish AQ Interactive's "Bullet Witch," Pat Sajak Game
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German Developer Emerging Entertainment to Publish Violence-Free Games
o DigitalLife Event to Feature $100,000 Pro-Am Video Game Tournament
o N.Y. Times: Chinese Youth Posting Subtitled U.S. TV Shows Online

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o NBC Markets Two New TV Pilots on Netflix
o Motorola’s New iRadio Service Is Up Against Tough Competition
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  Director, Business Development - NBC Universal - Chicago, IL
  Manager, Internet Initiatives & Improvement - Dex Media - Englewood, CO
  Director, Interactive Media - Tiffany & Co. - New York, NY
  Dir Intl Customer and Content Solutions - Yahoo! – Burbank, CA
  Senior Account Executive - Merritt Group - San Francisco, CA
  Senior Sales Operations Specialist - Google - New York, NY or Mountain View, CA
  Senior Analyst, Marketing Services - Forrester Research - Cambridge, MA
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  Associate Director, Cross Channel Marketing - Digitas - Boston, MA
  Manager, Financial Reporting - Warner Bros. Entertainment Group – Burbank, CA
  2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles
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Top Stories

o Viacom's MTV Acquires Atom Entertainment for $200 Million

New York - Viacom's MTV Networks announced on Wednesday that it has acquired San Francisco-based Atom Entertainment, a provider of short films and online games, for $200 million. Atom's holdings include online film pioneer AtomFilms.com, online games site Shockwave.com, AddictingGames.com and AddictingClips.com. "This acquisition is right on the money with our digital strategy," said Viacom CEO Tom Freston. "It adds great scale with users, improves our growing casual gaming position, and brings a world-class digital video library and a fantastic management team." MTV has worked to expand its online media library with its recent acquisitions of Xfire, Y2M, GameTrailers.com, IFilm and Neopets. The company said that with the addition of Atom, its combined sites will count more than 50 million casual gamers playing more than 400 million games a month. The acquisition of Atom Entertainment is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/nyw142.html?.v=90
http://www.shockwave.com
http://www.atomfilms.com
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o Japanese Electronics Giants Partner to Develop Internet TVs

Tokyo - A group of Japanese consumer electronics firms that includes Matsushita, Sony, Sharp, Toshiba and Hitachi have announced plans to develop a joint standard for Internet-based televisions, the Associated Press reported. The Linux-based televisions will reportedly make it easier to access online video and other digital video without the need of a keyboard. Sony and Matsushita will hold the largest stakes in the TV Portal Service Corp. joint venture, which Japan's Nihon Keizai newspaper reported expects to begin selling the new devices as early as next year. The venture aims to sell between 10 and 20 million Internet televisions by 2011, when Japan is slated to officially switch to digital broadcasting.
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17254 (AP)
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o Univ. of California to Digitize Libraries Via Google Book Search

Mountain View, Calif. - Google announced on Wednesday that the University of California has joined its Google Book Search project, which will digitize books from libraries at UC and fellow partners including the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library, and Stanford, Harvard and Oxford universities. "The digitization project furthers UC's mission," said UC president Robert C. Dynes. "It greatly expands our ability to give scholars and the public access to the kinds of information and ideas that drive scholarly innovation and public knowledge and discourse." Google Book Search will provide free browsing and online reading of public domain books held by partner libraries, while for copyrighted works users will get information such as title and author's name, along with a short sample of text and information on where to borrow or purchase the book. Publishers and authors can also opt out of including their works in the search index. However, some authors believe that they should instead be contacted for permission before their works are included, and groups including the Association of American Publishers and Authors Guild have sued Google for copyright infringement over the digitization project.
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2006/aug09.html
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/welcome-to-university-of-california.html
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,71564-0.html (AP)
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o Financial Times: Viacom Pondering Bid for Social Networking Site Bebo

