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Mobile TV Broadcast Subscribers to Leap to 100 Million by 2010 : "" (Via .) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 21, 2006 - By the end of 2010, mobile TV broadcast subscribers worldwide will reach 102 million, a giant leap from 3.4 million in 2006, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Recognizing that using cellular networks to deliver content that millions want to watch simultaneously requires much greater bandwidth than is currently available, carriers are turning to mobile TV broadcast networks, which have a much lower cost per bit for video delivery, the high-tech market research firm says. “The greatest challenge for mobile TV broadcast operators is to acquire the spectrum necessary to offer services,” says Michelle Abraham, In-Stat analyst. “Spectrum availability may determine which of four standards is chosen, and also impacts the business case for the deployment of a network.” Recent research by In-Stat found the following: There are positives and negatives to each standard, ...

News - Sportcal.com : "" (Via .) ZDF: HBS Has Fixed Controversial World Cup Long Shots Soccer - 23 June 2006 Complaints about a surfeit of panoramic shots during coverage of soccer’s World Cup have been addressed, according to ZDF, the German public-service broadcaster that is among those providing coverage of the tournament. ZDF told Reuters that it had raised the issue with HBS, the World Cup host broadcaster owned by the Switzerland-based sports agency Infront Sports and Media and that, as a result, ‘The situation has improved and the number of complaints has fallen significantly. It’s no longer a serious issue.’ ZDF said that there were now more close-up shots during the coverage, but pointed out that the panoramic shots look good on high-definition televisions. HBS denied that the panoramic shots were intended to please sponsors, whose advertising boards can be seen more clearly in such shots. Sportcal.com

Comment : World Cup Mobile Fever - June 2006 - Sport and Technology : "" (Via .)

Feature: HDTV goes under the spotlight - June 2006 - Sport and Technology : "" (Via .)

Feature: Waiting for the mobile revolution - June 2006 - Sport and Technology : "" (Via .)

Survey: Digital Sports Reader Survey 2006 - March 2006 - Sport and Technology : "" (Via .) In January 2006, Sport and Technology carried out a survey among its readership in order to garner data and opinions on the digital sports marketplace. Over 300 readers responded and the headline findings are detailed below. Do you believe in convergence? Yes – 61% No – 39% Do you believe that sports federations and rights owners in general recognise the advantages of utilising new technology? Yes – 60% No – 40% For what reason(s) do you use the internet (broadband) for sports content? Results – 92% Live scores – 76% News – 94% Live Video – 26% Video Highlights – 54% Audio – 32% Gambling – 22% For what reason(s) do you use your mobile for sports content? Results – 58% Live scores – 44% News – 43% Live Video – 4% Video Highlights – 14% Audio – 7% Gambling – 6% Do you use Interactive TV? Yes – 40% No – 60% Do you pay for any extra services via broadband or mobile in sport? Yes – 32% No – ...

Mobile service an odds-on winner : "" (Via .) A study from Sweden has some encouraging information for the telecom world: there is big business potential in offering mobile services designed for spectators at sporting events. If you need more proof, read on. Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 TrottingPal, a handheld mobile device that allowed spectators to exchange information with each other and access event-related information. Picture yourself at a car rally. It is a sunny day and cars are hurtling pass the area where you are standing, at somewhat of a distance from the main arena. You are curious about the latest ranking but you cannot hear what is being said on the loudspeaker system because of the noise from the crowd. Do you: a) Move closer to the main arena; b) Ask another spectator if you can listen to his radio; or c) Use your mobile to access the latest event-related information? If you were Andreas Nilsson from Sweden, your answer would be “c.” With a group of fellow research...

Football mobile portal scores with users : "" (Via .) When Lufthansa, one of the world’s biggest airline carriers, wanted to reach out to a younger, sports-loving audience for the football World Cup in Germany, they asked 12snap, a mobile marketing specialist in Germany, for help. The result was a mobile portal dedicated to football. Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 Lufthansa mobile portal is available to both Lufthansa customers and to people who happen to come across an advert for the airline. Bastian Lehmann, global account manager at 12snap, says: “With just a few clicks, people can access the latest World Cup results and download specially designed football services and content, such as games, video clips, and competitions.” Lufthansa, as the official partner of the German Soccer Association (DFB) and of champion club FC Bayern Munich (FCB), is in the ideal position to offer this kind of service. The mobile portal is part of the Lufthansa – Partner of Football campaign, which also ...

