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o ACLU, U.S. Govt. in Court Again Over Child Online Protection Act
o Universal, Fox Withdraw Financing for Microsoft's "Halo" Movie
o Blockbuster Drops Lowest-Priced Online DVD Rental Plan
o MPAA, Boy Scouts Team on Curriculum, "Respect Copyrights" Patch
o Major League Baseball Offers Custom DVDs of World Series Games
o Yahoo Seeks User-Generated Videos for Online Talent Show
o Bay Area Remains Dominant VC Market During Third Quarter
o Muze, Fox's IGN Partner on Video Game Information Database
o Study: Internet Research Influences Most Consumer Electronics Purchases
o Report: Mobile Internet More Popular With Europeans Than Americans
o Ad-Supported Free 411 Service Jingle Networks Lands $30 Million
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  Digital Entertainment and Educational Media on Demand for the College Market 
  Forbes MEET 2006 - October 24-25, 2006 - Beverly Hills, CA
  2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

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Briefly Noted
o Sony Postpones Blu-ray Disc Player Release to Dec. 4
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BitTorrent Signs Deals to Embed P2P Software with Consumer Electronics
o
Belgian Copyrights Society to Target Yahoo After MSN, Google
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AOL Video Adds Downloadable Movies from Paramount Pictures
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Thomson's Technicolor to Convert Mann Theatres to Digital
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The Orchard to Distribute Digital Scores, Soundtracks for Lionsgate
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Blinkx Adds Versus Network Videos to Searchable Web Index
o VitalStream to Power Video Portal for NHL's LA Kings
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Community Connect Debuts Music Sites for African-American, Latin Artists
o
Progressive Gaming to Develop "Peer-to-Peer" Casino Poker Machines
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"WWE Smackdown vs. RAW" Game Added to Sony Greatest Hits
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Electronic Arts Ships "Medal of Honor Heroes" for PSP
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Gameloft Signs Lleyton Hewitt for Mobile Tennis Game

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Top Stories

o ACLU, U.S. Govt. in Court Again Over Child Online Protection Act

Philadelphia - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was in court again on Monday to continue its challenge to the 1998 Child Online Protection Act (COPA), which has not yet been enforced but would criminalize the act of publishing materials "harmful to children" online. The Supreme Court has already weighed in on the law, twice granting preliminary injunctions against its enforcement, and asked a lower court in Philadelphia to determine whether there have been any changes in technology that would affect the constitutionality of the statute. The ACLU will argue that the law, which would provide prison terms and fines of up to $50,000 per day, is a violation of First Amendment free speech rights, and may unfairly target sites for rap artists, online magazines like Salon.com and providers of safer sex information. "This case is about speech," said ACLU lead counsel Chris Hansen. "It is not the role of the government to decide what people can see and use on the Internet. Those are personal decision that should be made by individuals and their families." The ACLU also said the law is ineffective because it cannot be applied to websites hosted overseas; the group argues that currently available filtering technology that blocks sex-related sites from kids eyes' is a viable alternative. "The evidence will show that a shocking amount of pornography slips through [filters] to children," argued government attorney Eric Beane, the Associated Press reported.
http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/internet/27144prs20061023.html
http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8KUEI0G0.html (AP)
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o Universal, Fox Withdraw Financing for Microsoft's "Halo" Movie

Los Angeles - Hollywood movie studios Universal and Fox have dropped their financial support of a movie version of Microsoft's "Halo" Xbox video game directed by Peter Jackson, Variety reported. The filmmakers told Variety the deal collapsed after Universal and Fox, which had agreed to co-finance the picture, negotiated unsuccessfully to reduce the share of profits that Microsoft and the filmmakers would receive from the movie. Under the original deal, Microsoft was due to receive a $5 million upfront payment and 10% of gross profits. There were also rumors the film was expected to exceed its original $135 million budget and end up costing closer to $200 million to make. "We are disappointed that Universal and Fox wanted to significantly renegotiate the financial points of the deal," Microsoft said in a statement. Ken Kamins, who represents Peter Jackson, told Variety that Microsoft is already in talks with other potential distribution partners, adding that there will be no stoppage on the film's production.
http://www.variety.com/VR1117952317.html
http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=filmateleven
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o Blockbuster Drops Lowest-Priced Online DVD Rental Plan

