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o EU Extends Review of Microsoft, Time Warner Acquisition of ContentGuard
o Australian Broadcaster Suspends Internet Radio Over Olympics Rights
o AOL Launches Free Fantasy Sports Games
o Lottery-Funded Program to Equip 150 U.K. Theaters for Digital Projection
o Discovery Communications Acquires Educational Programmer AIMS

 > DMW Announcements:
 --Future of Television: Next Generation - November 19, 2004

 > Featured Advertisement:
 --Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards - Nov. 4-5
 

o Briefly Noted: LucasArts - restructuring, "Fahrenheit 9/11" - DVD release, MSNBC.com - classifieds section, Mills Corporation - Coca-Cola - Musicmatch, Acacia Research - cable licensees, WinSonic Digital Media Group, Synergy Media Group, Conspiracy Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe - Evolution Studios, Atari - Com2uS - "Duel Masters," Aspyr Media, Video game consoles - convergence devices, Wired News - "internet," JibJab.com - GeorgeWBush.com - JohnKerry.coms
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--VPTC Wireless Networking Symposium - Sept. 15
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--New Release: PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008
 


o EU Extends Review of Microsoft, Time Warner Acquisition of ContentGuard

Brussels -- The European Commission on Monday extended a deadline for reviewing the proposed joint ownership of ContentGuard, a Maryland-based digital rights management company, by Microsoft and Time Warner. The Commission will now make its decision on whether to launch an in-depth review of the deal by Aug. 25. Aiming to get a better foothold in the market for technology that prevents illegal copying of CDs and DVDs, Microsoft increased its stake in ContentGuard four months ago and said that Time Warner would join it in acquiring most of the rest of the company from Xerox. Usually, the EU has one month to decide whether to approve a proposed deal or to launch a more in-depth investigation if one of its member states raises antitrust concerns. So far, the Commission has not clarified its reasons for extending the deadline.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm 
http://www.contentguard.com           
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o Australian Broadcaster Suspends Internet Radio Over Olympics Rights

Sydney -- The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has suspended the majority of its Internet radio webcasts, in light of restrictions placed by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) on Olympics coverage. The broadcaster did not secure rights to broadcast Olympics highlights on its Internet radio stations, many of which are simulcasts of terrestrial stations that are featuring regular Olympics news updates. "The IOC has restricted rights so that we can't mention the Olympic Games at all, so therefore we can't stream any station that has news bulletins," Ian Vaile, head of content for new media and digital services for the ABC, told CNET News.com. As a result, ABC has shut down streaming at most of its Internet radio stations for the duration of the games.
http://www.abc.net.au 
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F28F32019        
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o AOL Launches Free Fantasy Sports Games

Dulles, Va. -- America Online said on Monday that it is launching a series of free fantasy sports offerings. The company said that its Fantasy Sports@AOL service will couple the fantasy games -- which allow participants to draft teams in particular sports and compete against the statistics of other fantasy teams -- with player information, news, stats, analysis and the option to receive immediate updates. There will be costs associated with managing leagues, though AOL said that prices will be "up to half off" prices offered by competitors such as ESPN and CBS Sportsline. AOL plans to offer games for all major professional and college sports. Registration for its NFL and college football games opened today. More than 15 million people participate in fantasy sports games each year, AOL said.
http://www.fantasysports.aol.com 
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C15A21019   
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o Lottery-Funded Program to Equip 150 U.K. Theaters for Digital Projection

London -- The U.K Film Council announced on Monday that it is launching a $24 million program, funded by Britain's National Lottery, to equip U.K. theaters with digital projection capabilities. The Digital Screen Network plan aims to upgrade around 200 screens in 150 theaters with digital projection equipment. In return, the digital cinemas are being asked to commit to showing a broader range of films on a regular basis, such as smaller-budget productions and films made by local filmmakers, film clubs and schools. "At the moment if you don't live in a major city, your film choices can be fairly limited. The aim of this revolutionary new scheme is to give as many cinema-goers as possible from every location in the UK the opportunity to see a much wider variety of films," said Pete Buckingham, head of the U.K. Film Council's distribution and exhibition fund.
http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/funding/distributionandexhibition/dsn/dsncininfo   
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o Discovery Communications Acquires Educational Programmer AIMS

Silver Spring, Md. -- Discovery Communications, which operates cable TV networks including The Discovery Channel, announced on Monday that it has acquired AIMS Multimedia, a producer of educational programming including the DigitalCurriculum video-on-demand service. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Chatsworth, Calif.-based AIMS' programming will be integrated with Discovery's newly formed Discovery Education unit, which offers over 35,000 educational video-on-demand segments.
http://www.aimsmultimedia.com 
http://digitalcurriculum.com 
http://www.discoveryed.com   

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Future of Television Forum: Next Generation
November 19, 2004  |  New York City

www.televisionconference.com
Phone Registration Available Now
323-822-0936

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 Generation" of television.

