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Apple Debuts iTunes
Movie Downloads, New iPods and NFL Deal
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eDonkey File-Sharing
Service to Shut Down, Pay Labels $30 Million
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Apple to Debut $299
Mac-to-TV Streaming Device in Early 2007
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RealNetworks Acquires
Korean Mobile Firm WiderThan for $350 Million
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TiVo Debuts $799, 250GB
Series3 HD Digital Video Recorder
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News Corp. Pays $188
Million for Control of Mobile Firm Jamba
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Online Social
Network Facebook to Open Membership to Anyone
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eMusic Launches
Digital Music Service Across Europe
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Report: U.K. Leads
Mobile Music Penetration; U.S. Leads in Ringtones
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AT&T, MobiTV to
Launch Live TV Streaming to PCs
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Graphics Chipmaker
Nvidia Gets Nasdaq Delisting Notice
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Vivendi Games
Acquires Mobile Game Developer Centerscore
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Smartphone Content
Provider Handango Raises $60 Million
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Mobile Firms Waat
Media, Charismatix Merge; Raise $12.75 Million
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Streaming Software Firm CMWare Secures Financing
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Proteus Acquired By
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o Apple Debuts iTunes Movie
Downloads, New iPods and NFL Deal
San Francisco - Apple Computer on Tuesday announced the
long-anticipated launch of feature-length movie downloads from its
iTunes Store. An initial offering of 75 films from studios owned by
Disney, where Apple CEO Steve Jobs sits on the board of directors,
will be sold for $12.99 if pre-ordered or purchased during their
first week of availability, while library titles will cost $9.99.
Deals with other studios have not yet been reached, due to ongoing
negotiations on pricing, copy protection measures and other issues,
sources at several Hollywood studios told the Associated Press.
Apple also introduced several new iPod models on Tuesday. They
included a new iPod video (80GB, $349; 30GB, $249) with a brighter
screen that can also for the first time play video games; a thinner
iPod nano with an aluminum body available in five colors (8GB, $249;
4GB, $199; 2GB, $149); and a new aluminum-bodied iPod Shuffle that
is half the size of the original model (1GB, $79). Finally, Apple
announced a deal with the NFL to offer video downloads of game
highlights on iTunes the day after they are played. The highlight
videos will sell for $1.99 each, or in a "Follow Your Team" season
pass for $24.99. Also offered will be NFL Network's "NFL GameDay,"
available for $1.99 per show or $19.99 for a full season.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu152.html?.v=1 (iTunes 7)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu155.html?.v=1 (iPod)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu153.html?.v=1 (iPod nano)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu154.html?.v=1 (iPod
Shuffle)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu156.html?.v=1 (NFL deal)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060912/ap_on_hi_te/apple_digital_video_4
(AP)
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eDonkey File-Sharing Service to Shut Down, Pay Labels $30 Million
Los Angeles - MetaMachine, operator of the eDonkey
peer-to-peer file-sharing service, has agreed to pay $30 million to
avoid copyright infringement litigation from the major record
labels, the Associated Press reported. New York-based MetaMachine
also agreed to immediately cease distribution of its eDonkey,
eDonkey 2000, Overnet and other file-sharing applications, as well
as take steps to prevent current eDonkey users from trading files
with one another. Since the 2005 landmark Supreme Court decision
that found providers of file-sharing software liable for copyright
infringement committed by users, the recording industry has
threatened litigation against the remaining popular free
file-sharing networks. To date, BearShare, i2Hub, WinMX and Grokster
have reached settlements with the record labels and shut down their
peer-to-peer services. Holdouts include Soulseek and LimeWire, which
was served a copyright infringement lawsuit by the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) last month.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060912/ap_on_hi_te/edonkey_settlement_5
(AP)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDonkey_network
http://www.edonkey2000.com
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Apple to Debut $299 Mac-to-TV Streaming Device in Early 2007
San Francisco - At the end of a presentation that
introduced iTunes movie downloads and a number of new iPod models,
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs announced on Tuesday that the company
plans to debut a device early next year that will stream video and
music from a Macintosh computer or the Internet to a television.