London - Media conglomerate Viacom is looking into buying social networking service Bebo.com, according to a report in the Financial Times. Viacom lost out in its bidding for MySpace to rival News Corporation, which paid $580 million for the social network. San Francisco-based Bebo.com currently claims 25 million users (compared with 90 million for MySpace), and is the top social network in Ireland and second most-popular in the U.K. The Financial Times reported that Viacom has instructed its mergers and acquisitions team to look into Bebo, while Bebo CEO Michael Birch told the FT the company is still growing rapidly, and is in no hurry to sell. Birch added that Bebo is approached at least once every two weeks by potential bidders, many of them traditional media firms like Viacom -- which owns Paramount Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and other cable networks.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/492e898c-264c-11db-afa1-0000779e2340.html
http://www.viacom.com
http://www.bebo.com
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o Actors' Unions Extend Commercials Pact; Will Study New Media Compensation

Los Angeles - The Hollywood actors' unions announced that they have agreed on a two-year extension of contracts that determine how they are paid for commercials, including those appearing on the Internet and other digital media. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and the advertising industry's ANA/AAAA Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) announced their agreement on Friday, which must still be approved by members of all parties. The groups also agreed to conduct a joint study to examine alternative methods to compensate performers for commercials airing on new forms of media, with results to be considered in the next collective bargaining process. "Because of the tremendous growth of the Internet and digital technology, the unions have agreed to a two-year extension to conduct a comprehensive joint study that will allow us to determine whether existing pay structures should remain the same or be modified," said SAG chief negotiator John McGuire.
http://tinyurl.com/pmhhc (SAG announcement)
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o Sprint Offers Live Radio of Every Major League Baseball Game

Overland Park, Kan. - Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Wednesday a deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media, to offer subscribers the live radio broadcast of every major league baseball game through MLB.com's Gameday Audio service. The $5.99 per month service will be offered through Sprint via the MLB.com WAP site.
http://tinyurl.com/rl472
http://www.mlb.com
http://www.sprint.com
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o Mark Burnett, Emilio Estefan Partner on Multimedia Joint Venture

Los Angeles - Reality TV producer Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") announced on Wednesday that he has formed a joint venture with music producer Emilio Estefan, to develop multimedia entertainment for the Hispanic community that will be distributed on the Internet, mobile devices and network broadcast. Estefan/Burnett Entertainment's first project is a collaboration with Zumba Fitness -- which has sold over 2 million Latin-inspired fitness DVDs -- that will include a new product line and national tour featuring original music composed by Estefan.
http://tinyurl.com/q2k49
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122407 (Burnett)
http://www.imdb.com/company/co0036429 (Estefan)
http://www.zumba.com

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DMW Events Listing


October 4-5, 2006
West Hollywood, CA
www.digitalmusicforum.com/west

November 7-8, 2006M
West Hollywood, CA
www.lagamesconference.com

October 4-5, 2006
West Hollywood, CA
www.televisionconference.com

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
Registration: $599 until October 16, 2006

Online Registration:
http://www.meeting-services.com/reg/en/register.asp?event=71

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

For agenda, registration and event details, please visit
www.lagamesconference.com


 

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Digital Media Wire is growing and we are recruiting 2 full-time manager or director-level (depending on experience) hires to work in our industry leading events business in our Los Angeles office on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

These individuals will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Applicants should be computer and Internet-savvy. Knowledge of PC, Internet/e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, and experience in event planning/management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to
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Digital Media Wire is pleased to announce that we have made it easier for you to connect with other members of the digital media industry. We have created a free online community where digital media professionals can connect, communicate, and collaborate.

