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DMW Daily, November 20, 2006

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Top Stories
o Universal Music Group Sues MySpace for Copyright Infringement
o Yahoo to Add Local Tools to Newspaper Websites
o FBI Shuts Down Illegal Servers for NCsoft's Online Game "Lineage II"
o MPAA Sues Firm That Rips CDs, DVDs to Portable Media Players
o AOL's Advertising.com to Launch Japanese Joint Venture
o Two Leading Washington Post Reporters Join Political News Website
o Akamai to Acquire Nine Systems For $160 Million
o Mobile Video Dating Tech Firm Mobestar Acquires Mobile Life
o Mobile TV Chipmaker Newport Media Raises $30 Million
o Liberty Media Invests in Korean Online Virtual Pets Game "GoPets"
o Video Repurposing Equipment Firm RipCode Raises $7 Million
Briefly Noted
o Comcast to Sell Broadband Access Service on Amazon.com
o Gemstar-TV Guide Licenses Program Listing to Fox Sites
o eMusic Details Promotion for 100-Millionth MP3 Download
o Limelight Networks to Provide Content Delivery for Current TV
o Fabrik Debuts Storage Service for Photos, Videos, Music
o Ticketmaster Introduces Gift Card Program
o TV News Website IBCToday.com Adds Fox News Videos
o Discovery Website Adds AFI Filmmaking Course for Classrooms
o 3UK Replaces Musiwave with Groove Mobile as Mobile Music Partner
o Jamster to Offer WeeWorld Cartoon Avatars for Mobile Phones
o Verizon Wireless Debuts New PC Software for Mobile Music Service
o WildTangent Adds Sponsors to Pay-for-Play Game Sessions
o Electronic Arts Ships "Superman Returns: The Videogame"
Classifieds Ads
o Business Development, In-Game Advertising - Double Fusion - San Francisco, London
o New Media Producer/Public Affairs Specialist - OMNITEC Solutions - Alexandria, VA
 Top Stories
o Universal Music Group Sues MySpace for Copyright Infringement 
Santa Monica, Calif. - Major record label Universal Music Group has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against News Corporation's MySpace, seeking $150,000 in damages for each instance where Universal's copyrighted songs or videos were posted on the online social network.
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o Yahoo to Add Local Tools to Newspaper Websites 
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Answering rival Google's new venture into newspaper advertising, Yahoo said on Monday that it has partnered with more than 150 daily papers to deliver search, graphical and classified advertising to consumers in local communities.
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o FBI Shuts Down Illegal Servers for NCsoft's Online Game "Lineage II" 
Austin, Texas - Following multiple raids in cities from California to Virginia, the FBI has shut down an illegal online game server operation for Korean developer NCsoft's "Lineage II" massively multiplayer online game.
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o MPAA Sues Firm That Rips CDs, DVDs to Portable Media Players 
San Francisco - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has sued Load 'N Go, a retailer of portable media players that offers to transfer users' CDs and DVDs to the devices, on copyright-related charges, CNET News.com reported.
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o AOL's Advertising.com to Launch Japanese Joint Venture 
Baltimore - Advertising.com, a Baltimore-based unit of AOL that operates a large display ad network, said on Monday that it has struck a deal with Mitsui & Co. to create a new joint venture serving the Japanese online advertising market.
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o Two Leading Washington Post Reporters Join Political News Website 
Arlington, Va. - Two of The Washington Post's top political reporters – John Harris and Jim VandeHei – announced on Monday that they are joining a new multimedia political news venture formed by Allbritton Communications. The new service is calling itself a "web-based, one-stop-shop for political news coverage."
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o Akamai to Acquire Nine Systems For $160 Million 
Cambridge, Mass. - Akamai Technologies said on Monday that it will acquire San Diego-based Nine Systems for $160 million in cash and stock.
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o Mobile Video Dating Tech Firm Mobestar Acquires Mobile Life 
London - Mobestar, a developer of mobile video technology, announced on Monday that it has acquired the assets of U.K.-based Mobile Life Consulting for $664,000.
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o Mobile TV Chipmaker Newport Media Raises $30 Million 
Lake Forest, Calif. - Newport Media, a developer of mobile TV chips, announced on Monday that it has raised $30 million in its third round of venture capital financing, led by new investor DAG Ventures.
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o Liberty Media Invests in Korean Online Virtual Pets Game "GoPets" 
Seoul, Korea - GoPets, a Korea-based operator of an interactive 3D online world for virtual pets, announced on Monday that it has received an undisclosed sum as a strategic investment from Liberty Media.
