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o House Committee Postpones Hearing on Digital Copyrights
o Excite@Home Sells Stake in Australian Operations
o XM Pulls Ads Depicting Objects, Celebrities Falling from NYC Sky
o Search Engine AltaVista Names New CEO, Cuts 160 Employees
o Digital TV Ad Firm AdExact Raises $3.5 Million in First Round
> DMW Panel Discussion: Microsoft vs. AOL | Sept. 28 | Los Angeles
> DMW Panel Discussion: The State of Wireless | Oct. 10 | San Francisco
> Seminar: How Bush's Tech Policy Will Affect Your Business | McLean, VA
o Briefly Noted: Philips Digital Networks - Digimarc, InterTrust patent,
Real Conference 2001, About.com, The Hollywood Reporter, StarBak
Communications
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> Job Postings: Marketing Associate, Sr. Level BizDev, Research Asst.,
Sales Asst./International

> Events/Services: "Digital Media Revolution in the Americas,"
"Hi-Tech Mission to Israel, Oct. 20-28," "SHORTSPAN Film & Video
Festival: SOUTHEAST Tour, August 24- Sept. 22"

Full Job/Event/Services descriptions listed below "Briefly Noted" section
or at http://www.digitalmediawire.com/postings.html

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o House Committee Postpones Hearing on Digital Copyrights

Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on the
Internet and Intellectual Property announced that it has postponed a
hearing on digital copyright issues for music and other content that was
scheduled for Thursday. A note on the House's website says that the
hearing has been postponed "until further notice."
http://www.house.gov/judiciary/schedule.htm
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o Excite@Home Sells Stake in Australian Operations

Redwood City, Calif. -- Excite@Home, a provider of high-speed Internet
access through cable-modem connections, announced on Tuesday that it has
sold its stake in Excite@Home Australia to Optus, its partner in the joint
venture. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Redwood City-based
Excite@Home said it will continue to provide core broadband technologies
and brand licensing to Optus, and that the sell-off is part of its desire
to focus on providing broadband technologies and services. Last week, the
company sold its BlueMountain.com e-greetings unit to American Greetings
for $35 million. The company previously warned its investors that it did
not have enough funds to continue operations through the rest of the year.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010918/sftu043a_1.html
http://www.optus.com.au
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o XM Pulls Ads Depicting Objects, Celebrities Falling from NYC Sky

Washington, D.C. -- XM Satellite Radio, a company that planned to launch
its satellite-delivered digital radio service on Sept. 12, has pulled ads
that were part of a $100 million multimedia campaign that depicted
musicians including Snoop Dogg and David Bowie, musical instruments, a
racing car and other objects raining down on New York City from an XM
satellite, the Washington Post reported. Some of the ads had already begun
to play before movies in some of the 3,000 theaters slated to screen them.
Additional ads were aired during MTV's Video Music Awards on Sept. 6. XM
-- whose service is now scheduled to launch on Sept. 25. -- said it was
removing the scenes but would not entirely cancel the campaign. The
company previously said that $45 million of the campaign is slated for ads
that will be released in the fourth quarter of this year.
http://www.washtech.com/news/media/12477-1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010810/dcf004.html
http://www.xmradio.com
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o Search Engine AltaVista Names New CEO, Cuts 160 Employees

Palo Alto, Calif. -- AltaVista, an Internet search engine and provider of
search software for businesses, announced on Tuesday that it has named
James Barnett as its new CEO. Most recently, Barnett was president of
MyFamily.com, and has also served as president and CEO of video game
publisher Infogrames North America as well as president and CEO of game
developer Accolade. Palo Alto-based AltaVista also announced that it will
lay off 160 employees and close its Irvine, Calif. office. The company is
shuttering its comparison-shopping site and said the layoffs are part of
its plan to centralize general administrative and finance functions.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010918/sftu004a_1.html
http://www.altavista.com
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o Digital TV Ad Firm AdExact Raises $3.5 Million in First Round

Waterloo, Ontario -- AdExact, a developer of advertising technology for
digital television, has raised $3.5 million in its first round of venture
capital financing. Among the investors participating in the round was RBC
Capital Partners, a division of the Royal Bank of Canada. Canada-based
AdExact develops technology that allows for targeted ads to be delivered
to digital TV subscribers over cable, satellite, DSL and wireless
networks. The company will use the funds for research and development.
http://www.adexact.com
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> Digital Media Wire Presents a Panel Discussion:
"Microsoft vs. AOL: The Battle of the Internet Titans"

Los Angeles | Friday, September 28th at the Four Seasons Hotel

This panel of journalists, legal experts and others will discuss the
increasing rivalry between these two monolithic companies -- and how their
competition will affect the development of the Internet for years to come.