REGISTRATION
Early Bird: $195 (until August 31)
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(until November 12)
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o Briefly Noted:

(San Rafael, Calif.) Video game developer LucasArts, a unit of "Star Wars" director George Lucas' Lucasfilm, announced that it has laid off 31 employees as part of a major restructuring, and will be concentrating on publishing fewer total game titles. "Since joining LucasArts in early May, I've taken a hard, critical look at our business. I've come to the conclusion that to make LucasArts thrive and to position ourselves for the long-term future, we need to make some fundamental changes," said LucasArts president Jim Ward. The company is responsible for titles including "Star Wars Galaxies" and "Knights of the Old Republic."
http://www.lucasarts.com/press/releases/92.html

(Culver City, Calif.) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment announced on Monday that it will release director Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" on VHS and DVD on Oct. 5. Extras will include a featurette on the release of the film, deleted scenes and footage of George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice related to the 9/11 Commission.
http://www.fahrenheit911.com

(Redmond, Wash.) Online news site MSNBC.com on Monday announced the launch of a new online classifieds section, which will feature listings related to jobs, real estate, cars, personals, travel and merchandise. The site, a collaboration between Microsoft and NBC, said that partners for the new classifieds section include CareerBuilder.com, Cars.com, eBay, HomeGain.com, Match.com and Expedia.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040816/cgm019_1.html 
http://classifieds.msnbc.com

(Arlington, Va.) The Mills Corporation, which operates 27 shopping malls and entertainment destinations worldwide, announced on Monday that it partnered with Coca-Cola and Musicmatch on a promotion that will offer shoppers free music downloads from Musicmatch. Under the "Here's the Download on Back-to-School" promotion, shoppers who present $150 in same-day receipts and a Coca-Cola bottle cap will receive a code card redeemable for 10 free Musicmatch downloads from a Mills-affiliated website.
http://www.musicmatch.com 
http://www.themills.com/freedownloads

(Newport Beach, Calif.) Acacia Research, a firm claiming patents on basic streaming technology that has secured 169 licenses from companies including Disney and Playboy, and recently sued the major satellite and cable TV operators for infringement, said on Monday that two small cable TV operators have licensed its technology. Acacia said Seren Innovations and Boulder Ridge Cable TV have settled patent infringement claims brought against them by Acacia and will license its technology; other television providers sued by Acacia include DirecTV and Comcast.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040816/165432_1.html 
http://www.acaciaresearch.com

(Atlanta) Media and Entertainment.com, Inc., a developer of media delivery technology, announced on Monday that it will merge with WinSonic Holdings Ltd to form WinSonic Digital Media Group. The new company will utilize a network purchased from Verizon by WinSonic for $9.7 million, which will enable WinSonic customers like local phone companies to deploy VoIP, and satellite and digital television broadcasting, among other services.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040816/165358_1.html
http://www.mediaandentertainment.com 
http://www.winsonic.net

(Denver) Synergy Media Group, a developer of retail kiosks that let consumers scan barcodes to preview CDs and DVDs, said on Monday that it will add in-store digital music downloading and CD burning features to its kiosks, beginning in the fourth quarter. The company said it is currently acquiring licensing rights from major and independent record labels. Denver-based Synergy Media Group has to date deployed 50 of its TouchStand Media Kiosks, and has pending deals with Altitunes for airport deployments and with Value Music, a music retail chain with 66 locations.
http://www.synergymediagroup.net

(Santa Monica, Calif.) Game developer Conspiracy Entertainment announced on Monday that its president and CEO Sirus Ahmadi and CFO Keith Tanaka have waived $450,000 in deferred compensation due to them for unpaid salaries. The executives said they have been deferring compensation for the last three years to help support the company, which said it has now cleared over $4.2 million in debt in the last six months.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040816/165091_1.html 
http://www.conspiracygames.com

