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Top Stories
o U.S., European Regulators Approve $3.4 Billion Merger of Adobe, Macromedia
o Japan Scuttles Proposed "iPod Tax"
o Norway Launches Test of Interactive Mobile TV
o Philips Details Launch Plans for Multi-Sensory amBX Technology
o Report: One-Fifth of Online Buyers Account for Half of All Purchases
o Winners Named for 2005 Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards

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DMW Announcements

  2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory -  Special Introductory Rate!

  Digital Commerce Summit 2006 - January 31, 2006 - NY
 
Featured Advertisement

  MidemNet Forum  at  MIDEM -21-22 January 2006, Cannes, France

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Briefly Noted

o Comcast, Time Warner Cable Plan Cable TV Rate Hikes
o TouchTunes Shareholders Approve Reverse Stock Split
o MovieTickets.com Signs Additional Advance Ticket Deals With Exhibitors
o THQ to Ship "Broken Sword: The Angel of Death" in Summer 2006
o I-play Releases "Crash Tag Team Racing" Mobile Game
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CNET News.com Reports from DEMXPO Conference in Los Angeles

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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds
  Quality Assurance Manager - Bethesda, MD
  Public Relations Account Executive - Germantown, MD
  Project Manager

  HR Communication Manager - San Jose, CA
 
Sales/Marketing/PR Assistant  
 
Marketing Manager - Pleasanton, CA
 
Systems Engineer (Digital Media)- NationalGeographic.com
  Database Engineer - NationalGeographic.com
  Java Developer - Javien Digital Payment Solutions, Inc. - McLean, VA 

  Sr. GUI Engineer - HireStrategy
  Program Manager - Chantilly, VA
  Sales Executive - Suburban MD
  Developer/Quality Assurance Specialist (DW1489) -  NPR Online

  Sr. Marketing Communications Director
 
Third Annual Micro and Small Payments Conference – NYC – December 6, 2005



Top Stories

o U.S., European Regulators Approve $3.4 Billion Merger of Adobe, Macromedia

San Francisco - Adobe Systems, a developer of multimedia design software, announced that its proposed $3.4 billion merger with fellow design software maker Macromedia has passed all regulatory hurdles, and will close on Dec. 3. European regulators recently approved the deal; the U.S. Justice Department had already granted its approval, following a request for additional information from the companies. The deal will unite the makers of the widely utilized Photoshop and Illustrator (Adobe), and Flash and DreamWeaver (Macromedia) applications.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051201/20051201006066.html?.v=1
http://tinyurl.com/77agd (Reuters)
http://www.adobe.com
http://www.macromedia.com
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o Japan Scuttles Proposed "iPod Tax"

Tokyo - A plan proposed by Japan's recording industry that would have added a tax of between 2% and 5% to the cost of portable MP3 players has been rejected by a committee appointed by the government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, The New York Times reported on Friday. Public criticism of the proposal, which the recording industry said was needed to compensate songwriters and copyright holders for digital music piracy losses, led the government to appoint professors and copyright lawyers to the committee; such a committee would usually have been stacked with record industry executives, The Times said. Committee spokesman Hiroyuki Suzuki told The Times the group was unable to reach a consensus, and as a result was forced to reject the proposal. A similar tax on MP3 players has been proposed in the Netherlands, while a Canadian court last year ruled that country's iPod tax to be illegal.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Japan-iPod-Tax.html
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o Norway Launches Test of Interactive Mobile TV

Oslo - The first trial of interactive mobile TV programming was launched this week in Norway, a collaboration between broadcaster NRK and wireless firm LM Ericsson. The six week trial of the IM-TV service will enable viewers of the Norwegian music video show "Svisj" to interact in real time by voting for upcoming videos, and messaging the show's hosts and other viewers while still watching the program. The cost to interact is about half that of standard text messages. "Our solution makes it possible for viewers to interact with a show that they are watching on their mobile device in a whole new way, creating a much richer TV experience with the help of the mobile channel," said Ericsson Mobility World vice president Kurt Sillen.
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/051202/0102895.html
http://tinyurl.com/9ck57 (Associated Press)
http://www.nrk.no/img/541868.jpg
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o Philips Details Launch Plans for Multi-Sensory amBX Technology

New York - Dutch electronics firm Philips said on Friday that it has set a May 2006 launch for its "amBX" technology, which creates a "sensory surround experience" for TV and video games with added light, color, sound, heat and air. The technology utilizes LED color-controlled lights, active furniture, fans, heaters, audio and video output devices strategically placed in the living room. Philips said that it is in advanced stages of talks with game developers and peripheral manufacturers, and expects amBX-enabled games and peripherals to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2006.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051202/20051202005296.html?.v=1
http://www.ambx.com
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o Report: One-Fifth of Online Buyers Account for Half of All Purchases

