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o Google Profits Soar,
Exceed Market Estimates
o NBC Universal Announces
New Digital Strategy, 700 Layoffs
o Strong iPod, Mac Sales
Boost Apple Profits
o Former Gizmondo Exec Who
Crashed Rare Ferrari Appears in Court
o WWE Sues THQ, Jakks Over
Wrestling Video Games
o CEA, Consumer Advocacy
Groups to Launch "Digital Freedom Campaign"
o Digital Data Exchange
Establishes New Standards for Digital Music Sales
o Indie Music Retailer
Insound.com Launches Album-Only MP3 Store
o Music Nation, Clear
Channel Launch Online Music Video Contest
o HotSoup.com Debuts
Political Social Networking Site
o Kudelski Group Buys
Control of OpenTV for $132.3 Million
o Logitech Acquires
Internet Radio Maker Slim Devices for $20 Million
o Adobe Systems Acquires
Video Software Firm Serious Magic
o Mobile Content
Distribution Developer mVisible Raises $3 Million
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Aladdin Patent Application
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Ben Folds to Play First
MySpace Live Webcast, Chat Live in Second Life
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Verizon Wireless Debuts
Single-Day V CAST Pass
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Boston's WGBH Launches Video
Player Offering "Frontline" Episodes
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American Public Media
Expands Public Radio Podcasts
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Rehearsals.com to Stream
Taylor Hicks Live Performances
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INgrooves Taps Bango for
Mobile Music Storefronts
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MTN Taps Gemalto for
Security on First African Mobile TV Service
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Submissions Sought for 10th
Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
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o Google
Profits Soar, Exceed Market Estimates
Mountain View, Calif. - Internet search giant Google on
Thursday posted a 70% jump in quarterly profit to $733.4 million,
and revenue almost doubled, to $2.69 billion. The results were at
the top end of expectations on Wall Street and Google shares were up
7 percent in after-market trading. "Google right now seems to be
running on all cylinders. They're executing phenomenally well," Jay
Wong, a portfolio manager at Payden & Rygel Investment Management,
told Reuters. The strong results are a testament to the fact that
Internet users increasingly clicked on Internet advertisements
provided through the Google AdWorks network. Chief executive Eric
Schmidt has been able to squeeze more money out of each search
query, helping to drive profit and establish dominance over Yahoo
and Microsoft's MSN. Schmidt is now seeking to translate that
success into online video, purchasing YouTube this week for $1.65
billion. Google's third quarter results were in sharp contrast to
rival Yahoo, which earlier this week reported a 38 percent decline
in profits.
http://investor.google.com/releases/2006Q3.html
http://investor.google.com/pdf/2006Q3_ConfCall.pdf (Q3
conference call slides)
http://tinyurl.com/yxytq7
(Reuters)
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o NBC
Universal Announces Digital Strategy, 700 Layoffs
New York - NBC Universal on Thursday unveiled plans for "NBCU
2.0," a new organizational structure for the company that includes
more focus on digital distribution, and 700 layoffs, or about 5% of
its total workforce. "Success in this business means quickly
adjusting to and anticipating change. This initiative is designed to
help us exploit technology and focus our resources, as we continue
our transformation into a digital media company for the 21st
century," said Bob Wright, vice chairman of GE and chairman and CEO
of NBC Universal. NBC Universal said the changes are in line with
its recent investments in Vivendi Universal Entertainment, Telemundo
and iVillage. The company plans to further modernize its
newsgathering operations and utilize new digital distribution
opportunities, and expects the new structure to reduce expenses by
$750 million by the end of 2008. NBC Universal also projects that
its digital revenues will exceed $1 billion by 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/sgb63
http://tinyurl.com/y579se
(MarketWatch)
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o Strong
iPod, Mac Sales Boost Apple Profits
Cupertino, Calif. - Buoyed by strong sales of its iPod
digital music players and Macintosh computer, Apple on Wednesday
posted better-than-expected quarterly results, including a 27% jump
in net income. The company said that it sold 8.7 million iPods
during the quarter, up 35% from a year ago, and had its best quarter
ever in terms of Mac sales, with 1.6 million. As a result, its net
income rose to $546 million from $430 million during the same
quarter a year ago, and revenue climbed 32% to $4.84 billion. Both
figures eclipsed estimates that the company issued in July.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/oct/18results.html
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o Former
Gizmondo Exec Who Crashed Rare Ferrari Appears in Court
Los Angeles - The Swedish former executive of defunct
handheld video game maker Gizmondo, who destroyed a $1 million
Ferrari in a high speed crash on Malibu's Pacific Coast Highway,
appeared in court on Thursday to face charges of car theft,