(London) Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced that it has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with U.K.-based game developer Evolution Studios, creator of the "World Rally Championship" game franchise. Under the terms, Evolution will develop "World Rally Championship 4" exclusively for PlayStation 2, as well as a number of new and original titles for future Sony platforms.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F22025119 
http://www.evos.net

(New York) Video game publisher Atari said on Monday that it partnered with Korean mobile entertainment provider Com2uS, which will develop wireless games based on Atari's "Sid Meier's Civilization III." Atari also has license agreements with mobile entertainment publishers including Handmark, iFone, Jamdat, Mforma, Nokia, Sorrent and TKO Software. Separately, Atari announced that its "Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown" title for Nintendo Game Boy Advance will ship to retailers in November. Developed by Montreal-based Mistic Software, the game is based on the Japanese TV series of the same name.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040816/165005_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040816/165325_1.html
http://www.com2us.com/english/index_e.asp 
http://www.misticsoftware.com 
http://www.wizards.com/duelmasters

(Austin, Texas) Mac game developer Aspyr Media on Monday shipped its "Spider-Man 2: The Game" title to retailers. Based on a license from Activision, the game was developed for Mac by Ryan C. Gordon.
http://www.aspyr.com

(San Francisco) CNET News.com reported on Monday on the potential for future video game consoles to function as "convergence" devices, that offer additional functions like Web browsing, DVD recording and streaming media access. Sony has experienced poor Japanese sales for its PSX -- a PlayStation 2 with a DVD burner and digital video recording -- and postponed an American release until next year. Rival Microsoft plans to offer an "Extender Kit" that connects the Xbox with a PC running Windows XP Media Center. "It's an emerging category -- it's hard for people to do a straight comparison with what's out there," American Technology Research analyst P.J. McNealy told Wired News. "In the near term, I think the PC has the advantage."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W1FE12019

(San Francisco) Wired News on Monday announced that it is changing its editorial style guide, and will no longer capitalize the first letter of the words "internet," "web" or "net." The news site said that there was no reason to capitalize any of the words in the first place. "In the case of internet, web and net, a change in our house style was necessary to put into perspective what the internet is: another medium for delivering and receiving information," said Wired News copy chief Tony Long. "That it transformed human communication is beyond dispute. But no more so than moveable type did in its day. Or the radio. Or television."
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64596,00.html

(Reston, Va.) JibJab.com, home to the "This Land Is Your Land" online parody released in mid-July that satirizes John Kerry and George W. Bush, counted substantially more visitors than both of the candidates' sites combined during July, according to comScore Media Metrix. JibJab.com drew 10.4 million unique visitors during the month, more than three times the 3.3 million Americans who collectively visited JohnKerry.com and GeorgeWBush.com.
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=495 
http://www.jibjab.com 

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> Global Marketing Coordinators

Very creative promotional marketing firm that encourages sense of humor, fun, innovation and a "think out of the box" approach seeks marketing coordinators for international markets. Requirements: a four-year college degree and a min. one year experience as a marketing coordinator or similar role, strong administrative assistant skills, experience and detail orientation. Knowledge of print production helpful as well as great writing skills and project mgmt skills and confidence presenting new ideas and approaches. Also required: excellent Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Illustrator and Photoshop a major plus. Fluency in French or German also a major plus. Send resumes to: jobs@rcrecruiting.com
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> Senior Budget Analyst

Seeking a seasoned professional with significant public sector financial experience to serve as a senior member of Loudoun County's budget team. Reports to the Budget Officer plays a key role in the development of the County Administrator's proposed budget and provides analysis to senior staff and elected officials regarding budgetary issues. MA in public Administration /accounting and two years related exp. Ref 05-072. Web site: http://www.loudoun.gov  Voice (703)777-0213 Send resumes to hr@loudoun.gov
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> Sr. Account Manager for Microsoft Account

JAM Communications, a Washington DC based integrated direct marketing agency, is seeking an account manager to help direct the Microsoft relationship. Candidate must have six plus years of account management experience with a strong understanding of direct marketing, business-to-business, and government marketing. College degree required, MBA preferred. More information about JAM Communications can be found at http://www.jamagency.com  Send resume w/cover letter to kyle@jamagency.com 
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> Vice President/GM SAVVIS