In two easy steps, you can start reaching out to other members of our community:

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o MobiTV to Support WiMAX Standard

Emeryville, Calif. -
MobiTV, a provider of mobile TV and digital radio services for cell phones, Wi-Fi and broadband-enabled devices, announced on Wednesday that it will additionally support the emerging WiMAX 802.16 wireless standard. "WiMAX is one of the most promising new wireless technologies to emerge over the last several years. We are working hard to integrate it with a broad range of emerging video and television technologies, both wired and wireless," said MobiTV CEO Phillip Alvelda. Emeryville, Calif.-based MobiTV powers mobile TV services for wireless carriers including Sprint, Cingular, Alltel, 3, Orange and Bell Canada.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060808/sftu121.html?.v=55
http://www.mobitv.com
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o A&E Television Networks Adds Shows to iTunes Store

New York - A&E Television Networks announced on Wednesday that it has made programs from its A&E Network, The Biography Channel and The History Channel available for purchase and download from Apple's iTunes Store. Episodes of "Criss Angel: Mindfreak," "Driving Force" and "Inked" from A&E Network; "The Revolution" and "Modern Marvels" from The History Channel; and "Biography" from The Biography Channel will sell for $1.99.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/sfw038.html?.v=71
http://www.aetv.com
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o ITV Channels Added to U.K. Wireless Carrier 3's Mobile TV Service

London -
U.K. wireless carrier 3 has announced an agreement with ITV, to offer the U.K. broadcaster's ITV1 and ITV Play games channel on its mobile TV service, which is powered by MobiTV. Under the terms of the six-month deal, ITV shows including "Coronation Street' will be offered to 3's 3.5 million subscribers beginning in the fall.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/07/itv_on_3
http://www.mobitv.com
http://www.itv.com
http://www.three.co.uk
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o Efficient Frontier to Provide Search Engine Marketing for Fox Interactive Media

Mountain View, Calif. -
Efficient Frontier, a provider of search engine marketing services, announced on Wednesday that it has been hired to manage Fox Interactive Media's paid search across its MySpace, FoxSports, IGN, RottenTomatoes and other Web properties. Fox Interactive Media recently signed with Google to provide keyword advertising services. Mountain View, Calif.-based Efficient Frontier said it manages more than 15 million keywords on behalf of 70 of the top 500 search advertisers.
http://tinyurl.com/zuo7e
http://www.efrontier.com
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o Bix.com Creates Online Talent Competitions for User-Generated Media

Palo Alto, Calif. -
Bix.com on Wednesday introduced its website that lets anyone create an online talent competition. After creating a theme, the site asks users to decide how entries should be submitted (e.g. audio, video, photo) and offers an e-mail marketing tool to publicize the contest. Bix.com then allows its community of users to vote for their favorite performances in a given talent competition. The company launched a $50,000 "Bix Second Chance Auditions" online karaoke competition to promote its service. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Bix is backed by investors including Trinity Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Stanford University.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/sfw004.html?.v=62
http://www.bix.com
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o MSN Video to Webcast JVC Jazz Festival

Newport, R.I. -
Microsoft's MSN Video announced on Wednesday that it will webcast performances from the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I,. beginning on Sunday, Aug. 13. MSN Video plans to offer on-demand video of acts including Arturo Sandoval, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The McCoy Tyner Septet and Dr. John and The Lower 911.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/sfw033.html?.v=69
http://video.msn.com/newportjazz
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o Polyphonic HMI Gets Patent on Music Recommendation Technology

Barcelona, Spain -
Polyphonic HMI, a developer of audio technology, announced on Wednesday that it has been granted a patent for its Method and System for Music Recommendation. The software "uses a series of complex artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze up to 70 different sonic characteristics in a musical composition, and is then able to sort any collection of digital music based on any combination of similar characteristics." The technology is utilized in the company's Hit Song Science product, which compares new digital music files with historically commercially successful songs to predict a song's potential. Barcelona-based HMI also announced the launch of Music Intelligence Solutions, a new San Francisco-based venture that expects to launch its first software products in the fall.
http://tinyurl.com/jttrl
http://www.polyphonichmi.com
http://www.musintelligence.com
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o Broadline Seeks Content Providers for Lasoo IPTV Service

