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Adelphia, Rigas Family Pay $715 Million to Settle SEC Fraud Case
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RealNetworks Updates Rhapsody With Free, Unlimited, Portable
Versions
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Netscape Veterans Launch Peer-to-Peer Content Distribution Network
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RealNetworks Updates Controversial "Harmony" Interoperability With
iPods
o Wal-Mart Launches Online
Custom CD Creation Service
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Briefly Noted: Sony PSP - Sept.
1 European release, Nokia - Yahoo, XM Satellite Radio - Spanish
sports channel, Disney Personal DVD Player, Verizon - Showtime
Networks, Mforma - Jonathan Sacks, RealNetworks - DJ Carl Cox,
Tribune Media Services - Arianna Huffington blog, Music On Command,
Disney Online - "Pirates of the Caribbean" MMORPG, Majesco - "Advent
Rising" promotion, 2K Games - "Prey," Dwango Wireless -
Beliefnet.com, Sorrent - "Kingdom of Heaven," Enlight Software -
"American McGee Presents: Bad Day L.A."
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--Inside Sales Representative
--Video Games Producer, MTV.com
--Director - Product Marketing, Visa USA
--Online Marketing Manager
--Web Designer/E-Advocate
--Marketing Manager Software Company
--Outside Sales Manager - Digital Distribution of PC Games
--Software Engineer
--Account Executive/Senior Account Executive
--Director Of Marketing
--Business Development Manager
--3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6,
2005
--Strategic Communications Group Offers Blog Relations Counsel
--iPath Technologies, Inc. Adds Juniper Netscreen Training to
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o Adelphia, Rigas Family Pay $715
Million to Settle SEC Fraud Case
Washington -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
announced that it and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern
District of New York have settled their civil action and criminal
charges against the executives at bankrupt cable operator Adelphia,
who will pay $715 million in compensation. The SEC called the fraud
scandal involving Adelphia's founding Rigas family "one of the most
extensive financial frauds ever to take place at a public company."
Adelphia founder John J. Rigas and his three sons, Timothy, Michael
and James, will also forfeit $1.5 billion in assets derived from the
fraud, including their interests in certain cable properties.
Adelphia, the nation's sixth-largest cable TV company, filed for
bankruptcy in June 2002; last week, the company accepted a $17.6
billion buyout offer from Comcast, the nation's largest cable
company, and partner Time Warner.
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-63.htm
http://www.adelphia.com
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o RealNetworks
Updates Rhapsody With Free, Unlimited, Portable Versions
Seattle -- RealNetworks on Tuesday launched a new three-tiered
version of its Rhapsody digital music service, offering a free
version alongside new portable and unlimited options. "Rhapsody 25"
lets users listen to, and share 25 tracks each month for free. For
$9.99 per month, Rhapsody Unlimited lets users download and access
an unlimited number of tracks from Real's library of one million
songs -- as long as they remain subscribers -- or else pay an
additional $0.89 per song and $8.99 per album for permanent
downloads. The Rhapsody To Go service, which includes all features
of the Unlimited tier, adds the ability to transfer an unlimited
number of tracks to supported MP3 players for $14.99 per month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/sftu109.html
http://www.rhapsody.com
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o Netscape
Veterans Launch Peer-to-Peer Content Distribution Network
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Open Media Network has launched a beta test
of its new service that lets users download movies, music, video
blogs, podcasts and public TV and radio shows over a peer-to-peer
network. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based non-profit, a start-up founded
by Netscape veterans Mike Homer and Marc Andreessen, will eventually
allow both professional and amateur content creators to set any fees
to download their content, which will be indexed in a program guide
similar to TiVo's. The Open Media Network will screen out
unauthorized copyrighted content from being shared among users,
while encouraging creators to authorize use of their submissions
under Creative Commons licenses. Initially, content on the service
will include public TV and radio content from WGBH, KQED, KWSU and
WYNC, in addition to films from Cinequest and video alerts from
Witness.org. The service will utilize peer-to-peer distribution
technology from Kontiki, Open Media Network founder Mike Homer's
corporate venture, which supports Microsoft's digital rights
management system.
http://www.omn.org/press
http://tinyurl.com/cn5tr
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-openmedia26apr26.story
http://www.kontiki.com
http://www.omn.org
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RealNetworks Updates Controversial "Harmony" Interoperability With
iPods
San Francisco -- RealNetworks has released an updated version of
its controversial Harmony technology, which allowed songs purchased
outside Apple's iTunes store to play on the iPod, CNET News.com
reported on Tuesday. Apple derided the initial version of the
technology as "hacking," and updated iTunes to block the connection,
while Real contended the technology served a vital function of
creating interoperability and more choice for consumers. "Harmony
now supports all shipping iPods, including iPod Photo," RealNetworks
chief strategy officer Richard Wolpert told News.com. Apple did not
immediately provide a response on Harmony to News.com.