A big player at the World Cup : "" (Via .) From the first day of the competition, people in more than 230 countries will be able to download Everypoint’s football mobile application, the Yahoo! Mobile MatchCast, from the World Cup’s official website. The application, which has been created in cooperation with internet giant Yahoo!, gives football fans access to real-time match information, schedules, scores, and up-to-the-second commentary – all the information people will want about the World Cup sent directly to their mobile phones. Marc Theermann, chief marketing officer at Everypoint, says: “For the first time, soccer fans will be able to follow the world’s biggest tournament on their mobile phones, and we are very excited to be able to collaborate with Yahoo! to offer this valuable service.” Theermann says Yahoo!, which is responsible for the mobile and internet experience at the World Cup, chose Everypoint for two reasons. “Our applications are cheaper to operate and th...

Madness of Crowds - Forbes.com : "" (Via .) An old article but useful. The world's most popular professional sport is a study in financial contrasts and often desperation. Stockport County Football Club is almost literally in the shadow of Manchester United, the world's wealthiest sports franchise. Situated just a few miles down the road from Old Trafford, Man U.'s legendary arena, the soccer club attracts a mere 6,500 people on its best day, pulling in just $8.5 million in sales a year. But thousands of miles away, in Chinese cities like Shenyang, Wuhan and Beijing, the tiny 121-year-old Stockport club is the hottest thing going. There a team that has long struggled on the English playing field draws 25,000 people to matches. This May Stockport will be the first professional soccer outfit to play in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, the city said to be farthest in the world from a sea. "People will travel for four days to watch us in China," says Steve D. Bell...

Netimperative - Mobile %u2018idle%u2019 screens become new ad channel : "" (Via .) Mobile technology firm Celltick has launched a platform designed to turn a phone’s idle screen into an interactive mobile marketing channel. The LiveScreen Media tool is designed to provide advertisers with a new means of reaching mobile subscribers, as well as deliver a new revenue source to operators. Using Celltick’s mobile broadcast technology, LiveScreen Media delivers ‘teaser’ messages directly onto the phone’s idle screen when it is not in use. The teasers can take the form of sponsored content, brand campaigns or promotional messages. For example, users can select to receive news headlines, traffic reports, games, sports updates or alerts about sales. When subscribers see anything that interests them, they can click once to access associated content or services. Powered by Celltick’s mobile broadcast technology, LiveScreen Media can target individual customers in terms of time, loca...

World Cup kicking off with mobile vid content PARIS -- The World Cup will be inescapable on TV screens worldwide, but soccer fans will now be "phoning" into this edition of the quadrennial tournament, which kicks off Friday in Germany, in unprecedented numbers. This will be the first World Cup to be available widely on third-generation cell phones allowing video pictures. And mobile operators across Europe and Asia have been piling in, seeing the event as a golden opportunity to drive 3G take-up.

Chances are if you’re watching highlights from the FIFA World Cup matches on television, you are seeing Apple technology hard at work. Highlights from the world’s most popular sport are being prepared using multiple Apple products and technologies. The biggest of the television networks using Apple products is the Host Broadcast Service (HBS), which is a collection of production groups brought together specifically for the 2006 World Cup. From its master control center to the dozens of cameras at each match, the production team is responsible for everything from managing the feeds coming back to the Munich headquarters to quickly delivering highlights to mobile phones within minutes of the action happening on the field. Macworld: News: Apple technology brings World Cup updates to millions : "" (Via .)

Study: The Longer the Video, The Longer People Watch : "" (Via .)

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The World Cup occurs every four years and is one of the most widely viewed sporting events worldwide. It is estimated that 28.8 billion viewers tuned in for the event in 2002, with an audience of 1.1 billion for the final match alone. This year the tournament is being held in twelve German cities from June 9 to July 9. It is airing entirely in high definition for the first time. Autodesk solutions provide digital artists with the creative tools and processing power necessary to quickly and efficiently produce content containing the level of detail required for HDTV programming. As a result, numerous post-production facilities relied on Autodesk technology to create high-definition television (HDTV) content for the World Cup. read more and see samples od video clips....

A record-breaking kick-off for FIFAworldcup.com : "" (Via .)

Study: Piracy Hits Chinese Film Industry - CIO News Alerts - Blog - CIO : "" (Via .)

EC Regulators Won't Force Interoperable iTunes - CIO News Alerts - Blog - CIO : "" (Via .)

A record-breaking kick-off for FIFAworldcup.com : "" (Via .)

