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o RealNetworks Enters $7B Game Distribution Market with RealArcade
o AOL Moviefone Invests in MovieTickets.com, Companies Combine Services
o Report Finds iTV to Overtake PCs for European 'Net Access by 2005
o Loudeye Technologies Acquires Assets of OnAir Streaming Networks
o Ericsson, Motorola, Siemens Developing Universal Wireless Games Platform
o Wireless Firm GiantBear Acquires Streaming Audio Provider Savos
o ELine Music Looks to Acquire CD-ROM/DVD Maker, Recording Studio
o Israeli Interactive TV Firm Better TV Interactive Raises $2 Million
o Digital Creative Development Corp. Acquires Tune-In Media
> Digital Media Wire: NYC & DC Interactive Games Panels
o Briefly Noted: Trans World Entertainment - Interactive Objects,
eUniverse - American Media, Standard Media International, Airborne
Entertainment, Sharp - PacketVideo, Concurrent Computer Corp. - Pace Micro
Technology, Digital Bridges - TELUS Mobility
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> Job Postings: Acct. Supervisor, BizDev Director, Acct. Manager,
PR Director, Animation Manager

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o RealNetworks Enters $7B Game Distribution Market with RealArcade

Seattle -- Streaming media technology company RealNetworks announced on
Wednesday its entry into the game development industry with the launch of
RealArcade, an online service that will allow game developers can publish
and distribute PC games. The service also offers developers software
development tools from Washington-based LithTech to create 3-D games.
Seattle-based RealNetworks said a consumer games service will launch in
the second quarter, with offerings including a way to match players for
multiplayer gaming, a service it is developing with GameSpy.net.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010321/sfw045.html
http://www.realarcade.com
http://www.lithtech.com
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o AOL Moviefone Invests in MovieTickets.com, Companies Combine Services

New York -- Movie information and ticketing service AOL Moviefone
announced on Wednesday that it has made an undisclosed minority investment
in MovieTickets.com, an online retailer of movie tickets. The two
companies will also merge their services, which will cover 85 percent of
the theaters in the U.S. and Canada that currently offer the ability to
buy tickets over the phone and online. MovieTickets.com is a joint venture
between AMC Entertainment, National Amusements, Hollywood Media Corp.,
Famous Players, Viacom and Marcus Theatres.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010321/2475.html
http://www.movietickets.com
http://www.moviefone.com
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o Report Finds iTV to Overtake PCs for European 'Net Access by 2005

London, U.K. -- Interactive television will overtake computers as the
primary way that Western Europeans connect to the Internet by 2005,
predicts a recent report from The Yankee Group. The report says that 81.2
million households will have iTV services, compared with 80.6 million
PC-based Internet households. This compares with a forecast of 24.5
million iTV households against 45.4 million households for PC-based
Internet for 2001. The report cites cable operators' ability to push
digital set-top boxes into homes, and the general lack of interest in
purchasing PCs and setting up accounts with ISPs as reasons for the growth
of interactive television in Western Europe.
http://www.yankeegroup.com/webfolder/yg21a.nsf/press/17CCFD73A796194085256A110049AFE7?OpenDocument
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o Loudeye Technologies Acquires Assets of OnAir Streaming Networks

Seattle -- Loudeye Technologies, a provider of music samples to online
retailers and broadcasters, said on Wednesday that it has acquired some of
the assets of Irvine-based OnAir Streaming Networks, a provider of
streaming audio technology. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Seattle-based Loudeye said that the technology will allow it to offer its
customers streaming audio stations, as well as streaming music song
samples.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010321/sfw048.html
http://www.loudeye.com
http://www.onair.com
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o Ericsson, Motorola, Siemens Developing Universal Wireless Games Platform

Hanover, Germany -- Mobile technology developers Ericsson, Motorola and
Siemens announced on Wednesday that they will develop an industry
initiative to create a universal mobile games platform so that wireless
network operators can offer a wide range of games using a single
technology. The companies expect to deliver a software development kit
(SDK) for the platform by the third quarter of 2001.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010321/sfw038.html
http://www.ericsson.com
http://www.motorola.com
http://www.siemens.com/mobile
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o Wireless Firm GiantBear Acquires Streaming Audio Provider Savos