Dallas - Video rental giant Blockbuster has discontinued a test of a $5.99 per month online DVD rental service, which matched the cheapest offering from rival Netflix, Reuters reported. The company did not say why it was ending the service. The cheapest option from Blockbuster Online will now be a $7.99 per month service that includes three rentals per month with one movie out at a time. Blockbuster is also testing a feature that lets some subscribers to Blockbuster Online return mailed rentals in person at Blockbuster stores and exchange them for new titles on their queues. "We like what we're seeing but have made no announcement about a national rollout," spokesman Randy Hargrove told Reuters. The in-store exchange would set Blockbuster's service, which aims to count 2 million subscribers by year's end, apart from market leader Netflix, whose mail order-only service claims 5 million subscribers.
http://tinyurl.com/yekp4x (Reuters)
http://www.blockbuster.com
http://www.netflix.com
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o MPAA, Boy Scouts Team on Curriculum, "Respect Copyrights" Patch

Los Angeles - In an effort to discourage file-sharing and promote respect for intellectual property at an early age, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced that it has partnered with the Boy Scouts in Los Angeles to create an anti-piracy curriculum and "Respect Copyrights" patch. Unlike a badge, the MPAA patch will not be required to advance to the next level of scouting. The curriculum will teach kids the basics of copyrights and how to identify pirated works, and includes activities such as visiting a movie studio, and creating a public service announcement that "demonstrates the importance of copyright protection." "Working with the Boy Scouts of Los Angeles, we have a real opportunity to educate a new generation about how movies are made, why they are valuable, and hopefully change attitudes about intellectual property theft," said MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman. The curriculum will be offered to more than 52,000 youngsters involved in Boy Scout programs in the greater Los Angeles area.
http://www.mpaa.org/press_releases/boy%20scouts%20press%20release.pdf
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_on_re_us/scouts_piracy_patch (AP)
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o Major League Baseball Offers Custom DVDs of World Series Games

Santa Cruz, Calif. - Major League Baseball Productions announced on Monday that it will offer custom DVDs of each game of the 2006 World Series for purchase through Amazon.com's CustomFlix DVD on Demand service. MLB partnered with A&E Home Video on the service, through which CustomFlix will create each $19.95 individual game DVD as it is ordered by a customer, and ship it within days of the completion of each game.
http://tinyurl.com/y5spjz
http://www.mlb.com
http://www.amazon.com/dvd
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o Yahoo Seeks User-Generated Videos for Online Talent Show

Santa Monica, Calif. - Hoping to generate traffic to its own video-sharing destination in the wake of rival Google's acquisition of YouTube, Yahoo on Monday announced the launch of an eight-week, $50,000 online video contest that will seek "the hottest original talent on the Internet." The Yahoo Talent Show, produced in collaboration with Embassy Row, is seeking users' original video clips, which may be submitted through the Nov. 27 contest deadline. Voting by users will take place from Nov. 13 through Dec. 4. The site will also feature a daily show hosted by TV personality Mayleen Ramey that will highlight a selection of the most interesting new submissions.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061023/20061023005534.html?.v=1
http://talentshow.yahoo.com 
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o Bay Area Remains Dominant VC Market During Third Quarter

