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o Florida Judge Orders
Take-Two's "Bully" Game Into Court for Review
o Sony Developing Walkman
That Plays Video
o Time Warner to Sell AOL
Business in U.K. for $688 Million
o Oklahoma Judge Blocks
Implementation of Video Game Law
o Video Game Industry
Veteran Launches Consumer Advocacy Group
o Report: 8 Million
Americans Now Capturing Video on Mobile Phones
o Loudeye Shareholders
Approve Nokia Acquisition; Class Actions Filed
o Teens Migrate from Buddy
Icon Sites to Those Helping Them Build Profiles
o Internap to Acquire
Streaming Services Firm VitalStream for $217 Million
o Ultra Wideband Wireless
Video Developer Tzero Gets Venture Capital
o Intent MediaWorks Raises
$1.2 Million in First Round
o Connected Media Acquires
NewsProNet Interactive
o Report: Fiber-to-the-Home
Reaches 1 Million Households and Businesses
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Slim Devices Integrates
Internet Radio with Ruckus Wi-Fi Router
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Kyocera Handset to Feature
Enhanced Audio from BBE Sound
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Publisher to Develop
Animated Series Featuring Donald Trump
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Zap2it.com to Host "Project
StarrLight" Reality Blog
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Campus Promotion on Facebook Social Network
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Animated Series with Conan O'Brien, Jim Gaffigan
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o Florida
Judge Orders Take-Two's "Bully" Game Into Court for Review
Miami - A Florida judge has ordered video game publisher
Take-Two Interactive to demonstrate its forthcoming "Bully" game in
court to determine if it violates Florida's "public nuisance" laws.
The game allows players to step into the shoes of a 15-year-old
attending a school called Bullworth Academy. Florida law defines a
public nuisance as something that "tends to annoy the community;
injures the health of the citizens in general; or corrupts the
public morals," and is usually applied in areas like prostitution,
gambling and environmental pollution. "I'm pretty sure that the game
is harmful to minors," attorney Jack Thompson, who filed the suit
against Take-Two, and retailers Wal-Mart and GameStop, told The
Washington Post. The call to New York-based Take-Two, whose Rockstar
Games unit is also responsible for the "Grand Theft Auto" franchise,
was issued by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ronald Friedman as part
of Thompson's lawsuit. Judge Friedman's clerk told GamePolitics.com
that Friedman and Thompson "are prepared to spend several days
watching [the game's content]." "Bully" is slated to be released in
stores on Tuesday.
http://tinyurl.com/nk3nq
(GamePolitics.com)
http://tinyurl.com/y28o9k
(Washington Post)
http://www.rockstargames.com/bully
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o Sony
Developing Walkman That Plays Video
Tokyo - In a bid to level the field with rival Apple's
Video iPod, Sony announced on Thursday that it is developing a
version of its Walkman portable audio player that also plays video,
Reuters reported. Sony senior vice president Hiroshi Yoshioka
confirmed the plan for reporters at a news conference, but declined
to provide any further details. Yoshioka added that Sony's goal is
to double the Walkman's current 10% share of the digital music
player market. Apple's iPod with video playback capabilities has now
been on the market a year.
http://tinyurl.com/yf538w
(Reuters)
http://products.sel.sony.com/walkman/?DCMP=walkman_05&HQS=walkman
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o Time
Warner to Sell AOL Business in U.K. for $688 Million
Dulles, Va. - Media giant Time Warner has struck a deal to
sell its AOL Internet access business in the United Kingdom for $688
million to Carphone Warehouse Group, a mobile phone retailer and
provider of residential telecom services in Europe. AOL has about
2.1 million ISP customers in the U.K. Dick Parsons, the chairman and
CEO of Time Warner, said that the deal "completes the restructuring
of our AOL Europe businesses." AOL has been moving away from its
Internet access roots and migrating toward an advertising-supported
business model.
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1544859,00.html
http://www.cpwplc.com
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o Oklahoma
Judge Blocks Implementation of Video Game Law
Washington - A federal judge in Oklahoma on Thursday
blocked implementation of a new state law that prohibits the sale of
video games to minors that depict "inappropriate" violence. U.S.
