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DMW Daily, October 8, 2008

Top Stories
o YouTube Adds Click-to-Buy Links on Some U.S. Videos
o Judge Extends Ban on Sales of RealDVD Software
o Report: EMI to Launch Own Digital Music Store This Year
o Google Launches AdSense for Web-based Video Games
o Chinese Video Site PPLive Looking to Raise $20 Million
o France's Believe Digital Buys MTunes; Raises $6.5 Million
o ReverbNation Gets $3 Million for Online Music Marketing Tools
o CollegeWikis Raises $2 Million in First Round Funding
Opinion & Analysis
o DMW Vlog: Pandora's Tim Westergren on Monetization, iPhone App
Briefly Noted
o RIM Introduces Touch-Screen BlackBerry Storm
o New York Times to Shutter IHT.com, Move Content to Own Site
o Mufin Debuts Audio Fingerprinting & Music Discovery Service
o HD Radio Developer iBiquity Digital Announces Milestones
o Last.fm Adds Lyrics to Over 800,000 Songs via LyricFind
o Indaba Contest Offers Web Musical Collaborations With Yo-Yo Ma
o Teen Social Network Kiwibox Gets Universal Music Videos
o In Demand to Shutter Mojo HD Cable TV Network
 Top Stories
o YouTube Adds Click-to-Buy Links on Some U.S. Videos 
San Bruno, Calif. - Google's YouTube has begun placing links to purchase music and games on the pages of related videos on its site in the U.S., with initial partners that include Amazon MP3, Apple's iTunes Store, record label EMI and game developer Electronic Arts. [more..]
o Judge Extends Ban on Sales of RealDVD Software 
San Francisco - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled to extend an injunction against the sale of RealNetworks' DVD-copying RealDVD software, while a lawsuit targeting the software lodged by the Hollywood movie studios proceeds, according to reports. [more..]
o Report: EMI to Launch Own Digital Music Store This Year 
London - Major record label EMI is preparing to launch its own consumer-facing digital music store before the end of the year, the Financial Times reports. [more..]
o Google Launches AdSense for Web-based Video Games 
Mountain View, Calif. - Google on Wednesday introduced AdSense for Games, a program that integrates video ads into Web-based video games, complemented by text and image ads. [more..]
o Chinese Video Site PPLive Looking to Raise $20 Million 
Shanghai - Chinese video-hosting site PPLive.com is looking to raise $20 million over the next month for a third round of financing, Reuters reported, citing a copy of a company prospectus it obtained. [more..]
o France's Believe Digital Buys MTunes; Raises $6.5 Million 
Paris - Believe Digital, a France-based provider of digital music distribution and marketing services, has acquired German independent digital music distributor MTunes, and also raised a $6.5 million second round of financing, PaidContent reported.
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o ReverbNation Gets $3 Million for Online Music Marketing Tools 
New York - ReverbNation, the provider of an online marketing and promotion platform for musicians, labels and venues, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by new investor ETF Venture Funds. [more..]
o CollegeWikis Raises $2 Million in First Round Funding 
New York - CollegeWikis, the provider of a group messaging and information platform "for students by students," has raised $2 million in its first round of venture capital, led by HighBAR Ventures. [more..]
 Opinion & Analysis
o DMW Vlog: Pandora's Tim Westergren on Monetization, iPhone App 
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 Briefly Noted
o RIM Introduces Touch-Screen BlackBerry Storm 
Waterloo, Ontario - Research In Motion on Wednesday introduced its first touch-screen BlackBerry, the Storm, which the company and initial carrier partner Verizon expect to have in U.S. stores for the holiday shopping season. [more..]
o New York Times to Shutter IHT.com, Move Content to Own Site 
New York - The New York Times Co. plans to shutter the website for the International Herald Tribune (IHT.com), and move its content to the flagship NYTimes.com website, Fortune.com reports. [more..]
o Mufin Debuts Audio Fingerprinting & Music Discovery Service 
Berlin - Mufin on Wednesday announced the beta launch of its new audio fingerprinting and music discovery service. [more..]
o HD Radio Developer iBiquity Digital Announces Milestones 
Shenzen, China - HD Radio technology developer iBiquity Digital on Wednesday announced several milestones for the technology, including the shipment of 1.5 million HD Radio chipsets, manufacture of 1 million HD Radio modules, and certification of 100 HD Radio products. [more..]
o Last.fm Adds Lyrics to Over 800,000 Songs via LyricFind 
London - Last.fm, the social music discovery service owned by CBS, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with LyricFind to add the lyrics to over 800,000 songs to the free site. [more..]
o Indaba Contest Offers Web Musical Collaborations With Yo-Yo Ma 
New York - Indaba Music, the provider of an online music collaboration Web application, on Wednesday announced a contest that challenges musicians to collaborate with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. [more..]
o Teen Social Network Kiwibox Gets Universal Music Videos 
New York - Major record label Universal Music Group on Wednesday announced a deal to provide ad-supported music videos on Kiwibox, a teen-focused online social network. [more..]
o In Demand to Shutter Mojo HD Cable TV Network 
Los Angeles - In Demand, a cable TV video-on-demand provider joint venture between a number of cable TV operators, has shuttered its Mojo HD high-definition programming service, TVWeek.com reports. [more..]