San Francisco - The San Francisco Bay area remained the dominant market for venture capital investing during the third quarter, according to new figures released by Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young. The area saw 207 VC deals worth a total of $2.45 billion during the period, a decline in the number of deals from a year ago but an 8% increase in capital. The local scene mimicked a national trend, which saw venture capital investing outpace the previous year's activity for the third straight quarter. All told, there were 611 deals worth $6.36 billion, increases of 2% and 5% over the same period a year ago. "This is the first time since 2001 that we have seen three consecutive quarters in which investments exceeded $6 billion, " said Joseph Muscat, the Americas director of the Ernst & Young Venture Capital Advisory Group. "Factors contributing to this trend include an improved liquidity environment based on the robust merger and acquisition market and the positive reaction of the capital markets to recent technology IPOs." Some of the largest local VC rounds went to Cortina Systems ($132 million) and MobiTV ($70 million).
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061023/0175199.html
http://www.ventureone.com
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o Muze, Fox's IGN Partner on Video Game Information Database

New York - Muze, a provider of informational databases on music, movies, books and video games, announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Fox Interactive Media's IGN video games site to create a jointly-owned video game database. The MuzeGames database will feature editorial coverage of nearly 45,000 video game titles, with accompanying cover images, screenshots and trailers. IGN will provide editorial content for, and power the database, while Muze will provide marketing and distribution to outlets including retailers, video service providers and consumer electronics makers.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=174067
http://www.ign.com
http://www.muze.com
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o Study: Internet Research Influences Most Consumer Electronics Purchases

Arlington, Va. - About 77% of consumer electronics purchases are influenced by Internet research, according to a new study commissioned by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Yahoo. The study, conducted by Hall and Partners, explored the ways that consumers buy cell phones, computers, digital cameras, digital music players and televisions, and found that online research time directly correlated to product price. As the price of a product increased, so did the amount of time a consumer spent researching that product. The least amount of time spent researching was on cell phones at nine hours and the most was 15 hours on televisions. For those who purchased, the average amount of time spent researching online was 12 hours. About three-quarter of consumers said that comparing prices of the same product at different stores is easy to do online and two-thirds said that they preferred shopping online because of the wider variety of products.
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/press_release_detail.asp?id=11166
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o Report: Mobile Internet More Popular With Europeans Than Americans

London - Europeans are more likely than Americans to use their mobile phones to access the Internet, as 29% of European Internet users regularly log on via their phones, compared with 19% of U.S. users, according to a report from comScore. Germany and Italy boast the highest mobile Web penetration in Europe (34% each), followed by France (28%), Spain (26%) and the U.K. (24%). Nokia is the most popular handset amongst European mobile Internet users, capturing 50% market share in Italy and 22% in France, compared with 17% of the market in the U.S., where Motorola leads with 26%. While the mobile sites of major portals like Google, Yahoo and MSN capture 74% of the U.S. market, in Europe these sites run neck-and-neck with sites set up by mobile carriers like Vodafone, O2 and T-Mobile, where major portals and wireless network operators each claim about one-quarter of mobile Internet visits. "In Europe, the mobile Internet appears to mirror the dynamics of the fixed Internet. Google remains strong but the other U.S.-based portals achieve much lower penetration, facing stiff competition from local competitors -- in this case the mobile providers," said Bob Ivins, managing director of comScore Europe.
http://tinyurl.com/ygmh9v 
http://www.comscore.com
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o Ad-Supported Free 411 Service Jingle Networks Lands $30 Million

Menlo Park, Calif. - Jingle Networks, the operator of the 1-800-FREE411 directory assistance service, said on Monday that it has raised $30 million in its third round of funding, co-led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Hearst Corp. Previous investors Comcast Interactive Capital, First Round Capital, IDG Ventures Boston and Liberty Associated Partner also participated. It marks the company's second round of funding in just six months, following its $26 million round in April. Jingle's advertiser-supported 411 service now processes nearly 3% of directory assistance calls in the U.S., accounting for more than 13 million inquiries from more than 4 million consumers each month.
http://www.free411.com/about/newsitem21

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DMW Events Listing

 
November 7-8, 2006M
West Hollywood, CA
www.lagamesconference.com

November 16-17, 2006
New York, NY
www.televisionconference.com

Future of Television Conference - November 16-17, 2006 - New York, NY

www.televisionconference.com
November 16-17, 2006 - NYU Stern School of Business, New York, NY

