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ESPN Secures International Rights for Euroleague Basketball ... Business Wire (press release),'CA'- 14 hours ago ... with Euroleague Properties through the leagues agency Media Pro for expansive international rights to Euroleague ... 'As the popularity of the sport of basketball ...

With the Tournament Weeks Away, Official World Cup Site Already Recording Visitors from More Than 30 Countries RESTON, V A, May 30, 2006 - - comScore Networks, the leader in digital media measurement, today announced the results of an analysis of the worldwide online audience for the official World Cup soccer tournament Web site hosted by Yahoo! at fifaworldcup.yahoo.com.  During April, comScore recorded 5.7 million unique visitors to the site, up 35 percent from 4.2 million in March.  The tournament is not set to begin until June 9 in Germany . "With the tournament still weeks away, the level of traffic to the World Cup site in April—not to mention the substantial increase from March—demonstrates the worldwide popularity of the World Cup and the potential of the Internet as a powerful marketing channel to reach this global audience,” said Bob Ivins, managing director of comScore Europ e . Traffic by Regi on By region, Europe contributed the grea...

Upfront Dollars May Be Held Back : ""

Advertising Age - EBay and Yahoo Sign Multiyear Partnership Deal : ""

Old media to embrace internet upstarts - Financial Times - MSNBC.com : "The Interactive Advertising Board will be asked to attend the meeting. One of the subjects that could be discussed is whether certain standards should be developed for user-generated content, such as always ensuring that content with ads has been deemed appropriate. " (Via .)

Advertising Age - Hong Kong's Telecom Turns Phones Into TVs : "arly universal mobile phone ownership and a blanket of Wi-Fi hot spots, Hong Kong has yet another reason to call itself one of the world's most high-tech cities." (Via .)

Advertising Age - ESPN's Content Chief Sees World Cup as Ultimate Multiplatform Play : "" (Via .)

eMarketer.com - Chinese Mobile Phone Users Approach Half a Billion : ""

Micro Persuasion: Google, Nike Debut Joga Soccer Community : "" (Via .)

The sale of broadcast rights for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship has shown record figures. Financial results For the finals tournament, taking place in northern Portugal from 23 May until 4 June, record financial results have been posted in the process of selling the media rights, with several new broadcast partners also being introduced. : "" http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/423646.pdf

Ten highest-radiation cell phones (United States) - CNET reviews : "" (Via .)

PA expands into USA with SportsTicker deal | Press Gazette : "" (Via .)

CNN.com - Will video break the Internet? - May 16, 2006 : "W YORK (AP) -- Every day, it seems, a new service pops up offering to send you video over the Internet. 'Desperate Housewives,' Stephen Colbert heckling the president, clips of bad dancers at wedding parties: It's all there." (Via .)

WAN - WAN Meets With FIFA to Discuss Sports Rights : "FIFA, and many other sports organizations, have begun introducing terms and conditions for coverage of events that limit the number and the timing of photographs that newspapers can publish on their web sites. The rules for the Confederations Cup and World Cup Draw banned internet publication of images until two hours after the final whistle, and then only allowed single still images (no sequences) to be published. " (Via .)

Sony to ship 17in Blu-ray Vaio next month? : " AR11S makes its appearance on dealers' lists Sony's first Vaio notebook to ship with a Blu-ray Disc optical drive could hit the UK by the middle of June, it has emerged. A variety of European resellers are already beginning to list the product. Some are even starting to advertise the 17in machine.… " (Via The Register .)

FIFA agents Infront have signed four agreements for its standard 2006 World Cup new media broadcast rights packages for France, Canada, Sweden and India The package enables the licensees to ‘transmit up to four minutes of key match footage for near-live and/or delayed coverage over the web and/or via mobile networks to mobile phones, geo-blocked for user access only within each territory’. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?region=global&news_item_id=159792 <http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?region=global&amp;news_item_id=159792>

The memory still makes some in the financial community cringe. During the dot-com boom, more than a few Internet start-ups planned to support free Internet services--and theoretically turn a profit--by selling online advertisements Needless to say, for many it didn't work. Now a new group of companies, ranging from tech giants to the tiniest of Silicon Alley start-ups, are banking on ad sales to support new Net services. Microsoft, for one, is pushing full-on into advertising with its Windows Live platform, which will offer Internet-based services like e-mail, blogging and instant messaging that are supported by ads and some subscriptions. Sounds like the bad old days? Not at all, say industry experts. With new ad-tracking technologies and proven ad buyers like Procter & Gamble and Ford Motor leading the way, analysts believe there's a maturity and reliability to this ad boom that was sorely missing during the Internet bubble. How deep is the online-ad well? | CNET News.com...