embezzlement and driving under the influence, Reuters reported. Bo
Stefan Eriksson, 44, wrecked the rare Enzo Ferrari a month after
Gizmondo Europe declared bankruptcy, its handheld game system having
failed to catch on with consumers. Eriksson was revealed to have
prior convictions in Sweden, and allegedly headed an organized crime
group called the Uppsala Mafia before joining Gizmondo. The wrecked
Ferrari, along with two other rare vehicles worth a combined $4
million, were reported stolen by British banks after lease payments
stopped in 2005. Eriksson, who faces up to 11 years in prison if
convicted on all charges, turned down a plea agreement on Thursday
that would have included two years and four months in jail.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061019/tc_nm/crime_ferrari_dc_2
(Reuters)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizmondo
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o WWE Sues
THQ, Jakks Over Wrestling Video Games
Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publishers THQ and Jakks
Pacific have announced that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
filed suit against the companies on Oct. 12 in Connecticut state
court, alleging improper sales of WWE video games in Japan and other
countries in Asia. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages
and a termination of the license WWE granted to THQ and Jakks in
1998 to make branded wrestling video games. "We believe the lawsuit
is without merit and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously," THQ
and Jakks said in a statement. The three companies have been
involved in an ongoing dispute regarding the video game license,
which WWE also alleged in a separate lawsuit filed in 2004 in New
York was obtained through a "commercial bribery scheme."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061018/law113.html?.v=44
http://www.wwe.com
http://www.thq.com
http://www.jakks.com
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o CEA,
Consumer Advocacy Groups to Launch "Digital Freedom Campaign"
Washington - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), a
trade group of consumer electronics makers and other technology
firms, along with consumer advocacy groups Public Knowledge and the
Media Access Project, have announced plans to launch a campaign that
aims to unite innovators, artists and consumers to "reassert
technology rights." The Digital Freedom Campaign will "empower
innovators, students, artists and consumers to create and make
lawful use of new technologies free of unreasonable government
restrictions and without fear of costly and abusive lawsuits." The
group added that "basic freedoms are under attack by the big record
labels and movie studios whose aging monopolies are threatened by
innovation." CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro, Public Knowledge
president Gigi Sohn and Media Access Project senior vice president
Harold Feld are slated to be on hand at a press conference in
Washington next Wednesday to announce further details about the
Digital Freedom Campaign.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061018/dcw039.html?.v=73
http://www.ce.org
http://www.publicknowledge.org
http://www.mediaaccess.org
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o Digital
Data Exchange Establishes New Standards for Digital Music Sales
New York - The Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), a consortium
of record labels, music rights societies and digital service
providers working to develop data exchange standards for the sale of
digital music, has announced the establishment of its first four
standards on information sharing and transaction processing for
digital music. They include an Electronic Release Notification
Message Suite Standard (ERN), which provides information about
musical works to digital music services; a Digital Sales Report
Message Suite (DSR), which provides digital sales reports to record
labels; and two other supporting standards that will aid the
implementation of the ERN and DSR. DDEX said its members -- who
include the four major record labels; ASCAP and the Harry Fox
Agency; and Apple, Napster, RealNetworks and Microsoft -- are
already working to begin exchanging live information using the
standards before the end of the year, with further roll-out by
additional companies planned for the first half of 2007.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=173691
http://www.ddex.net
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o Indie
Music Retailer Insound.com Launches Album-Only MP3 Store
New York - Insound.com, an online retailer of independent
music on CD and vinyl, announced on Thursday the launch of a digital
music store that will sell only full albums in the unprotected MP3
format. "While the sale of individual tracks certainly makes sense
technologically for pop music, it is fully not in the best interest
of the independent music community. It hurts not only artists, but
also labels, retailers, and distributors," said Insound president
Matt Wishnow. The New York-based company simultaneously launched a
"Save the Album" campaign, to promote the digital store and "help
celebrate a format that has endured recent threats at the hands of
single track sales and subscription offers." For the campaign,
artists including Lou Barlow, Devendra Banhart, The Mountain Goats
and The Decembrists have recorded short video pieces celebrating
their favorite albums, which may be viewed at SaveTheAlbum.com.