Codenamed "iTV," the $299 device will be about the size of a
paperback novel and will figure as Apple's first entry into
consumers' living rooms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/12/technology/11cnd-apple.html
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RealNetworks Acquires Korean Mobile
Firm WiderThan for $350 Million
Seattle - RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery
technologies, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired South
Korea-based WiderThen, a publisher of mobile entertainment like
ringtones and full-track song downloads, for $350 million. WiderThan
provides mobile entertainment services to over 50 wireless carriers
in more than 25 countries. Its products include ringback tones and
mobile music-on-demand services, which have been launched by Verizon
Wireless and T-Mobile USA. WiderThan reported revenue of $61.9
million for the first half of 2006, a 39% increase over the same
period a year ago. "WiderThan is a world leader in mobile music
services," said RealNetworks chairman and Rob Glaser. "We believe
the combination of RealNetworks and WiderThan will greatly enhance
our digital entertainment products and services and accelerate our
reach around the world."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu181.html?.v=1
http://www.realnetworks.com
http://www.widerthan.com
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TiVo Debuts $799, 250GB Series3
HD Digital Video Recorder
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo on Tuesday introduced the TiVo
Series3 HD, a $799 digital video recorder with a 250GB hard drive
that allows users to record up to 32 hours of HD programming, or 300
hours of standard definition shows. The set-top can record two
different HD shows at the same time, while a third pre-recorded
program is being viewed. Later this year, the device will support
TiVoCast, a service that lets users access content directly through
a broadband connection. The TiVo Series3 is also the first
THX-certified digital video recorder. TiVo said it will ship the
Series3 HD digital video recorder to retailers in mid-September.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu098.html?.v=67
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060912/tivo_new_high_definition_dvr.html?.v=2
(AP)
http://www.tivo.com
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News Corp. Pays $188 Million for
Control of Mobile Firm Jamba
Los Angeles - Media conglomerate News Corporation
announced on Tuesday that it will pay $188 million for a controlling
interest in VeriSign's mobile entertainment unit, Jamba, and combine
it with Fox Mobile Entertainment. Lucy Hood, formerly president of
Fox Mobile Entertainment, will become CEO of the joint venture,
which will retain its Jamster brand in the U.S. and the Jamba brand
worldwide. Founded in 2000, Jamba delivers mobile entertainment
content including ringtones, music and video. The company will now
power the MySpace Mobile store, and also distribute a mobile content
subscription package for Fox's "The Simpsons," called the "Yellow
Plan." "This is an important step in News Corp.'s strategy of
becoming the world's leading digital media company," said News Corp.
president and COO Peter Chernin. "We're the most powerful media
company on the web with Fox Interactive Media, our aggressive
digital content deals have given consumers access to News Corp.
programming on every conceivable platform."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060912/20060912005519.html?.v=1
http://www.verisign.com
http://www.jamster.com
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Online Social Network Facebook to
Open Membership to Anyone
Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook, the second-largest online
social network with 9.5 million members, has announced plans to open
its network beyond college and high school students to anyone
interested in joining. The company launched in 2004 as an exclusive
network for college students with .edu e-mail addresses; it has
since expanded to allow high school students and employees at some
large companies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told The New York
Times that the company needed to expand its membership to account
for aging members. "We have two years of alums already, and more
than one-third of the people using the site are not in college any
more," Zuckerberg told The Times. "If we make it so other young
people can use the site, it strengthens the experience for
everybody." The relaxing of membership restrictions will allow the
company to gain on market leader MySpace, which claims over 100
million members.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/12/technology/12online.html
http://tinyurl.com/j6c4u
(Reuters)
http://www.facebook.com
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eMusic Launches Digital Music
Service Across Europe
New York - eMusic, the second most-popular digital music
service in the U.S., announced on Tuesday the launch of its service
in all 25 European Union member countries. New York-based eMusic
offers a catalog of 1.7 million tracks from 8,500 independent labels
in the unprotected MP3 format, meaning songs can play on any MP3
player, including Apple's iPod. "The monopoly of iTunes in Europe is
over," said eMusic president and CEO David Pakman. "European
consumers, fed up with homogeneous music and services focused only
on mainstream pop can now discover a wealth of music created to
transcend rules, boundaries and commercialism. At eMusic, fans can
explore our vast catalogue of groundbreaking independent music which
plays on any digital music device." The European eMusic stores will
offer three subscription plans: 40 downloads per month for 12.99
euro ($16.48); 65 downloads per month for 16.99 euro ($21.55); or 90
downloads per month for 20.99 euro ($26.62), which breaks down to
about 29 cents per song. The company said it will market the service
with Classic FM, The Guardian and Stuff magazine in the U.K., and
will bundle free downloads with MP3 players sold at High Street
retailers.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=161329
http://www.emusic.com
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Report: U.K. Leads Mobile Music
Penetration; U.S. Leads in Ringtones
Seattle - The U.K. has the largest percentage of consumers
who use their mobile phones as a music device, while the U.S.
