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o SESAC Reaches Licensing Agreements With Satellite Radio Firms XM, Sirius
o Report: Microsoft to Lose $750 Million on Xbox This Year, $1.1B Next
o THQ Inks Deal to Develop Microsoft Games for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance
o Chipmaker Conexant Acquires GlobespanVirata Video Compression Business
> Highlights From This Morning's "Digital Music" Panel | Washington
> TOMORROW: "Digital Music" Panel | New York City
> Featured Event/Company: Jupiter Plug.IN, Directory of Homeland Security
o Briefly Noted: Amazon.ca, Pressplay - Sony Net MD Walkman, VitalStream -
Clear Channel, Adaptec - Sonic Solutions, Verizon Wireless - Faith West,
LicenseMusic.com, Ztango - AT&T Wireless, On Command - Wyndham Hotels,
Noize Play - MP3.com, "Magic: The Gathering Online," DivXNetworks -
Wellspring Media, FansRULE - Aerosmith
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o SESAC Reaches Licensing Agreements With Satellite Radio Firms XM, Sirius

Nashville, Tenn. -- Performing rights organization SESAC, which represents
songwriters and music publishers, announced on Tuesday that it has signed
licensing agreements with the nation's two satellite radio providers, XM
Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Financial terms of the
multi-year deals were not disclosed. Under the agreements,
Washington-based XM and New York-based Sirius will pay royalty fees to
SESAC in exchange for the right to play compositions from SESAC artists on
their respective services. "Satellite radio is an exciting new medium that
provides a tremendous opportunity for music and artists in every genre to
be heard across the country. We are very happy to be working with both
Sirius and XM," said Pat Collins, Tennessee-based SESAC's senior vice
president for licensing. Once limited to European and gospel music
artists, SESAC now represents artists in genres including rock, dance
music, country, Latin and contemporary Christian music.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/221762541&ticker=
http://www.sesac.com
http://www.xmradio.com
http://www.siriusradio.com
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o Report: Microsoft to Lose $750 Million on Xbox This Year, $1.1B Next

San Francisco -- Technology business publication Red Herring recently
reported that a source familiar with the matter says that Microsoft
expects to lose $750 million on its Xbox video game console this year, and
$1.1 billion next year. Microsoft declined to comment on these figures for
the story, but with an estimated $42 billion in cash reserves, the company
would be able to absorb the losses. The article also reports that
Microsoft is considering a hybrid box that would combine the Xbox with the
personal video recorder functionality of its UltimateTV device and
service. "Regarding a hybrid box, we are moving full steam ahead with Xbox
in its current state while staying deadly focused on games. Of course we
have engineers looking at dozens of possibilities for the future of the
console," Microsoft spokesman David Hufford told Red Herring.
http://www.redherring.com/insider/2002/0624/xbox062402.html
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o THQ Inks Deal to Develop Microsoft Games for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance

Calabasas Hills, Calif. -- Video game developer THQ announced on Tuesday
that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to create versions of
several titles originally developed by Microsoft Game Studios for the PC
and the Xbox video game console for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance handheld
video game. In addition to "Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee" and "Monster Truck
Madness 2.0," Calabasas Hills, Calif.-based THQ and Microsoft will work
together to identify other titles for Game Boy Advance.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020625/250161_1.html
http://www.thq.com
http://www.microsoft.com/games
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o Chipmaker Conexant Acquires GlobespanVirata Video Compression Business

Newport Beach, Calif. -- Conexant Systems, a manufacturer of chips used in
communications devices, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the MPEG
video compression business of GlobespanVirata for $21 million in cash and
1.25 million Conexant shares. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Conexant said
the acquisition will enable it to develop video products for devices such
as PCs, cable set-top boxes, writable DVD players, video game consoles and
personal video recorders. Included in the transaction were 45
GlobespanVirata employees in the MPEG development division, which will
continue to operate out of San Jose, California.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020625/252150_1.html
http://www.conexant.com
http://www.globespanvirata.com
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> Highlights From This Morning's "Digital Music" Panel | Washington, DC

Panelists at Digital Media Wire's Digital Music panel in Washington DC
this morning pondered "What's Next" for the industry, discussing the role
of policy and regulation in shaping the future of digital music. Here are
some of the highlights:

* Michael Bracy (Future of Music Coalition): We hope that the business
models that emerge favor the artist and that the artists will have a voice
in shaping those models.

* Philip Corwin (Butera & Andrews) There is nothing about P2P services
that prevent the labels from offering better services than they are now
offering. As to the argument that you cannot compete with something that
is free, tell me that the next time you are drinking a bottle of water.

* Mitch Glazier (RIAA): P2P is great, CD burning is great, but it is the
abuse of these technologies that is the problem. There is clear evidence,
despite reports to the contrary, that free file-sharing services have cut
into CD sales.

* John Coletta (BMI): It is not necessary for artists to have one
viewpoint on these issues. Some see P2P as beneficial, while others see it
as detrimental. We don't believe that the artist community needs to be in
complete agreement on this point.

* Lee Shubert (KMZ Rosenman): From a legislative viewpoint, the problem
with Congress is that it often enacts laws that stifle technological
development because it responds so slowly to technological issues.
Congress will be hard-pressed to come up with legislation that will
address piracy without preventing technological development.

* David Leibowitz (CH Boston & Verance): I do not know if the legal
digital music services that survive will be purely subscription based or
add-on services like what AOL is doing. Technology, such as digital
watermarking, will make possible sustainable business models in the
future.

