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DIGITAL MEDIA WIRE -- November 21, 2002
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o Nielsen/NetRatings Launches "Digital Media Universe" Rankings
o WSJ: Marvin Davis May Bid For Vivendi Entertainment Assets
o Webcasting Services Provider Loudeye Technologies Acquires Streampipe
o Maker of Photoshop Rival Sues Adobe Over "Misappropriated" Trade Secrets
o Online Magazine Salon.com Delisted from Nasdaq SmallCap Market
o Game Developer Bam Entertainment Gets Nasdaq Delisting Notice
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o Briefly Noted: Dovebid - Napster asset auction, Zingy - MSN Mobile,
Trymedia Systems, Activision - "Minority Report," InterVideo -
DivXNetworks, THQ - "MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael,"
IEntertainment Network - Activision, "Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly" - Miles
Copeland
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o Nielsen/NetRatings Launches "Digital Media Universe" Rankings
New York -- Nielsen/NetRatings, a provider of Internet audience
measurement data, announced on Thursday the creation of a new measurement
service for digital media, covering AOL proprietary channels, instant
messaging applications, media players, online games, wireless content
systems and other areas. In the company's "digital media universe"
rankings for October 2002, Microsoft and AOL Time Warner both attracted
more than 92.6 million unique visitors. Yahoo drew 79.8 million unique
visitors, while visitors to U.S. government sites totaled more than 38.3
million visitors and Google saw 37.7 million unique visitors. New
York-based Nielsen/NetRatings estimated that the entire digital media
universe in October was comprised of 178.7 million home and at-work users.
"With the launch of Digital Media Universe measurement, marketers can
understand how consumers are using Instant Messengers and other
applications that are fast becoming an important vehicle for advertising,"
said NetRatings senior vice president of product marketing and business
development Manish Bhatia.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021121/sfth052_1.html
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com
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o WSJ: Marvin Davis May Bid For Vivendi Entertainment Assets
Paris -- The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that billionaire
U.S. oilman Marvin Davis has approached Vivendi Universal about buying all
or part of its U.S. entertainment assets. The Journal said Davis is
gathering a group of investors to bid $15 billion -- plus $5 billion in
debt -- for Vivendi's U.S. entertainment assets, which include Universal
Studios, Universal Music Group, several cable networks and the Universal
Studios theme parks. Vivendi Universal spokesman Alain Delrieu told The
Associated Press that Vivendi made clear to Davis' representatives at a
Nov. 5 meeting that "the assets are not for sale."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V25232682
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/021121/vivendi_2.html
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o Webcasting Services Provider Loudeye Technologies Acquires Streampipe
Seattle -- Loudeye Technologies, a provider of webcasting, song samples
and other digital media services, announced on Thursday that it has
acquired Streampipe, a provider of webcasting technology and services.
Terms call for Loudeye to exchange 7.9 million unregistered shares of its
common stock and a $1.1 million unsecured note for ownership of Ardsley,
N.Y.-based Streampipe. Seattle-based Loudeye said the purchase will expand
its customer base and reach into the government market, as Streampipe
provides services to many federal and local government agencies. The
company expects Streampipe's operations to contribute an additional $1
million to its quarterly revenue. In addition to webcasting services,
Loudeye also provides streaming song samples to a number of retail
websites, including Amazon.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021120/sfw048_1.html
http://www.streampipe.com
http://www.loudeye.com
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o Maker of Photoshop Rival Sues Adobe Over "Misappropriated" Trade Secrets
Carpinteria, Calif. -- Shell and Slate Software Corp., distributor of
Kai's Power Tools image editing software, announced that it has sued rival
Adobe Systems for an alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, over
features contained in Adobe's Photoshop 7.0. The lawsuit, filed by Shell
and Slate and the company founder Ben Weiss in U.S. District Court in Los
Angeles, focuses on a feature included in the recent Adobe release called
"texture cloning." San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe has yet to comment on the
litigation.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/021120/tech_adobe_lawsuit_1.html
http://www.adobe.com
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o Online Magazine Salon.com Delisted from Nasdaq SmallCap Market
San Francisco -- Financially struggling online magazine Salon.com
announced on Thursday that the Nasdaq has delisted its shares from its
SmallCap Market, moving them to the over-the-counter market, the OTC
Bulletin Board. "While we valued the prestige of a Nasdaq listing, this
move to the OTC market should not affect our core business. Our focus has
been and will continue to be on the fundamentals -- growing our business
by subscription revenues and delivering compelling advertising solutions
for our customers," said Salon president and CEO Michael O'Donnell.