trailed Spain and Germany, according to a report on mobile music in
the U.S. and Europe from market research firm M:Metrics. Three
percent of U.K. mobile subscribers used their phone as a music
player during the month of July, compared with 2.8% in Spain, 1.4%
in Germany and 0.7% in the U.S. "A significant barrier to mobile
music consumption is the dearth of devices that support the
activity," said M:Metrics senior analyst Seamus McAteer. "We are,
however, seeing an influx of music-friendly devices on the market,
with removable storage and better interfaces for accessing songs, as
well as consumer education by the operators, all of which will
foster growth in the sector." M:Metrics also calculated ringtone
consumption data, which found the U.S. leading with 10.4% of
subscribers having purchased a ringtone in July, followed by Spain
(8.9%), Germany (6.6%) and the U.K. (5.4%). Spain is leading
ringback tone adoption, with 9.7% having paid for one in July,
compared with 3.7% of Americans.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=162105
http://www.mmetrics.com
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AT&T, MobiTV to Launch Live TV
Streaming to PCs
San Antonio, Texas - AT&T on Tuesday announced plans to
launch a service that will deliver 20 live television channels to
U.S. users' PCs over a broadband connection. The company partnered
with Emeryville, Calif.-based MobiTV -- best known for its
technology that delivers live TV and video to mobile phones -- to
power the service. AT&T Broadband TV will offer channels including
Bloomberg, The Weather Channel, Fox News, Oxygen and Toonworld for
$19.99 per month. AT&T, which claims 7.8 million DSL customers, said
the service will be available from nearly any broadband connection
at home, at work or on the road.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/nytu127.html?.v=72
http://www.mobitv.com
http://att.mobitv.com
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Graphics Chipmaker Nvidia Gets
Nasdaq Delisting Notice
Santa Clara, Calif. - Graphics chipmaker Nvidia announced
on Tuesday that it has received notice from the Nasdaq that its
shares are not in compliance, due to a delayed filing of its
quarterly report. The company is currently conducting an internal
review of its stock options granting practices dating back to 1999,
and has received a request from the SEC for information regarding
the practices. The SEC is currently investigating over 80 technology
firms' stock options grants, to determine if companies adjusted the
date on which grants were issued to increase their values for
employees. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Nvidia said its shares will
remain listed on the exchange pending a hearing with the Nasdaq.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu119.html?.v=56
http://www.nvidia.com
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Vivendi Games Acquires Mobile
Game Developer Centerscore
Los Angeles - Vivendi Games announced on Tuesday that it
has acquired Centerscore, a developer of mobile games. Financial
terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, San
Mateo, Calif.-based Centerscore's titles include "Surviving High
School," "Aquarium Pets," "Alone: The Horror Begins" and several
Garfield-branded titles. "The Vivendi Games Mobile division is
gaining good traction in the worldwide mobile marketplace," said
Cindy Cook, chief strategy and marketing officer for Vivendi Games.
"The addition of the Centerscore team is another step in our plan to
be among the top mobile publishers in the industry."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/latu078.html?.v=75
http://www.centerscore.com
http://www.vugames.com
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Smartphone Content Provider
Handango Raises $60 Million
Los Angeles - Handango, a provider of content for
smartphones, announced on Tuesday that it has raised over $60
million in a new round of venture capital financing, led
Institutional Venture Partners. Other investors included Advanced
Technology Ventures, Centerpoint, Neo Carta, Pharos Capital Group
and SSM Partners. Hurst, Texas-based Handango provides smartphone
content from more than 16,000 content partners to firms including
Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, RIM, HP, Verizon, T-Mobile, Microsoft and
AOL. The company will use the funds for global expansion, support
for new types of content and establishment of new distribution
channels. Strategy Analytics projects there will by 350 million
smartphone users by 2009, up from 68 million in 2005.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/datu023.html?.v=65
http://www.handango.com
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Mobile Firms Waat Media,
Charismatix Merge; Raise $12.75
Million
Los Angeles - Mobile adult entertainment distributor Waat
Media and mobile game publisher Charismatix announced on Tuesday
that they have merged to form Twistbox Entertainment. The new
company has raised $12.75 million in new financing, led by Spark
Capital. Los Angeles-based Waat Media, which distributes adult
mobile content from partners including Penthouse, "Girls Gone Wild"
and Vivid Entertainment, will continue to operate as a separate unit
within Twistbox, while Charismatix will be rebranded as Twistbox
Games. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of the
company's general entertainment category, expand distribution in
Asia and explore possible acquisition targets.
