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DMW Daily, June 20, 2007

Top Stories
o Report: News Corp. Ponders Swap of MySpace for Yahoo Stake
o China to Grant Google License to Provide Internet Content
o Apple iPhone to Feature One-Touch YouTube Access
o Take-Two's "Manhunt 2" Gets Dreaded "Adults Only" Rating
o Veoh Debuts Beta of Web Video Viewing, Recording Desktop Software
o Getty Images Buys Music Licensing Firm Pump Audio for $42 Million
o NEA Invests $28 Million in Mobile Software Firm Jentro Technologies
o P2P Money Exchange Prosper Lands $20 Million
o Gannett Leads $10 Million Round for Mobile Search Provider 4Info
o D3Publisher Acquires Game Developer Vicious Cycle Software
o Search Developer Recommended Reading Lands $1.5 Million
Opinion & Analysis
o The DMW Interview with Filmmaker Robert Greenwald
o One for the Ages: The White Stripes Bonnaroo Performance
o What Should Yahoo Do About Social Networking And Search?
o Analysis: YouTube to Overtake BBC in UK Visits
o Pictures From Saturday's Mobile Art Mixer at The Venice Contemporary
Briefly Noted
o Lawrence Lessig to Shift Focus From Copyrights to Politics
o Social Network imeem Taps Snocap for Ad-Supported Music Service
o AOL Launches Beta Version of "AOL Travel Guides"
o Warner Bros. Solicits Users' Questions for Online Cartoon Trivia Game
o Vivendi Games Mobile Announces Upcoming Titles
 Top Stories
o Report: News Corp. Ponders Swap of MySpace for Yahoo Stake 
London - News Corporation had held talks with Yahoo about swapping its MySpace unit for a 30% stake in Yahoo, the Times Online reported. [more..]
o China to Grant Google License to Provide Internet Content 
Beijing - Google has been granted preliminary approval by the Chinese government to provide Internet content in the country, Reuters reported. [more..]
o Apple iPhone to Feature One-Touch YouTube Access 
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced on Wednesday that the previously announced "mystery application" for its iPhone will be one-touch access to Google's YouTube video-sharing site. [more..]
o Take-Two's "Manhunt 2" Gets Dreaded "Adults Only" Rating 
New York - Days after the game was banned in both Britain and Ireland, Take-Two Interactive's violent "Manhunt 2" game has been given a preliminary rating of "AO" (Adults Only) by the U.S. Entertainment Ratings Software Board (ESRB) -- meaning it will not be stocked on most major game retailers' shelves, GamePolitics.com reported. [more..]
o Veoh Debuts Beta of Web Video Viewing, Recording Desktop Software 
San Diego - Video-sharing service Veoh, which recently raised $26 million in venture financing, on Wednesday announced the beta launch of VeohTV, a desktop application that can play and record nearly all video on the Internet. [more..]
o Getty Images Buys Music Licensing Firm Pump Audio for $42 Million 
Seattle - Getty Images, a photographic licensing agency, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Pump Audio, a provider of licensed music from independent artists for use in commercial productions, for $42 million. [more..]
o NEA Invests $28 Million in Mobile Software Firm Jentro Technologies 
Menlo Park, Calif. - Jentro Technologies, a Germany-based provider of location-based mobile software and services, said on Wednesday that it has received a $28 million investment from New Enterprise Associates. [more..]
o P2P Money Exchange Prosper Lands $20 Million 
San Francisco - Prosper, on online people-to-people lending marketplace co-founded by E-Loan co-founder Chris Larsen, said on Wednesday that it has raised $20 million in its third round of funding, co-led by DAG Ventures and Meritech Capital Partners. [more..]
o Gannett Leads $10 Million Round for Mobile Search Provider 4Info 
Palo Alto, Calif. - Mobile search provider 4Info announced on Wednesday that it has raised $10 million in its fourth round of funding, led by USA Today publisher Gannett. [more..]
o D3Publisher Acquires Game Developer Vicious Cycle Software 
Los Angeles - D3Publisher of America, the U.S. unit of the Japanese game publisher, announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Vicious Cycle Software, a Chapel Hill, N.C.-based game developer. [more..]
o Search Developer Recommended Reading Lands $1.5 Million 
Bethesda, Md. - Recommended Reading, a developer of search technology based on user recommendations, has raised $1.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Intersouth Partners, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]
 Opinion & Analysis
o The DMW Interview with Filmmaker Robert Greenwald 
Ned Sherman interviews award-winning filmmaker, director and producer, Robert Greenwald, who will keynote at the DMW's Digital Media Conference on June 22 in Silver Spring, MD. [more..]
o One for the Ages: The White Stripes Bonnaroo Performance 

Scott Goldberg was there for the show everyone is talking about, The White Stripes at Bonnaroo, which announced to the world 2 days before the Icky Thump launch that they'll be reassuming rock's top spot once again.

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o What Should Yahoo Do About Social Networking And Search? 
Scott Karp blogs about how buying MySpace for $11 billion or giving up on search entirely may not be the right steps, but that’s the kind of radical thinking that Yahoo needs to put into practice. [more..]
o Analysis: YouTube to Overtake BBC in UK Visits 
Heather Hopkins at Hitwise blogs about how YouTube is growing internationally and now looks set to overtake BBC.co.uk in share of UK visits within a matter of weeks. [more..]
o Pictures From Saturday's Mobile Art Mixer at The Venice Contemporary 
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 Briefly Noted
o Lawrence Lessig to Shift Focus From Copyrights to Politics 
Palo Alto, Calif. - Stanford Law professor Lawrence Lessig, an expert in intellectual property law and champion of less restrictive copyrights, has announced that he will no longer focus on IP law and instead turn his attention to political corruption. [more..]
o Social Network imeem Taps Snocap for Ad-Supported Music Service 
San Francisco - Online social network imeem, which claims 16 million users, announced on Wednesday the launch of an ad-supported interactive music service. [more..]
o AOL Launches Beta Version of "AOL Travel Guides" 
Dulles, Va. - AOL said that it has launched a beta version of AOL Travel Guides, a new site that provides information on more than 1,900 national and international locations and over 100,000 hotels. [more..]
o Warner Bros. Solicits Users' Questions for Online Cartoon Trivia Game 
Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Advanced Digital Services on Wednesday launched a new online trivia game that will feature user-generated questions. [more..]
o Vivendi Games Mobile Announces Upcoming Titles 
Los Angeles - Vivendi Games Mobile on Wednesday announced the line-up of ten new games -- many adapted from existing console franchises -- that it plans to launch in the second half of 2007. [more..]