District Court Judge Robin J. Cauthron issued a preliminary
injunction against the Oklahoma law, siding with the video game
industry's arguments that the law is unconstitutionally vague, and
violates First Amendment free speech rights. "This marks the ninth
Court decision in the past five years to enjoin restrictions on
video games," said Doug Lowenstein, president of the Entertainment
Software Association (ESA), the trade group representing U.S.
computer and video game publishers. "We're grateful for the
preliminary injunction and look forward to prevailing in the effort
to permanently strike down the law."
http://tinyurl.com/yyarwp
http://www.theesa.com
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o Video
Game Industry Veteran Launches Consumer Advocacy Group
Wilton, Conn. - The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA),
a new Web-based consumer advocacy group that will lobby local and
federal lawmakers on behalf of video gamers, announced its launch on
Thursday. The non-profit group was created by Hal Halpin, founder of
the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) -- a
trade group representing the video and computer game industries that
recently merged with the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA).
"These individuals are the life-blood to this multibillion dollar
industry yet they have been unrepresented, until now, which is
exciting for myself and the rest of the ECA team as we are the
organization that now allows their voices to be heard," said Halpin.
The ECA will represent gamers in areas like consumer rights,
anti-games legislation and a host of other public policy concerns.
For a $19.99 annual membership, the ECA will also offer discounts on
games and access to industry events, and in the future potentially
career assistance, scholarships and low-cost health insurance.
http://tinyurl.com/yb5vxg
http://www.theeca.com
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o Report: 8
Million Americans Now Capturing Video on Mobile Phones
San Francisco - Nearly 8 million U.S. mobile subscribers
-- or 3% of the market -- are now using their phones to capture
video, a figure that jumps to 6% among subscribers who recently
purchased a new handset, according to a report from market research
firm Telephia. "Google upped the ante this week by paying $1.65
billion for YouTube, validating the success and future potential of
user-generated video content. The mobile phone is a unique and rich
source of on-the-move, spontaneous, personal videos -- the kind that
made YouTube a worldwide phenomenon to begin with," said Telephia's
Kanishka Agarwal. Among recently purchased handsets, Americans
favored the Motorola RAZR by nearly four to one over the next top
device (the Nokia 6101) for capturing video. However, the U.S. with
its 3% cell phone video adoption rate still lags behind European
countries including Spain (15%), Italy (14%), the U.K. (12%) and
Sweden (10%).
http://tinyurl.com/ycvrl4
http://www.telephia.com
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o Loudeye
Shareholders Approve Nokia Acquisition; Class Actions Filed
Seattle - Shareholders have approved digital music service
provider Loudeye's $60 million buyout by cell phone maker Nokia, the
company said in a regulatory filing. The deal expected to close next
week. Meanwhile, several law firms have announced the filing of
shareholder class actions against Seattle-based Loudeye, alleging
the company artificially inflated its stock price between May 2003
and November 2005. One lawsuit, from New Orleans-based law firm KGS,
said the company during this time was "operating well below
guidance… not successfully integrating its acquisitions," and that
its "restructuring was failing." The company's share price fell from
a high of $30 per share in late 2004 to less than $2 per share by
the time Loudeye announced Nokia's intention to acquire the company.
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/061011/loud8-k.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061005/0169621.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/061010/106615.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/061011/106672.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061011/daw052.html?.v=40
http://www.loudeye.com
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o Teens
Migrate from Buddy Icon Sites to Those Helping Them Build Profiles
New York - Over a three-year period, the top sites among
teens 12-17 have shifted from those offering a selection of instant
messaging buddy icons to those providing assistance with social
networking profiles and page layouts, according to a new report from
Nielsen/NetRatings. In September, sites offering tools to improve
social networking profiles with song lyrics, pictures, quotes and
layout designs -- led by PLyrics.com -- ranked among the most
popular with the age group. In fact, nine out of the top 10 teen
sites either offered content or tools for social networking site
profiles, or were social networking sites themselves. That compares
with three years ago, when the top teen sites included
Originalicons.com, Buddy4u.com and Badass Buddy. Ken Cassar, chief
analyst at Nielsen/NetRatings, said that while it's no surprise that
teens are actively engaged in social networking sites like MySpace
and YouTube, "What is surprising, however, is the extent to which a
wide array of supporting web sites has developed in conjunction with
these bigger, more well-known web destinations."
http://tinyurl.com/yxhse4
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o Internap
to Acquire Streaming Services Firm VitalStream for $217 Million
Atlanta - Internap Network Services, an Atlanta-based
provider of performance network services over the Internet, has
agreed to pay $217 million in stock to acquire VitalStream, a
California-based provider of audio and video streaming services.