http://tinyurl.com/fjtau
http://www.waatmedia.com
http://www.charismatix.net
http://www.twistbox.com
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PC-to-Mobile Streaming Software
Firm CMWare Secures Financing
Princeton, N.J. - CMWare, a provider of PC place-shifting
software for mobile carriers, announced on Tuesday that it has
raised an undisclosed sum in first round financing from Updata
Partners. New Jersey-based CMWare's technology for mobile carriers
enables customers to stream digital media from their PCs to their
mobile devices in any format, including content protected by digital
rights management. The company will use the funds to accelerate
deployment of its myMobileMedia service.
http://tinyurl.com/jo6pt
http://www.cmware.com
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Proteus Acquired By U.K.-based
2ergo As Part of U.S. Expansion
Washington - 2ergo, a U.K.-based provider of interactive
communications services, said that it has acquired Washington-based
Proteus, a provider of mobile services to large media companies.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 2ergo said the
acquisition will give it a solid foundation from which to launch its
portfolio of services into the U.S. market, as well as instant
relationships with Proteus clients such as Disney, Fox and
NBC-Universal. Launched in 1996, Proteus delivers mobile interactive
services to support TV broadcasting, media events and mobile
marketing.
http://proteus.com/about/news_archive/000074.jsp
http://www.2ergo.com
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Digital
Music Forum West - October 4-5, 2006
www.digitalmusicforum.com/west/
October 4-5, 2006 - Bel Age, West Hollywood, CA
For the past six years, the most influential decision-makers in
the music industry have gathered at Digital Media Wire's annual
Digital Music Forum in New York to network, do deals and share ideas about the future of the music business. Participants have described the event as a "melting pot of the best of the best in digital music," where ideas are shared and opinions don't go unchallenged. It is with this illustrious background that we are pleased to announce the launch of Digital Music Forum West at the Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood, October 4-5, 2006.KEYNOTES
& FEATURED INTERVIEWS:
Nic Harcourt, Music Director & Host of Morning Becomes
Eclectic, KCRW
Thomas Hesse, President Global Digital Business, Sony BMG
Music Entertainment
Jim Griffin, Managing Director, OneHouse LLC,
Co-Founder, Pho Group
John T. Frankenheimer, Chair, Music Group, Partner and
Co-Chair Loeb & Loeb LLP
Ralph Simon, Chairman, Emeritus & Founder, Mobile
Entertainment Forum Americas
SPEAKERS & MODERATORS:
Tim Bucher, CEO & Chief Product Officer, ZING
Aydin Caginalp, Partner, Alston & Bird
Ted Casey, SVP, B. Dev & Partner Relations, MusicNet
Gary Cohen, General Manager, AOL Music Now
David Del Beccaro, President, CEO & Founder, Music Choice
Ed Delfs, VP, National Ad Sales, RealNetworks
John Desmond, VP, MediaSentry Services, SafeNet
Jan Eglen, CEO, Digonex Technologies, Inc.