New York - About one-fifth of the online buying population accounts for nearly half of total online spending, according to a new report from Nielsen/NetRatings. The firm said that the top 18% of online shoppers, based on the amount of their online spending and their frequency of purchases, are responsible for 46% of all Internet purchases. By comparison, those spending the fewest dollars online and making the fewest purchases make up the majority, or 55%, of online buyers. The firm said that the heaviest of the online buyers tend to more often use comparison shopping tools. In addition, they tend to have higher household incomes, are more likely to have a broadband connection and are generally heavier Internet users than the rest of the population.
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/news.jsp?section=new_pr
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o Winners Named for 2005 Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards

Los Angeles - Winners of the 2005 Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence (DEMX) Awards, an event produced by Billboard parent company VNU and sponsored by Digital Media Wire, were announced last night in Los Angeles. The awards were held in conjunction with DEMXPO, a two-day conference covering issues in digital music, mobile, digital video, gaming and advertising. AOL chairman and CEO Jon Miller was named "Visionary of the Year," while Microsoft was recognized as "Innovator of the Year" for its Xbox Live Arcade. Other winners included Bungie Studios' "Halo 2," for best console game; Jamdat Mobile's "DOOM RPG" (best mobile game); the U.S. Army's "America's Army" (best advergame); GoldPocket Interactive (best television technology); Motorola iRadio (best radio service); and National Geographic's "Inside 9/11" DVD Set (best use of technology for educational programming).
http://www.digitalentertainmentawards.com/finalists2.html
http://www.demxpo.com

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DMW Announcements

2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - Special Rate!

$395 for hardcopy and $795, for both the hardcopy and CD.

The Directory is an invaluable resource for companies working in the rapidly expanding digital entertainment and media industries, and will make the following corporate activities much easier: business development; direct marketing; sales prospecting; market research & competitive analysis; and recruitment. To purchase the directory, click here: http://www.digitalentertainmentdirectory.com/purchase.htm
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Digital Commerce Summit 2006 - January 31, 2006 - NY

Harold M. Proshansky Auditorium
The Graduate Center
City University of New York (CUNY)
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-4309
www.digitalcommercesummit.com
 

Digital Media Wire invites you to attend 2006 Digital Commerce Summit on January 31, 2006 in New York City.  This 1-day executive forum is a "must attend" event for content owners; merchants; payments & technology companies; banks & financial services institutions; ISP’s; MSO’s; P2P vendors; and wireless & mobile companies focused on payment solutions and commerce strategies for digital content, including games, music, film, television and video products. 

Topics to be covered will include:

  • Monetizing Digital Content:
    Commerce Strategies for Content Owners and Merchants
    -The Music Industry Perspective
    -The Game Industry Perspective
    -The Film and Television Industry Perspective
  • The Payment Industry’s View of Digital Commerce Opportunities
  • The Explosion of Mobile Commerce
  • Marketing Strategies, including Search Engine Marketing & Optimization
  • Developments in Digital Rights Management
  • Commercial Development of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networks
  • Are there Big Bucks in Micropayments? Assessing Opportunities involving Small Payment Transactions

Early Bird: $295 until December 16, 2005
Pre-Registration: $395 until January 13, 2006
$495 after January 13, 2006
Online Registration:
http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1107
Phone: (310) 855-0033
 

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Featured Advertisement

MidemNet Forum at MIDEM - 21-22 January 2006, Cannes, France

The World's Annual Forum for Digital & Mobile Music. Confirmed keynotes to date are NTT DoCoMo SVP Takeshi Natsuno ; Warner Music Group EVP Digital Strategy & Business Development Alex Zubillaga ; EMI Group Chairman Eric Nicoli ; Ken Lombard, President of Starbucks Entertainment ; Patricia Langrand, EVP Content Division for France Telecom and Nokia's EVP and GM Multimedia Anssi Vanjoki. For its 2006 edition, MidemNet forum will welcome both the world's leading digital music experts and global authorities on mobile music. Register on www.midem.com  before December 20 and save € 350 on your MidemNet Forum + MIDEM registration.
 