http://tinyurl.com/a5h6a
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o Wal-Mart Launches Online Custom CD
Creation Service
Brisbane, Calif. -- Retail giant Wal-Mart on Tuesday launched a
new online custom CD creation service, which allows users to browse
its library of 500,000 tracks and create their own mix CDs, which
are then burned by Wal-Mart sent to them through the mail. The
service costs $4.62 for a three-song CD, plus 88 cents for each
additional song, up to 20 ($19.58) total songs. The service also
lets users personalize the CD title and packaging from provided
images.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/datu031.html
http://www.walmart.com/music
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2nd Annual Digital Media Conference
June 17, 2005 | McLean, VA
www.digitalmediaconference.com
Mark your calendars! The 2nd
Annual Digital Media Conference is set for Friday, June 17, 2005
at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia. This is
a must-attend event for media, entertainment and technology
businesses, educational institutions and government agencies
involved in the digital distribution of media, including
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Early Bird: $195 (until April 30)
Pre-Registration: $295 (until June 1)
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Phone registration: 323-852-7130
To submit speakers or
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conferences, please contact Tinzar Than, VP, Marketing &
Events, Digital Media Wire, Inc. at:
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o Briefly Noted: (London) Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe announced that its PSP (PlayStation
Portable) handheld game console will launch in Europe on Sept. 1,
priced at UKP 179 and EURO 249 -- about $320. Purchasers will be
offered a free copy of Sony's "Spider-Man 2" movie on Universal
Media Disc, although unlike in the U.S. where the film shipped with
early PSP shipments, Europeans will have to register on a website to
receive the movie. The PSP launched in Japan on Dec. 12 and in the
U.S. on March 24.
http://tinyurl.com/9pb9q
http://www.yourpsp.com
(Helsinki) Finnish mobile-phone giant Nokia announced that it has
signed an agreement with Yahoo that will allow Nokia smartphone
users to access Yahoo services like e-mail, mobile search, ringtones
and mobile games. With the news, Nokia becomes the first handset
manufacturer with Symbian-based products to distribute Yahoo
services for consumers in Australia, China, France, Germany, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Spain and the U.K. The first
Nokia devices with Yahoo Internet services will be the Nokia 6680,
Nokia 6681 and the Nokia 6630.
http://press.nokia.com/PR/200504/991157_5.html
(Washington) XM Satellite Radio announced on Tuesday that it will
launch a 24-hour Spanish-language sports channel in July, covering
events in Mexico and Latin America. The company also signed an
agreement with soccer announcer Andres Cantor, to carry his
Spanish-language play-by-play of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer
tournament. XM plans to offer both English and Spanish-language
coverage of all 56 matches from the tournament, for which it holds
the exclusive satellite radio broadcast rights.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/dctu021.html
http://www.xmradio.com
(Burbank, Calif.) Disney Consumer Products on Tuesday introduced
a new line of Disney-branded children's DVD/CD players, which will
be shipped to retailers this month. The Disney Personal DVD Player,
available in branded versions featuring Mickey, Disney Princess and
the Power Rangers, will be sold for $129 for a 3.5-inch model, or
$199 for a 7.5-inch model. Disney will also sell branded accessories
such as headphones, a carrying case and a car adapter.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050426/265461.html
http://www.disneyconsumerproducts.com
(New York) Verizon announced on Tuesday that it has signed an
agreement with Showtime Networks, to carry its premium movie
channels on Verizon FiOS TV, an Internet-based digital TV service
slated to launch later this year. The deal includes both
video-on-demand and high-definition programming.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/nytu097.html
http://www.sho.com
(Bellevue, Wash.) Mobile entertainment publisher Mforma announced
on Tuesday that it has appointed Jonathan Sacks, former president of
AOL Interactive Services, as its new president and chief operating
officer. Bellevue, Wash.-based Mforma distributes ringtones, games
and other wireless content to more than 100 mobile network operators
in 39 countries.
http://www.mforma.com
(London) RealNetworks announced on Tuesday that it has signed an
agreement with techno music label Intec Records and DJ Carl Cox, to
include Cox's weekly dance music radio show, "Global," on
RealNetworks' RadioPass subscription-based online radio service. In
addition to new shows, RadioPass subscribers will also have access
to streaming versions of 50 two-hour shows from the "Global"
archives.