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o Video Repurposing Equipment Firm RipCode Raises $7 Million 
Dallas - RipCode, a maker of video equipment that aims to accelerate the repurposing of mobile TV, video on social networks and studio-based productions, announced on Monday that it has raised $7 million in its first round of venture capital financing.
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 Briefly Noted
o Comcast to Sell Broadband Access Service on Amazon.com 
Philadelphia - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider, announced on Monday that it has opened an online store on Amazon.com to sell its broadband Internet service and related offerings. [more..]
o Gemstar-TV Guide Licenses Program Listing to Fox Sites 
Los Angeles - Gemstar-TV Guide International, a provider of electronic program guides for digital TV services, announced on Monday that it has signed agreements to syndicate its program listings to Fox Interactive Media's FoxSports.com and IGN Entertainment, and expand its deal with Fox Television Stations. [more..]
o eMusic Details Promotion for 100-Millionth MP3 Download 
New York - Digital music service eMusic said on Monday that it has hired recording artists Barenaked Ladies to write and record a personalized song about the eMusic subscriber who downloads the 100-millionth track from the service, expected to come in the next few weeks. [more..]
o Limelight Networks to Provide Content Delivery for Current TV 
Tempe, Ariz. - Limelight Networks announced on Monday that it will provide its content delivery network services to Current TV, the pro and amateur video network co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore. [more..]
o Fabrik Debuts Storage Service for Photos, Videos, Music 
San Mateo, Calif. - Fabrik on Monday announced the commercial launch of its service that allows users to upload, store and embed streaming music playlists, slideshows with images and music, video players and other media without joining a public community. [more..]
o Ticketmaster Introduces Gift Card Program 
West Hollywood, Calif. - Ticketmaster on Monday introduced a new Gift Card program, which will allow consumers and corporate buyers to purchase gift cards redeemable for tickets to various participating events. [more..]
o TV News Website IBCToday.com Adds Fox News Videos 
New York - Online TV news syndication service Internet Broadcasting Corp. announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement to offer content from Fox News. [more..]
o Discovery Website Adds AFI Filmmaking Course for Classrooms 
Los Angeles - Discovery Education's online unitedstreaming service on Monday debuted an online application developed by the American Film Institute to help teachers use filmmaking as a method to engage students in the learning process. [more..]
o 3UK Replaces Musiwave with Groove Mobile as Mobile Music Partner 
Bedford, Mass. - Mobile music service provider Groove Mobile announced on Monday that it has been selected to power the mobile music download service for wireless network operator 3UK, replacing Musiwave as 3UK's mobile music service partner. [more..]
o Jamster to Offer WeeWorld Cartoon Avatars for Mobile Phones 
London - Mobile entertainment publisher Jamster, a unit of VeriSign, announced on Monday that it has partnered with WeeWorld, to bring the company's cartoon-like personalized avatars to mobile phones. [more..]
o Verizon Wireless Debuts New PC Software for Mobile Music Service 
Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless on Monday introduced a new PC application for subscribers to its V CAST Music mobile music service. [more..]
o WildTangent Adds Sponsors to Pay-for-Play Game Sessions 
Redmond, Wash. - Online casual games publisher WildTangent said on Monday that a number of new advertisers have signed on to sponsor its pay-for-play game sessions, allowing gamers to play for free in exchange for viewing ads. [more..]
o Electronic Arts Ships "Superman Returns: The Videogame" 
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts on Monday shipped its "Superman Returns: The Videogame" title for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance to retailers. [more..]
 Classifieds Ads
o Business Development, In-Game Advertising - Double Fusion - San Francisco, London 
Be a part of one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley in one of the fastest growing areas of new media - in-game advertising. Double Fusion, Inc. is the leading independent provider of dynamic in-game advertising with the industry's most complete set of tools, technologies, and sales solutions for game publishers, developers, and advertisers. We are currently recruiting for multiple roles in business development - both in the US and Europe. [more..]
o New Media Producer/Public Affairs Specialist - OMNITEC Solutions - Alexandria, VA 
OMNITEC Solutions (www.omnitecinc.com) has an immediate need for a New Media Producer/Public Affairs Specialist skilled in “New Media” services as well as traditional public affairs fundamentals. New Media includes blogs, podcasts, video/audio on demand and other forms of mass communication not typically operating in the realm of mainstream media. [more..]
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