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Briefly Noted

o Comcast, Time Warner Cable Plan Cable TV Rate Hikes

Philadelphia, Pa. - Citing increased costs, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the nation's two largest cable television companies, plan to raise their rates across the nation next year, the Associated Press reported on Friday. While Comcast will reportedly raises the price of its most popular package by 6%, Time Warner plans to increase its rates 2-3%, depending on the package. The companies combined serve more than 31 million U.S. customers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/051202/cable_tv_rates.html?.v=2"
http://tinyurl.com/bfcvg (CNET)
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o TouchTunes Shareholders Approve Reverse Stock Split
 
Las Vegas -
TouchTunes, a manufacturer of digital music-based jukeboxes found in bars and restaurants, announced on Friday that its shareholders have approved its proposed one-to-2,000 reverse stock split, geared towards its intention to take the company private. TouchTunes shares had been trading on the Nasdaq's OTC Bulletin Board service.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051202/nyf071.html?.v=28
http://www.touchtunes.com
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o MovieTickets.com Signs Additional Advance Ticket Deals With Exhibitors

Los Angeles -
MovieTickets.com, a provider of advance online movie ticket sales, announced on Friday that it has signed a number of new agreements with U.S. and U.K. movie theater chains, bringing the number of theater chains for which it provides advance tickets to 66. The company said it has more than doubled its theater partners over the past year, and claims more exhibitor deals than any of its competitors.
http://tinyurl.com/8t2pl
http://www.movietickets.com
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o THQ to Ship "Broken Sword: The Angel of Death" in Summer 2006

Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publisher THQ announced on Friday that it plans to ship "Broken Sword: The Angel of Death" for the PC in the summer of 2006. The fourth installment in the Broken Sword franchise was developed at U.K.-based Revolution Software.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051202/laf005.html?.v=33
http://www.revolution.co.uk
http://www.brokenswordtheangelofdeath.com
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o I-play Releases "Crash Tag Team Racing" Mobile Game

San Mateo, Calif. -
Mobile game publisher I-play and partner Vivendi Universal Games announced on Friday the release of their mobile version of "Crash Tag Team Racing" on U.S. wireless networks. The game is based on a console title in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's Naughty Dog studio.
http://about.iplay.com/article.jsp?NID=110&NYID=2005
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o CNET News.com Reports from DEMXPO Conference in Los Angeles

Century City, Calif. -
CNET News.com this week reported from the Digital Entertainment and Media Expo conference (DEMXPO), a two-day conference that brought together entertainment and technology executives in Los Angeles. The event drew representatives from both major technology firms and the Hollywood movie studios, major record labels and television networks. The veteran entertainment industry firms "are still a big part of the game," Conrad Teran, president of online video distributor iSeeTV, told News.com. "They will never be irrelevant."
http://tinyurl.com/dm3on

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Classifieds -- Advertise

Quality Assurance Manager - Bethesda, MD
 
Epok Inc, a software development company headquartered in Bethesda, MD, is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager. The QA Manager will oversee the planning and execution of Quality Assurance activities for all Epok products. Required: 3 - 5 years QA mgmt exp, 6 - 10 years overall QA exp, Strong background in testing software infrastructure products for large enterprise environments, Expert level understanding of QA methodologies and tools, Demonstrated experience planning, building, and running large test environments, Demonstrated experience with evaluating, selecting, and developing automated test tools, Strong management skills of test teams. Please send resumes to amy.ashker@epok.net
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Public Relations Account Executive
- Germantown, MD

DPR Group (http://www.dprgroup.com), a successful, full-service public relations agency, is looking to add experienced public relations professionals at our headquarters in Germantown, Maryland. DPR Group represents a broad range of high-tech clients including software developers, system integrators, electronics manufacturers, and government contractors. DPR offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a great environment for talented, hardworking people. Please send resumes to: careersmd@dprgroup.com
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Project Manager


Gorvis Communications is a leading provider of interactive Internet strategies and print marketing. We differentiate from others with our comprehensive approach to client services, providing website, print, email, presentation, and logo/branding design. We are seeking a project manager with experience managing and implementing full web and print campaigns, while providing exceptional client service and meeting key business goals. Requirements: 5-8 years in similar position; agency experience; ability to manage multiple projects. Send resumes to: opportunities@qorvis.com 
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HR Communication Manager - San Jose, CA

This person will create a communication strategy to drive the key mission and focus of Human Resources throughout the organization. Responsible for creating strong, effective and engaging communication from HR to the employees of eBay. Included in this role would be all communication that deals with: Benefits and Compensation, Stock, Promotions and executive new hires, Change management, Training and Development. The HR communication manager will work closely with the SVP of HR and the HR leadership team to build a strong, effective approach to communication. Submit resumes at http://www.PostTrak.com/cgi-bin/PostTrak.cgi?RefCode=R2618115104534
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Sales/Marketing/PR Assistant

As a Sales/Marketing/PR Assistant, you will be a key member of a growing organization that delivers high quality, value-added Information Technology services and solutions worldwide. You will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting competitive intelligence, and providing senior mgmt. with high quality decision support information. Require: BS or BA degree in business, marketing, journalism or communication, 0-1 year of sales, marketing and public relations experience, preferably in the Information Technology. High proficiency in performing advanced database analysis, spreadsheet development, graphic presentations, word processing and their integration. It is an internship with training and career growth opportunities. Please submit your resume in
word format or PDF to recruiting@businessexpo.biz
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Marketing Manager - Pleasanton, CA

