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o IFPI
Vows to Sue Individual File-Swappers in Europe
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Report: Video Game Sales Up 7.2% During November
o Intel
Expected to Introduce Digital TV Chip at CES
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Report: Set-top Box Sales to Jump 39% to 50.3 Million Units in 2004
o Nokia
to Send TV Programs to Mobile Phones by 2004
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Survey: 40% of U.S. Households Own DVD Player, 62% Have PC
o DG2L Technologies Releases
MPEG-4 Digital Cinema System
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Briefly Noted: AOL - Winamp
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Ziff Davis Media - DigitalLife exhibition, University of Maine -
content-sharing "Pool"
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--President & COO - Susquehanna Technologies -
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o IFPI Vows to Sue Individual
File-Swappers in Europe
Brussels -- The head of the International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on Tuesday issued a warning that his
organization plans to file lawsuits against individual file-swappers
in Europe. CEO Jay Berman said that the IFPI could begin to send out
subpoenas as early as next year. "Lawsuits on a large scale have so
far been restricted to the U.S.," he said. "This 'fight back' will
almost inevitably have to take place internationally as well."
Berman made the announcement during a speech in which he outlined
the IFPI's global Internet strategy for next year. The news follows
an announcement from the Canadian Record Industry Association, which
this week announced that it will file copyright infringement
lawsuits against individual Canadian file-swappers beginning early
next year.
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20031216.html
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o Report: Video
Game Sales Up 7.2% During November
Port Washington, N.Y. -- According to sales data from New
York-based NPD Funworld, video game sales rose 7.2% during the month
of November, which along with December traditionally account for
half of the industry's annual sales. Posting the largest sales
increases were game developers Activision (up 46%) and Electronic
Arts (up 29%). However, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray analyst Tony
Gikas said the 7.2% increase was lower than his earlier projection
of 12.5%. NPD data also indicated that sales of Nintendo's GameCube
console continued to prosper from a price drop from $149 to $99, as
November sales were up 61% over a year ago.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/031216/media_videogames_sales_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/031216/1141000950_3.html
http://www.npdfunworld.com
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o Intel
Expected to Introduce Digital TV Chip at CES
New York -- Chipmaker Intel is expected to enter the digital TV
market with the introduction of a digital TV chip that will reduce
device costs for consumers, The New York Times reported on
Wednesday. Currently, traditional consumer electronics firms like
Sony and Philips sell digital TVs, but PC firms like Gateway, Dell
and H-P are also entering the lucrative market, where models
currently sell for between $3,000 and $10,000. Industry analyst
Richard Doherty of Envisioneering told The Times that Intel's
digital TV chip has the potential to produce "lightweight 50-inch
screens only 7 inches thick for about $1,000, perhaps as early as
the 2004 holiday season." Intel is expected to announce the new chip
at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which begins Jan. 8 in Las
Vegas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/17/technology/17chip.html
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o Report:
Set-top Box Sales to Jump 39% to 50.3 Million Units in 2004
London -- Sales of digital TV set-top boxes are projected to jump
39% to a record 50.3 million units in 2004, according to research
from Massachusetts-based analyst firm Strategy Analytics. This
follows a strong year in 2003, with sales rising 28% over 2002's
figures and a total of 36 million set-tops will be sold. Currently,
set-tops for satellite TV account for 61% of total sales -- a figure
that is expected to flop by 2008 when cable TV set-tops will have a
47% market share, and satellite share will fall to 37%. Prices
continue to fall at around 12% each year, with the average set-top
box now costing just over $200 at retail level. While strong demand
for satellite set-tops in the U.S. and Europe were credited with the
market's rebound in 2003, to achieve success in 2004 Strategy
Analytics says manufacturers must target key growth areas such as
satellite in Europe and cable in Asia-Pacific.
http://www.strategyanalytics.com/press/PR00094.htm
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o Nokia to Send TV Programs to
Mobile Phones by 2004
Helsinki -- Mobile phone maker Nokia announced this week that it
plans to work with Finnish broadcasters and mobile service providers
to begin sending commercial TV shows to mobile phones by 2004. The
Finnish company, currently the No. 1 handset maker in the world,
said that by next fall it would employ the Internet protocol
datacast (IPDC) to offer an initial 500 users in the Helsinki region
trial TV shows. Nokia Ventures' Timo Teimonen said the pilot program
was "a world class example of cooperation between telecommunications
and media industry to further research the opportunities of
broadcast services to mobile phones."
http://press.nokia.com/PR/200312/928228_5.html
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o Survey: 40% of U.S. Households Own
DVD Player, 62% Have PC
Alexandria, Va. -- A recent survey on home entertainment behavior
found that 40% of U.S. households now own a DVD player, up from 16%
in 2001, and that 62% of U.S. households now own a personal
computer. The report from the Virginia-based Cable &
Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) also found that
54% of U.S. adults report having surfed the Internet from home in
2003, up from 38% in 1999. CTAM data also indicates that more than
one third (38%) of U.S. households have a PC and a television
located in the same room, up from 31% in 2000, and that 13% of
adults have watched a DVD on their PC.
http://www.ctam.com
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o DG2L
Technologies Releases MPEG-4 Digital Cinema System
New York -- DG2L Technologies, a developer of digital cinema and
other digital media technologies, announced that it has created what
it says is the first MPEG-4 based, end-to-end digital cinema
distribution and presentation system. New York-based DG2L said that
Entertainment Cinema Networks (ECN), a service provider to
theatrical distributors of film, will use the DG2L Digital Cinema
System to launch its digital film distribution service in India. The
company said its digital cinema system incorporates an encryption
engine as well as the industry's High Definition Content Protection
(HDCP) security technology.
http://www.dg2l.com
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o Briefly Noted: (Dulles, Va.)