Ben Eisner, Speakerheart
Scott Fedewa, SVP & Exec Producer, Live Nation
Erik Flannigan, VP, Programming, AOL
Dominique-Sébastien Forest, VP, Business Dev, Puretracks
LLC
Albhy Galuten, VP of Digital Media Tech Strategy, Sony Corp
of America
Brian Garrity, Senior Correspondent, Billboard
Dave Goldberg, VP & GM, Yahoo! Music
Laura Goldberg, COO, Napster
Raghav Gupta, Director, Bus Dev & Strategy, Brightcove
Daneil Harris, CEO, MediaPass Network
David Hyman, CEO & Founder, MOG
Dave Jarworski, Founder & CEO, PassAlong Networks
Marty Lafferty, CEO, DCIA
Mark Lam, Chairman, Exec Committee & CEO, Live365
Paul Leakas, General Manager, Nielsen Mobile
Gerd Leonhard, CEO, Sonific LLC
David Marcus, VP of Strategic Marketing & Business Dev,
Ticketmaster
Amanda Marks, EVP, eLabs, Universal Music
Scott McKenzie, Grp Ed Director, Billboard
Gerrit Meier, Sr VP & GM, Clear Channel Online Music & Radio
Ron Milkes, VP, Business & Legal Affairs, General Counsel,
Network LIVE
Chris Montgomery, EVP Marketing & Product Management,
MusicCrypt
Brent Muhle, General Manager, Nettwerk Music Group
Stephen Murray, President, Entertainment, BurnLounge
Jozef Nuyens, Founder/SVP, Int’l Dev., PassAlong Networks
David Pakman, CEO, eMusic
Ken Parks, SVP, Strategy & Bus Dev, EMI Music
Mark Pascarella, President, Gotuit Media Corp.
Joey Patuleia, CP, Artist Relations, INTENT MediaWorks
Shervin Pishevar, President & COO, Freewebs, Inc.
John Puterbaugh, CEO, Nellymoser
Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group
Greg Scholl, CEO, The Orchard
Tess Taylor, President, NARIP
Maria C. Thomas, VP & GM, NPR Digital Media
Dave Ulmer, Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola
Chip Venters, CEO, Digital Containers
Lance Ware, CEO, SyncCast
Michael Weiss, CEO, StreamCast Networks
David Wright, Speakerheart
Event Co-Chairs
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher,
Digital Media Wire
Ralph Simon, Chairman, Emeritus & Founder,
Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner,
TAG Strategic
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Registration:
$399 until August 11, 2006
Pre-Registration: $499 until September 15, 2006
Registration: $599 until September 30, 2006
Door Registration: $699 (space permitting)
Online Registration:
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Phone Registrations: (310) 855-0033
WHEN:
October 4-5, 2006
WHERE: Bel Age Hotel
1020 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA
INQUIRIES: Tinzar Than Sherman, VP, Marketing & Events,
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com
For agenda,
registration and event details, please visit
www.digitalmusicforum.com/west
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Industry Launches Voter Registration Drive
Washington - The
Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade group representing
video game publishers and developers, announced on Tuesday the
launch of its "Play for Real: Gamer Voter Drive," a project of its
Video Game Voters Network. The online voter registration tool will
"offer the adults who have grown up with our computer and video
games a unique way to involve themselves in the political process on
all issues, including the ones that matter most to gamers," said ESA
president Douglas Lowenstein. The ESA said that tens of thousands of
voting-aged games have joined the Video Game Voters grassroots
political network, since its creation last March.
http://www.theesa.com/archives/2006/09/aplay_for_real.php
http://www.videogamevoters.org
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Sprint Debuts Free Mobile Sports &
Entertainment News Service
Overland Park, Kan. -
Sprint on Tuesday introduced a free
sports and entertainment programming
service for its mobile subscribers.
Sprint Power View will offer
periodic daily sports and
entertainment news updates, produced
by IMG Media and Sprint, from a news
desk in New York and 15 mobile
camera crews filing stories
on-location from across the U.S.
Programs will include "NFL Game
Center," hosted by broadcaster James
Brown, and "U.S. Open Wrapup
Report," featuring Jim Courier and
Carrie Milbank. The Sprint Power
View service is powered by a free
Java application supplied by Palo
Alto, Calif.-based mSpot.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060912/20060912005529.html?.v=1
http://www.mpsot.com
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Nokia to Sell Warner Bros. Content
from Stores Embedded on Phones
Los Angeles - Nokia
announced on Tuesday that it has
partnered with Warner Bros. Digital
Distribution to sell its movies and
TV shows to consumers through mobile
stores embedded in its cell phones.