San Francisco -
Broadline Media Group, a provider of on-demand Internet TV (IPTV) technology and content, announced that it is now seeking content providers for its Lasoo broadband TV service. The Lasoo service delivers both standard and HD video to television sets through broadband-connected PCs, without the need of a set-top box. San Francisco-based Broadline has launched a beta version of the Windows XP-based Lasoo service for potential content partners.
http://tinyurl.com/p66ox
http://www.broadline.tv
http://www.lasoo.com
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o Digital Music Group Expands Into Music Videos

Sacramento, Calif. -
Digital Music Group, an owner and distributor of out-of-print and back catalog recordings, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a number of agreements that mark its entry into the digital music video market. The company signed long-term music video distribution deals with Hard 'N' Heavy, Beyond Warped and San Juan Music Group. It also expanded its relationship with iTunes to include music video sales, and added Google Video as a sales channel for its new video content.
http://tinyurl.com/zu95v
http://www.beyondwarped.com
http://www.dmgi.com
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o Applian Software Automatically Records Any Streaming Media

San Anselmo, Calif. -
Applian Technologies on Wednesday introduced its WM Recorder 11, an application that automatically records any streaming audio or video played on a PC with no user intervention. The $49 Windows software features a built-in scheduling function that allows recording of up to 50 simultaneous streams.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/phw008.html?.v=63
http://www.wmrecorder.com
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o Sony to Sell "American Idol"-branded Music Creation Software

Madison, Wisc. -
Sony Media Software announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with FremantleMedia, creators of the "American Idol" series, to develop American Idol-branded versions of its music creation software. The $19.95 "American Idol Jam Trax" and $49.95 "American Idol Extreme Music Creator" applications are expected to ship in October.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/law030.html?.v=71
http://www.fremantlemedia.com
http://www.sony.com/mediasoftware
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o H2O Audio Debuts First iPod Nano Case from "Outdoor" Line

Salt Lake City, Utah
- H2O Audio, a manufacturer of waterproof housings for MP3 players, on Wednesday introduced the first product from its new line of Outdoor gear. The company's $39 H2O Audio Outdoor for iPod Nano housing is impact and element resistant, and allows full control of the player even while wearing a glove.
http://tinyurl.com/ebnzr
http://www.h2oaudio.com
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o Atari to Publish AQ Interactive's "Bullet Witch," Pat Sajak Game

New York -
Atari announced on Wednesday that it has signed a publishing agreement with Japan's AQ Interactive. Under the deal, the first AQ title that Atari will publish will be Japanese developer Cavia's "Bullet Witch" for Xbox 360. Separately, New York-based Atari said it also signed a publishing deal with Pat Sajak Games, a development studio founded by the "Wheel of Fortune" game show host. Atari will publish "Pat Sajak's Lucky Letters" for the PC.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/nyw001.html?.v=56
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/clw516.html?.v=49
http://www.aqi.co.jp
http://www.patsajakgames.com
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o German Developer Emerging Entertainment to Publish Violence-Free Games

Hamburg, Germany -
German game developer Emerging Entertainment, a unit of CNT Media, on Wednesday announced plans to develop titles for next-generation game consoles that abstain from any form of visual violence. The company said its own team of developers is collaborating with Los Angeles-based Blur Studios, Bangkok-based Sanuk Software and Singapore-based Nextgen Studios on its first title, which will be based on the Gamebryo engine and is slated for release in May 2008.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060809/uktu025.html?.v=21
http://www.emerging-entertainment.com/english/navigation.html
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o DigitalLife Event to Feature $100,000 Pro-Am Video Game Tournament

New York -
DigitalLife, a consumer technology event organized by Ziff Davis Media, announced on Wednesday that it will host a $100,000 Pro-Am Video Game Tournament in conjunction with the Global Gaming League. Competitions featuring game titles including "Counter-Strike," "F.E.A.R.," "Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne" and "Quake 4" will take place during DigitalLife, scheduled for Oct. 12-15.
http://tinyurl.com/pyl95
http://www.ggl.com
http://www.digitallife.ggl.com 
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o N.Y. Times: Chinese Youth Posting Subtitled U.S. TV Shows Online