3 offer World Cup coverage on its network - Pocket-lint.co.uk : " 3G (press release) 3 offer World Cup coverage on its network Pocket-lint.co.uk,'UK'- 2 hours ago 08 May 2006 - Fans keen to catch highlights of this years football World Cup will be able to catch up with the games via mobile operator, 3. ... 3G Operator 3 Announces FIFA World Cup Programming 3G (press release) all 6 related " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

Napster.com Could Bring In $50 Million Annual Ad Rev : "Too soon for meaningful results but analysts are applauding subscription services Napster and Rhapsody for adding advertising revenue to the mix; so are labels and publishers, who get a cut. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster thinks napster.com alone could bring in $50 million annually from advertising, according to Billboard. The lure of that advertising revenue changed Napster’s plans to rely on subscription alone; as CEO Chris Gorog explains, ‘… This was an effective piece of real estate we weren’t using to any scale.’ In addition to the ad revenue, which varies with usage, labels and publishers stand to gain from users’ repeated, but limited, exposure to their music. EMI EVP Adam Klein: ‘Consumers who spend more time experimenting with music end up spending more money buying music.’ " (Via paidContent.org .)

O2 in brand revamp : "O2 is to launch a image makeover with a £10m-plus ad campaign. By Mark Sweney." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

Blatter still concerned over World Cup ticketing problem - Reuters : " Blatter still concerned over World Cup ticketing problem Reuters'- 39 minutes ago ... Sepp Blatter said on Monday he was still concerned that German government demands over ticketing security could lead to chaos at the World Cup finals, which ... 35 days to World Cup : positive FIFA-LOC management meeting in ... PaddockTalk FIFA ‘SATISFIED’ WITH GERMAN EFFICIENCY sportbusiness.com Blow torch back on Dempsey Stuff.co.nz all 9 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

MTV To Air Online, On-Air Versions Of Some Shows Simultaneously : "MTV’s restructuring with an emphasis on cross-platform/multi-platform programming gets its first real test as the network moves to simultaneous broadband and television versions of some shows starting with the MTV Video Music Awards; last year’s VMA show was a major turning point in the network’s online activities. Also going simul — that’s same time, not identical shows — ‘Total Request Live’ on MTV and broadband channel Overdrive. The broadband shows, according to the NYT, will provide content like full music video during on-air commercial breaks. The ‘live parallel experience,’ as it’s described by Dave Sirulnick, the EVP responsible for multi-platform production, also has a VOD component via Overdrive. No decision yet on how often T.R.L. will be shown in tandem with Overdrive. " (Via paidContent.org .)

Apple Computer wins court battle with the Beatles : "Apple Computer emerged victorious from its latest legal battle with the Beatles' record company, Apple Corps, when a judge in London ruled that its iTunes music store had not breached a trademark agreement." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

Demand delays new lottery draw : "A new online lottery that claims to be a fairer alternative to existing games has been postponed for four hours as its website struggled to cope with demand. By Hilary Osborne." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

Mobile forum calls for content rights protection : "The Mobile Entertainment Forum is calling on the industry to protect content rights by creating open and interoperable mDRM systems" (Via nma.co.uk .)

A few screengrabs for tne ABC network video streaming service available only for US visitors. Video store features a free streamed episodes of TV series with advertising integrated in a way that viewers cannot skip it. http://abc.go.com/

@We Media: Ads On The BBC Are Nothing New : "‘We’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t,’ said Richard Sambrook, BBC’s director of global news , on the proposals to introduce adverts to BBC.co.uk for non-UK users. Overseas users now represent between 30 and 50 per cent of traffic to BBC.co.uk but it is funded by a licence fee paid by the British public. Sambrook told paidContent: ‘If we do it on a public service basis they say we’re taking all the traffic and distorting the market, and they would prefer us to compete on a commercial basis, but if we want to compete on a commercial basis they say we are taking ads away from them.’ Overseas users would be identified by their IP address (a system that the BBC says is 99.9 per cent reliable) and routed through to a payment page. Most of the cost for the BBC is in streaming video, although overseas users already get a lower resolution ‘flick book’ version of video clips. Asha Oberoi ’s comments to me yesterday (she’s a former BBC se...

Microsoft launches AdCenter in the US : "Microsoft has launched AdCenter, its long awaited online advertising platform, in the US with a view for testing with selected UK advertisers next month" (Via nma.co.uk .)

Spam War Knocks Out Blogs : "Blue Security names a Russian spammer allegedly behind outages at the company's U.S.-based website and at Six Apart, one of the web's largest blog networks. By Joanna Glasner. " (Via Wired News: Top Stories .)

Skype moves into social networking arena : "Skype is set to embrace social networking with the launch of Skypecasts, an Internet telephony service that will enable groups of up to 100 people to chat online" (Via nma.co.uk .)

Candidate countries' sport business learn EU sport rules - EurActiv.com : " Candidate countries sport business learn EU sport rules EurActiv.com,'Belgium'- May 5, 2006 ... seminar was to raise awareness, among the candidate countries preparing for EU accession, on the EU policies affecting sport and sport organisations business . ... " (Via sport business - Google News Search .)

