Connecting People & Knowledge - Since May 2000
   
Today's Sponsor:


Oct. 13, 2006 About Us | Advertise | Events | Directory | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Archives

Top Stories
o Bush Signs Bill Banning Internet Gambling
o Report: Video Game Sales Soar in September
o Google Faces YouTube Copyright Fight from Time Warner
o UK Gambling Firms Start Pulling Out Of US Ahead of Ban
o Conflicting Predictions About Ad Spending
o AMD Moves Closer to Completing $5.4 Billion ATI Acquisition
o Under Pressure, FCC Delays Vote on AT&T-BellSouth Merger
o Enterbrain Predicts Sony PS3 to Outsell Xbox 360, Wii
_____________________________________________


DMW Announcements
  DMW Events Listing
    · LA Games Conference - November 7-8 - West Hollywood, CA
  Job Opportunities at DMW - Join the DMW Team!
  Digital Entertainment & Marketing Awards - Submissions Deadline: October 7


Featured Advertisements
  Digital Entertainment and Educational Media on Demand for the College Market
  Forbes MEET 2006 - October 24-25, 2006 - Beverly Hills, CA
  2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

_____________________________________________

Briefly Noted
o Air America Radio Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
o
U2 Rocker Bono Promotes New iPod Nano Red
o
MoMA to Exhibit YouTube Videos
o
Google's Blogger Suffers Outage
o
ABC Offers Music Videos From Hit Shows on Verizon Wireless' V Cast
o
Google Starts Japanese News Service for Cellphones
o Cinema West Signs with Christie/AIX’s Digital Cinema Systems

Online Extras
o An Interview with Burnlounge Co-Founder Stephen Murray
o Poll Result: At $1.65 billion, YouTube did not sell too low
o Morning Links: October 13, 2006
    The worst technologies in Q3 2006; What price for Zillow?; ...

o DMW Videos
    Shawn Gold, MySpace; Terry McBride, Nettwerk; Jay Miller, EA Mobile; ...


Most Popular This Week
o Local User-Generated Content Site Smalltown Raises $3 Million
o Spotlight: The Revver Model Separates it From the Pack
o Former Microsoft Managers Launch Twango Media-Sharing Service
o Slides from Sony BMG's Thomas Hesse at DMFW
o On-Demand TV Producer Ripe Digital Entertainment Secures $32 Million

Career Moves
o Career Moves: October 13, 2006
    Walt Disney Studios, Whyville, CNET

Submit announcements to careermoves@digitalmediawire.com

For your morning links and updates during the day, visit www.dmwmedia.com _______________________________________


Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds
  Job Opportunities at DMW - Join the DMW Team!
  YOUR HOTEL ROOM IS WAITING FOR YOU IN LAS VEGAS! - CES 2007 - Las Vegas, NV
  Associate Producer - NPR Digital Media – Washington, DC
  Online Search Manager - New Motion – Irvine or West Los Angeles, CA
  Recruiting Founding Team for Video-Centric Web Startup
  Director of Consumer & Affiliate Marketing - Exent Technologies – San Mateo, CA
  Mobile Product Manager - New Motion – Irvine or West Los Angeles, CA
  VP, Network Publishing Development - People Connecting – Emeryville, CA
  Director, Product Marketing - @Hire – San Mateo, CA
  Client Services Executive - Beck Media & Marketing - Los Angeles, CA
  Senior Producer Digital Media - Nicktoons Network – New York, NY
  Online Media Manager - Critical Mass - Austin, TX
  Marketing Manager, Broadband Services - DIRECTV - El Segundo, CA
  2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles
  PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009


