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o Sony Names PlayStation 3
Launch Titles, Details Online Game Service
o YouTube Removes 30,000
Videos at Request of Japan Copyright Society
o Russian Download Store
AllofMP3 Reacts to Visa, MasterCard Bans
o Swedish Courts Dole Out
First File-Sharing Fines
o Report: AOL Exploring
Acquisitions in Europe
o MacArthur Foundation
Commits $50 Million to Study Digital Learning
o Red Hill Group Launches
Virtual Political Stock Market
o Bertelsmann Launches
Digital Media Investments Fund
o Mobile Podcast Distributor
Spodradio Raises $10 Million
o Investor Eric Di
Benedetto Launches Active Starts Angel Investment Firm
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Briefly Noted
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Island Records Band Keane to
Release Single on USB Flash Drive
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Post's Liz Spayd Named New
Editor of washingtonpost.com
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JibJab, Verizon Name
Finalists for Great Sketch Experiment Contest
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On Command Taps Amino for
Hotel IPTV Set-tops
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Robert Wood Foundation
Announces $30,000 Games for Health Competition
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Electronic Arts Says 30
Titles in Development for PlayStation 3
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Kuma Reality Games, History
Channel Partner on TV-Gaming Series
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o Sony
Names PlayStation 3 Launch Titles, Details Online Game Service
Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America
this week announced its roster of more than 20 launch titles for the
PlayStation 3, which goes on sale in North America on Nov. 17, and
detailed the online and network services the company will offer for
the next-generation game console. Sony-developed PlayStation 3
titles available at launch will include "Resistance: Fall of Man,"
"NBA 07" and "Genji: Days of the Blade," while third-party titles
will include "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance" (Activision), "Elder
Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Bethesda Softworks), "Madden NFL 07"
(Electronic Arts) and "Sonic the Hedgehog" (Sega). Sony also
announced that basic features of its online network for the
PlayStation 3 will be offered for free. A navigation system called
XMB (Xross Media Bar) will allow gamers to play multiplayer games
across the network; communicate with other players via chat, voice
or video; browse the Web and shop online; store and view pictures
and video; download and listen to music; and purchase game content.
Sony said that first party downloadable games on the network will
cost less than $15 at launch, adding that about a dozen downloadable
original PlayStation titles will be available for $5-$10. Most
regular console titles will cost less than $60. A PlayStation 3 with
a 20GB hard drive will sell for $499, while a premium version with a
60GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi connectivity will cost $599.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061019/sfth082.html?.v=53
http://us.playstation.com
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o YouTube
Removes 30,000 Videos at Request of Japan Copyright Society
Tokyo - Google's YouTube video-sharing service has deleted
close to 30,000 videos after a Japanese copyright society said they
were posted without permission, the Associated Press reported. Among
the items removed were clips from TV shows, music videos and movies
from 23 Japanese companies, Fumiyuki Asakura, an official from the
Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, told
AP. Asakura added that the Japanese copyrights society may ask
YouTube to introduce a filter to prevent future uploading of
copyrighted clips. The company already employs an audio
fingerprinting technology that identifies low-quality versions of
licensed clips. YouTube recently signed licensing deals with a
number of major record labels for the rights to post their music and
videos. The service was acquired earlier this month by Google for
$1.65 billion. About 8.5 million of YouTube's 72.1 million visitors
in August were from Japan.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/15808034.htm
(AP)
http://www.youtube.com
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o Russian
Download Store AllofMP3 Reacts to Visa, MasterCard Bans
Moscow - Reacting to the blow that came as two major
credit card companies halted payment processing for its
controversial music download store, Russia-based AllofMP3.com called
the actions "arbitrary, capricious and discriminatory," adding that
it may seek legal recourse to reverse the decisions. The site sells
albums for about $2 each, and claims to be legal under Russian law
and hold a valid license from a Russian copyrights society. This
week, both Visa and MasterCard ceased processing payments for the
site. "Visa and MasterCard should immediately re-qualify AllofMP3,"
said AllofMP3 director general Vadim Mamotin. "There is no valid
reason and absolutely no legal basis for the action." Record labels
tried last year to compel Russian authorities to shut the site down,
but prosecutors in Moscow declined to pursue the case. Recently,
U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said the site is a sign that
Russia doesn't respect intellectual property, and could affect the
country's accession to the World Trade Organization. "It is evident
that Visa and MasterCard made the decision on factors other than
legal grounds since the decision was not based on an adjudicated
verdict by any court in the Russian Federation or, for that matter,
anywhere in the world," AllofMP3 said.