CBS launches broadband television network : "CBS launched a new broadband television network in the latest example of a traditional broadcaster attempting to capture a greater share of the booming internet advertising market." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

Kia World Cup final competition - SkySports : " SkySports Kia World Cup final competition SkySports,'UK'- May 5, 2006 ... have a long term partnership with Fifa as a sponsor and are doubly pleased to announce that we are now the official car sponsor of the Football League until at ... Hyundai Motor Provides 1,250 Vehicles for World Cup TMCnet all 2 related " (Via FOOTBALL SPONSOR - Google News Search .)

IPTV/VoD: The Open 4th Platform - Netimperative : " IPTV/VoD: The Open 4th Platform Netimperative,'UK'- May 5, 2006 ... the only type of content that people want is football , movies and ... Scaling for video demand is extraordinarily tricky, especially as business models are still ... " (Via football video on demand - Google News Search .)

Framfab develops site for Healthcare Commission : "Interactive agency Framfab has developed a Web site for the Healthcare Commission that is being used as part of Labour's plans to develop choice in the NHS" (Via nma.co.uk .)

Philips to hold soccer camp for underprivileged lads - TMCnet : " Borneo Bulletin Philips to hold soccer camp for underprivileged lads TMCnet'- May 6, 2006 ... Philips parent is an official sponsor of the World Cup. ' Football is a favourite sport of children and many Thai children still dont have access to good ... Philips previews its world class support program for 2006 FIFA ... noticias.info all 5 related " (Via FOOTBALL SPONSOR - Google News Search .)

Warner Music's digital sales surge : "Warner Music Group swung to a $7m loss for the fiscal second quarter, although its revenues climbed and its digital music sales surged." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

OCA, Nestle sign sponsorship deal for Asian Games in Doha - Khaleej Times : " OCA, Nestle sign sponsorship deal for Asian Games in Doha Khaleej Times,'United Arab Emirates'- May 6, 2006 ... Al Musalam, who addressed the media earlier, said: ‘The Asian Games are the largest multi- sport event of its kind in the world, with over 39 sports played ... " (Via sport sponsorship - Google News Search .)

Richard Branson: 'The moon's the limit' - Independent : " BBC News Richard Branson: The moons the limit Independent,'UK'- 9 hours ago Sir Richard Branson may have lost out on Premiership football rights, but his dream of ... because of his latest big media deal, the sale of Virgin Mobile to cable ... NTL to shed a third of staff as Burch cuts costs Independent NTL to cut 6,000 jobs following merger Financial Times NTL to axe a third of workforce This is Money all 55 related " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

Investors piling into internet media : "Cash is pouring into internet media start-ups as venture capital groups, hedge funds, private equity firms and bigger media rivals with billions to invest seek the next internet sensation." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

Playboy’s Q1 Details: International+Digital More Than Domestic TV : "In Playboy’s Q1 earnings call last week, some more details on the digital media business, from the call transcript : ‘In online, revenues increased nearly 20% to $13.2 million, although increased investments in technology, infrastructure and people resulted in lower profit margins. The online revenue growth came from the subscription side of the business and was the result of the acquisition that we made last fall…’ ‘We’ve already launched a successful pay per minute service on our website…In addition, we are also increasing the lifestyle elements of our free site, which will allow us to capitalize on the growth in online advertising sales in the second half. These new elements will include lifestyle non-nude features, and will include capabilities such as interactivity and community-based services that we are developing and will be launching mid-year. ‘The new media digital platforms of international, online an...

Welcome to the Telegraph's new-look website - Telegraph.co.uk : " Welcome to the Telegraphs new-look website Telegraph.co.uk,'United Kingdom'- 8 hours ago ... the weeks ahead. We will be overhauling the main sections of the website, including sport , business , personal finance and travel. ... " (Via sport business - Google News Search .)

Earnings: TVGuide.com’s Q1 Revs: $2.7 million; ‘06 Mobile Investment: $3 Million : "In Gemstar-TVGuide’s Q1 earnings call last week, some details on its digital media efforts. Among them, TVGuide.com earned about $2.7 million in revenues for Q1, up 41% over the same quarter in 2005. The transcript : Based on Nielsen data, our average quarterly unique users were 3.2 million in Q1 an increase of 23% over Q1 2005. With the addition of our recently announced activities such as the new blogging community, we expect that unique will continue to increase. Also we expect referrals from Google and Yahoo Search to increase. In this past quarter they were up 37% and 25% respectively vs. Q4 2005. In addition, page views also continued to trend positively for tvguide.com as website visitors in Q1 2006 yielded 158 million page views up 26% over the same quarter a year ago. Our page views per unique at 16.5 ranked second only to Yahoo TV on the TVs website category. The number of search queries...