http://www.intecrecords.com
http://www.carlcox.com
(Chicago) Tribune Media Services announced on Tuesday that it
will launch "The Huffington Post," a new celebrity-penned news blog
hosted by columnist Arianna Huffington, on May 9. Scheduled
contributors include Arthur Schlesinger Jr., David Mamet, Tina
Brown, James Fallows, Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Vernon Jordan,
Mort Zuckerman, Norman Mailer and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/cgtu054.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
(Palm Springs, Calif.) Music On Command, a Palm Springs,
Calif.-based start-up, on Tuesday launched a beta test of its new
service that lets U.S. radio listeners call a toll-free number and
receive a link to purchase the song, talk radio show or news
broadcast sent to them via e-mail. The system utilizes the Nielsen
Broadcasting BDS radio monitoring service to identify radio content,
and then provides links to purchase the content at online retailer
Buy.com.
http://www.musiconcommand.com
(North Hollywood, Calif.) Disney Online announced on Tuesday that
it is developing a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game
based on the Disney theme park attraction, "Pirates of the
Caribbean." In development at Disney's VR Studio, the game is slated
to launch in the summer of 2006, to coincide with the theatrical
release of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050426/265253.html
http://www.pirateslegend.com
(Edison, N.J.) Video game publisher Majesco on Tuesday announced
a $1 million contest to promote the release of its "Advent Rising"
title for Xbox. Accessible through the Xbox Live online game
service, the "Race to Save Humanity" contest challenges gamers to
locate hidden content within the sci-fi action game during each of
six consecutive weeks, offering a grand prize of $1 million to the
overall winner.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/nytu083.html
http://www.adventtrilogy.com
(New York) 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive,
said on Tuesday that it plans to publish "Prey" for the PC and
consoles in 2006. The title, which will be previewed at next month's
E3, was conceived by "Duke Nukem" creator 3D Realms, and is being
developed jointly by Wisconsin-based Human Head Studios.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050426/265802.html
http://www.3drealms.com
http://www.humanhead.com
(Seattle) Dwango Wireless, a publisher of mobile entertainment
content, announced on Tuesday that it has launched spiritual-themed
ringtones, images and games based on a partnership with
Beliefnet.com, a multi-faith media company and online community. The
content includes a trivia game featuring questions on a range of
different religions and beliefs.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050426/265402.html
http://www.dwango.com
http://mobile.beliefnet.com
(San Mateo, Calif.) Mobile entertainment publisher Sorrent on
Tuesday launched a mobile game, ringtones and other content based on
Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming film "Kingdom of Heaven." Directed
by Ridley Scott and starring Orlando Bloom, the film is slated for
release on May 6. The release is part of San Mateo, Calif.-based
Sorrent's exclusive two-year mobile entertainment deal with Fox.
http://www.sorrent.com
http://www.kingdomofheavenmovie.com/mobile
(Los Angeles) Game designer American McGee announced on Tuesday
that Hong Kong-based publisher Enlight Software will release his
"American McGee Presents: Bad Day L.A." for Xbox and the PC in the
first quarter of 2006. The disaster film satire game will feature a
graphical art style created by the design team Kozyndan.