We are pleased to announce that the 2006 Future of Television Forum has been expanded to two days. The 2-day event will take place at NYU's Stern School of Business, November 16-17, 2006. Speaker proposals and sponsor inquiries should be directed to television@digitalmediawire.com

KEYNOTES & FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
Robert B. Clasen, Chairman & CEO, Starz LLC
Saul Berman, Partner, Media & Entertainment, IBM Business Consulting
Tom Rutledge, Chief Operating Officer, Cablevision Systems Corporation
John Rose, Director, Global Convergence Initiative, Boston Consulting Group
Albert Cheng, EVP, Digital Media, Disney-ABC Television Group
David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer, CBS Corporation, President, CBS VISION
Jean-Briac Perrette, SVP, New Media / CFO, NBC Universal Cable
Martin Yudkovitz, SVP, Corporate Strategy & Business Dev., The Walt Disney Company
Max Robins, Editor-in-Chief, Broadcasting & Cable
David Del Beccarro, President, CEO & Founder, Music Choice

PANELISTS & SPEAKERS
Eric Alterman
, Chairman & CEO, KickApps
Seth Arenstein
, Assistant VP & Editorial Director, Access Intelligence Cable Group
Gary Arlen
, President, Arlen Communications
Eric Bader
, SVP, Director of Digital Connections, MediaVest USA
Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai
, Director, Broadband & Gaming, Parks Associates
Todd Dagres
, Founder & General Partner, Spark Capital
Mike Fidler
, CEO, Digeo
Barry Frey
, SVP Cablevision Advanced Platforms
Jeffery A. Greenbaum
, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Kelly Hoffman
, Founder & CEO, Varsity Media Group Inc.
Steve Jacobs
, VP, Broadband Alliances, Sony Corporation of America
Peter Kerckhoff
, SVP, Content & Portal, Deutsche Telekom/T-Online
Joseph Laszlo
, Research Director Broadband Media, Jupiter Research
Lydia Loizides
, VP, Technology & Media Experience, Interpublic Media
Dr. Ken Morse
, VP, Client Architecture, Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company
Andrew Nachison
, Co-Founder & Executive Director, iFOCOS
David D. Oxenford
, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Shelly Palmer
, Chairman, EMMY Advanced Media Committee
Gary Price
, Partner, TAG Strategic
Robert Riesenberg
, President & CEO, Full Circle Ent. (an Omnicom Media Grp Company)
Mark Rowland, Partner, IBB Consulting Group
Jason Rubinstein
, Senior Director, Entertainment, Mobile Devices Business, Motorola
Adam Shaw
, SVP, Distribution, Sales & Marketing, NFL Network
Perry Solomon
, Senior Director, Media Business Development, FAST Search & Transfer
Steven Starr
, CEO, Revver
Dave Thomas
, SVP, Strategic Planning & Business Development, Nielsen Media Research
Daniel Tibbets
, EVP, Studios, GoTV Networks

REGISTRATION RATES:
Registration: $599 until November 4, 2006

Online Registration:
http://www.meeting-services.com/reg/en/register.asp?event=72

Phone Registrations: (310) 855-0033

WHEN: November 16-17, 2006

WHERE: NYU Stern School of Business
              New York, NY

INQUIRIES: Tinzar Than Sherman, VP, Marketing & Events, tinzar@digitalmediawire.com

For agenda, registration and event details, please visit
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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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Briefly Noted

o Sony Postpones Blu-ray Disc Player Release to Dec. 4

Tokyo - Sony has once again delayed the release of its first standalone Blu-ray Disc player in North America. The BDP-S1, which had been scheduled for release in August before being bumped to October, will now go on sale for $999 in North America "on or about Dec. 4, 2006," according to SonyStyle.com. The player will now ship later than Sony's PlayStation 3, which also features a Blu-ray drive and goes on sale in North America on Nov. 17.
http://tinyurl.com/yjnfas (SonyStyle.com)
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o BitTorrent Signs Deals to Embed P2P Software with Consumer Electronics