Entreprenuerial Journalism, Blogs As Media Entities, Et Al : "I’ve spoken about this a lot of time, but if you still want to hear me blather on about it, listen to this 10 minute interview I did with StreetIQ’s Andrew Coffey, at the Milken conference last month. I talk about journalists as entrepreneurs, audiences as media users and creators, etc, familiar topics to our regular readers. Download the interview, here , or stream it from here . While you’re at it, you might want to watch this short Reuters TV clip, in which the reporter interviewed me at length, and only 30 seconds of it ended on the show. The interview and clip was about journalists blogging, we media etc. This is from the We Media conference in London which I attended last week. " (Via paidContent.org .)

DivX Files For $135 Million IPO; Buys Community Platform Company : " San Diego-based digital video codec firm DivX has filed for an IPO on Nasdaq to raise as much as $135 million . The company, whose technology allows large video files to be delivered online, plans to use the proceeds from the IPO to license products and technologies and for general corporate purposes, according to the S-1. It will trade under the symbol ‘DIVX’. From the S-1 : DivX saw its revenue double from $16.4 million in 2004 to $33 million in 2005. It posted a $2.29 million profit in 2005, compared with a $4.34 million loss for 2004. At the end of March, the company employed 189 workers. The company has raised $38.4 million since its inception. Investors include Zone Ventures, WI Harper and Insight Venture Partners. On its customer base, Philips accounted for about 13% of its total revenues. Revenues from Google accounted for about 15 percent of its revenues (Google syndicates its services through DivX sof...

It’s Official: Pixar Is Part Of Disney Now : "A deal that at times looked like it could never happen is finally complete as Pixar shareholders vote yea. Disney will issue 2.3 shares per share to each Pixar shareholder in the all-stock transaction valued at more than $7.4 billion. The executive rundown: - Steve Jobs switches from Pixar chairman and CEO to the Disney board as a non-independent member. - Dr. Ed Catmull moves from president, Pixar, to president of the new Pixar and Disney animation studios, reporting to Disney CEO Bob iger and Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. - John Lasseter, EVP-Pixar, becomes Chief Creative Officer of the animation studios, and principal creative advisor at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he will take part in theme park design. He reports directly to Iger. Press release For our full coverage of the deal, read our dedicated ‘Disney’ section . " (Via paidContent.org .)

At E3 Video Game Convention, New Generation Bows - New York Times : " 24x7updates At E3 Video Game Convention, New Generation Bows New York Times,'United States'- 3 hours ago LOS ANGELES, May 7 — The video game industry embraces its ... Eve in Times Square inside a football game inside ... far short of meeting worldwide demand , which held ... No wrong moves: Makers of game consoles in perilous transition TMCnet all 146 related " (Via football video on demand - Google News Search .)

Yahoo unveils overhaul of online advertising : "Yahoo will unveil a long-promised overhaul of its online advertising system, setting the stage for a showdown with Google and Microsoft in the race to dominate the fast-growing search engine advertising industry." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

UEFA POLLS FANS ON TOURNAMENTS : "UEFA has launched an online survey calling on fans to give their feedback on the future format of European club competitions." (Via SportBusiness RSS- Sport Business Research Sponsorship News .)

SKY’S MOBILE UK FIRST : "UK pay-TV platform Sky has unveiled plans to broadcast live sport simultaneously on both conventional TV and mobile phones." (Via SportBusiness RSS- Sport Business Research Sponsorship News .)

World Cup Song to reach your mobile phone - China Daily : " World Cup Song to reach your mobile phone China Daily,'China'- 37 minutes ago ... This announcement means that the legitimate World Cup Official Song ringtone will potentially reach millions of Chinese football fans mobile phones especially ... " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

T-Mobile leads the race to slash charges : "T-Mobile will slash the cost of using a mobile phone abroad with the launch of a flat-rate roaming service it reckons will halve calling charges. By Richard Wray." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

Polyglott introduces mobile World Cup city guides - Telecom Paper (subscription) : " Polyglott introduces mobile World Cup city guides Telecom Paper (subscription),'Netherlands'- 21 hours ago German travel guide publisher Polyglott has launched mobile Polyglott WM Guides for the twelve cities in Germany, where the World Cup Football will be taking ... (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

Cable boosts Time Warner profits : "Time Warner, the world's largest media company, said its cable systems division 'delivered the best quarter in its history', but the performance of its AOL internet business and Time magazine unit was less stellar." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

How a protest began as a joke in a German town - International Herald Tribune : " How a protest began as a joke in a German town International Herald Tribune,'France'- 23 hours ago ... 'We like football and we ... As any German brewer knows, only American beer from the World Cup sponsor Anheuser-Busch will be served in German stadiums during the ... Authorities gear up to battle ambush marketing for World Cup International Herald Tribune Posted to the web on: 02 May 2006 Business Day all 3 related " (Via FOOTBALL SPONSOR - Google News Search .)