Top Stories

o Bush Signs Bill Banning Internet Gambling

Washington, DC - President Bush today signed into law a ban on online wagering. The legislation was included in the SAFE Port Act. The decision by the Republican majority to lump the Internet gambling ban onto the bipartisan ports bill had drawn loud criticism from industry groups for the legalization and regulation of online gambling. Opponents of the new law include Poker Players Alliance a grassroots advocacy organization of more than 110,000 poker enthusiasts. "Today is a dark day for the great American game of poker," said Michael Bolcerek, president of alliance. "Congress had a real opportunity to create good public policy by licensing, regulating and taxing Internet poker... This decision will prove to be detrimental in the long-run and leaves more than $4 billion in annual tax revenue on the table." The legislation contains specific exemptions for Internet wagers on horse racing, state lotteries and fantasy sports.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/pl_nm/security_bush_dc_1
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061013/dcf009.html?.v=70
http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org
_____________________________________________

o Report: Video Game Sales Soar in September

According to new data from market research firm, the NPD Group, September's video game sales jumped an impressive 38%, as compared with the same period one year ago. The industry is up 11% as compared to 2005 with no indication of sales slowing down, according to video game analyst Anita Frazier, who stated that a record year for the industry "is a given." Total video game sales were $777 million for the month, up from $563 million in September of last year. Hardware sales rose 71% to $244 million from last year's $143 million. Software sales climbed 29% to $446 million from $347 million in the year-ago period, and sales of accessories jumped 21% to $88 million from $73 million.
http://tinyurl.com/yhz87d (AP)
http://www.npd.com
____________________________________________

o Google Faces YouTube Copyright Fight from Time Warner

Los Angeles – Dick Parsons, the chairman and chief executive of Time Warner, said the company would pursue copyright infringement cases against YouTube, the video sharing site acquired by Google this week for $1.65 Billion. “You can assume we're in negotiations with YouTube,” Parsons said in an interview with The Guardian, “and that those negotiations will be kicked up to the Google level in the hope that we can get to some acceptable position.” He said Google’s acquisition of YouTube was not the deciding factor in his decision to take heightened action. "If you let one thing ignore your rights as an owner it makes it much more difficult to defend those rights when the next guy comes along." Parsons did concede that he would be interested in Time Warner’s content being displayed on YouTube, but for a price. “We'd like to have our content displayed on these platforms, but on a basis that it respects our rights as the owner of that content.” YouTube founder Chad Hurley said he does not have copyright infringement fears because of actions the company is taking to curb the issue. “We're committed to developing tools to identify the content and monetize it so [content owners] can have a new outlet for their content.” Warner Music, Sony BMG, and CBS have all made recent deals with YouTube to allow their content to be used in return for revenue sharing.
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1921154,00.html
http://video.google.com
http://www.youtube.com
____________________________________________

o UK Gambling Firms Start Pulling Out Of US Ahead of Ban

Britain's Sportingbet and Leisure & Gaming both pulled out of the United States ahead of a ban on Internet gambling on Friday, each selling their U.S. operations to private investors for $1. Smaller rival World Gaming meanwhile said it was impossible to continue in business and called in administrators. All three companies were rushing to complete the deals before President George W. Bush signed a bill to prohibit Internet gambling into law on Friday. Sportingbet had discharged liabilities of $13.2 million and avoided closure costs of $14 million by selling to investors for $1. Leisure & Gaming Chief Executive Alistair Assheton led a management buyout of his group's U.S. operations for $1 himself, rather than close them down and fire 300 staff. The exit from the United States comes after Republican legislators delivered a heavy blow to Internet gambling this month when Congress unexpectedly approved a bill to enforce prohibition of online gaming.
http://tinyurl.com/y4ocwn (Reuters)
Analysis: Online Gambling Ban is a Step Backward, Not Forward (DMW)
_____________________________________________

o Conflicting Predictions About Ad Spending

Wilton, Conn. - Internet advertising overall remained solid during the third quarter despite Yahoo’s warning last month of slower ad sales. That is the conclusion of several analysts, reports Mediapost, predicting good results for the quarterly earnings next week from several major Internet and advertising companies, like Google and Yahoo. "We continue to see robust growth in the online advertising sector," said Aaron Kessler, a senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co, to Mediapost. The investment firm estimates Internet ad growth of about 30 percent during the third quarter, roughly on par with quarterly gains during the first half of the year.That's a substantial increase from the last quarterly poll, which revealed that client and agency executives planned on an 8 percent increase. The Internet also gained clout with CMOs and buy-side decision-makers, according to a new survey from Credit Suisse. It shows that executives plan to boost ad spending on the Web by 17 percent over the next year. However, there are also analysts that are not that bullish on advertising spending. Merrill Lynch has downgraded its outlook for U.S. ad spending for 2006 and 2007, lowering its growth estimate this year to 4.7 percent from 5.1 percent and dropping its forecast for next year to 2.8 percent from 3.5 percent, according to Adweek. Radio took a big hit, as Merrill downgraded this year's estimate to flat from 1.9 percent growth and dropped its 2007 growth projection to just 1 percent from 2.2 percent.