The agreement, which covers select
European and Asian countries,
includes films such as "Superman
Returns," "Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory," "V for Vendetta," and
"Batman Begins," in addition to
Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera and DC
Comics content.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/uktu012.html?.v=79
http://www.nokia.com/ncd
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Napster Offers Free MP3 Player with
3-Month Subscription
Los Angeles -
Digital music service
Napster on Tuesday began offering a
free 512MB MP3 player to customers
who purchase a three-month
subscription to Napster To Go, the
company's $14.95 per month service
that allows unlimited downloads to
portable players. The company added
that it will also offer its
Napster-branded 1GB MP3 player for
$50 with the purchase of a
three-month Napster To Go
subscription.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/latu080.html?.v=69
http://www.napster.com/special_offer.html
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Phantom Game Service Software to be
Modified for Regular PCs
Seattle - Phantom
Entertainment, developer of a
long-delayed PC-based broadband game
service, announced on Tuesday that
it has contracted with software
developer VertiCity to make its
Phantom Game Service available for
Windows XP and Windows XP Media
Center operating systems. "The
company remains committed to its
original mission of delivering the
first end-to-end, on-demand game
service. Our course has been altered
to deliver this service to PCs as
well as to entertainment centers in
the comfort of the living room,"
said Phantom CEO Greg Koler. The PC
software is expected to be complete
in the first quarter of 2007, when
it will be made available to makers
of PCs and digital home
entertainment centers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/phtu019a.html?.v=3
http://www.verticity.com
http://www.phantom.net
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ClipSyndicate to Distribute Sinclair
News Content Online
New York - ClipSyndicate, a
unit of Critical Mention that
provides online video syndication
services, on Tuesday announced a
deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group
to distribute its news content.
Sinclair's 58 stations reach 22% of
U.S. households.
http://tinyurl.com/jdh5h
http://www.sbgi.net
http://www.criticalmention.com
http://www.clipsyndicate.com
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Digital Magazine Publisher Zinio
Names Maggiotto President and CEO
San Francisco - Zinio, a
publisher of digital PDF versions of
newspapers and magazines, announced
on Tuesday that it has named Richard
Maggiotto as president and CEO.
Previously, Maggiotto was the
company's senior vice president of
strategic development. He succeeds
Scott Kauffman, who will continue to
serve as chairman. Since 2002, San
Francisco-based Zinio has
distributed more than 45 million
digital magazines from more than 400
popular titles, including
BusinessWeek, Elle and Playboy.
http://tinyurl.com/zl75k
http://www.zinio.com
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Electronic Arts, Nokia to
Collaborate on Mobile Phone Games
Redwood City, Calif. -
Electronic Arts announced on Tuesday
a partnership with cell phone maker
Nokia, to distribute mobile games
through Nokia's network of shopping
mall retail locations. EA mobile
games including "Tetris," "The
Sims," "FIFA 06" and "Doom" will be
made available in the fall.
Beginning in mid-2007, EA will also
develop custom-designed versions of
its top games for Nokia mobile
devices.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/uktu021.html?.v=31
http://www.nokia.com
http://www.ea.com
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Sony Introduces $249 PSP Bundle with
Memory Stick, UMD Movie
Foster City, Calif. - Sony
Computer Entertainment America
announced on Tuesday a new $249
bundle for its PSP handheld game
system, which includes a 1GB Memory
Stick Pro Duo, a copy of the film
"Lords of Dogtown" on UMD, and the
game "ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin'
Trails." The PSP Entertainment Pack
will ship to retailers tomorrow.
http://tinyurl.com/kln34
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EA Ships "NHL 07" to Retailers
Redwood City, Calif. -
Electronic Arts announced on Tuesday
the release of its "NHL 07" title
for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox,
PSP and the PC. The game was
developed at EA Montreal and EA
Canada in Vancouver.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060912/20060912005715.html?.v=1
http://www.nhl07.com
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2K Sports Releases "NHL 2K7"
New York - 2K Sports, a unit
of Take-Two Interactive, on Tuesday
shipped its "NHL 2K7" title for Xbox
360 and Xbox to retailers. The game
features 2006 Hart Memorial Trophy
winner and San Jose Sharks center
Joe Thornton on the cover. A
PlayStation 2 version is set for
release in early October, while a
PlayStation 3 version will ship in
the fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060912/20060912005493.html?.v=1
http://www.2ksports.com
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Konami: "Frogger" Mobile Games Hit
$10 Million in U.S. Sales
Los Angeles - Japanese game
publisher Konami said on Tuesday
that its "Frogger" mobile game
titles have now exceeded $10 million
in gross sales in the U.S. The
company plans to launch "Frogger
25th Evolution" in the fall, to
commemorate the 25th anniversary of
the game's debut in 1981.
http://www.konami.com
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The
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Washington
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Politics,
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