We are a private, venture-funded, technology company focused on adding experiential learning to corporate and consumer technical training programs. We are looking for a proactive, energetic Marketing Manager. The Marketing Manager is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of all our marketing initiatives and will drive marketing efforts with the company's strategic partners, especially OEMs and resellers. This position will execute the marketing plan developed by the VP of Marketing and supports our revenue goals for specified target accounts and markets. Send resumes to micheleh@toolwire.com
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Systems Engineer (Digital Media)- NationalGeographic.com

Description: National Geographic Society seeks Systems Engineer (for Digital Media) to install, configure, test, diagnose & repair Windows, Mac, & Linux servers/workstations for our leading edge Media Asset Management System. Prefer degree & 6 yrs exp managing mixed environment. Requires MCSE &/or CNE or equivalent & ability to lift up to 50 lbs. & move equipment. Comprehensive salary w/ full benefits. EOE. For info & to apply see www.nationalgeographic.com
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Database Engineer - NationalGeographic.com

National Geographic Society seeks a Database Engineer to administer our leading edge Media Asset Management System using a MS SQL dbase, storage systems, & nearline tape storage. Prefer degree & 6 yrs exp w/ MS SQL db & media related applications. MCSA or MCDBA or equivalent required. Comprehensive salary w/ full benefits. EOE. For more info & to apply go to www.nationalgeographic.com
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Java Developer -
Javien Digital Payment Solutions, Inc. - McLean, VA

Join the leader in e-commerce solutions for digital content sales. Javien is a fast-
growing technology company seeking developers with five years of experience
in Java technologies including Servlets, iBatis, Webservices, AXIS and JMX. Experience in MySQL required. E-commerce application experience preferred. Submit resume and cover letter to jobs@javien.com 
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Sr. GUI Engineer - HireStrategy

A Maryland based start up is currently seeking a Sr. GUI Engineer. The qualified candidate should have 5-8 years of experience and should have relevant project work in the following areas: Network security, network acceptable usage, network audit, network content filtering. The candidates must have experience with HTML, Macromedia Flash, C++ _JavaScript, familiarity with Linux/Apache environment and a track record of building successful GUIs and/or portfolio to look at. If interested, please submit your resume to jobs@hirestrategy.com, or click the link to view this position on the web,
http://www.hirestrategy.com/quicklinks/hire306.asp
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Program Manager - Chantilly, VA

SpectraRep is seeking a Program Manager who will manage multiple project processes. Responsibilities include: developing and managing a program plan, defining and ensuring project deliverables, managing expectations and relationships, managing multiple project teams, managing tasks to a schedule with the team, and providing feedback to team members. Requirements: a Bachelors degree or equivalent, preferably in an IT-related field, and at least 4-10 years of program/project management experience, and strong leadership and communications skills. Send resumes to: tbuono@bia.com For more info: http://www.spectrarep.com/jobs.htm
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Sales Executive - Suburban MD

Fast growing instructional design and multimedia company in Germantown, MD seeks an experienced sales executive to build our client list. MetaMedia produces training and communications programs in a variety of media including video-based DVD and CD-ROM, the Web, and print. You must have a proven track record closing large accounts, and strong written and verbal communication skills. A strong history selling training services will be given additional consideration. Respond to resumes@metamediausa.com
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Developer/Quality Assurance Specialist (DW1489) -  NPR Online

Join the team that builds the key infrastructure behind one of the top news sites on the web, drives its industry-leading podcasts, and is creating the future of mobile media.  National Public Radio seeks an Application Developer/QA Specialist to develop web applications and improve QA processes. Requirements include three years of experience in testing and developing web applications. Technologies include Java, Struts/JSP, Oracle, CVS, ANT, PHP. Perl is a plus.  Send resumes to employment@npr.org or fax (202) 513-3047 http://www.npr.org/about/jobs
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 Sr. Marketing Communications Director

The role of Sr. Director, Marketing Communications and Brand Management is to enhance the KLA-Tencor brand and to create a strong link between the company's branding/messaging efforts and revenue/share growth. The Sr. Director will create and foster an environment where corporate marketing, sales, service, and product
marketing are aligned for success. Send resumes to:
ruta.joshi@kla-tencor.com
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Third Annual Micro and Small Payments Conference – NYC – December 6, 2005

On December 6th,senior executives from 7-Eleven, American Express, CNET, Dunkin' Brands, First Data, IBM, MasterCard, Microsoft, Napster, Ritz Camera, Sony, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Visa and many more are gathering to discuss the future of small ticket commerce at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.   The one day event focuses on executable strategies for the rapidly growing small payments and micropayments sector. For more information, including agenda, speakers and registration, please visit: www.smallpaymentsconference.com
 

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