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Ted Cohen, VP, New Media, EMI Recorded Music
Richard Conlon, VP, Marketing and Business Development Media Licensing, BMI
Michael Dorf, CEO, Knit Media
Jeff Liebenson, Partner, Entertainment & New Media, KMZ Rosenman
Marc Schiller, CEO, Electric Artists
Jon Vlassopulos, Senior Director, Digital World Services (a Bertelsmann
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o Briefly Noted:

(Seattle) Amazon.com announced on Tuesday the launch of a Canadian version
of its site that sells music, movies, books and other items over the
Internet. Amazon.ca will provide pricing information in Canadian dollars
and local shipping from Canada Post Corporation. Seattle-based Amazon.com
also said that Assured Logistics, part of Canada Post, will provide
fulfillment services for the new site.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020625/252405_1.html
http://www.amazon.ca

(New York) Sony Electronics has announced that later this summer,
consumers will be able to transfer songs from its Pressplay digital music
subscription service joint venture with Universal Music Group onto Sony's
Net MD Walkman portable players. The device plays the MiniDisc format, a
disc smaller than a CD. The Net MD Walkman utilizes Sony's ATRAC3 secure
music format to play music files, which can be downloaded from a PC using
a USB connection.
http://www.sonystyle.com/home/item.jsp?hierc=9687x9781x8647&itemid=28893
http://www.pressplay.com

(Irvine, Calif.) VitalStream, a provider of streaming and webcasting
services, announced on Tuesday that radio station owner Clear Channel will
use its Digital Broadcast Network for delivery of its 200-plus streaming
radio stations. "The efficiency of the VitalStream network keeps us on
track with our financial goals and allows us to keep the radio stations
streaming on the Internet for our audience while the economics of the
industry continue to develop," said Clear Channel Radio Interactive
director of technology Brian Parsons.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020625/250217_1.html
http://www.vitalstream.com
http://www.clearchannel.com

(Milpitas, Calif.) Adaptec, a provider of storage access solutions,
announced on Tuesday that it will distribute Sonic Solutions' DVD creation
and editing software through retail channels in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Under the agreement, Milpitas, Calif.-based Adaptec will distribute Sonic
Solutions' DVDit and MyDVD software; the programs are also bundled with
new PCs manufactured by firms including HP, Compaq, Dell and Sony.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020625/sftu003_1.html
http://www.sonic.com
http://www.adaptec.com

(Dallas) U.S. wireless network operator Verizon Wireless announced on
Tuesday the launch of downloadable polyphonic ringtones through an
agreement with Redwood City, Calif.-based provider Faith West. The
"Modtones" ringtones will be distributed using wireless developer
Qualcomm's BREW platform and will initially be available to Verizon
subscribers with a Z-800 handset, with others becoming compatible soon.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020625/nytu017_1.html
http://www.modtones.com

(San Francisco) LicenseMusic.com, an online music licensing service that
went offline earlier this year, on Tuesday announced it will re-launch in
October following the acquisition of its assets under Chapter 7 bankruptcy
by Charly Acquisitions Limited, a music rights aggregator. The re-launched
LicenseMusic.com will offer 100,000 original major artist masters and over
10,000 recordings from the Charly catalogue for online licensing by the
motion picture, television, advertising, interactive and audio-visual
industries.
http://www.licensemusic.com

(Reston, Va.) Ztango, a provider of downloadable cell phone ringtones,
said on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with AT&T Wireless to
offer its services to AT&T mMode and other AT&T Wireless subscribers. The
service will offer hundreds of ringtones, in addition to color graphics
for owners of the Sony Ericsson T68 handset.
http://www.ztango.com
http://www.attwireless.com/ringtones

(Denver) On Command, a provider of broadband access and video-on-demand
services to hoteliers, announced on Tuesday that it has extended its
partnership with Wyndham Hotels Corp. Denver-based On Command signed an
eight-year deal to provide its equipment and software to 168 Wyndham-owned
and leased hotels, representing more than 42,000 hotel rooms. The company
will begin a system-wide software upgrade in the third quarter.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020625/latu002_1.html
http://www.oncommand.com
http://www.wyndhamintl.com

(San Francisco) Noize Play, a developer of music entertainment software,
announced on Tuesday that its EZ-DJ application, which allows users to
create and share their own DJ sets, will be distributed on Vivendi
Universal Net USA's MP3.com. Music included with the software that users
may edit into their DJ sets is being provided by San Francisco-based
independent dance record label OM Records.
http://www.noizeplay.com
http://www.mp3.com/ezdj

(Renton, Wash.) Wizards of the Coast, a video game division of toymaker
Hasbro, announced on Tuesday the official launch of its "Magic: The
Gathering Online" game. The digital trading card game completed a beta
test with upwards of 60,000 participants. The official version will be
available to download online as well as for purchase in computer game
retailers and hobby stores. The game was developed for Washington-based
Wizards of the Coast by Maryland-based Leaping Lizard Software.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020624/nem042_1.html
http://www.lplizard.com
http://www.mtgonline.com

(San Diego) DivXNetworks, a developer of video compression and
video-on-demand technologies, said on Tuesday that Wellspring Media has
licensed the company's video-on-demand distribution system for use on its
VideoCollection.com site. Wellspring will use the technology to sell
high-quality downloads of movies it offers.
http://www.divxnetworks.com
http://www.videocollection.com

(Lowell, Mass.) FansRULE, a music fan services firm, said on Tuesday that
Aerosmith fans can join the band's Aero Force One online fan club and gain
access to advance ticket sales for an upcoming tour, as well as other
exclusive benefits. The $35 annual membership includes ticket access and a
collector's edition CD-ROM, as well as access to events such as the taping
of MTV's "Icon," which honored Aerosmith in April.
http://www.fansrule.com
http://www.aeroforceone.com
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