Shanghai
- The New York Times recently reported on enterprising Chinese fans of American television, who download shows off Internet services like BitTorrent, add Chinese subtitles, and re-post them online, avoiding both Chinese censors and U.S. copyright authorities. "We've set a goal of producing 40 TV shows a week, which basically means all of the shows produced by Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC," Ding Chentai, a 23-year-old involved with one translation project, told The Times. Those involved said their motivations included both a love of American pop culture and the poor quality of Chinese TV. "Our own actors are not bad. Those responsible for making Chinese TV shows pathetic are the directors, screenwriters, editors and the people doing the lighting, music, special effects and makeup. There are bits of poor quality in every aspect, and it adds up to total trash," one Chinese fan of U.S. TV told The Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/world/asia/09china.html

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Job Opportunities at DMW - Join the DMW Team!

Digital Media Wire is growing and we are recruiting 2 full-time manager or director-level (depending on experience) hires to work in our industry leading events business in our Los Angeles office on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

These individuals will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Applicants should be computer and Internet savvy. Knowledge of PC, Internet/Email, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, experience in event planning and management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to dmwjobs@digitalmediawire.com with “DMW Event Position” in the subject line.
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e-Sports Manager - Blizzard - Irvine, CA

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a seasoned e-sports manager to manage our tournament operations. The e-sports manager will lead Blizzard’s tournaments department and manage a small staff to conceive and produce online and live tournaments featuring Blizzard games. This person will work extensively with other departments, including Community, Web, Marketing, Public Relations, and Development, to coordinate and complete tournament-related tasks. The e-sports manager will also represent Blizzard with sponsors and vendors. For more information, click here.
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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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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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Manager, Internet Initiatives & Improvement – Dex Media - Englewood, CO

The Manager of Internet Initiatives and Improvement will maintain responsibilities as a business and operational lead for new and current internet-advertising-related product, process, and systems initiatives. This position will be in charge of management, execution and reporting of project plans, deliverables, and activities with specific responsibilities for the successful and seamless delivery of new Internet product initiatives to the business. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Director, Interactive Media- Tiffany & Co. - New York, NY

The Director, Interactive Media will direct interactive marketing strategies, creative and execution for Tiffany’s eCommerce and multimedia initiatives. Develop programs with worldwide scope (US, Canada, UK, Japan & China). Innovate within Tiffany’s brand legacy. Lead a multi-disciplined, in-house interactive team. Drive the online customer shopping experience to maximize sales while upholding Tiffany’s brand integrity Develop creative plans for new product initiatives and create a compelling maintenance program for highly trafficked areas of the site. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Dir Intl Customer and Content Solutions - Yahoo! – Burbank, CA

The Director of International Customer and Content Solutions (ICCS) is responsible for editorial and customer service strategies and operations, and Content Quality in Yahoo! Search Marketing’s fast growing international markets. Working closely with the Corporate International team, in-market leadership, and US functional area leadership, he/she will launch CCS operations for new markets. He/she will also develop strategies and initiatives for CCS teams to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness. 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 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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Senior Analyst, Marketing Services - Forrester Research - Cambridge, MA

The Senior Analyst is a critical member Forrester’s Marketing Strategy & Technology research team. This team creates research that analyzes the changing role of marketing in an era of media fragmentation, increasing prevalence of addressable and interactive media, and fast-changing consumer behavior. The team regularly conducts consumer and business surveys to help clients understand consumer attitudes and behaviors and how firms are adapting to them. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Senior Product Manager - Telephia - San Francisco, CA

Telephia is looking for a Senior Product Manager to define and execute product centered business plans and forecast product growth, across the Advertising Insights and Customer Value Metrics platforms. In this position you will determine build/buy/partner decisions and will direct resources required to achieve product and company strategies. You will need to document and monitor product performance and operational metrics and execute operating plans, budgets and programs that underpin plans. For more information and to apply, click here.
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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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2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

Digital Media Wire's d
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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