O'Donnell said the company intends to reapply for Nasdaq listing as its
"business metrics improve in the months and years ahead."
http://www.salon.com/press/releases/2002/11/20/otc/index.html
http://www.salon.com
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o Game Developer Bam Entertainment Gets Nasdaq Delisting Notice
San Jose, Calif. -- Game developer Bam Entertainment announced on Thursday
it has been given notice by the Nasdaq that its shares do not meet the
minimum bid price listing requirement, and are in danger of being delisted
from the exchange. San Jose, Calif.-based Bam, whose games include the
recently released "Reign of Fire," based on the Touchstone
Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment film, has seen its shares trade below the
Nasdaq's $1 minimum since mid-October. The company has until February 18,
2003 to regain compliance or request an appeal.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021120/sfw095_1.html
http://www.bam4fun.com
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Briefly Noted:
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Online auctioneer Dovebid, which handled the asset
auction for defunct broadband firm Excite@Home, announced that an auction
of defunct file-sharing service Napster's assets will be held on Dec. 11
at 9 A.M. PST. A live webcast of the event will be offered, where assets
including servers, desktop and notebook PCs and Macs, and Napster-branded
t-shirts, hats, jackets "and more" will be auctioned.
http://www.dovebid.com/Auctions/AuctionDetail.asp?auctionID=1618
(New York) Zingy, a provider of mobile entertainment content, announced
that Microsoft's MSN Mobile portal will distribute its ringtones, graphics
and other wireless entertainment to its users. New York-based Zingy has
partnered with artists including Craig David, Fat Joe, Angie Martinez and
Trick Daddy to allow their fans to download official ringtones, voicecards
and voicemail greetings through the service.
http://msn.zingy.com
http://www.zingy.com
(San Francisco) Trymedia Systems, a provider of monetized peer-to-peer
download technology, on Thursday announced a new distribution scheme that
will allow users to purchase and send full versions of PC video games to
one another as gifts. Recipients will receive an email notifying them of
the gift and instructions on where to go to download it. San
Francisco-based Trymedia's games range in price from $5 to $39.95.
http://www.trygames.com
(Santa Monica, Calif.) Game developer Activision announced on Thursday it
has shipped "Minority Report" for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game
Boy Advance to retailers. The game is based on the Steven
Spielberg-directed DreamWorks film of the same name.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021121/lath037_1.html
http://www.activision.com
(Fremont, Calif.) InterVideo, a developer of digital video software,
announced on Thursday that it has licensed San Diego-based DivXNetworks'
video compression technology for inclusion in its software-based DVD
players. The first product from Fremont, Calif.-based InterVideo to
feature DivX technology will be its WinDVD Platinum application.
http://www.intervideo.com
http://www.divxnetworks.com
(Calabasas Hills, Calif.) Game developer THQ on Thursday shipped "MX
Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael" for Microsoft Xbox. The game, which
is compatible with Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service, features
motocross rider Ricky Carmichael as its cover athlete. Santa Clara,
Calif.-based THQ subsidiary Pacific Coast Power & Light Co. developed the
game for THQ.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/021121/212165_1.html
http://www.pcpandl.com
http://www.thq.com
(Cary, N.C.) IEntertainment Network, a provider of online entertainment
communities and publisher of video games, announced on Thursday it has
signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with game developer and
publisher Activision, to ship three of IEntertainment Network's new game
titles to stores for the holiday 2002 retail season. Activision Value
Publishing will serve as exclusive U.S. distributor for North
Carolina-based IEntertainment Network's "Dawn of Aces II," "Air Combat"
and "Armored Assault."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/021120/202373_1.html
http://www.iencentral.com
(Universal City, Calif.) Game developer Universal Interactive, a division
of Vivendi Universal Games, on Thursday shipped its "Spyro: Enter the
Dragonfly" for the Nintendo GameCube console to retailers. The game
features a musical score composed by Stewart Copeland, former drummer for
The Police.
http://www.universalinteractive.com
http://www.spyrothedragon.com
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