Merrill was optimistic about one sector in particular, characterizing the Internet and other digital platforms as bright spots in an otherwise underwhelming market. The firm projected Internet ad growth to soar nearly 30 percent in 2006 and another 22 percent next year
http://tinyurl.com/y4f93x (MediaPost)
http://tinyurl.com/yyc5xd (AdWeek)
http://tinyurl.com/y57qk5 (MediaPost)
____________________________________________

o AMD Moves Closer to Completing $5.4 Billion ATI Acquisition

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the computer chipmaker and main competitor to Intel, said on Friday that its proposed $5.4 billion acquisition of Canadian graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies has been approved by the Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act, satisfying one of its conditions for closing. To secure the approval, AMD promised to increase the number of employees in research and development activities in Canada, as well as the amount it spends in R&D in the country. The deal, first announced in July, also on Friday received approval from ATI's shareholders. It is expected to close the week of Oct. 23.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061013/20061012006040.html?.v=1
http://www.amd.com

____________________________________________

o Under Pressure, FCC Delays Vote on AT&T-BellSouth Merger

Atlanta - The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) vote on AT&T's planned $80 billion acquisition of Atlanta-based BellSouth, a decision that was expected to occur on Friday, has been postponed by the FCC in response to requests by two Democratic members, Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps. "In the last 48 hours, new proposals were made for addressing concerns raised in this proceeding," the two commissioners said in a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, asking for additional public comment on the deal. "These proposals raise a number of significant questions and complex technical issues for us to consider," their letters said. On Wednesday, the merger deal was approved by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, leaving the FCC vote as the last major regulatory hurdle to the deal's closing. Although the Republicans have a 3-2 majority at the FCC, Robert McDowell, one of the Republican majority, has recused himself from voting since he previously represented competitors of AT&T and BellSouth. That means that one of the Democrats on the FCC must vote in favor of the deal in order for it to pass.
http://www.fcc.gov

____________________________________________

o Enterbrain Predicts Sony PS3 to Outsell Xbox 360, Wii

Tokyo – In November Sony and Nintendo will roll out their newest gaming devices, the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Wii, both of which will compete directly with Microsoft’s Xbox 360. “The PS3 will have a tough time globally at the initial stage,” Enterbrain President Hirokazu Hamamura told a seminar. “Its launch titles in Japan and exclusive software titles overseas are quite limited. But its overwhelmingly realistic graphics will give it a long life span. It will stay competitive even when a game console battle breaks out among a newer generation of machines in 2010. Sales should grow every time Sony cuts prices,” he said. Enterbrain said Sony should sell 4.13 million units of the PS3 worldwide in the current business year ending March 2007. Sony itself hopes to ship 6 million units over the same period. The publisher believes Nintendo will sell 5.47 million units of the Wii by March, compared with Nintendo's own target to sell 6 million units. Hamamura said that aside from the lack of game titles at the start, PS3 sales will be hampered by its high price tag. Sony expects a model of the PS3 with a 20-gigabyte hard disk drive and a Blu-ray high-definition optical disc player to sell for $499 in the United States, about twice as much as the Wii price.
http://tinyurl.com/ygr72b (Yahoo! News)
http://www.xbox.com
http://www.playstation.com
http://www.nintendo.com

Top


DMW Announcements

DMW Events Listing

 
November 7-8, 2006M
West Hollywood, CA
www.lagamesconference.com

November 16-17, 2006
West Hollywood, CA
www.televisionconference.com

LA Games Conference - November 7-8, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA

www.lagamesconference.com
November 7-8, 2006 - Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA

For the past five years, the most influential decision-makers in the games industry have gathered at Digital Media Wire’s annual Games & Mobile Forum in New York to network, do deals and share ideas about the future of online and mobile games. Over 1,500 senior executives have attended the event over the past five years, including senior participants from Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, JAMDAT, Glu Mobile, Nokia, I-Play, Hands-on Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Cingular, Sprint, Ericsson, QUALCOMM, Virgin Mobile, PlayFirst, Atari, Playboy, MTV, Wired, GameSpot, Ziff Davis, Digital Chocolate, Turbine, Gameloft, Yahoo!, AOL, UBS Warburg, Deloitte, the UK Government, the Irish Government, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo, among others. It is with this illustrious background that we are pleased to announce the launch of LA Games Conference at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, November 7-8, 2006.

Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the premier event for games industry decision-makers focused on online, mobile, pc and console games. For sponsor packages and to submit speaker proposals, please contact Tinzar Than Sherman, Vice President of Marketing & Events at 323-822-0936 or by email at tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.

REGISTRATION RATES:
Pre-Registration: $499 until October 15, 2006
Registration: $599 until November 4, 2006

Online Registration:
http://www.meeting-services.com/reg/en/register.asp?event=71

Phone Registrations: (310) 855-0033

WHEN: November 7-8, 2006

WHERE: Pacific Design Center
              8687 Melrose Avenue
              West Hollywood, CA

INQUIRIES: Tinzar Than Sherman, VP, Marketing & Events, tinzar@digitalmediawire.com

For agenda, registration and event details, please visit
www.lagamesconference.com

 


 

Job Opportunities at DMW - Join the DMW Team!

Digital Media Wire is growing and we are recruiting 2 full-time manager or director-level (depending on experience) hires to work in our industry leading events business in our Los Angeles office on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

These individuals will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Applicants should be computer and Internet-savvy. Knowledge of PC, Internet/e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, and experience in event planning/management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to
dmwjobs@digitalmediawire.com with “DMW Event Position” in the subject line.


 

Digital Entertainment Media & Marketing Awards - Submissions Deadline: October 7

Submit your materials today for the Billboard and Digital Media Wire 3rd Annual Digital Entertainment Media & Marketing Awards and join the illustrious list of influencers who have been honored in this arena.

 

Submissions Deadline - October 7
Announcement of Finalists - By November 11
Awards Show - November 29

Entry forms, registration and more information:
http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/demmx/index.jsp

_____________________________________________
 

Top


Featured Advertisements

Digital Entertainment and Educational Media on Demand for the College Market

Cdigix, Inc. is the leading provider of secure, legal digital entertainment and educational media on demand to the college market. The Seattle-based company offers a series of distinct services to students: Ctrax for legal music; Clabs for educational media; and Cvillage for user generated content. The high-quality content offered by Cdigix is available through partnerships with premier entertainment and media companies, and is distributed via the universities’ internal IP infrastructures. More information can be found at: www.cdigix.com.


Forbes MEET 2006 - October 24-25, 2006 - Beverly Hills, CA

Event: Forbes MEET 2006
            Reaping Riches in the Media and Entertainment Revolution
Date: October 24-25
Venue: The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA

A tidal wave of new digital technology is set to overwhelm the Media & Entertainment business like never before! Are you ready? Join forces with Forbes editors, A-list players and media moguls such as Barry Diller and Michael Eisner as they explore the next big thing in the fast-converging worlds of media, electronic entertainment and technology.

View agenda at www.forbesmeet.com

Digital Media Wire members can save $600 on registration here.
Use source code 201858 when registering.


2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

Digital Media Wire's d
irectory is the definitive resource for companies prospecting clients and sales in the rapidly expanding digital entertainment and media industries. This highly unique resource is an ideal time-saving shortcut for several types of corporate activities: business development; direct marketing; sales prospecting; market research & competitive analysis; and recruitment. To order a copy, click here.
_______________________________________