Insound was launched in 1999, and the company said it began turning
a profit from its online store in 2004. "The fact that I now can buy
vinyl and download a full album instantly all in the same place
truly makes Insound the perfect record store for the 21st century,"
said Jesse Woghin, co-owner of Chicago-based independent label
Flameshovel.
http://tinyurl.com/yhmraj
http://www.savethealbum.com
http://www.insound.com
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o Music
Nation, Clear Channel Launch Online Music Video Contest
New York - Music Nation on Thursday announced plans to
launch an online music video contest that will award three winners a
recording contract with Sony BMG's Epic Records. Beginning in
mid-November, musicians and bands can submit their music videos in
Rock, Pop or Urban genres at MusicNation.com, or through local Clear
Channel radio station websites. Entries received after Jan. 1, 2007
will require a $25 entrance fee. Clear Channel will promote the
contest on-air, as well as host weekly webisodes and feature the
three winning acts on "Stripped," its in-studio performance series.
New York-based Music Nation said it has also established
partnerships with Mercury Records (Europe and Latin America) and
Typhoon/EMI (Asia), and plans to expand its contest into other
markets in 2007.
http://tinyurl.com/ydvlr3
http://www.clearchannel.com
http://www.epicrecords.com
http://www.musicnation.com
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HotSoup.com Debuts Political Social Networking Site
Washington - HotSoup.com, an online community founded by a
bipartisan group of political strategists said on Thursday that it
has launched its social networking site. Plans for the site, geared
toward people with thoughts about how to improve the country, were
first announced in July. The site allows users to create profiles,
publish messages, and post images. Its homepage features five
panelists sharing their viewpoints on a single issue. HotSoup.com's
founders include former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart, and
Matthew Dowd, chief strategist for the 2004 Bush presidential
campaign. Former Associated Press senior political writer Ron
Fournier serves as editor-in-chief.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061019/20061019005518.html?.v=1
http://www.hotsoup.com
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o Kudelski
Group Buys Control of OpenTV for $132.3 Million
San Francisco - OpenTV, a developer of interactive TV
software and services, announced on Thursday that Switzerland-based
Kudelski Group, a developer of digital TV content protection
technologies, has acquired voting control of the company from John
Malone's Liberty Media in a stock deal valued at $132.3 million. As
part of the deal, Liberty will pay San Francisco-based up to $19.7
million. Kudelski Group companies include digital TV security
software developer Nagravision, as well as Abilis, Quative, SmarDTV
and SkiData. The company has previously worked with OpenTV to
develop various digital TV services; OpenTV's software is used to
power over 73 million digital TV set-top boxes deployed in 96
countries. Upon closing of the transaction, Kudelski will appoint
Alan Guggenheim, currently CEO of NagraStar -- a joint venture
between Kudelski and EchoStar Communications -- as chief executive
of OpenTV. The company will continue to operate independently and
maintain its listing on the Nasdaq.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061019/sfth045.html?.v=75
http://www.nagra.com
http://www.opentv.com
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o Logitech
Acquires Internet Radio Maker Slim Devices for $20 Million
Fremont, Calif. - Computer peripherals manufacturer
Logitech announced on Thursday that it has acquired Slim Devices, a
maker of Internet radios and home networking technology, for $20
million in cash. Founded in 2001, Mountain View, Calif.-based Slim
Devices has developed products including the Squeezebox, a
standalone radio that streams Internet radio stations over a
broadband connection, and the Transporter, a home audio networking
device. Switzerland-based Logitech, whose U.S. headquarters are
