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Digital Media Wire's Weekly Recap: Feb. 4 to Feb. 10, 2007

Authored by dmw on February 10, 2007 - 8:44am.
Digital Media Wire LogoHere's an executive summary of DMW's coverage of the digital media & entertainment sector for the past week, in case you were too busy to keep up. Stories are grouped by the following categories: Top News Stories; Deals; Launches; Metrics & Reports; Legal Matters; and DMW exclusives. Enjoy!

Top News Stories:
Apple CEO Jobs Calls on Labels to Abandon Digital Rights Management
WSJ: EMI in Talks With Retailers to Sell Songs as Unprotected MP3s
New NBC Universal CEO Zucker Takes Swipe at YouTube
ABC.com Sells Out All Its Video Ad Inventory for Q1

Financial Deals:
Theater Ad Distributor National CineMedia Raises $798 Million in IPO
Akamai to Acquire Netli for $178 Million
Chinese Games Firm Shanda Sells Partial SINA Stake for $129.6 Million
Internet TV Distributor Move Networks Raises $11.3 Million
Pro Photography Online Marketplace Digital Railroad Raises $10 Million
HandHeld Entertainment Acquires Putfile.com for $7.1 Million
Voice-Powered Mobile Search Developer Promptu Raises $5.6 Million
Online Social Network PatientsLikeMe Raises $5 Million
Hollywood Media Acquires Showtix Unit for $2.6 Million
Sportsvite Online Social Network Raises $2 Million
Cisco Acquires Social Networking Tech Firm Five Across
RealNetworks Acquires Brazilian Casual Game Distributor Atrativa
Sony Identified as Winning Bidder for Technology Assets of IPIX
"Social Search" Firm Searchles Raises Funds, Launches New Features
Filing Details Windfalls for YouTube Founders, Investors in Google Deal
Viacom to Explore Possible Sale of Music Publishing Unit
The Weather Channel Forms New Venture Investment Group

Launches:
Wal-Mart Launches Beta of Video Downloads Store
TiVo, Amazon Enable Unbox Movie, TV Downloads to TiVo Boxes
CBS Launches Mobile Entertainment Division
New CBS Mobile Unit Launches Three Mobile Websites
Yahoo Introduces "Pipes" Mashup Creator Tool
Disney's Mobile ESPN Service Relaunches With Verizon Wireless
Conde Nast Debuts Flip Online Social Network for Teen Girls
LG Begins Selling First Dual-Format Blu-ray, HD DVD Player in U.S.
Wrigley's Debuts Candystand Advergaming Channel for Nintendo Wii
Sony Ericsson Introduces Two New Walkman Mobile Phones
Helio Nears 100,000 Subscribers; Launches Mobile Music Service
Boonty Launches Cafe.com Social Casual Games Site
Washingtonpost.com Debuts Documentary-Style Multimedia Feature
FAST Debuts Self-Serve Contextual Ad Service; Will Compete With Google
Virgin Media Launches TV, Broadband, Phone Service in U.K.
Musicbrigade, Broadcaster RTL Debut Digital Music Service in Germany

Metrics & Reports:
Report: 73% of U.S. Companies Say They'll Advertise in New Media
Report: Number of U.S. TV Households to Rise 40% by 2050
Report: Number of HDTV Homes Worldwide Set to Triple by 2011
Report: 42% of U.S. Youth Have Seen Web Porn; 66% Weren't Seeking It
Study: Playing VideGames Can Improve Vision by 20%

Legal Matters:
Turner, Marketer Agree to Pay $2 Million to Settle Bomb Scare Issue
Cartoon Network GM, Jim Samples, Resigns Over Bomb Scare Fiasco
Apple Settles Trademark Dispute With Beatles' Record Label
New York City Proposes iPod, Cell Phone Ban While Crossing Street
China Piracy Crackdown Results in Closure of 205 Websites
Judge Temporarily Bans Controversial ParisExposed.com
Video Game Lawyer Jack Thompson Faces Disciplinary Proceedings
RIAA Sues Maine Man Over Five Songs Allegedly Shared Online
Former AOL Executives Acquitted in Fraud Trial
Record Label to Pay Legal Fees in Dismissed File-Sharing Case
France Offers Tax Credits to Local Video Game Developers
YouTube to Post Copyright Warnings on Japanese Site
AT&T Site Details Parental Controls Across All Platforms
Digimarc Awarded Patent Aimed at Identifying Media on Multiple Sites
Digital Watermarking Alliance White Paper Addresses P2P, "Orphan Works"

DMW Analysis, Opinion, & Features:
Five Questions With Cameron Janes, Director, Walmart.com Digital Media
Analysis: Steve Jobs Talks of Getting Rid of DRM, But Does He Walk the Walk?
Applaud Jobs for Moving the Discussion in the Right Direction
Passalong Networks’ Summit: Terry McBride Predicts “DRM Will Go This Year”

Guest Submissions:
Mark Cuban: What Should the Music Biz Do Next? Learn From Google.
Mark Cuban: GooTube Terrorizes Copyright Owners by Withholding Filters
Guy Kawasaki: ARSE: The Asshole Rating Self Exam

DMW Poll Results:
2007 will NOT be the last year DRM is used for selling digital music
Watching fans in the rain was the most entertaining part of Super Bowl XLI

Upcoming Events:
Digital Music Forum East - February 27-28, 2007 - New York
FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference - March 5-6, 2007 - London
Future of Film - March 21, 2007 - Beverly Hills
Virtual Worlds - March 28-29, 2007 - New York
Millennials Conference - April 18, 2007 - Los Angeles

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