Top


Briefly Noted

o Air America Radio Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

New York - Air America Radio, a liberal talk and news radio network that features the comedian Al Franken, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The network had in recent weeks denied rumors that it would file for bankruptcy. Jaime Horn, an Air America spokeswoman, told the Associated Press that the filing became necessary after negotiations with a long-standing creditor had deteriorated. The network will remain on the air as it attempts to resolve issues with its creditors. Also on Friday, the company named the former GM of New York radio station WLIB, Scott Elberg, as its new CEO
http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=162156
http://www.airamerica.com
____________________________________________

o U2 Rocker Bono Promotes New iPod Nano Red

Apple will contribute $10 from the sale of each new red-colored iPod nano to The Global Fund, an organization headed up by humanitarian Rocker Bono that fights AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The model, priced the same as its $199 cousins, goes on sale Friday. The limited edition iPod Nano is part of dozens or so of "(Product) Red" items that will go on sale in the coming weeks by Gap Inc., Apple Computer Inc., Motorola Inc., Converse Inc. and Emporio Armani. Portions of the product sales will go to The Global Fund, an organization that fights AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. With Apple's iPod alone, The Global Fund stands to raise millions of dollars. During the holiday quarter in 2005, Apple sold 14 million iPods. The iPod maker also plans to donate some proceeds from a $25 iTunes Red gift card to the organization. "I love the fact that Bono is trying to do something about this problem," Apple's CEO Steve Jobs said in a phone interview with AP. "I've never been to Africa, but you don't have to go there to know there are a lot of people dying of AIDS there. In a small way, this is something we could do about it."
Apple Releases Special Edition RED iPod Nano (MacWorld)
____________________________________________

o MoMA to Exhibit YouTube Videos

New York’s Museum of Modern Art will feature work selected by unlikely curators: YouTube users. The videos are included in a retrospective of the Residents, an avant-garde musltimedia group, that will open next week. The museum has posted clips of 11 finalists and invited the public to weigh in. Posting clips from the popular video sharing site that was recently bought by Google, is one of the latest moves by museums to capitalize of the popularity of online communities and remain relevant to their new generation of fans. Some other museums that are experimenting with new types of exhibits that mirror the online life of the MySpace Generation are London’s Saatchi Gallery, New York’s Smithsonian Institutions’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and Pace/MacGrill Gallery.
WSJ: MoMA to Exhibit YouTube Videos
____________________________________________

o Google's Blogger Suffers Outage

Mountain View, CA – Google’s Blogger publishing service suffered a “network malfunction” yesterday that caused an outage and kept Blogger.com and the Blogspot hosting services down for two hours.  “We know how important Blogger is to our users, so we take issues like this very seriously,” a Google spokeswoman wrote via e-mail.  One Google Blogger, Mark Nolan, who hosts a personal blog about soccer, told PC World in a phone interview that he has not been pleased with the service so far.  “This isn't what you'd expect from an operation like Google. It's embarrassing in my opinion.” Google acquired Blogger in early 2003 when it bought Pyra Labs.  Since then, Google has been widely criticized for failing to make any major upgrades from the original service.  The Blogger team has lost many key employees since the acquisition, including Evan Williams, the man who founded Pyra Labs, in October 2004.
http://tinyurl.com/yaltx3 (PC World)
http://www.blogger.com
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2165221

____________________________________________

o ABC Offers Music Videos From Hit Shows on Verizon Wireless' V Cast

Los Angeles & Basking Ridge, NJ – Disney-ABC Television Group and Verizon Wireless announced that ABC will offer its full-length music videos for "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost" on Verizon Wireless' V CAST service. Bruce Gersh, senior vice president, business development, ABC Entertainment and Touchstone Television said, “Focusing on enhancing a viewer's relationship with our television brands by combining great music with our exceptional programs will build awareness and affinity.”
http://tinyurl.com/y3s3r2 (PR Newswire)
http://www.getvcast.com
http://www.verizonwireless.com
____________________________________________

o Google Starts Japanese News Service for Cellphones

Tokyo - Google launched a free Japanese-language news site for mobile phones, to expand in the Japanese market where more people access the web via handsets than do by PCs. The service currently provides news from approximately 30 media sources, including Asahi newspaper and state-run NHK.
http://tinyurl.com/yduzu4 (Reuters)
____________________________________________

o Cinema West Signs with Christie/AIX’s Digital Cinema Systems

Access Integrated Technologies today announced that independent exhibitor Cinema West has signed a contract with the company's wholly owned subsidiary Christie/AIX, for the installation of state-of-the-art digital cinema systems for all 64 of its screens. It is the seventh chain to contract with AccessIT, raising total exhibitor commitment to its digital cinema deployment plan to over 3,000 screens.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061013/nyf084.html?.v=57
http://www.cinemawest.com
http://www.christiedigital.com

Top
 


Classifieds -- Advertise | Online Listings

Job Opportunities at DMW - Join the DMW Team!