based in Fremont, Calif., manufactures webcams, mice, keyboards,
gaming controllers and audio peripherals like PC and MP3 player
speakers and audio home networking devices. "Now we have the
opportunity to leverage the marketing, sales, distribution, supply
chain, manufacturing and engineering resources of a company that
shares our passion for innovation in digital music and that can help
us reach a wide range of mainstream customers," said Slim Devices
CEO Sean Adams.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018006053.html?.v=1
http://www.logitech.com
http://www.slimdevices.com
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o Adobe
Systems Acquires Video Software Firm Serious Magic
San Jose, Calif. - Looking to augment its video software
offerings, Adobe Systems, the large developer of Web publishing and
business software, said on Thursday that it has acquired Serious
Magic Inc., a Folsom, Calif.-based maker of video software and
communications tools. Financial terms of the deal were not
disclosed. San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe plans to continue to sell
Serious Magic's products, as well as integrate the acquired
company's technology into own products. Mark Randall, CEO of Serious
Magic, will become Adobe's chief strategist of dynamic media.
http://tinyurl.com/y2wtkc
http://www.seriousmagic.com
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o Mobile
Content Distribution Developer mVisible Raises $3 Million
Deerfield Beach, Fla. - mVisible Technologies, a developer
of mobile content distribution technology, announced on Thursday
that it has raised $3 million in its first round of venture capital
financing, led by New World Angels. Florida-based mVisible's
technology allows independent musicians to create, share and sell
ringtones and wallpapers directly from their own websites or MySpace
pages. More than 6,000 artists have created ringtones using the
service since it launched earlier this year. The company will use
the funds to scale its Myxer platform and MyxerTones website to
support a greater number of independent musicians and their fans.
http://tinyurl.com/y95wju
http://www.mvisible.com
http://www.myxer.com
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DMW Announcements
DMW Events Listing
LA Games Conference - November 7-8, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
www.lagamesconference.com
November 7-8, 2006 - Pacific
Design Center, West Hollywood, CA
For the past five years, the most influential decision-makers in the games industry have gathered at Digital Media Wire’s annual
Games & Mobile Forum in New York to network, do deals and share ideas about the future of online and mobile games. Over 1,500 senior executives have attended the event over the past five years, including senior participants from Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, JAMDAT, Glu Mobile, Nokia, I-Play, Hands-on Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Cingular, Sprint, Ericsson, QUALCOMM, Virgin Mobile, PlayFirst, Atari, Playboy, MTV, Wired, GameSpot, Ziff Davis, Digital Chocolate, Turbine, Gameloft, Yahoo!, AOL, UBS Warburg, Deloitte, the UK Government, the Irish Government, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo, among others. It is with this illustrious background that we are pleased to announce the launch of LA Games Conference at the
Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, November 7-8, 2006.
KEYNOTES &
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
Doug Lowenstein,
President,
Entertainment Software Association
Mika Salmi,
Founder & CEO, Atom Entertainment
John Broady,
Director of Business
Intelligence,
CNET Networks Entertainment
Michael Dowling,
CEO,
Interpret LLC
David Higley,
Managing Dir. & Head Of Digital
Media Technologies,
UBS
Investment Bank
Andrew Katz,
Partner,
MS&K
PANELISTS & SPEAKERS
Cody
Alexander,
Head of Video
Games , William Morris Agency
Greg Ballard,
CEO, Glu Mobile
Gordon
Bellamy,
Executive
Consultant , MTV Networks / Spike TV
Nicholas
Longano,
President of
New Media, Massive Incorporated
Teemu
Huuhtanen,
EVP, Sales &
B. Dev., Regional President, N. Am.,
Sulake
Corporation Ltd.