http://www.americanmcgee.com
http://www.enlight.com/baddayla
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Contact jobs@on24.com
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> Video Games Producer, MTV.com
Video Games Producer serves as production team lead for
MTV.com's video games area & editorial coverage. Responsible
for seamless execution & creative vision for area, including
design, editorial & video production, wireframes, func. specs,
production sched, resource alloctn, must have 4-8 years of exp
building web content for major brands and/or video games
content. Ideal: knows MS Visio, HTML editing tools (Homesite)
& strong affinity to MTV brand (on-air and online), pc and
console, gaming culture. Contact
careers@mtv.com
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> Director - Product Marketing, Visa USA - Foster City, CA
As a Director, the candidate will supervise staff at the
Senior Marketing Manager level who have day-to-day
responsibility for specific promotional programs for Visa
Card usage, and he/she will have overall program and budget
accountability. College degree and 10-15 years of marketing
exp., including promotions and co-marketing experience. The
ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, creative as
well as strategic thinker, flexible, resourceful, good at
setting priorities and managing complexity, a good
decision-maker. Submit your resume online:
http://usa.visa.com/about_visa/careers/jobsearch/USA_6432.html
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> Online Marketing Manager - NYC
Develop and manage the execution of Internet marketing
campaigns to acquire new registered users for our media
properties and grow online revenues and profits, develop and
execute web acquisition campaigns including email, banner,
newsletter and other emerging online media tools. 2-5 years
exp. in online sales and marketing, Knowledge of performance
based marketing and email marketing. Excellent copywriting
skills and creativity. Strong quantitative /analytical
skills to analyze campaign data and provide implications,
recommendations and testing plan; solid understanding of
Excel required. BS/BA required. Email your resume as a word
document to
richardb@silvercarrot.com
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> Web Designer/E-Advocate - Alexandria, VA
National non-profit highway safety group seeks Web
Designer/Manager of E- advocacy in Alexandria, VA. Experience
(3-4 yrs) online journalism or designing and developing
websites required. Bachelor's degree preferred. Competitive
salary and benefits package including 401k. Email resume to:
hiring@go21.org
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> Marketing Manager Software Company
We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, flexible person who
is upbeat by nature and views themselves as outgoing, yet with
a strong eye for detail. Our company works with nationally
known partners and is a great small company environment for
the right person. Excellent Microsoft Officer skills are a
must; HTML skills also required; ability to create HTML
marketing materials; excellent written skills; skills in
Photoshop and Front Page and other related products, a plus.
This job will allow the right candidate to create, monitor and
analyze their own marketing campaigns, and manage product
strategy and support. We are located near Porter Square T
stop. Excellent salary and medical benefits. Please email
Carol@kmt.com
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> Outside Sales Manager - Digital Distribution of PC Games
Outside sales for Trymedia, the world's largest digital
distribution provider of PC games and DRM technology. Increase
distribution of digital PC game catalog, technology, and
services to large web sites, portals, ISPs, online networks,
and cable providers. Manage entire sales cycle for warm and
cold leads. Light travel. Experience: 2 years Internet sales
creating affiliate networks. Selling content aggregation and
fully managed services in digital media. Strong Rolodex. Email
salesjobs@trymedia.com
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> Software Engineer
We are seeking a highly motivated Java software engineer with
3 plus years of programming experience to work in a
closely-knit team environment. This engineer will be expected
to quickly acclimate to the dynamic environment and be able to
take ownership of software development efforts and deliver
them within specified time frames. Candidate must possess a
positive attitude and be comfortable functioning in a
multi-tasking environment. Send resumes to
careers@unanet.com
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> Account Executive/Senior Account Executive - Stamford, CT
Environics Communications has an exciting opportunity for a
public relations Account Executive / Senior Account Executive
with two to six years of experience in an agency or corporate
environment. This is a generalist position, though healthcare,
technology and corporate communications experience are highly
desirable. In addition to demonstrated exceptional media
relations skills, the ideal candidate will know how to manage
client relationships and work in a fast-paced environment.
Visit us at
http://www.environicspr.com Send resumes to
communicate@environics-usa.com
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> Director Of Marketing
Our client, a very exciting and well funded start-up is
looking for a Director of Marketing to develop segmentation
and acquisition strategies, work with product development to
enhance product offering, define the brand promise, develop
strategy to improve the customer experience, and analyze
marketing results. Candidate must have 8-10 years of direct
marketing experience. Product development and/or brand
marketing experience is helpful. If you're interested, please
send resume to
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> Business Development Manager
This position with the Loudoun County Department of Economic
Development Business Investment Team will proactively function
as a Business Ambassador to market Loudoun County as a favored
business location. Requires any combination of education and
exp. equivalent to Bachelor's degree in business, marketing,
or public administration or related field, and at least three
years related professional exp. working with business, civic
and elected leaders. This position requires the ability to
work non-standard hours to include early mornings, evenings
and weekends (Hiring Range: $38,965 - $58,447/yr) Apply
immediately Ref # 05-299. Email resumes to
hr@loudoun.gov For more
info, visit
http://www.loudoun.gov or call Human Resources: (703)
777-0213.EOE.
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> 3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6,
2005
5 Top DHS and DOE CIO's and other insiders confirmed include:
Steve Cooper, CIO, Dept. of Homeland Security; Charles
Armstrong, CIO, Border Security, DHS; Scott Hastings, CIO, The
US-VISIT Program, (which awarded a contract worth up to $10
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Curriculum
iPath Technologies, Inc., has added a new offering to its
Juniper networking courses entitled Implementing Netscreen
Security Gateways. INSG is valuable to network engineers,
support personnel, resellers, and others who implement
NetScreen products. For the latest course dates and locations,
please visit
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training@ipath.net
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