Digital Media Wire is growing and we are recruiting a full-time manager or director-level (depending on experience) hire to work in our industry leading events business in our Los Angeles office on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

This individual will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Applicant should be computer and Internet savvy. Knowledge of PC, Internet/Email, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, experience in event planning and management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to dmwjobs@digitalmediawire.com with “DMW Event Position” in the subject line.
___________________

YOUR HOTEL ROOM IS WAITING FOR YOU IN LAS VEGAS!

The International CES is offering professionals in the content development community a limited time offer for reduced room rates at three upscale hotels during show days. Hotels sell out fast when the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow hits Las Vegas. If you’re a content developer, or if you work for a content development company, take advantage of this opportunity now. Plan now to attend the 2007 International CES, January 8-11, in Las Vegas. For more info: CESweb.org/hotelpromo
___________________

Associate Producer - NPR Digital Media – Washington, DC

Produces blogs, editing and suggesting items, creating multimedia elements and working with bloggers and blog editors to help guide tone and direction. Uses news judgment to edit news, arts and NPR program pages. Plans and produces web presentations involving photographs, audio, video and text. Writes and edits news headlines and other display copy. Reports and writes original stories and story elements. This is a full-time, union position in Washington, DC. For more information, including detailed requirements, please visit http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/positions.html
___________________

Online Search Manager - New Motion – Irvine or West Los Angeles, CA

New Motion, Inc. is one of the fastest growing direct-to-consumer mobile content providers in the U.S. The Online Search Manager is a key player in managing the success of our products by managing and optimizing search results across all search engines. Responsibilities will include: analyzing our website and competitor sites; making recommendations; and managing execution. Understanding of online search and the wireless industry is important. Email resumes to: jobs@newmotioninc.com.
_________________

Recruiting Founding Team for Video-Centric Web Startup

Join a small group of industry veterans in the launch of a new, video-centric Web-based service. This is an early-stage startup. Please contact us only if you have deep digital media industry experience, and a desire to join a venture in the formative stages. For a list of open positions and to apply, click here.

___________________

Director of Consumer & Affiliate Marketing - Exent Technologies – San Mateo, CA

Exent offers a Games-on-Demand private label or licensed technology service to many leading portals including Comcast, Verizon, Turner Broadcasting's GameTap, among others. The successful candidate will manage the merchandising and visual presentation of our growing list of partner sites, optimize online selling opportunities, execute online promotions with partners, forecast and analyze partner site performance. The individual will work closely with other members of the team to ensure the optimum customer shopping experience. For more information and to apply, click here.
___________________

Mobile Product Manager - New Motion – Irvine or West Los Angeles, CA

New Motion, Inc. is one of the fastest growing direct-to-consumer mobile entertainment companies in the U.S. The Product Manager will be responsibility for developing and managing the product offerings in a specific channel (e.g. Sports, Entertainment, Lifestyle, etc). This position is geared towards individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset and the desire to run their own show. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to create a business strategy, clearly illustrate that strategy to upper management, and then execute on the plan. This individual will also be an integral part and interface with other departments within the organization to create the end-product marketed and sold to consumers. When applicable, this individual will be client facing, working with Intellectual Property owners on a day-to-day basis and evangelizing the brand/product internally. Email resumes to: jobs@newmotioninc.com.
___________________

VP, Network Publishing Development - People Connecting – Emeryville, CA

Our client is a leading online advertising network, partnering with top quality web publishers to serve ads to 60% of the world's online users. We're looking for a VP of Network Publishing Development to join their seasoned leadership team in efforts to continue to identify and secure new top-tier web publishers. Working with the VP Sales and VP Advertising Services, you will report to the Sr. VP Corporate Development in continuing to deliver new media solutions for the network of publishers. For more information and to apply, click here.
___________________

Director, Product Marketing - @Hire – San Mateo, CA

Director of Product Marketing is needed to grow product management/marketing organization within a leading mobile company. Position is hands-on, overseeing all product lines. Candidate must have experience working with consumer focused online products in past; be able to grow the product marketing department; be a visionary, be strategic and grow both the enterprise and consumer marketing efforts. For more information and to apply, click here.
___________________