Under the agreement, Internap will issue about 11.9 million shares
of common stock. Internap said that by combining the two companies'
product lines it will be able to meet the needs of customers seeking
to both deliver rich media content and monetize that content.
http://www.internap.com/about/newsroom/page2826.html
http://www.vitalstream.com
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o Ultra
Wideband Wireless Video Developer Tzero Gets Venture Capital
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Tzero Technologies, a developer ultra
wideband wireless video technology used in displays, set-top boxes,
digital video recorders and other products, announced on Thursday
that it has received an undisclosed strategic investment from Miven
Venture Partners. Tzero said the investment is an extension of its
$25.5 million second round of funding announced in June. The
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company develops technology that can
wirelessly connect high-definition video and audio devices, such as
HDTVs, next-generation DVD players, set-top boxes and video game
systems -- in place of a standard HDMI cable. Tzero said it will use
the funds to expand business opportunities and bring new products to
market.
http://tinyurl.com/yjjjdp
http://www.tzerotech.com
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o Intent
MediaWorks Raises $1.2 Million in First Round
Atlanta - Intent MediaWorks Inc., an Atlanta-based digital
media distribution company, has raised $1.2 million in its first
round of venture capital, Private Equity Week reported on Wednesday,
citing a regulatory filing. Investors in the deal include Menemsha
Capital Partners and IMW Partners, the report said. Founded in
October 2003, Intent MediaWorks offers technology that supports
legal, secure file trading, "turning each file into a marketing tool
for the copyright owner." The company's technology is designed to
work with major Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-trading networks, web-based
communities as well as email and RSS.
http://www.intentmediaworks.net
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o
Connected Media Acquires NewsProNet Interactive
Atlanta - Connected Media Technologies, a Miami-based
provider of digital marketing technology, has acquired NewsProNet
Interactive, an Atlanta-based provider of converged media content
technology and interactive branding strategies for local television
broadcasters. Terms of the deal include 15 million shares of
Connected Media stock. The assets acquired include NewsProNet's
library of broadcast content.
http://www.newspronet.com
http://www.connectedmedia.com
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o Report:
Fiber-to-the-Home Reaches 1 Million Households and Businesses
Washington - Two national telecommunications industry
organizations -- the Fiber-to-the-Home Council and the
Telecommunications Industry Association -- announced that the number
of homes and businesses in the United States directly connected by
fiber optic connections now exceeds one million. Fiber optic
connections are much faster than standard Internet broadband
connections. The organizations said the growth rate in new
subscribers has increased by 50% in the last six months. "Surveys of
early fiber-to-the-home users show that they are highly satisfied
with the service attributes such as increased Internet speed,
on-demand video and HDTV, as well as online gaming," said Michael
Render of RVA Market Research. "However, there is also increased
interest in applications that affect health and education as
information becomes available about services and distance learning
available through the Internet."
http://tinyurl.com/s3r6v
http://www.tiaonline.org
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Technology From Google
Washington - Blackboard, a provider of
technology services to universities and schools, announced that it
has formed a partnership with Google. Under the deal, Blackboard
will integrate various offerings and services with Google's search
technology "to help facilitate deeper, more meaningful search
capabilities for members of the academic community."
http://www.blackboard.com/company/press/release.aspx?id=913818
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o CNET Issues Call for Submissions for
"Best of CES" Awards
San Francisco - Technology news and product reviews publisher
CNET is now accepting submissions for the Annual "Best of CES"
Awards at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas. The awards -- chosen by CNET's editorial team -- recognize
the hottest products at the show. Awards are given in 10 categories,
including Best of Show and the People's Voice, which is chosen by
CNET's online audience. More information on applying for the awards
is available at the link below. The CES show is produced by the
Consumer Electronics Association.