Warner Music offer splits main EMI investors : "EMI's leading shareholders are split over a potential deal with Warner Music which has rejected an offer by the UK music group valuing its US rival at $4.2bn." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

Bertelsmann to keep going on expansion trail : "Europe's largest media company said it would continue to pursue 'systematic acquisitions and expansion to new markets' after reporting bumper first-quarter results." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

PARIS Describing the act as "courageous" and "forward thinking," the French minister of culture said the government would press ahead with a law that would effectively outlaw Apple's popular iTunes online music system. All music and videos purchased from the iTunes Web site, which can currently only be played using Apple's own iTunes software and iPod devices, must be playable by other devices and software programs, the minister, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, said during an interview Thursday. The law seeks to establish the principle of interoperability, meaning that all digital music or video purchased online should be not be limited to one manufacturer's device. Sony, which operates its Sony Connect service in a similarly exclusive way, would also be affected. Minister in France defends iPod law - Technology - International Herald Tribune : "" (Via .)

Earnings: ERTS Moves To Loss On Major Tax Bite : "Electronic Art’s woes continue with a tax-related net loss of $16 million for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year compared to an $8 million profit in the same quarter last year. Net revenue rose 16 percent to $641 million. Net income for the year was down to $236 million, or 75 cents per share, compared to $504 million, or $1.59. Chairman and CEO Larry Probst: ‘This transition is more than a console upgrade. In addition to creating games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, EA is positioning for global leadership in online, handhelds and mobile phones.’ CFO Warren Jenson said the company continues ‘to invest ahead of revenues for long-term leadership.’ Earnings release | Webcast (replay) -  A Limited New Lineup From Electronic Arts, the Video Game Giant " (Via paidContent.org .)

Affiliate marketers welcome trade body : "A meeting of players within affiliate marketing last week set in motion the creation of a trade body for the sector, including what its aims should be and who it will represent" (Via nma.co.uk .)

Ad agencies falling behind consumers : "Consumers are moving away from advertisers and ad agencies faster than those companies are reacting, according to Isobar CEO Nigel Morris." (Via nma.co.uk .)

YouTube: Let The Backlash Begin : "The louder the raving the more inevitable the ranting … nothing disappoints like the failure of potential or a sense — perceived or real — that something good has gone awry. Now it’s YouTube ’s turn with complaints ranging from problems with large archives to the ways copyright warnings are handled and accounts banned. One example from early advocate Miel Van Opstal : ‘I’m not going to upload anything anymore. The people I used to know on YouTube got banned, saw their accounts set to zero or just left by themselves. No matter how hard they try, YouTube isn’t the attractive videohoster it used to be. It became too corporate, too yadda yadda and far too bloathed with options, groups and whatever.’ Of course, a few comments doen’t mean YouTube is in deep trouble with users but worth keeping in mind alongside the hype. It’s also the flip side of the problems YouTube faces with media companies concerned about copyright protection — the reaction of use...

Eurostar taps into 'The Da Vinci Code' with online treasure hunt : "Eurostar is launching its largest online campaign in the form of a global multi-million-pound treasure hunt, to mark the release of this summer's blockbuster movie The Da Vinci Code." (Via nma.co.uk .)

Pre-E3: EA Mobile Line-Up - IGN : " Playfuls.com Pre-E3: EA Mobile Line-Up IGN,'CA'- 14 hours ago ... Fight Night Round 3: The popular boxing franchise goes mobile with appearances ... 2006 FIFA World Cup: The worlds favorite game, soccer ( football ), is realized ... Electronic Arts Announces Upcoming Mobile Games Playfuls.com EA Unveils Line-Up of Wireless Titles at E3 Game News all 48 related " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

Coke focuses on user content in digital World Cup promotion : "Coca-Cola has embraced user-generated content as part of a major digital marketing drive to promote its sponsorship of the World Cup." (Via nma.co.uk .)

Budweiser extends World Cup promo via interactive ads on 3 : "Budweiser is extending its multi- million-pound 'Passport to Germany' World Cup promotion onto 3G operator 3's mobile portal" (Via nma.co.uk .)

OnHollywood: “Is The Web The New Hollywood?” : "The first day kicked off in a smart way with a discussion featuring ‘clueful’ people, as Stowe Boyd wrote . The panel. moderated by J.D. Lasica, included Jennifer Feiken, Google; Ted Cohen, EMI; Erik Flannigan, AOL; Ted Cohen, EMI; and Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove. Dan Farber has the blow by blow , including this from Cohen: ‘The audience is taking over the programming. A few years ago we looked at litigating it, now we are looking at how to monetize it.’ Can’t tell if the title question was answered; I voted ‘no’ in the poll running during live chat. " (Via paidContent.org .)