Kanishka Agarwal,
VP, New
Products and Media Analyst ,
Telephia
Cody Alexander,
Head of Video
Games ,
William
Morris Agency
Mathew Bellows,
GM & VP
Marketing ,
Floodgate
Entertainment
John Blakely ,
VP,
Development ,
Sony Online
Entertainment, Austin
George Borkowski ,
Head of IP &
Tech Practice ,
MS&K
Jon Van Canegham,
Co-Founder &
President, Chief Creative Officer,
Trion World
Network, Inc
Chris Cao,
Studio
Creative Director ,
Sony Online
Entertainment
Kenny Dinkin,
VP &
Executive Producer ,
Playfirst
Jay Moore,
Founder
,
The
Strategery Group
Chris Early,
Studio
Manager ,
Microsoft
Casual Games Group
Mike Goslin,
VP, Virtual
Reality Studio ,
Walt Disney
Internet Group
Jeff Herrmann,
Business Dev.
& Strategy ,
VNU’s Media
Measurement & Information Group
Alex St. John ,
CEO &
Co-Founder ,
WildTangent
Sandi Isaacs ,
VP,
Interactive & Mobile ,
Paramount
Pictures, Licensing Group
Gary Price ,
Partner,
TAG Strategic
Keith McCurdy,
COO,
Hands-On Mobile
Joseph Olin,
President,
Academy of
Interactive Arts & Sciences
Jim Merrick ,
CEO,
Mobliss
Michael Schutzler ,
SVP, Games
Division ,
RealNetworks
Julie Shumaker,
VP, Worldwide
Sales ,
Double Fusion
Keith Boesky ,
Principal,
Boesky &
Company
Richard Weil ,
President ,
FUN
Technologies
John Welch,
President &
CEO ,
PlayFirst
Mike Yuen,
Senior
Director Gaming Group,
QUALCOMM
Eric Zimmerman,
Co-Founder &
CEO ,
gameLab
Mathieu Nouzareth,
Founder &
President ,
Boonty S.A.
Jim Banister,
Principal,
Spectrum
MediaWorks
Mark Friedler ,
CEO,
GameDAILY
Eric Goldberg ,
Managing
Director ,
Crossover
Technologies
Brad Singer,
VP, Marketing
& Business Development,
PaymentOne
Dave Rohrl,
GM - SF
Studio,
PopCap Games
Megan Galbraith,
Game
Producer,
Atom Shockwave
Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the premier event for games industry decision-makers focused on online, mobile, pc and console games. For sponsor packages and to submit speaker proposals, please contact Tinzar Than Sherman, Vice President of Marketing & Events at 323-822-0936 or by email
at
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.
REGISTRATION RATES:
Pre-Registration: $499 until October 15, 2006
Registration: $599 until November 4, 2006
Online Registration:
http://www.meeting-services.com/reg/en/register.asp?event=711=71
Phone Registrations: (310) 855-0033
WHEN:
November 7-8, 2006
WHERE: Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA
INQUIRIES: Tinzar Than Sherman, VP, Marketing & Events,
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com
For agenda,
registration and event details, please visit
www.lagamesconference.com
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Aladdin Patent Application Details CD with Embedded Smart Card Chip
London - NewScientist.com reported on Thursday that a company
has filed a patent application for an optical disc that contains an
embedded electronic smart card chip, whose applications could
include copyright protection of media. The "XCD," developed by
Aladdin, is an irregularly-shaped disc that contains a smart card
which can be connected to a USB port, so that encrypted media on the
disc could potentially only be accessed by confirming a license via
USB.
http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn10306
http://tinyurl.com/yblbkx
(patent application)
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Ben Folds to Play First MySpace Live Webcast, Chat Live in Second
Life
New York - Sony BMG/Epic Records artist Ben Folds will
perform the first live webcast offered by online social network
MySpace next week, to promote the release of his new album on Oct.
