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DMW Daily, March 17, 2009

Top Stories
o Report: CD Sales Down; Digital Downloads, Web Listening Up
o iPhone 3.0 Software to Add Copy/Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search
o Nokia to Lay Off 1,700 Employees
o Discovery Files Patent Suit Against Amazon Over Kindle
o Gazillion Multiplayer Games to Feature Marvel Superheroes
o Y Combinator Raises $2 Million, Will Fund More Start-ups
o Apture Lands $4.1 Million for Pop-up Link Publishing Tools
o TeamPages Raises Second Round for Sports Social Network
Opinion & Analysis
o Ron Berry Gives DMW The Inside Scope On Isle Of Man's ISP Music Flat Fee
Briefly Noted
o Fox Atomic, Zombie Team on "Blacklight" Film, Comic, Games
o Loudcrowd Debuts Social Music, Games Site
o Open-Source Songbird Music Player Adds 7digital MP3 Store
o Mobile News Video News Service 1Cast Adds Content Partners
 Top Stories
o Report: CD Sales Down; Digital Downloads, Web Listening Up 
Port Washington, N.Y. - While 17 million fewer U.S. consumers purchased CDs in 2008 compared to the prior year, the number paying for digital music was up by 8 million, to 36 million Internet users, according to a report from market research firm NPD Group. [more..]
o iPhone 3.0 Software to Add Copy/Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search 
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple on Tuesday provided a sneak-peek at the upgrades coming this summer in the iPhone 3.0 software release, which will bring long-desired features like copy-and-paste of text, MMS multimedia messaging, and a search function that works across all applications. [more..]
o Nokia to Lay Off 1,700 Employees 
Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced on Tuesday that it will cut 1,700 jobs worldwide in the coming months, in a bid to "increase cost-efficiency and adapt to the market situation." [more..]
o Discovery Files Patent Suit Against Amazon Over Kindle 
Silver Spring, Md. - Discovery Communications, the owner of cable TV networks including Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, announced on Tuesday that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Amazon.com over its Kindle e-book reader device. [more..]
o Gazillion Multiplayer Games to Feature Marvel Superheroes 
San Mateo, Calif. - Gazillion Entertainment, a new multiplayer game publisher with venture capital backing, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Marvel Enterprises, to develop massively multiplayer online games based on comic superheroes like Iron Man, Wolverine and Captain America. [more..]
o Y Combinator Raises $2 Million, Will Fund More Start-ups 
Mountain View, Calif. - Y Combinator, a provider of seed funding for start-up companies, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $2 million in new funding from Sequoia Capital and angel investors, and will increase the number of companies it funds annually from 40 to 60. [more..]
o Apture Lands $4.1 Million for Pop-up Link Publishing Tools 
San Mateo, Calif. - Apture, a developer of technology that enhances user communication for publishers and bloggers through in-text media links, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $4.1 million in its first round of funding, led by Clearstone Venture Partners. [more..]
o TeamPages Raises Second Round for Sports Social Network 
Vancouver, Canada - TeamPages, an online social network for student and amateur sports, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of second round funding, from investors including Burda Digital Ventures, W Media Ventures, and local angel investors including former Class Software Solutions CEO Ralph Turfus. [more..]
 Opinion & Analysis
o Ron Berry Gives DMW The Inside Scope On Isle Of Man's ISP Music Flat Fee 
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 Briefly Noted
o Fox Atomic, Zombie Team on "Blacklight" Film, Comic, Games 
Seattle - News Corp.'s Fox Atomic has struck a deal to turn Zombie Studios' original futuristic military action epic "Blacklight" into a feature film, comic book series and video game. [more..]
o Loudcrowd Debuts Social Music, Games Site 
Austin, Texas - Social entertainment firm Conduit Labs on Tuesday announced the launch of Loudcrowd, a new community site for music fans that includes a range of music-themed online games. [more..]
o Open-Source Songbird Music Player Adds 7digital MP3 Store 
London - U.K. digital music retailer 7digital said on Tuesday that it has integrated its service with the Songbird open-source desktop music player. [more..]
o Mobile News Video News Service 1Cast Adds Content Partners 
Kirkland, Wash. - 1Cast, a video distribution service that offers up-to-the-minute news video to subscribers' smartphones and the Web, said on Tuesday that CNBC, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, Reuters and AFP are among partners distributing content on its service. [more..]