White Plains, N.Y. -- GiantBear, a provider of software for wireless
networks, announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Savos, a developer
of wireless streaming audio technology. Terms of the transaction were not
disclosed. Nate Brochin, president of Savos, will become White
Plains-based GiantBear's vice president of audio technologies. New York
City-based Savos' technology will be incorporated into GiantBear's
existing streaming audio platform for wireless, giving users the ability
to access any streaming audio link on the Web.
http://www.giantbear.com
http://www.savos.com
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o ELine Music Looks to Acquire CD-ROM/DVD Maker, Recording Studio

Nashville, Tenn. -- ELine Music, an online record label, said on Wednesday
that it has entered into discussions to acquire interactive CD-ROM/DVD
maker Thology Production Group and SoniQuest Studios, a Florida-based
recording studio. Both companies are subsidiaries of Florida-based
International Digital Holdings, Inc. ELine Music is expected to issue
stock and cash as compensation for the acquisitions -- which are subject
to certain conditions -- but expected to be completed this quarter.
Nashville-based ELine Music caters to independent artists and labels in
the recording industry, offering recording facilities, CD, DVD and video
distribution, as well as live concert promotion. The company recently
announced that it would co-produce live events with iLive.com and
WEBPayPerView.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010321/2415.html
http://www.elinemusic.com
http://www.rockthology.com/
http://www.soniquest.com/
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o Israeli Interactive TV Firm Better TV Interactive Raises $2 Million

Ramat Gan, Israel -- Better TV Interactive, a developer of interactive
television technology, said that it has raised $2 million in its first
round of venture capital financing, which it has not yet closed. Prideway
Holdings, Arba Ventures, Meitav Group and Hasmira Halman-Aldubi have
participated thus far. Israel-based Better TV develops software that
measures and analyzes consumer use of interactive television services. The
company will use the funding for product development and to expand into
Europe.
http://212.150.52.164/technolawgy/indnews/financing_rounds.asp
http://www.btv.co.il/home/index.htm
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o Digital Creative Development Corp. Acquires Tune-In Media

New York -- Digital Creative Development Corp., a holding company for
entertainment content providers, announced on Wednesday that it has
acquired Tune-In Media, a creator and aggregator of new media content.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tune-In's assets
include access to the Internet and digital rights to over
25,000 feature films, TV shows and family-oriented programs. The company
recently signed distribution agreements with The Comcast Network and
Multicast Media, a distributor of online content via satellite.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010321/nyw048.html
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> Digital Media Wire: NYC & DC Interactive Games Panels

New York City -- "Interactive Games on the Internet"
MODERATOR:
-Billy Pidgeon, Analyst, Jupiter Research

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
-Greg Costikyan, Founder & Chief Design Officer, Unplugged Games
-Rob Davis, Executive Producer, Spiderdance
-Frank Lantz, Sr. Game Designer, gameLab
-Joseph Varet, VP BizDev & Strategy, The Groove Alliance
*Additional panelists TBA.

Date: Wednesday, March 28th, 2001
For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/NYCgames.html

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Washington, D.C. -- "Interactive Games on the Internet"
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
-Phillip Campbell, Chief Creative Director, Quantic Dream
-Larry Cotter, CEO, Sandbox.com
-David Levine, CEO, Butterfly.net
-Doug Lowenstein, President, Interactive Digital Software Association
*Additional panelists TBA.

Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2001
For more information and to register:
http://www.digitalmediawire.com/DCgames.html
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o Briefly Noted:

(Bellevue, Wash.) Music and video retailer Trans World Entertainment
announced on Wednesday that it has hired Washington-based Interactive
Objects to develop kiosks with listening and viewing stations for its
1,000 retail locations. The kiosks will give store visitors access to
samples from 150,000 CDs and 10,000 movie trailers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010321/0038.html
http://www.iobjects.com

(Los Angeles) Youth-focused entertainment and community site eUniverse
said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with American Media,
Inc., publisher of The National Enquirer, Star Magazine and The Globe.
Under the terms, American Media will provide content to eUniverse for
co-branded news channels and e-mail newsletters.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010321/law048.html
http://www.euniverse.com
http://www.nationalenquirer.com