San Francisco - BitTorrent, the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing network, announced on Monday that it has partnered with a number of consumer electronics firms, which plan to embed BitTorrent into their products. ASUS, Planex and QNAP will implement the BitTorrent download manager into a range of wireless routers, media servers and storage devices, which will allow users to download media files from BitTorrent without the need of a PC.
http://tinyurl.com/uhh5r
http://tinyurl.com/yb2paf (CNET)
http://www.bittorrent.com
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o Belgian Copyrights Society to Target Yahoo After MSN, Google

London - The Belgian copyrights organization that sued Google to have references to Belgian newspapers removed from the search engine and Google News is also in talks with Microsoft's MSN, and plans to target Yahoo as well, The Register reported. "The law is the law," said Margaret Boribon, secretary general for Copiepresse. "We are producing protected works and the law in Europe says clearly that to re-use that content you have to ask for permission. We want every search engine, aggregator or re-user of our content to respect it and to ask for agreement and to pay a fair price." Copiepresse's ongoing case against Google will return to court next month.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/20/copiepresse_targets_yahoo
http://www.presscopyrights.be
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o AOL Video Adds Downloadable Movies from Paramount Pictures

Dulles, Va. - AOL announced on Monday that it has added films and TV shows from Viacom's Paramount Pictures to the offering on its AOL Video portal. New releases, TV specials, library hits and cult favorites will be available for download for between $9.99 and $19.99 per movie. AOL also said it added content from BlueHighways TV, The Employment & Careers Channel, The Hip Hop Hall of Fame, MyPath TV and Plum to AOL Video, which features over 50 video-on-demand channels that combine free and download-to-own programming.
http://tinyurl.com/yzccab
http://www.aolvideo.com
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o Thomson's Technicolor to Convert Mann Theatres to Digital

Burbank, Calif. - French electronics firm Thomson announced on Monday that its Burbank, Calif.-based Technicolor Digital Cinema unit has installed digital projection systems in several Mann Theatres locations in Los Angeles, as part of its North America beta test of digital cinema equipment. The test includes projectors at Grauman's Chinese Theatre and Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood, as well as the Village, Bruin, Criterion 6 and Marketplace 4 theaters. Thomson aims to install digital projection systems in up to 5,000 screens over the next 3-4 years, and at least 15,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada over the next 10 years.
http://tinyurl.com/y2kshs
http://www.manntheatres.com
http://www.thomson.net
http://www.technicolordigital.com 
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o The Orchard to Distribute Digital Scores, Soundtracks for Lionsgate

New York - The Orchard, a provider of digital distribution and marketing services for independent music, announced on Monday an agreement with indie film studio Lionsgate, to digitally market and distribute soundtracks and scores from the company's library of movies and TV shows. Among the releases to be offered through The Orchard are the soundtracks to the film "Employee of the Month" and TV series "Weeds."
http://www.theorchard.com/news/tomembers_102306.php
http://www.lionsgate.com
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o Blinkx Adds Versus Network Videos to Searchable Web Index

San Francisco - Blinkx, a searchable index of Web video, announced on Monday an agreement with Versus, a national cable sports network that broadcasts the NHL, Tour de France, America's Cup, Dakar Rally, Boston Marathon and other events. Under the deal, San Francisco-based Blinkx will index hundreds of hours of sports and outdoor videos available on Versus.com.
http://tinyurl.com/yfbjb7
http://www.versus.com
http://www.blinkx.com
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o VitalStream to Power Video Portal for NHL's LA Kings