Client Services Executive - Beck Media & Marketing - Los Angeles, CA

Beck Media & Marketing, a growing entertainment technology PR agency, seeks PR talent with 2+ years of agency or in-house public relations experience. Successful candidates will have technology experience, plus solid writing and media relations skills. Demonstrated success pitching media required. Position deals with TV, Emerging Media, Mobile and Web Services client base. Principals only. For more information and to apply, click here.
___________________

Senior Producer Digital Media - Nicktoons Network – New York, NY

The Senior Producer, Digital Media Reports directly to General Manager Oversight of digital media creative and production process for digital content relevant to Nicktoons Network brand and assets. Platforms include: online websites, broadband video, wireless and casual games. This position requires the ability to juggle multiple day-to-day production tasks while maintaining a longer term vision for the brand. The candidate must have a strong interest and belief in digital media. For more information and to apply
click here.
___________________

Online Media Manager - Critical Mass - Austin, TX

Critical Mass, a marketing and communications company, is currently seeking an Online Media Manager, whose role is involved in defining, managing and executing interactive marketing strategy. This position would include but not be limited to, ecommerce initiatives and online advertising production, in order to maximize client business/marketing objectives. For more information and to apply,
click here.
_________________

Marketing Manager, Broadband Services - DIRECTV - El Segundo, CA
 
Will assist in the launch of DIRECTV’s newly branded high-speed wireless internet/broadband products and services through developing and implementing marketing and customer experience programs and initiatives. Will execute direct to consumer promotions/advertising for both acquisition and current customer marketing programs and work closely with broadband partners to implement initiatives as part of a bundled services strategy. In addition, will partner with multiple DIRECTV departments, such as Customer Care and Sales, to ensure a consistent and positive consumer experience throughout the entire sales, service and support process. For more information and to apply, click here.
____________________

2006 Digital Entertainment & Media Directory - 1,000+ Company Profiles

Digital Media Wire's d
irectory is the definitive resource for companies prospecting clients and sales in the rapidly expanding digital entertainment and media industries. This highly unique resource is an ideal time-saving shortcut for several types of corporate activities: business development; direct marketing; sales prospecting; market research & competitive analysis; and recruitment. To order a copy, click here.
___________________

PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts revenue for the global entertainment and media market will reach $1.8 trillion by 2009. For a comprehensive look at the forecast for the entertainment and media industry including analyses and five year growth projections for 14 industry segments covering every major region of the world, purchase PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009. Online distribution of music, films, books and video games is beginning to fuel end-user spending but what impact will rising interest rates and higher energy costs have on the expansion. Click here for more.
___________________
 

Top


About Us
Digital Media Wire, Inc. is a news organization, publisher and events company serving the digital media industry since May 2000. Our daily newsletter delivers original briefings on business, legal and financial developments shaping digital media and read by over 30,000 executives and professionals.

Digital Media Wire, Inc. is part of the Tech Wire Media Group, an international network of publications that includes Potomac Tech Wire, New England Tech Wire, Southeast Tech Wire, Bay Area Tech Wire, Tri-state Tech Wire, Thames Tech Wire and European Tech Wire. The network reaches more than 70,000 individuals from over 70 countries each business day.

For more information, visit our network of sites:
www.digitalmediawire.com         www.potomactechwire.com www.newenglandtechwire.com  www.bayareatechwire.com    www.tristatetechwire.com          www.southeasttechwire.com


Executive & Editorial Team
CEO, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief: Ned Sherman
Co-Founder & Executive Editor: Paul Sherman
VP, Marketing & Events: Tinzar Than Sherman
Editor: Mark Hefflinger
VP, Publishing & Online GM: Robert Spears
Marketing & Events Coordinator: Dustin Hamano


Contact Us
Questions, Comments & Suggestions -
comments@digitalmediawire.com

News Tips & Press Releases - editorial@digitalmediawire.com
Advertising -
marketing@digitalmediawire.com


Telephone:  310-855-0033

For a free subscription to Digital Media Wire: Click Here

Top













Our Sponsors










Copyright 2006 Digital Media Wire, Inc. All Rights Reserved..