America Online yesterday released the latest version of its Winamp
multimedia player software, Winamp 5.0. New features include the
ability to rip and burn CDs in the AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
format. AOL will also release a $14.95 premium version of the
software, "Winamp Pro," which will enable MP3 encoding and faster CD
burning speeds.
http://www.winamp.com
http://news.com.com/2100-1025-5125657.html
(San Francisco) Macromedia, a developer of Web publishing and
video software, said that it partnered with Irvine, Calif.-based
VitalStream to launch the Macromedia Flash Video Streaming Service.
The service enables companies to deliver video-enabled Flash content
across a content distribution network to Macromedia Flash players
installed on end users' PCs. Among the first customers for the
service is the Sundance Online Film Festival, which will deliver
video related to the festival from VitalStream servers, without
having to establish its own infrastructure.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031216/165058_1.html
http://www.vitalstream.com
http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org
http://www.macromedia.com/go/fvss
(Bellevue, Wash.) Intava, a provider of marketing and
visualization technologies for mobile handsets and content, has
announced a new service that lets users demo games developed for
cell phones on a PC before buying them. Intava Showcase allows users
to preview Java-based games in a secure environment for game
publishers.
http://www.intava.com/showcase
(Minneapolis, Minn.) Mac game developer MacSoft, a unit of
Destineer Studios, announced that it has released a Mac version of
"Halo," Microsoft Game Studios' flagship title for the Xbox video
game console. The original Xbox version of the game was developed by
Redmond, Wash.-based Bungie Studios.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?K215126D6
http://www.bungie.net
http://www.destineerstudios.com
(New York) Publisher Ziff Davis Media's event marketing group
announced that it will host a new four-day exhibition, "DigitalLife,"
that will focus on technologies including digital music, gaming,
photography and movies, as well as mobile technology, home
networking, digital commerce and culture. The first DigitalLife will
be held October 13-16, 2004 at the Javits Center in New York City,
where Ziff Davis expects 25,000 consumers and technology enthusiasts
to attend.
http://www.ziffdavis.com/press/index.asp?page=releases&id=031216.0
(San Francisco) Wired News recently reported on the "Pool," a
collaborative online environment created by the University of
Maine's Still Water new media lab so that users may freely share
images, music, videos, programming code and texts. "We are training
revolutionaries -- not by indoctrinating them with dogma but by
exposing them to a process in which sharing culture rather than
hoarding it is the norm," Still Water co-director Joline Blais told
Wired News. "It's all about imagining a society where sharing is
productive rather than destructive, where cooperation becomes more
powerful than competition."
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,61585,00.html
http://newmedia.umaine.edu/stillwater
http://river.asap.um.maine.edu/~jon/pool/splash.html
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Classifieds: >Sr. Sales Executive – Media,
Entertainment and Aggregator
Peppercoin, Inc. is a micropayments company that
enables online merchants to sell low-priced digital goods
profitably. Peppercoin was founded by world-renowned leaders in
cryptographic technology from MIT whose previous ideas led to
significant enterprises worth billions of dollars. By joining the
Peppercoin team, you will help us perpetuate this record of
success. We are looking for an experienced sales professional to
sell our service and product offerings to the Media,
Entertainment and Aggregator markets. The position demands
knowledge of these markets and a proven ability to sell new
products from early stage start-ups. Send resume to
careers@peppercoin.com
URL: www.peppercoin.com
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> President & COO - Susquehanna Technologies -
Winchester, VA
Susquehanna Media seeks COO for its SusQtech business unit (www.susqtech.com).
SusQtech, a MS Gold Certified Partner, offers solutions to
Association, Business, and Government clients utilizing the
Microsoft.Net development platform. Core offerings are Content
Management, eCommerce, Share Point Portal Server and eProcurement.
Qualified applicants will lead team, secure new business, &
manage a growth business in a solutions selling environment. Send
resume and cover letter to
corp.hr@suspfz.com
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> Senior Security Consultant
Candidates should have 6+ years working experience in software
development and security consulting. The following technical
areas are of interest: security in the SDLC, J2EE, .NET, software
security architectures, software design, security assessments,
middleware products (e.g., Websphere), and smartcards. A
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,
Mathematics (cryptography interest), Security Engineering or
Software Engineering required. 30% travel is required. Send
resumes to janej@cigital.com
Visit http://www.cigital.com
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> Director of Engineering
Clareos is seeking a Director of Engineering to
lead our software product development group in the development of
new products to fuel the company's expansion and growth with
Fortune 500 customers. This person's objective will be to expand
the engineering organization and accelerate development of our
innovative data analysis platform. Send resumes to
dsteinhoff@clareos.com
Visit http://www.clareos.com
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> Media Director - Greater Boston
Our client is a full service Advertising Agency looking for a
Media Director. This person will ensure proper maintenance and
quality control for media planning and buying over multiple
accounts as well as establish procedures and standards for media
personnel. Proven management expertise and presentation skills
required. Minimum of 8 years experience leading media teams. For
consideration, please email your resume to
dhorvath@pilenet.com
Please put "Media Director" in the subject line when applying.
Compensation: $75,000
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> Making Your Way
thru the Homeland Security Maze
Small businesses wanting to do business with the government
face unique challenges when entering the federal marketplace. The
2003- 2004 Directory of Homeland Security includes a detailed
list of procurement information and small business government
contacts for the various federal departments and agencies.
Contact names, titles, phone and fax numbers and descriptions are
included in the listings. The Department of Homeland Security
portion of the directory has entire section titled, "Doing
Business with the Department of Homeland Security." To order the
2003-2004 edition, go to:
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