http://www.cesweb.org
http://bestofces.cnet.com
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o PayPal Begins Accepting 10 New World
Currencies
San Jose, Calif. - PayPal, the online payments arm of eBay,
said on Thursday that it is now accepting payments in 10 new
currencies, allowing customers to send, receive and hold funds in a
total of 17 currencies worldwide. New currencies include the Czech
Koruna, Danish Krone, Hong Kong Dollar, Hungarian Forint, New
Zealand Dollar, Norwegian Krone, Polish Zloty, Singapore Dollar,
Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc. San Jose-based PayPal also announced
that residents in 48 new markets can now use PayPal in their local
markets to send money online.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061012/20061012005392.html?.v=1
http://www.paypal.com
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o Affinity Circles to Create Social
Network for NBA's Portland Trail Blazers
Mountain View, Calif. - Affinity Circles, a provider of
social networks for membership organizations, announced on Thursday
that it has signed an agreement to create the first official social
network for an NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers. Fans can
pre-register for The Fast Break Club at TrailBlazers.com, where they
will be able to create profiles, join groups, share photos and post
blogs when the site launches early next month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061012/sfth038.html?.v=69
http://www.affinitycircles.com
http://www.trailblazers.com
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o Slim Devices Integrates Internet
Radio with Ruckus Wi-Fi Router
New York - Slim Devices, the maker of a line of wireless
streaming audio players, said on Thursday it has partnered with home
networking developer Ruckus Wireless to jointly market their
products. A $359 bundle, that includes a Squeezebox Internet radio
from Slim Devices and Ruckus Wireless' MediaFlex multimedia Wi-Fi
router, offers consumers stutter-free Internet music playback
throughout the home over a standard Wi-Fi connection.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061012/sfth027.html?.v=70
http://www.ruckuswireless.com
http://www.slimdevices.com
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o Kyocera Handset to Feature Enhanced
Audio from BBE Sound
Huntington Beach, Calif. - BBE Sound, a developer of advanced
audio technologies for professional and consumer electronics,
announced on Thursday that the Kyocera W43K is the first Japanese
handset to feature its technology that improves the sound quality
used in portable media players. BBE said the phone will restore
detail and nuance typically lost in compressed audio, while also
adding more warmth and harmonics to the sound.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061012/lath024.html?.v=77
http://w43k.jp
http://www.bbesound.com
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o Publisher to Develop Animated Series
Featuring Donald Trump
New York - Premiere Publishing Group, whose Sobe Life
subsidiary publishes Trump Magazine, announced on Thursday that it
has signed a deal with Trump World Publications to develop two
animated shorts and a pilot for an animated series featuring Donald
Trump and other Trump executives. New York-based Premiere said it
had interest from both animation houses and TV networks, and
projects the pilot will be produced within 90 days and a series will
production in the first quarter of 2007.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061012/nyth043.html?.v=68
http://www.trumpworldmag.com
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o Zap2it.com to Host "Project
StarrLight" Reality Blog
Los Angeles - Zap2it.com, a site produced by Tribune Media
Services that offers entertainment news and TV and movie listings,
on Thursday announced the launch of a "reality blog" that will
chronicle actress and screenwriter Jenna Mattison's effort to turn
her script about comic book character Brenda Starr into a TV movie.
Los Angeles-based Zap2it.com said Mattison partnered with Constance
Burge, creator of the TV series "Charmed," on the "Project
StarrLight" blog.
http://tinyurl.com/yzoakn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Starr
http://www.zap2it.com
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o Crest Whitestrips Debuts Campus
Promotion on Facebook Social Network
New York - Procter & Gamble said on Thursday that its Crest
Whitestrips brand has launched a promotion on social networking site
Facebook targeting students on college campuses. Members of the
"Smile State" group on Facebook at 20 schools will be able to
receive pre-release movie screening passes; participate in rock,
paper, scissors contests; view blogs from Island Def Jam artists;
and compete for the chance to host a private concert at their
schools.
http://tinyurl.com/ybb28v
http://www.facebook.com/smilestate
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o Sprint Offers "Pale Force" Animated
Series with Conan O'Brien, Jim Gaffigan
Overland Park, Kan. - Sprint said on Thursday that it has
secured exclusive early distribution of the animated comic series
"Pale Force," starring comedians Jim Gaffigan and Conan O'Brien and
illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist Paul Noth. The animated series
will be available to Sprint subscribers a week before it is made
available from NBC, which plans to stream webisodes online.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061012/20061012005428.html?.v=1
http://www.jimgaffigan.com/paleforce_hq.shtml
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website and
competitor
sites; making
recommendations;
and managing
execution.
Understanding of
online search
and the wireless
industry is
important. Email
resumes to:
jobs@newmotioninc.com.
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Recruiting Founding Team for Video-Centric Web Startup
Join
a small group of
industry
veterans in the
launch of a new,
video-centric
Web-based
service. This is
an early-stage
startup. Please
contact us only
if you have deep
digital media
industry
experience, and
a desire to join
a venture in the
formative
stages. For a
list of open
positions and to
apply,
click here.
