Digital Media Wire's Weekly Recap: Feb. 18 to Feb. 24, 2007 | Digital Media Wire

Digital Media Wire's Weekly Recap: Feb. 18 to Feb. 24, 2007

Authored by dmw on February 23, 2007 - 10:51pm.

Here'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 Stories; Commentary; Interviews; Deals; Top Launches; Legal Matters; Metrics; and Bad News. Enjoy!

Top Stories
XM and Sirius Announce Merger
Microsoft to Pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5 Billion Over MP3 Patent Claims
Report: Internet Video Market to Generate $5.8 Billion by 2011
YouTube's CBS, Viacom Deals Fall Through; NBC Warns on Copyrights
Viacom to Offer TV, Film Content on Joost P2P Streaming Platform

Commentary & Analysis
Joost: The Revolution will be... Streamed?
Analysis: Why the XM-Sirius Merger Will Proceed
Does a Sirius and XM Merger Make Way For An Apple Deal, iPod Integration?
6 Audio Entertainment Sources Better Than XM-Sirius
Mark Cuban: G oogle Must Choose Strategy for YouTube - Search or Hosting

Interviews
Guy Kawasaki: W hy Windows Kicked Macintosh’s Butt - The Strategy Paradox
Five Questions with Dave Jaworski, CEO, Passalong Networks
An I nterview with Major League Gaming CEO Mike Sepso

Financial Deals
Getty Images to Acquire Photo Agency WireImage for $200 Million
Spain's LaNetro Zed Pays $66.7 Million for Majority Stake in MonsterMob
Panmure Gordon to Purchase ThinkEquity for $62 Million
EchoStar Invests $40 Million in Korean Satellite-based Mobile TV Firm TU
Publisher Ziff Davis Raises $20 Million in Debt Financing
Brickfish Raises $11.2 Million for User-Generated Marketing Site
Streaming Technology Firm Anystream Raises $7 Million
Mobile Multimedia Firm Mobixell to Acquire Adamind for $5.5 Million
SMS Content-Sharing Service Mozes Raises $5 Million
TV Producer Endemol USA Acquires Animation Site JoeCartoon.com
Fox Interactive Media Buys Interactive Ad Developer Strategic Data Corp.
Vivendi Games Acquires Chile-based Developer Wanako
Activision to Acquire Game Development Software Firm DemonWare
Online Ad Service Provider Spotzer Media Group Raises Funds
Obvious Inc. Puts Audio Podcast Aggregator Odeo Up for Sale
Jupitermedia Confirms in Talks to be Acquired by Getty Images
Microsoft, DivX Consider Purchase of Video-Sharing Site Revver
Valuations of VC-Backed Companies Reach Highest Level Since 2000

Top 10 Launches
Adobe Offers Free Web Video Editing Software on Photobucket
Google Launches Premium Version of Business Apps Service
Westin Hotels Taps eMusic for Hotel Playlists, Web Music Service
NBA.com Lets Fans Create Video Highlight Reels, Add Soundtracks
Nickelodeon Debuts Show Featuring Kids' User-Generated Content
Obopay Debuts Mobile Payments Service for Kids Under 18
Raketu Launches Integrated IPTV, VOD and Social Networking Service
GoIsIn.com Launches Mobile Content Saving, Sharing Site
Viewpoint Introduces In-Game Advertising Technology
New Casual Games Studio iQ212 Launches in San Francisco

Legal Matters
Google to Use Audible Magic Copyright Filter on YouTube
XM, Sirius Face Regulatory Hurdles to Complete $13 Billion Merger
Cisco, Apple Reach Settlement Over iPhone Trademark
Judge Dismisses NBC Complaint Against Writers Guild Over Webisodes
RIAA Appeals Attorneys' Fees Award in File-Sharing Case
RIAA Increases Pressure on College Campus Music Downloaders
Adware Firm DirectRevenue Pays $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges
Payments Firm Neteller Blames Layoffs on U.S. 'Net Gambling Ban

Metrics
Report: Nintendo Wii Leads U.S. Game Console Sales in January
Analysis: Odeo Traffic up 84% Year over Year; Leads Podcasting Sites
Analyst Expects Apple TV to Carve Out Up To 30% of DVD Market

Bad News
Flash Memory, MP3 Player Firm SanDisk to Cut 250 Jobs
Sonic Solutions Receives Delisting Warning from Nasdaq
HandHeld Entertainment Receives Nasdaq Notice

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