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=182003
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20061018.html
http://www.allofmp3.com
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o Swedish
Courts Dole Out First File-Sharing Fines
London - Two Swedish men who uploaded movies and music to
the Internet were convicted and fined by Swedish courts this week,
according to The Register, which cited a report from Swedish site
The Local. In the first case in Sweden where someone was fined for
music file-sharing, a 44-year-old man from Boras paid an undisclosed
sum for making songs available from artists including the Eurythmics
and Roxette. In a separate case, a 32-year-old man from Norrkoping
was convicted and fined for posting a Swedish film online. The cases
are of note because both convictions came as a result of supporting
evidence consisting of an IP address linked to a file-sharing
network, which a Swedish judge in a case in September ruled was
insufficient to prove guilt.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/19/swedish_file_sharers_fined
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o Report:
AOL Exploring Acquisitions in Europe
Dulles, Va. - Looking to further strengthen its online
advertising business, AOL is planning to make acquisitions in
Europe, a German newspaper reported on Friday. Jonathan Miller, the
CEO of AOL, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper,
"We're actively searching for Internet firms. There are good
opportunities here." Miller did not reveal any specific acquisition
targets.
http://tinyurl.com/ykfq8q
(Reuters)
http://www.faz.net/s/homepage.html
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o MacArthur
Foundation Commits $50 Million to Study Digital Learning
New York - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation this week announced plans to commit $50 million over five
years to fund research and innovative projects focused on
understanding the impact of the widespread use of digital media on
youth and how they learn. "This is the first generation to grow up
digital -- coming of age in a world where computers, the Internet,
videogames, and cell phones are common, and where expressing
themselves through these tools is the norm," said MacArthur
president Jonathan Fanton. "Given how present these technologies are
in their lives, do young people act, think and learn differently
today? And what are the implications for education and for society?
MacArthur will encourage this discussion, fund research, support
innovation, and engage those who can make judgments about these
difficult but critical questions." The Foundation has already funded
exploratory grants for researchers at several universities, and
plans to publish six books in 2007 representing leading research and
thinking on a range of digital media and learning topics.
http://tinyurl.com/vddhm
http://www.digitallearning.macfound.org
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o Red Hill
Group Launches Virtual Political Stock Market
Gaithersburg, Md. - Red Hill Group said that it has
launched a website giving political aficionados the chance to
express their opinions about who will win in November by buying and
selling candidates in a virtual stock market. The site,
CasualObserver.net, allows registered users to participate for free,
sharing their opinions about who will win more than 70 of the most
competitive mid-term Senate, House and governor's races across the
nation. Users can "invest" in the candidates they deem most likely
to win or lose, then follow the results online with real-time
updates on prices and portfolio values. The site, which went live in
September, recently launched a contest, awarding an iPod Nano to the
top trader at the market close on Nov. 7.
http://www.casualobserver.net
http://www.redhillgroupllc.com
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Bertelsmann Launches Digital Media Investments Fund
Gutersloh, Germany - German media conglomerate Bertelsmann
this week announced the launch of a new venture capital fund that
will invest in digital media companies. Bertelsmann Digital Media
Investments (BDMI) has initial funding of $63 million, which it will
use to cover seed stage to early round investments in companies that
intersect with Bertelsmann's books, magazines, music, television,
direct marketing and media services businesses. "As digital media,
the web and mobile access continue to converge on a global scale, we
seek to partner with pioneering companies developing new
technologies, new business models or new visions of the future,"
said BDMI president Richard Sarnoff.
http://www.randomhouse.com/bdmifund
http://tinyurl.com/ya7pqr
(Red Herring)
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o Mobile
Podcast Distributor Spodradio Raises $10 Million
Stuttgart, Germany - Spodradio, which operates a worldwide
radio and podcast hub for mobile phones, announced that it has
raised $10 million in its second round of venture capital financing,
led Benchmark Capital Europe and previous investor Baytech Capital.
Germany-based Spodradio provides mobile operators with an
application that delivers a network of radio broadcasts and
podcasts, synchronized with relevant visual content, to mobile
phones. The company will use the funds to accelerate expansion into
international markets, and to develop new services.
http://www.spodradio.com/en/news-detail.html?id=165
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o Investor
Eric Di Benedetto Launches Active Starts Angel Investment Firm
San Francisco - Venture capitalist and angel investor Eric
Di Benedetto said that he has launched Active Starts, a San
Francisco-based angel investment firm focused on California-based
software startups. The firm initially will have a portfolio of 11
investments in the social Web, mobility services and on-demand
applications. Recent investments include ActiveWeave, Plastyc,
RapLeaf, Before The Call, Chegg, ClairMail, GoFish, Kalat, Real
Travel, Visible Path and Xactly. Di Benedetto has more than 15 years
of Silicon Valley venture capital experience as an investor in
software, mobile applications and digital media.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb451951.htm
http://activestarts.com/default.aspx
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LA Games Conference - November 7-8, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
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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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These individuals will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.