For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/LAbattle.html

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Bob Badal - Attorney | Heller Ehrman
Mark Frauenfelder - Editor | WIRED
Jon Goodman - Executive Director | EC2 Incubator Project @ USC
Jim Griffin - Founder | The 'Pho' Group
***Additional Panelists TBA***

SPONSOR: Heller Ehrman

For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/LAbattle.html
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> Digital Media Wire Presents a Panel Discussion:
"The State of Wireless: Delivering Content Across Today's Mobile
Landscape"

San Francisco | Wednesday, October 10th at The City Club

This panel of top wireless, content and technology executives and
professionals will discuss the necessary steps in streamlining an array of
applications in order to lay a workable infrastructure for the delivery of
emerging products.

For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/SFwireless.html

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Seamus McAteer - Sr. Analyst | Jupiter Media Metrix
Rick Onyon - Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | fusionOne
John Trobough - Chief Executive Officer | Gravitate
***Additional Panelists TBA***

For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/SFwireless.html
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> Potomac Tech Wire Seminar:
How Bush's Tech Policy Will Affect Your Business

Sponsors:
Womble Carlyle
National Journal's Technology Daily

Panelists:
-Wayne Crews, Director of Technology Policy, Cato Institute
-Kevin Jones, Attorney, Womble Carlyle
-John Palfoutas, Sr. VP Domestic Policy, American Electronics Association
-Ken Wasch, President, Software & Information Industry Association
-Bara Vaida, Senior Writer, National Journal's Tech Daily
Paul Sherman (moderator), Editor, Potomac Tech Wire

When: Wednesday, September 26, 2001
7:30 - 8 AM: Registration and Networking
8 - 9:30 AM: Breakfast, Panel, Q&A
Where: The Ritz Carlton, McLean, VA

For more information and to register for this event:
http://www.potomactechwire.com/seminar10.htm
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o Briefly Noted:

(Amsterdam, Netherlands) Philips Digital Networks, a division of Royal
Philips Electronics, said on Tuesday that it has partnered with
watermarking technology developer Digimarc to jointly develop, market and
sell a video watermarking product. The technology can add purportedly
imperceptible identifying data to a video signal prior to distribution in
DVDs or transmission by terrestrial, cable or satellite broadcasters, for
the purpose of copyright protection.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010918/180009_1.html
http://www.digitalnetworks.philips.com
http://www.digimarc.com

(Santa Clara, Calif.) InterTrust Technologies, a developer of digital
rights management technology, announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Patent
Office has granted it a patent for its security technology that allows
devices to verify and certify rules and determine access to various forms
of content. The patent is the 22nd to be granted to Santa Clara-based
InterTrust, which is currently suing Microsoft for infringing on its
technology with the digital rights management system embedded in its
Windows Media Player.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010918/180255_1.html
http://www.intertrust.com

(Seattle) RealNetworks announced on Tuesday that it will provide access to
webcasts of its Real Conference 2001 on Sept. 24-25 at the Washington
State Convention and Trade Center for $199.95. The company said $25 from
the registration fees of both webcast and in-person attendees will be
donated to the New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010918/sftu034a_1.html
http://www.realconference2001.com

(New York) About, a subsidiary of publisher Primedia that provides niche
websites on a variety of topics, announced on Tuesday that it has
appointed co-founder, president and chief operating officer William Day to
the position of CEO. Day replaces the company's other co-founder, Scott
Kurnit, who will remain as chairman through the end of the year and as an
advisor through 2004.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010918/182109_1.html
http://www.about.com

(Los Angeles) The Hollywood Reporter announced on Tuesday that it has
appointed deputy editor Howard Burns as editor of the publication. Burns
replaces Anita Busch, who resigned in response to the Reporter's firing of
a writer who was investigating THR columnist George Christy, who allegedly
defrauded the Screen Actors Guild's pension and health plans. Christy has
since been suspended by the publication.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com

(Columbus, Ohio) StarBak Communications, a provider of streaming media
services, announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Garrett Dreier as
chief executive officer. Previously, Dreier was vice president, business
development for the Internet content business unit at Lucent Technologies.
Ohio-based StarBak offers cost-effective streaming services such as
corporate videoconferencing.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/212612168&ticker=
http://www.starbak.com