Irvine, Calif. - VitalStream, a provider of content delivery network services, announced on Monday that it has partnered with VirtuPoint to power the online video portal for the NHL's Los Angeles Kings. The KingsTV service will offer live events like press conferences and pre- and post-game shows, in addition to interviews with coaches and players.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061023/20061023005553.html?.v=1
http://www.virtupoint.com
http://www.vitalstream.com
http://www.lakings.com
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o Community Connect Debuts Music Sites for African-American, Latin Artists

New York - Community Connect, a provider of niche social networks with over 16 million members, on Monday announced the launch of new online music communities for African-American and Hispanic audiences. BlackPlanet Music features profiles for over 175,000 hip-hop artists, and new pages have recently been created by Janet Jackson, Diddy and Ludacris. New York-based Community Connect said Enrique Iglesias, Mario Vasquez and Tego Calderon also recently launched pages on its MiGente Music network.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061023/cgm013a.html?.v=1
http://www.blackplanet.com
http://www.migente.com
http://www.communityconnect.com
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o Progressive Gaming to Develop "Peer-to-Peer" Casino Poker Machines

Las Vegas - Progressive Gaming International (PGI), a manufacturer of casino gambling machines, announced on Monday that it is developing a "World Series of Poker 'Peer to Peer' Texas Hold'em" game, which will allow casino patrons to play poker on a wired or wireless device on a secure intranet server. Casino owner Harrah's Entertainment granted PGI a six-year license of the World Series of Poker brand, and will install a number of the systems in its casinos.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061023/20061023005483.html?.v=1
http://www.harrahs.com
http://www.progressivegaming.net
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o "WWE Smackdown vs. RAW" Game Added to Sony Greatest Hits

Agoura Hills, Calif. -Video game publishers THQ and Jakks Pacific said on Monday that their "WWE Smackdown vs. RAW" title has been added to Sony's "Greatest Hits" collections for the PlayStation 2 and PSP, signifying sales of 400,000 and 250,000, respectively. THQ and Jakks are embroiled in several lawsuits with WWE over the wrestling game license, which WWE is seeking to have revoked and claims was obtained through a "commercial bribery scheme."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061023/lam033.html?.v=68
http://www.thq.com
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o Electronic Arts Ships "Medal of Honor Heroes" for PSP

Redwood City, Calif- Electronic Arts on Monday shipped its "Medal of Honor Heroes" title for Sony PSP. Developed by EA Canada in conjunction with EA Los Angeles, the PSP-exclusive title features six different multiplayer modes for up to 32 players.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061023/20061023005396.html?.v=1
http://www.moh.ea.com
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o Gameloft Signs Lleyton Hewitt for Mobile Tennis Game

New York - Mobile game publisher Gameloft announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with pro tennis player Lleyton Hewitt, who will be featured as cover athlete and as a character in its first tennis title. "Tennis Open 2007 feat. Lleyton Hewitt" is now available through 160 networks in 70 countries.
http://tinyurl.com/ykkf44
http://www.gameloft.com

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The International CES is offering professionals in the content development community a limited time offer for reduced room rates at three upscale hotels during show days. Hotels sell out fast when the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow hits Las Vegas. If you’re a content developer, or if you work for a content development company, take advantage of this opportunity now. Plan now to attend the 2007 International CES, January 8-11, in Las Vegas. For more info: CESweb.org/hotelpromo
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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

Learn tips and techniques to differentiate yourself and land meetings with key decision makers. These proven tactics are used everyday by memoryBlue to add qualified opportunities to the sales funnel and produce predictable results for technology companies. For your free prospecting guide, go to: http://memoryblue.com/services/prospectGuide.php
memoryBlue - Qualified Leads. Full Visibility. Guaranteed.
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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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2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

Digital Media Wire's d
irectory is the definitive resource for companies prospecting clients and sales in the rapidly expanding digital entertainment and media industries. This highly unique resource is an ideal time-saving shortcut for several types of corporate activities: business development; direct marketing; sales prospecting; market research & competitive analysis; and recruitment. To order a copy, click here.
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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. Click here for more.
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