Avaya Satisfied With World Cup Communications Testing - TMCnet : " Eurosport.com Avaya Satisfied With World Cup Communications Testing TMCnet'- 1 hour ago Avaya (News - Alert) , the company tasked with providing a converged communication network for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, reports satisfactory results ... Hosts Germany to name World Cup squad on deadline day Reuters.uk Germany leave it late Eurosport.com Germany to name World Cup squad on deadline day Reuters.uk Yahoo! News (press release) '- TMCnet '- all 12 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

CBS To Debut Broadband Channel; Upfronts In Mind : "CBS is supposed to launch a broadband channel today, with an eye on ad upfronts in two week…the channel will have mainly original content , with some material connected to programming currently on CBS.  The site will most likely not launch with full-length episodes of shows…although the network plans to stream full-length episodes of shows online in the future, the story says. Variety : The channel could possibly have some network shows after they air on CBS-affiliated stations. On original program:  one such program could be a talent hunt: ‘I Want to Be A Soap Star’ that would give aspiring actors aged 18 to 25 a chance to live together in NYC and compete to win a 13-week role on CBS show ‘As the World Turns.’ More later today as the news unfolds… " (Via paidContent.org .)

Ferguson blames boots for injury : "Sir Alex Ferguson is to ask Nike to review the Total 90 Supremacy football boot Wayne Rooney was wearing for the first time when he broke his metatarsal. By Dominic Fifield." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

World Cup poem unveiled - Telegraph.co.uk : " Telegraph.co.uk World Cup poem unveiled Telegraph.co.uk,'United Kingdom'- 3 hours ago The poet Roger McGough has unveiled his World Cup poem, which urges the England squad to win the tournament for David Beckhams sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. ... Poet spells out England cup glory BBC News all 2 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

Electronic Arts posts $16 million loss - Orlando Sentinel : " Electronic Arts posts $16 million loss Orlando Sentinel,'FL'- 4 hours ago ... To spur sales, the company is expanding into mobile games with the $682 million ... Tiburons best-selling game, the Madden NFL football series, turned in a strong ... " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

WORLD CUP ADVERTISING Germany Firms Try to Bottle Ballack - Spiegel Online : " Spiegel Online WORLD CUP ADVERTISING Germany Firms Try to Bottle Ballack Spiegel Online,'Germany'- 1 hour ago ... Footballs overlords have thought of everything: a clear hierarchy with 15 main sponsors ... so much money for the privilege of being an official sponsor that they ... " (Via FOOTBALL SPONSOR - Google News Search .)

AOL loses 3m customers in last 12 months : "Almost a million subscribers deserted Time Warner subsidiary AOL in Q1 2006. The ISP lost 835,000 subscribers in the US and a further 147,000 in Europe" (Via nma.co.uk .)

EA's E3 Lineup - XGP Gaming : " EAs E3 Lineup XGP Gaming,'TX'- 1 hour ago ... PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, Nintendo WiiTM, Nintendo DSTM, PC and mobile phones will be ... 'Titles like FIFA Football , Lord of ... " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

Is Skype planning to take on iTunes? : "'EMI Music Publishing, the song rights company, yesterday announced a deal with Skype, the internet telephony business, to sell music on Skype's new retail website. Under the deal, Skype will be licensed to use song copyrights from EMI's catalogue to..." (Via Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog .)

Gaming now and then : "There's a great post at Fosfor Gadgets that simply juxtaposes screen shots from old (mainly Nintendo) games from the 1980s with the Xbox 360 equivalents. 'If someone would have presented a XBOX 360 for me and my friends 20..." (Via Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog .)

Apache overtakes Microsoft in serving up secure Web sites : "'Apache has overtaken Microsoft as the leading developer of secure web servers. Apache now runs on 44.0% of secure web sites, compared to 43.8% for Microsoft,' reports Netcraft. 'Apache is also gaining from geographical changes. The US, where Microsoft..." (Via Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog .)

DOJ jails Spam King! : "The Valleywag blog seems to have a scoop about so-called Spam King Alan Ralsky, who was featured in The Observer. Here's how the story starts: Valleywag: Tell me the scoop in three sentences. Memehacker: Alan Ralsky is currently being held..." (Via Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog .)

Google condemned for click-fraud settlement : "'Google apparently doesn't see cheating its customers out of billions of dollars as doing evil,' says Brian S Kabateck, a partner in Los Angeles law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP. 'Kabateck is representing disaffected Google Adwords customers in the California..." (Via Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog .)

News Corp snaps up digital media assets - C21Media : " News Corp snaps up digital media assets C21Media,'UK'- May 2, 2006 News Corp has made its latest online acquisitions, with user-generated content start-ups Newroo and kSolo.com joining the Fox Interactive Media (FIM) stable. ... Another web 2.0 site for News Corp. editorsweblog.org News Corp.s New Net Bets BusinessWeek FIM Buys Newroo, kSolo EFYTimes Forbes '- United Press International '- all 27 related " (Via interactive media - Google News Search .)

Watch your language -- most of you are wrong : "Google is usually great for helping sort out uses of English, so you can check the difference between a pedaller and a peddler -- though that doesn't stop Guardian journalists getting it wrong, of course. But there are times when..." (Via Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog .)

Are you Europe's cleverest coder? : "Google took some time today to announce Code Jam Europe, the continental version of its hugely successful programming competition." (Via Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog .)

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo Are Battling Over ``The Undecideds'' ... - TMCnet : " Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo Are Battling Over ``The Undecideds ... TMCnet'- 1 hour ago ... IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox Interactive Media , Inc., is a leading Internet media and services provider focused on the videogame and entertainment ... " (Via interactive media - Google News Search .)