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> Bluefly, Marketing Associate - New York City

Manage marketing relationships with online companies for leading retailer
of designer fashions at outlet prices. Traffic creative to advertising
partners, as well as track and evaluate creative performance. Implement
marketing promos and customer retention programs. Assist in implementing
an affiliate program, as well as email marketing initiatives. Must have
atleast 6 months exp. in Internet advertising/marketing. Send resumes to:
marketingjobs@bluefly.com
http://www.bluefly.com
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> Roxio, Sr.-Level Business Development Position - Silicon Valley

Hey... are you a closer? Do you like to win? If you answered yes to these
questions and you are an experienced dealmaker, we have an MBA's (or
ex-lawyer's) dream job waiting for you at Roxio, Inc., the leading digital
media company.
Send resumes to: elizabeth@cruelworld.com
http://www.roxio.com
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> VentureOne, Research Assistant - San Francisco

In this entry-level position you will perform secondary research through
web browsing, review of journals and other publications, plus primary
research through direct contact with venture capital firms and start-up
companies. Update profiles of venture capital firms and start-up
companies. Review company data, proofread, and enter data. Assist in
surveys, analyses and general administrative support. College degree.
European language skills a plus. Send resumes to: jobs@ventureone.com
http://www.ventureone.com
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> Canal+ (U.S.), Sales Asst./International - Los Angeles

Assist Senior VP & Director of International Sales w/ preparation of
markets, including making appointments with clients, arranging travel,
sending sales materials, & follow-up w/ clients. Other duties include:
answering phones, expense reports, availability checks on computer system,
coordinating deal memo process with support sales office in France,
updating client database and other administrative duties. A 4-year college
degree preferred. Knowledge of French language preferred - Spanish
helpful.
Send resumes to: shuddleston@cplus-us.com
http://www.cplus-us.com

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> Digital Media Revolution in the Americas, 11/29-12/01 -- Pasadena, CA

Presented by the Institute of the Americas and Annenberg School for
Communication, this 2 1/2 day forum will include Sr. Exec. Networking w/ a
special focus on Latin Americas & U.S. Hispanic markets, copyright, rights
mgmt., dist., infrastructure, digital film, iTV, streaming, device trends,
content financing. Early-bird 40% off till 9/30. Keynote Steven Bandel,
Pres. - The Cisneros Group. Sponsors: JP Morgan, Motorola, Global
Crossing, Walt Disney Company, Digital Media Wire, Cahners International
TV, iHollywood, Motion Picture Assoc., National Assoc. of TV Prog. Exec.,
National Assoc. of Theatre owners. For more information:
martin@iamericas.org
Register at: http://www.iamericas.org/events
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> Hi-Tech Mission to Israel, October 20 - 28, 2001 - Israel

Visit Israel's booming hi-tech industry. Discover the latest advances in
hardware, software and bio-technology. Participate in the 6th Annual
Israel Business Forum with speakers: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Marshall
Butler, Ronald Cohen, David Colburn, Michael Dell, Andy Grove, Ronald
Lauder, Gerald Levine, Morris Levy, Les Wexner and Lord Young.
For more information: tkardash@jewishla.org
http://www.jewishla.org/html/hitechmission.htm
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> SHORTSPAN Film & Video Festival, SOUTHEAST Tour, Aug. 24 - Sept. 22

SHORT MOVIES! Dreamspan presents the 9TH Annual Short Attention Span Film & Video Festival. Shortspan is a non-stop two hour program of ALL NEW
two-minute-or-shorter films, including ultra-short documentaries like
"Peekaboo Sunday," a story about raising miniature horses or "Exotic
World," an inside look at the lives of some of America's first burlesque
performers-- and 57 more shorts! The tour will travel to 30 North American
cities. Southeastern tour dates include:

ATLANTA, GA: The Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center - August 24th - 8PM
ATHENS, GA: The Georgia Museum of Art - September 5 th - 7:30PM
ATLANTA, GA: Cinefest Theatre- September 14th and 15th - 9PM/12PM
ATHENS, GA: The Georgia Theater - September 18th - 10PM
SAVANNAH, GA: Trustee's Theater - September 20th - 9PM
GAINSVILLE, FL: The University of Florida - September 22nd

More info: http://www.dreamspan.com/shortspan
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