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DMW Daily, June 2, 2008

Top Stories
o British Police Arrest Six Users of OiNK Music-sharing Service
o Report: iPhone Took 19% of U.S. Smartphone Market in Q1
o Video Site Veoh Cuts Access to All But 33 Countries
o Coupons, Inc. Debuts Brandcaster Targeted Web Coupons
o Zannel Raises $10 Million for Mobile Multimedia Messaging
o Expert Advice Site Opposing Views Lands $1.25 Million
o Video Ad Network Tremor Media Gets Investment
o Video-sharing Site EatLime Secures Funding
o Spinnaker Media Acquires EMI Christian Music Site HearItFirst
Opinion & Analysis
o Analysis: How to Speak at a Conference Without Getting Skewered on Twitter
o Buzz Watch: Honda's Unbranded Live TV Ads About Skydiving
Briefly Noted
o First Blu-ray Music Album Released in Norway
o Wu-Tang's RZA Debuts WuChess Online Chess Community
o Nasdaq to Offer Real-Time Web Quotes on Google, CNBC, WSJ
o Springer, Philips Partner on Personalized TV Service
o Media Retail Chain fye Testing MP3 Download Kiosks
o Attention Span Media Programs Get Distribution on Hulu
o AccessIT to Enable Live Event Broadcasts in 150 U.S. Theaters
o Trion to Develop MMOG for Sci Fi Channel Show Tie-in
 Top Stories
o British Police Arrest Six Users of OiNK Music-sharing Service 
London - Police in Britain have recently arrested six users of the OiNK BitTorrent-based file-sharing service, who are believed to have engaged in sharing pre-release albums, TorrentFreak reported. The individuals -- five men ages 19 to 33 and one 28-year-old woman -- were arrested on suspicion of "conspiracy to defraud the music industry," sources told TorrentFreak. [more..]
o Report: iPhone Took 19% of U.S. Smartphone Market in Q1 
New York - Apple's iPhone accounted for 19.2% of U.S. smartphone sales during the first quarter of 2008, down from 26.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, while rival Research in Motion's BlackBerry saw market share rise from 35.1% in the fourth quarter to 44.5% in the first, the Associated Press reported, citing a vendor survey conducted by market research firm IDC. [more..]
o Video Site Veoh Cuts Access to All But 33 Countries 
San Diego - Video-sharing and Web TV service Veoh has shut off access to its site from all but 33 countries, NewTeeVee reported. [more..]
o Coupons, Inc. Debuts Brandcaster Targeted Web Coupons 
Mountain View, Calif. - Coupons, Inc., a provider of printable coupon marketing and technology services, on Monday announced the launched of Brandcaster, a new service similar to Google's AdSense that seeks to present printable coupons to consumers surfing relevant Web pages. [more..]
o Zannel Raises $10 Million for Mobile Multimedia Messaging 
San Francisco - Zannel, the provider of a mobile multimedia messaging service, announced on Monday that it has raised $10 million in its second round of funding, led by Alloy Ventures. [more..]
o Expert Advice Site Opposing Views Lands $1.25 Million 
Los Angeles - Opposing Views, a site that aims to "give millions of people opposing views from experts on issues and questions they face every day," announced on Monday that it has raised a $1.25 million first round of venture capital financing, led by Frontera Group. [more..]
o Video Ad Network Tremor Media Gets Investment 
New York - Online video ad network Tremor Media has received an undisclosed amount of new funding from the European Founders Fund, PEHub.com reported. [more..]
o Video-sharing Site EatLime Secures Funding 
Sunnyvale, Calif. - EatLime, a start-up video-sharing service, has raised an undisclosed sum of funding from backers including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Amidzad Partners, and angel investor Rajeev Motwani, NewTeeVee reported. [more..]
o Spinnaker Media Acquires EMI Christian Music Site HearItFirst 
Nashville, Tenn. - Spinnaker Media, a holding company created to acquire family-friendly entertainment and media companies, has purchased Christian music discovery service HearItFirst from major label EMI's Christian Music Group, PaidContent reported. [more..]
 Opinion & Analysis
o Analysis: How to Speak at a Conference Without Getting Skewered on Twitter 
Rohit Bhargava on how to speak at an event where the feedback channel is instant, unfiltered and sometimes brutal. [more..]
o Buzz Watch: Honda's Unbranded Live TV Ads About Skydiving 
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 Briefly Noted
o First Blu-ray Music Album Released in Norway 
Oslo, Norway - Norwegian record label 2L has announced the release of what it says is the first music album for Sony's next-generation Blu-ray format. [more..]
o Wu-Tang's RZA Debuts WuChess Online Chess Community 
Los Angeles - WuChess, an online chess community created by hip-hop troupe Wu-Tang Clan member RZA and social network ChessPark, on Monday announced its launch, TechCrunch reported. [more..]
o Nasdaq to Offer Real-Time Web Quotes on Google, CNBC, WSJ 
New York - The Nasdaq announced on Monday the launch of a new service that will place free, real-time quotes on the websites of CNBC, Google and The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. [more..]
o Springer, Philips Partner on Personalized TV Service 
Berlin - German publisher Axel Springer has partnered with Philips to create a personalized TV system that lets users create channels based on their personal interests, Variety reports. [more..]
o Media Retail Chain fye Testing MP3 Download Kiosks 
Albany, N.Y. - Media retail store chain fye, which counts over 800 U.S. locations, has launched a pilot test of an MP3 download kiosk in two of its stores, Ars Technica reports. [more..]
o Attention Span Media Programs Get Distribution on Hulu 
Los Angeles - Independent production studio Attention Span Media (ASM) said on Monday that it has signed a deal to distribute several of its programs via Hulu, the online video distribution joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal. [more..]
o AccessIT to Enable Live Event Broadcasts in 150 U.S. Theaters 
Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies, a provider of digital cinema services, said on Monday that it plans to install 150 of its CineLive systems throughout the U.S., which enable live broadcast of 2D and 3D content into movie theaters via satellite. [more..]
o Trion to Develop MMOG for Sci Fi Channel Show Tie-in 
Redwood City, Calif. - Video game developer and publisher Trion World Entertainment has signed a co-development deal with NBC Universal's Sci Fi Channel, to create a multiplayer online game that will tie-in with a TV series set to launch in 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported. [more..]