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Director of Consumer & Affiliate Marketing
- Exent Technologies – San Mateo, CA
Exent
offers a
Games-on-Demand
private label or
licensed
technology
service to many
leading portals
including
Comcast, Verizon,
Turner
Broadcasting's
GameTap, among
others. The
successful
candidate will
manage the
merchandising
and visual
presentation of
our growing list
of partner
sites, optimize
online selling
opportunities,
execute online
promotions with
partners,
forecast and
analyze partner
site
performance. The
individual will
work closely
with other
members of the
team to ensure
the optimum
customer
shopping
experience. For
more information
and to apply,
click here.
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Mobile Product Manager - New Motion – Irvine or West Los Angeles, CA
New
Motion, Inc.
is one of the
fastest growing
direct-to-consumer
mobile
entertainment
companies in the
U.S. The Product
Manager will be
responsibility
for developing
and managing the
product
offerings in a
specific channel
(e.g. Sports,
Entertainment,
Lifestyle, etc).
This position is
geared towards
individuals with
an
entrepreneurial
mindset and the
desire to run
their own show.
The ideal
candidate will
possess the
ability to
create a
business
strategy,
clearly
illustrate that
strategy to
upper
management, and
then execute on
the plan. This
individual will
also be an
integral part
and interface
with other
departments
within the
organization to
create the
end-product
marketed and
sold to
consumers. When
applicable, this
individual will
be client
facing, working
with
Intellectual
Property owners
on a day-to-day
basis and
evangelizing the
brand/product
internally.
Email resumes
to:
jobs@newmotioninc.com.
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VP, Network Publishing Development
- People Connecting – Emeryville, CA
Our client is a
leading online
advertising
network,
partnering with
top quality web
publishers to
serve ads to 60%
of the world's
online users.
We're looking
for a VP of
Network
Publishing
Development to
join their
seasoned
leadership team
in efforts to
continue to
identify and
secure new
top-tier web
publishers.
Working with the
VP Sales and VP
Advertising
Services, you
will report to
the Sr. VP
Corporate
Development in
continuing to
deliver new
media solutions
for the network
of publishers.
For more
information and
to apply,
click here.
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Director, Product Marketing - @Hire – San Mateo, CA
Director of
Product
Marketing is
needed to grow
product
management/marketing
organization
within a leading
mobile company.
Position is
hands-on,
overseeing all
product lines.
Candidate must
have experience
working with
consumer focused
online products
in past; be able
to grow the
product
marketing
department; be a
visionary, be
strategic and
grow both the
enterprise and
consumer
marketing
efforts. For
more information
and to apply,
click here.
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Client Services Executive -
Beck Media & Marketing - Los Angeles, CA
Beck Media &
Marketing, a
growing
entertainment
technology PR
agency, seeks PR
talent with 2+
years of agency
or in-house
public relations
experience.
Successful
candidates will
have technology
experience, plus
solid writing
and media
relations
skills.
Demonstrated
success pitching
media required.
Position deals
with TV,
Emerging Media,
Mobile and Web
Services client
base. Principals
only.
For more
information and
to apply,
click here.
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Senior Producer Digital Media
- Nicktoons Network – New York, NY
The Senior
Producer,
Digital Media
Reports directly
to General
Manager
Oversight of
digital media
creative and
production
process for
digital content
relevant to
Nicktoons
Network brand
and assets.
Platforms
include: online
websites,
broadband video,
wireless and
casual games.
This position
requires the
ability to
juggle multiple
day-to-day
production tasks
while
maintaining a
longer term
vision for the
brand. The
candidate must
have a strong
interest and
belief in
digital media.
For more
information and
to apply
click
here.
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Online Media Manager -
Critical Mass - Austin, TX
Critical
Mass, a
marketing and
communications
company, is
currently
seeking an
Online Media
Manager, whose
role is involved
in defining,
managing and
executing
interactive
marketing
strategy. This
position would
include but not
be limited to,
ecommerce
initiatives and
online
advertising
production, in
order to
maximize client
business/marketing
objectives. For
more information
and to apply,
click here.
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Marketing Manager, Broadband Services
- DIRECTV - El Segundo, CA
Will
assist in the
launch of
DIRECTV’s newly
branded
high-speed
wireless
internet/broadband
products and
services through
developing and
implementing
marketing and
customer
experience
programs and
initiatives.
Will execute
direct to
consumer
promotions/advertising
for both
acquisition and
current customer
marketing
programs and
work closely
with broadband
partners to
implement
initiatives as
part of a
bundled services
strategy. In
addition, will
partner with
multiple DIRECTV
departments,
such as Customer
Care and Sales,
to ensure a
consistent and
positive
consumer
experience
throughout the
entire sales,
service and
support process.
For more
information and
to apply,
click here.
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