Applicants should be computer and Internet-savvy. Knowledge of
PC, Internet/e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel,
and experience in event planning/management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to
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Island Records Band Keane to Release Single on USB Flash Drive
London - Universal Music Group/Island Records recording
artists Keane will ship the first single to be released on USB flash
drives, the BBC Online reported. The U.K. band will sell 1,500 512MB
flash drives containing MP3 copies of its song "Nothing In My Way"
later this month for about $7.50. "We're definitely testing the
waters," Island Records general manager Jon Turner told the BBC. The
single is not the first USB drive release, however, as Canada's
Barenaked Ladies offered an album on a USB drive last year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6065656.stm
http://www.keanemusic.com
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Post's Liz Spayd Named New Editor of washingtonpost.com
Arlington, Va. - Liz Spayd, an assistant managing editor of
The Washington Post responsible for national news, has been named
the new editor of the newspaper's website, washingtonpost.com. Spayd,
who joined the paper in 1988, has been in charge of its national
news coverage since 2000. She will assume her new role by the end of
the year.
http://tinyurl.com/w5nhj
http://www.washingtonpost.com
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o JibJab, Verizon Name Finalists for
Great Sketch Experiment Contest
Santa Monica, Calif. - Online comedy network JibJab and
partner Verizon Wireless announced on Friday that six finalists have
been chosen for its Great Sketch Experiment contest, which will
award the producer of the funniest sketch comedy video a $10,000
development deal with JibJab and see their performance featured on
Verizon's V CAST service. Santa Monica, Calif.-based JibJab said
director John Landis ("Kentucky Fried Movie," "Animal House")
directed the six finalists' entries, which are available for viewing
and voting on at JibJab.com.
http://tinyurl.com/yn9cqp
http://www.jibjab.com
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On Command Taps Amino for Hotel IPTV Set-tops
Cambridge, England - Amino, a provider of IPTV delivery
technology, announced on Friday that hotel video-on-demand service
provider On Command has deployed its AmiNET set-top boxes in hotels
that choose to use existing coaxial cabling to provide in-room
interactive entertainment. On Command provides its services in over
800,000 hotel rooms worldwide.
http://tinyurl.com/yl5kuj
http://www.oncommand.com
http://www.aminocom.com
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o
Robert Wood Foundation Announces $30,000 Games for Health
Competition
Princeton, N.J. - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which
focuses on health care-related issues, this week announced a $30,000
contest that will award entrants who develop game concepts or
prototypes aimed at improving aspects of health and health care. The
Foundation gave as examples game titles such as "Ben's Game," a
skateboarding title for chemotherapy patients, and Konami's "Dance
Dance Revolution," in which gamers burn calories while following
dance steps. "Today's technology has the ability to both educate and
entertain," said Chinwe Onyekere, program officer, Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation. "We want to encourage people with creative minds
to harness that potential in a way that leads to better management
and delivery of health and health care." The Games for Health
Competition will accept entries through April 1, 2007, with winners
to be announced in May 2007.
http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?id=10441
http://www.seriousgames.org/index2.html
http://www.gamesforhealth.org/competition
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Electronic Arts Says 30 Titles in Development for PlayStation 3
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts said this week that it
has more than 30 games currently in development for Sony's
forthcoming PlayStation 3 console, which it plans to roll-out over
the next 18 months. Titles available at launch will include "Madden
NFL 07," "Need for Speed Carbon" and "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07," with
8-10 titles such as "Def Jam: Icon" to follow by late March. Other
PlayStation 3 titles in development at EA include "Army of Two,"
"Battlefield: Bad Company," "Burnout 5," "Medal of Honor Airborne"
and "SKATE."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061019/20061019006082.html?.v=1
http://www.ea.com
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Kuma Reality Games, History Channel Partner on TV-Gaming Series
New York - Kuma Reality Games, a publisher of military-themed
online games whose plots are taken from real-world headlines,
announced that it has partnered with The History Channel to develop
synergistic gaming and TV programming. The second season of The
History Channel series "Shootout!," which debuts Nov. 3, will see
new online games for each episode that allow viewers to learn of an
historical gun battle -- such as Iwo Jima, Battle of the Bulge and
the Tet Offensive -- and then play a 3D game re-creation of the
battle.
http://www.history.com
http://www.kumawar.com
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Digital Media Wire is growing and we are recruiting a full-time manager or director-level (depending on experience) hire to work in our industry leading events business in our Los Angeles office on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.