24. The performance will be streamed from Folds' MySpace page, and
the artist will be taking requests via MySpace's instant messenger
feature. Folds will also interact and chat live with fans this
evening within the online world Second Life, as well as play songs
off the new album. The chat and listening party will take place
within Sony BMG's new city space on Media Island in Second Life,
where fans will also be able to access streaming music and videos,
as well as purchase "virtual merchandise" like T-shirts, hats and
posters.
http://tinyurl.com/yev4pl
http://www.benfolds/secondlife
http://www.myspace.com/benfolds
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o Verizon Wireless Debuts Single-Day V
CAST Pass
Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless announced on Thursday
that it has launched a new single-day subscription option for its V
CAST multimedia service for cell phones. Verizon Wireless customers
with compatible handsets can now pay $3 for 24-hour access to the
service's music videos, TV show recaps, movie trailers, news and
sports programming -- otherwise available via subscription for $15
per month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061019/nyth022.html?.v=73
http://getitnow.vzwshop.com/vcast.home.do
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Boston's WGBH Launches Video Player Offering "Frontline" Episodes
Boston - WGBH, the Boston-based public television station,
has begun distributing a video player that allows viewers to watch
entire hour-long episodes of its Frontline investigative news
program, as described in a report in the Boston Herald. The player
is being employed on the websites for WGBH and public TV stations in
Los Angeles and New York, with plans to expand its use to other
station websites as well.
http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=162983
http://www.wgbh.org
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American Public Media Expands Public Radio Podcasts
St. Paul, Minn. - American Public Media, the nation's second
largest producer and distributor of public radio programs, announced
that it has expanded the number of programs it will make available
for download as podcasts. The company launched full-program podcasts
for "Marketplace," "Word for Word" and "American RadioWorks," and
plans to add "The Splendid Table" in November to a podcast lineup
that also includes its "The Writer's Almanac," "Speaking of Faith"
and "Sound Opinions" programs.
http://tinyurl.com/uzfxy
http://www.americanpublicmedia.org
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Rehearsals.com to Stream Taylor Hicks Live Performances
Burbank, Calif. - CenterStaging announced on Thursday that
footage of "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks rehearsing in its
studio space will be posted online tomorrow at its Rehearsals.com
site. The private rehearsal was taped in early October using the
company's space that features 10 robotically-controlled HD cameras
and 48 microphones, and will be available for on-demand streaming on
its site. Burbank, Calif.-based CenterStaging's Rehearsals.com has
also featured live in-studio rehearsal performances from artists
including Tom Petty, Chris Isaak and The Panic Channel.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061019/20061019005382.html?.v=2
http://www.rehearsals.com
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INgrooves Taps Bango for Mobile Music Storefronts
New York - Bango, a provider of mobile music distribution
technology, said on Thursday that independent digital music
publisher INgrooves will use its service to allow artists to sell
mobile music downloads. San Francisco-based INgrooves holds the
mobile rights for 500 labels in the hip-hop, R&B, electronic and
rock genres, and builds WAP sites for its artists and labels to sell
ringtones and wallpapers. New York-based Bango's browse and buy
technology will let artists like Thievery Corporation and The
Crystal Method sell digital content directly to mobile phone users
across all networks through their own mobile storefronts.
http://tinyurl.com/yzqf3y
http://www.ingrooves.com
http://www.bango.com
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o MTN Taps Gemalto for Security on
First African Mobile TV Service
Cape Town, South Africa - Gemalto, a developer of digital
security technologies, said on Thursday that MTN Group will use its
technology in the first commercial deployment of mobile TV service
on the African continent. MTN South Africa's service, based on the
DVB-H mobile TV standard, will be available to all of its more than
five million subscribers in South Africa.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061019/ukw010.html?.v=82
http://www.gemalto.com
http://www.mtn.co.za
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Submissions Sought for 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Calabasas, Calif. - The Academy of Interactive Arts and
Sciences (AIAS) announced on Thursday that it is now accepting
submissions for the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards,
which recognize exceptional video games and developers. Past
recipients have included developers Richard Garriott, Sid Meier and
Wil Wright, and games such as "Civilization IV," "God of War" and
"Guitar Hero." The AIAS is accepting submissions at Interactive.org
through Dec. 8, 2006, with an awards ceremony hosted by comedian Jay
Mohr to be held in Las Vegas in February.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061019/lath012.html?.v=73
http://www.interactive.org
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