Federal Systems The VP/GM will be responsible for managing direct and indirect functional activities within SFS, with a primary focus on the business and sales initiatives. Responsible for developing and implementing strategic business plans for the Gov't Market segment. Responsible for meeting market segment profit, growth, market penetration, and customer satisfaction objectives. Require: 15 plus years exp. selling and supporting high end gov't and commercial business in the networking, hosting and application services space. 5-8 yrs exp. selling directly to Gov't agencies. Strong financial skills in managing a P&L. Full Security clearance. BS or BA Degree in Business Required./M.B.A Preferred. Send resumes to dloehr@savvis.net
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> Product Manager

Leads and executes individual product initiatives within a business unit. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Graduate degree in business or engineering preferred. 3-5 years Product Mgmt experience within the service industry, high tech or advanced CRM applications preferred. Experience building and managing teams a plus. Strong project mgmt skills, detail-oriented with solid analytical skill. Ability to develop business relationships and partnerships as needed. Travel up to 20% of total time. Evening or weekend hours may be required. Compensation negotiable up to $95K. Send resumes to denise@iconstaff.com
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> Sales Directors

A high growth IT Systems Integrator with over 6 years of success is seeking senior level sales professionals for commercial and gov't sales. Only candidates who are motivated by prospecting, qualifying, and closing new business should apply. To qualify for an interview, you must have 3 yrs or more successful sales exp. in systems integration and/or professional services. An understanding of business processes and an ability to interact with all levels of sr. mgmt and technical staff is desired. Must possess the ability to objectively analyze a customer's projected needs and provide a solution that customers will buy. College degree or higher. Please send your resume and cover letter to ron@innovativeexecutivesearch.com 
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> Director of CRM

GTSI is a market-leading, $1B, 20+ year successful business. We have an immediate opening for a Director of CRM to develop and build CRM as one of the company's long-term core competencies and key differentiators. The successful candidate will be a strong proven leader with the ability to develop, communicate and drive a CRM vision, as well as effectively manage and be accountable for its implementation. You must have 5 plus yrs CRM mgmt, 10 plus yrs. total marketing exp, and a BS degree in Marketing or Business. Government industry knowledge essential. Please send resume to careers@gtsi.com  and reference CRM in the subject line.
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> Media Buyer - Online

Our client located southwest of Boston looking for a smart and experienced marketing professional to serve as a Media Buyer-Online. The successful candidate will be responsible for hitting monthly and quarterly visitor and subscriber goals, work with designer to develop creative for each campaign/ad unit, set up and administer campaign tracking. Reconcile media invoices and work with sites to rectify any billing issues. Require: 2+ years in online media/marketing, BA/BS degree is reqd. Exp. required with $100,000+ monthly marketing budget. Very strong excel skills. Some HTML skill reqd. Excellent written communication; strong organization and analytic skills. Salary up to $75K. Send resumes to: denise@iconstaff.com
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> Strategic Planning Associate

BuyerZone.com, the leading b2b e-marketplace for business purchasing is seeking a Strategic Planning Associate to join its team and continue its record growth pace. As a Strategic Planning Associate, you will help identify areas for future corporate expansion. This includes identifying potential markets and opportunities for expansion, assessing their feasibility through both qualitative and quantitative analyses, and recommending market entry strategies. Requirements: Recent college graduate with up to 3 years work exp, preferably with a major in the business, economics or marketing. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Send resumes to jobs@buyerzone.com 
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> VPTC Wireless Networking Symposium

The Virginia Piedmont Technology Council (VPTC) is presenting a wireless networking conference on September 15, 2004, at the Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville, VA. This one-day statewide event offers information, demonstrations, keynotes, and workshops dedicated to wireless networking technology - the benefits, uses, deployment, and the future of the technology. To register or reserve your exhibit space, visit http://www.vptcfallsymposium.com  Send inquiries to events@vptc.org
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Be productive anywhere, anytime; always stay connected to critical info. Email, calendar, contacts pushed from your corporate mail server. Affordable for organizations of all sizes. NO hardware or software to buy. Support for Palm (Treo 600!), Pocket PC and Symbian devices over any carrier. For more info about Aperture's Wireless Email Service or to register to win a Free Treo 600, go to http://www.apertureservices.com  Send inquiries to Info@ApertureServices.com
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> New Release: PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008 is the leading global entertainment and media industry forecast, including in-depth global analyses and five-year growth projections for 14 industry segments covering every major global region. The complete 550-page book, is available in print or electronic format. The 50 page "Global Overview" (available in print or electronic format)or any of the 14 individual industry segment chapters (electronic format only) can be purchased separately for $95. For sample content and to order, click here.
 
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