Report Shows Marketers Stick with Proven Interactive Media - ClickZ News : " Report Shows Marketers Stick with Proven Interactive Media ClickZ News,'NY'- May 2, 2006 ... Forrester senior analyst Shar VanBoskirk, author of the recent ' Interactive Marketing Channels to Watch in 2006' report. The study looks at media plans and ... Really Simple Success! An Insider’s View of the Rising RSS Tide ADOTAS all 2 related " (Via interactive media - Google News Search .)

Rich clubs blamed by UEFA for soccer's loss of identity - Reuters.uk : " Rich clubs blamed by UEFA for soccers loss of identity Reuters.uk,'UK'- 17 hours ago ... to gain commercial links, paying him big wages and leaving him on the sidelines,' said Lars-Christer Olsson, CEO of European footballs governing body UEFA . ... UEFA Boss Slams Wealthy Clubs newswire.co.nz UEFA blames wealthy clubs for loss of identity World Soccer all 6 related " (Via uefa - Google News Search .)

NEW YORK -- Hollywood's in trouble. That seems to be the consensus of filmmakers and filmgoers at the Tribeca Film Festival. "The economic model of the film business is broken," said Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh during a panel discussion Monday night entitled "Downloading at a Theater Near You." Soderbergh cited a litany of Hollywood problems: the obscene compensation of A-list talent (top stars routinely receive packages worth $25 million) and a revenue-sharing system that he described as unfair to theaters. But Soderbergh also expressed hope that digital formats and innovative release strategies will soon revolutionize the way we watch movies, whether Hollywood likes it or not. He and another panelist, movie mogul Todd Wagner, proposed several cures: a salary cap for actors, a closing of the "windows" between when a film plays in theaters and when it is released on other platforms, simplification of budgets and contracts, increased incent...

Media-savvy girls lead digital revolution : "They mature more quickly and do better at school. Now media-savvy girls are putting another one over the boys by leading the digital communications revolution. By Owen Gibson." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

“MSN Originals” Kicks Off With Two Deals: Reveille, Be Jane : " MSN is fleshing out its content strategy with the addition of ‘MSN Originals,’ an initiative that includes investment in original content. The first step will be announced later today during the MSN Strategic Account Summit, an annual meeting with advertisers: original content partnerships with Reveille and DIY site Be Jane . The two could not be more diverse, which makes sense given MSN’s broad audience. - Reveille, creator of NBC shows ‘The Office’ and ‘The Biggest Loser,’ has agreed to give MSN first look on all internet projects during a one-year exclusive. MSN is creating a production fund to develop pilots and original branded entertainment. Successful online shows could move to TV and mobile; Microsoft would have a stake. - Be Jane will produce an original video/interactive DIY series aimed at women and featuring the ‘Janes’ — co-founders Heidi Baker and Eden Jarrin. The shows will be integrated into MSN Lif...

UK Charts: EA's World Cup wins the lead - GamesIndustry.biz : " GamesIndustry.biz UK Charts: EAs World Cup wins the lead GamesIndustry.biz,'UK'- 55 minutes ago EA has stormed back into the top of the charts this week with next-gen sales of FIFA World Cup Germany 2006, Miss Croft stepping down to enjoy the footie after ... EA scores with FIFA World Cup MCV UK Video Game Chart: FIFA topples Lara Pro-G all 3 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

Coca-Cola and football World Cup 2006 - Pocket-lint.co.uk : " Coca-Cola and football World Cup 2006 Pocket-lint.co.uk,'UK'- 39 minutes ago ... ever year for Coca-Cola’s involvement in football, combining the second year of the Football League partnership with sponsorship of the 2006 FIFA World Cup . ... " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

@ We Media: Trust, In Statistics : " We’re in studio one at BBC Television Centre at there’s a great buzz. First off, Jeremy Vine opened with some statistics on trust: some of these we’ve heard before but this theme is critical to the concept of ‘we media’ - is there really so much mistrust of mainstream media sources, and has that contributed to the popularity of blogs? Twenty-eight per cent of those surveyed stopped using a media source because it lost their trust. Blogs were trusted more than the government in Nigeria and Egypt; the government is trusted more as a source in the US and the UK. (We’re watching Jeremy presenting these stats as Peter Snow-style virtual columns in a real newsroom: ‘If I look as if I’m groping for these numbers, it’s because they’re not really here,’ he quips.) The standout fact here was on age groups and the media sources they trust the most. TV and newspapers are trusted more than the web in every age group apart from 18-24 year-olds, and that’s th...