This individual will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.
Applicant should be computer and Internet savvy. Knowledge of PC, Internet/Email, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, experience in event planning and management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to dmwjobs@digitalmediawire.com with “DMW Event Position” in the subject line.
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Design Director
- NPR Digital Media - Washington, DC
Looking for a
talented,
Web-savvy,
usability-conscious
Design Director
to define the
visual identity
and interaction
design of
NPR.org and
other NPR
products/services.
Role includes
hands-on concept
creation as well
as managing
projects &
people.
Experience in
media/journalism
desirable. More
details at
NPR.org.
Send resumes to
employment@npr.org
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Product Marketing Specialist -
Airlines Reporting Corporation - Arlington, VA
Work
collaboratively
with all
business lines
and product
managers to
develop and
implement
marketing plans
for the ARC
product suite.
Required: 3-5
years of
experience in
B2B product
marketing roles;
knowledge of
product
marketing &
product
management best
practices;
experience with
best-practice
use of marketing
plans;
experience dev.
marketing plans;
excellent
written & verbal
communications
skills;
experience with
the main forms
of marketing &
promotional
communications:
web, email,
direct mail,
collateral dev.,
tradeshow
messaging.
Significant
training and
hands-on
experience with
Microsoft
Project and its
use in a
marketing
environment.
Send resumes to
jobs@arccorp.com
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Technology Managing Editor
- The Magazine Group - Washington, DC
TMG in
Washington, D.C.
is searching for
candidates, one
specifically
with substantial
education tech.
exp. and the
other candidate
with solid state
and local
government tech.
exp. and ties;
both candidates
must have deep
roots with
technology
insights. The
focus will be on
providing
tech-rich
stories that
detail how
systems and
communications
can help
organizations
succeed. The
successful
candidates must
have 5 years of
IT reporting and
editing
experience,
sharp writing &
editing skills,
proven ability
to frame stories
for niche
publications,
experience
working with
freelance
writers and a
clear
understanding of
magazine
production. The
job will require
finding and
developing
sources, as well
as covering
events. Please
fax resume,
along with clips
and editing
samples, to TMG/AS
at 202-293-5583
or e-mail to
jobs@themagazinegroup.com
or
erni@themagazinegroup.com
Please visit our
web site at
http://www.themagazinegroup.com
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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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Associate Producer - NPR Digital Media – Washington, DC
Produces
blogs, editing
and suggesting
items, creating
multimedia
elements and
working with
bloggers and
blog editors to
help guide tone
and direction.
Uses news
judgment to edit
news, arts and
NPR program
pages. Plans and
produces web
presentations
involving
photographs,
audio, video and
text. Writes and
edits news
headlines and
other display
copy. Reports
and writes
original stories
and story
elements. This
is a full-time,
union position
in Washington,
DC. For more
information,
including
detailed
requirements,
please visit
http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/positions.html
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Online Search Manager -
New Motion – Irvine or West Los Angeles, CA
New Motion, Inc.
is one of the
fastest growing
direct-to-consumer
mobile content
providers in the
U.S. The Online
Search Manager
is a key player
in managing the
success of our
products by
managing and
optimizing
search results
across all
search engines.
Responsibilities
will include:
analyzing our
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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On Line Marketing Manager
- TheNewsRoom.com - Reston, VA
Experienced
marketing
manager needed
to drive traffic
to
TheNewsRoom.com
to develop a
network of
syndication
partners for
distributing
news online.
Identify new
market segments
and partners,
Manage ongoing
relationships
with syndication
network, Use
search engine
marketing
tactics, Develop
PR campaigns for
bloggers, trade
press,
mainstream
media, Oversee
telemarketing
efforts, media
buys, banner ad
campaigns, email
marketing,
Maintain
performance
metrics via
Salesforce.com.
Knowledge of
online
advertising, Web
site terminology
and practices is
required. Send
resumes to
lcrigler@voxant.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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memoryBlue: Get More Executive Meetings - Free Prospecting Guide
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These proven
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memoryBlue to
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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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- 1,000+ Company Profiles
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is the definitive resource for companies prospecting clients
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Global
Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts revenue for the global
entertainment and media market will reach $1.8 trillion by
2009. For a comprehensive look at the forecast for the
entertainment and media industry including analyses and five
year growth projections for 14 industry segments covering
every major region of the world, purchase
PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook:
2005-2009. Online distribution of music, films, books and
video games is beginning to fuel end-user spending but what
impact will rising interest rates and higher energy costs have
on the expansion.
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