(San Francisco) Standard Media International announced on Wednesday that
Richard J. Marino, chief operating officer of CNET, will become Standard
Media International's chief executive officer. Marino succeeds John
Batelle, who will remain on as chairman. San Francisco-based Standard
Media publishes ten international versions of its print magazine The
Industry Standard, as well as the website TheStandard.com.
http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,23006,00.html

(Las Vegas) Wireless services provider Airborne Entertainment on Wednesday
showed its wireless entertainment platform at the CTIA Global Wireless
Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The service -- which includes content such as
"Dear Abby" columns and "Doonesbury" comic strips -- will be available
beginning in April for Sprint, Bell Mobility and Rogers AT&T wireless
subscribers.
http://www.airborne-e.com

(Hanover, Germany) Consumer electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. said on
Wednesday that it has licensed wireless streaming video technology from
San Diego-based PacketVideo for inclusion in its Linux operating
system-based wireless devices. Terms of the royalty-bearing licensing
agreement were not disclosed.
http://www.pv.com/press/view.asp?id=111
http://sharp-world.com/index.html

(Atlanta) Concurrent Computer Corporation said on Wednesday that it has
partnered with Pace Micro Technology, and that the two companies will
integrate their video on-demand technologies. The companies also said they
will jointly market their video on-demand technology worldwide.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010321/2070.html
http://www.ccur.com
http://www.pacemicro.com

(New York) Wireless games developer Digital Bridges said on Wednesday that
its service will now be available to mobile users on Canada's TELUS
Mobility network. New York-based Digital Bridges supplies its services and
game content to mobile operators and portals.
http://www.telusmobility.com
http://www.digitalbridges.com

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> Hill and Knowlton, Account Supervisor/Technology - Los Angeles

Acct. Supervisor for global PR firm needs 4+ years experience in an agency
with specialized knowledge of technology. Manage accounts and staff, serve
as client liasion, allocate work to staff, manage client budgets, expand
client business and establish communications strategies. Submit resume and
salary history to careers@hillandknowlton
http://www.hillandknowlton.com
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> AGENCY.com, Business Development Director - San Francisco

This position is responsible for managing the overall relationship with
client contacts from a strategic & long-term planning perspective and
acts as the primary contact on strategic client issues. Must possess
5-10 years of successful, professional services sales, as well as a
strong understanding of eBusiness solutions. Send resumes to
sanfranciscojobs@agency.com 
http://www.agency.com
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> Account Manager - Great Plains/West Coast (California)

The Account Manager will develop and maintain a sales account plan in
conjunction with management goals and strategies. Qualified candidates
will have 4-5 years technology sales related experience or knowledge of
financial or business management. Strong communication abilities,
professional attitude, executive presence, and customer management skills
are required. Send resumes to:
ptw2@careerrewards.com OR REFER A FRIEND AND EARN $1000
http://www.careerrewards.com/cr/search/jpd.jsp?jobId=2006
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> Niehaus Ryan Wong, PR Director - Austin, Texas

We are looking for Directors who know both technology and consumer media
to assume one of the senior-most account positions within the agency,
having overall responsibility for operation of a specific group of
accounts and people. Directors provide strategic marketing and PR counsel
to senior client executives and are deemed industry influencers. Send
resumes to jobs@nrwpr.com
http://www.nrwpr.com
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> School of Visual Arts, Animation Manager - New York City

This position reports to the film chairman and the Film Department's
director of operations. Manage daily functions of animation facility,
supervise assistant & student workers, coordinate schedules &
responsibilities, research & plan animation technology and convey budget
updates & proposals. Knowledge of Illustrator, Adobe Premiere,
AfterEffects & Photoshop. Send resumes to hr@adm.schoolofvisualarts.edu
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu

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> Digital Media Revolution in the Americas, Nov. 29-30 - Pasadena

Institute of the Americas and the Annenberg School for Communication
Conference will focus on all aspects of digital media content production,
delivery and protection of digital property rights in the Americas.
Features CEO track at the Huntington Museum and high-level Latin American
speakers.
Send inquiries to cmorton@iamericas.org
For more information: http://www.iamericas.org
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