Sky hit by subscriber slowdown : "8.45am: Satellite pay-TV giant BSkyB added just 40,000 subscribers in the first three months of the year, its lowest quarterly growth since Sky became a digital-only service in 2001. By Chris Tryhorn." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

All World Cup games broadcast in stadium - People's Daily Online : " All World Cup games broadcast in stadium People's Daily Online,'China'- 48 minutes ago For the first time-ever, all matches of the World Cup are being broadcast simultaneously with the games being played, the local organizing committee said on ... World Cup to set new high News24 all 4 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

DAB sets pass 3m sales : "Sales of digital audio broadcast radio sets have passed the three million mark as the popularity of the medium gathers pace. By Chris Tryhorn." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

Dutch operator KPN has launched its TV over DSL service, called Mine. The subscription for EUR 19.95 a month includes 48 TV and 60 radio channels, which will be further expanded to 60 TV and 70 radio channels before the summer. Users can also access a video-on-demand service called FilmDirect with some 300 titles available at EUR 2.99-4.99 each, soon to be expanded to 500. KPN is working with Warner Bros, International Television Distribution and Blockbuster Entertainment on the VoD service, while it also has a deal to develop content with TV production group Endemol and expects to announce more partnerships in coming months. The 'Missed Program' function also allows users to watch reruns of shows on the three Dutch public broadcasters. The subscription includes a standard personal recorder with space for up to 100 hours of TV. Until 1 October, KPn is offering the service free to subscribers willing to participate in a panel sharing their experience to help the company improve ...

Hollywood has drafted a British VJ outfit to produce the first official movie mashup. New Line Cinema commissioned Addictive TV, a British VJ duo, to mashup the new Antonio Banderas blockbuster Take The Lead to market to the iPod generation. The Brit duo, known for bootleg movie remixes of titles like the Italian Job and James Bond were commissioned by New Line in a VJ faceoff with DJ 2nd Nature and Electric Method. "It's the first time that a Hollywood studio has included a mix as part of its (marketing) package," said Graham Daniels, who runs Addictive TV with DJ Trolly. Wired News: Movie Mashups Take on Trailers : "" (Via .)

Networks push online package for TV ads By Aline van Duyn in New York and Gary Silverman in London Published: April 30 2006 22:06 | Last updated: April 30 2006 22:06 US television broadcasters and cable networks are for the first time pitching for millions of advertising dollars by highlighting their ability to reach internet and on-demand audiences alongside traditional viewers. Media buyers said they had noticed the trend during annual negotiations over US television time. Donna Speciale, president at Mediavest, a large ad-buying agency, said: “What is new is that the networks are really focusing on digital. Some of the presentations are even starting with the digital component. That has never happened before.” This kind of negotiation is expected to become more common this year, reflecting changes in media consumption. Although television viewing still takes up more time than other activities, the ability to fast-forward through commercials and watch programming at any time has led ...

Rooney sponsors hobble on : "11.45am: Brands including Nike, Asda and Coca-Cola are to rethink their promotional strategies now Wayne Rooney is likely to miss the World Cup. By Mark Sweney." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

From NAB: Illustrating The CBS Online O&O Push : "Last week, I mentioned looking for a link to a striking promo video from CBS4.com aired at NAB. The video shows tech reporter Dave Malkoff explaining the various ways CBS4 is ‘Always ON.’ It also illustrates the company-wide push into digital by CBS and the efforts to move it to the most local levels. Chris Krewson, the mutimedia editor for the Morning Call, found the link so he could share it around his newsroom. Actually, Krewson’s very attendance at RTNDA @ NAB stands out; he was there to better learn how to program a news site for today. I think we agree with the increased emphasis on video, any paper serious about its online operations should consider following suit. Text, audio, video — no news outlet can afford to focus on just one of the three anymore. CBS has figured that out. Related: @ NAB: RTNDA: On-Demand News Still At The Beginning The NAB coverage is sponsored by Javien . " (Via paidContent.org .)

What do you want to watch? The answer used to depend on limits -- what day it was, what time it was, what channels you got. A handy little thing called TV Guide laid it all out. Television was a one-way medium - big broadcasters pushing content into our living rooms at a specific time and place. Not anymore. Online video has arrived, unleashed from the networks, cable companies, and media giants. Thanks to growing bandwidth, easy access to the means of production, and cheap storage, it's exploding all around us and becoming a very real, very different way to experience news and entertainment. Wired News: Ultimate Guide to Online Video : ""

Apple sets tune for pricing of song downloads Apple Computer on Monday revealed it had renewed contracts with the four largest record companies to sell songs through its iTunes digital store at 99 cents each. The agreements came after months of bargaining, and were a defeat for music companies that had been pushing for a variable pricing model. ADVERTISEMENT The music industry’s big four - Universal, Warner Music, EMI and Sony BMG – were not immediately available to comment. Since iTunes’ launch three years ago, Apple has charged US consumers 99 cents for each track – a uniform price that Steve Jobs, its chief executive, favours because of its simplicity for consumers. Edgar Bronfman, Warner’s chief executive, and senior executives at EMI and Sony have in recent months supported variable pricing, which would allow them to charge more for new material from top artists. Universal has taken a more modest approach, suggesting that the market should be allowed to develop further before any ...