Dutch firm Talpa TV has secured the TV and internet rights of German soccer’s Bundesliga. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?news_item_id=159909&region=global

TV audiences in Europe for the FIFA World Cup look set to beat expectations judging by the initial viewing figures. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?news_item_id=159925&region=global <http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?news_item_id=159925&amp;region=global>

More than five million unique users bombarded the official website for the FIFA World Cup on the opening day of the tournament, a digital measurement company says. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?region=global&news_item_id=159929 <http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?region=global&amp;news_item_id=159929>

The world's mobile carrier club, the GSM Association, said on Tuesday the number of GSM users worldwide had reached 2 billion, or just over 30 per cent of the world's population. The Association said new users are signing up at the rate of 1,000 per minute - or around 18 per second. Craig Ehrlich, Chairman of the GSMA said in a statement: "While it took just 12 years for the industry to reach the first billion connections. The second billion has been achieved in just two and a half years boosted by the phenomenal take up of mobile in emerging markets such as China, India, Africa and Latin America, which accounted for 82 per cent of the second billion subscribers." Mobile services based on GSM technology were first launched in Finland in 1991. Today, more than 690 mobile networks provide GSM services across 213 countries and GSM represents 82.4 per cent of all global mobile connections. China is the largest single GSM market in the world today, with more than 370 milli...

While portals, networks and other content providers devise video-delivery options ranging from ad-supported to pay-per-download, research suggests too many options exist for the consumer. Ipsos Insight released a report titled "More Evolution Than Revolution: Most Consumers Ambivalent About Digital Video Choices" analyzes digital formats, while a second report, "The Future of Portable Entertainment Devices," released by the Consumer Electronics Association CEA finds a demand for portable devices with video capabilities. The first study finds new digital video formats are considered by consumers as additions, not replacements, for what they're already using to view content. Delivery methods considered range from music on CD and video on DVD to ad-supported and pay-per-download formats on the Web. As new formats are introduced by content publishers, consumers continue with old delivery methods when available. Twenty-four percent watch movies they own on DVD, and 1...

World Cup tech: HD, mobile, and web TV makes Cup hard to miss - Engadget : "" (Via .)

BBC to Webcast Football World Cup; Wimbledon Live Online : "Only for UK users, of course, but big initiative from BBC to make office productivity fall to record low during the next month or so. For the upcoming football World Cup in Germany and Wimbledon tennis championship, it is live-webcasting all its TV games online as well (the 23 games it has the rights for…the other half are held by commercial broadcaster ITV. BBC exclusively holds the rights to England’s second-round and quarter-final games should they reach that stage). And yes, BBC admits it is aiming the online component for office workers, something which will bring those usual litany of complaints: ‘We know a lot of online viewing is done in the office, so we suspect this will allow people both to do their job and to keep up with the very latest action from Germany,’ said Roger Mosey, the BBC’s director of sport. Variety : For World Cup, the online is BBC-only deal (not ITV), with Swiss-based agency Infront Sports ...

Colour advertising up for press : "The number of full colour ads in the national press has jumped 11.6% in the last year and could overtake black and white ads within two years. By Stephen Brook." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

Vodafone records largest loss in European history – shares rise : " Behemoth pays for past excesses Vodafone this week paid the price for its buccaneering past, writing down assets to create the biggest loss in European corporate history.… Advertisement " (Via The Register .)

BBC to show live World Cup games on the web - VNUNet.com : " BBC to show live World Cup games on the web VNUNet.com,'UK'- 49 minutes ago ... all its live World Cup football matches on ... corporation will also provide on- demand highlights packages ... prospect of employees streaming live video broadcasts to ... " (Via football video on demand - Google News Search .)

Soccer school and sponsor team up - Charlton Athletic Football Club : " Charlton Athletic Football Club Soccer school and sponsor team up Charlton Athletic Football Club,'UK'- 36 minutes ago ... Athletic European Soccer School last week joined the clubs sponsor , Spanish property ... area in which the Addicks soccer school will run football courses for ... " (Via FOOTBALL SPONSOR - Google News Search .)

Google Video: At the Movies : "A review of Google's new home for film trailers. " (Via ClickZ Experts .)

BBC TO BEAM WORLD CUP LIVE ON WEB : "Just a day after the BBC revealed its coverage this summer of tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon would be broadcast live on its website, it has now confirmed its FIFA World Cup coverage will also be shown online." (Via SportBusiness RSS- Sport Business Research Sponsorship News .)

Yahoo Adds Ads, Community Features to Video Site : "The new site features banner ads on select pages, and plans for pre-roll video ads are in the works. " (Via ClickZ News .)

Dot-Coms Surge to Lead Display Ad Growth : "Internet companies account for just over half of display advertising, the largest share since 2001. Blue chip advertisers followed with 25 to 30 percent, according to TNS Media Intelligence. " (Via ClickZ News .)

Advertising Age - Web Takes In Nearly $4 Billion During First Quarter : "" (Via .)

Dozens of the biggest soccer clubs from around the world are reported to have attended a meeting hosted by European pressure group the G14 yesterday which could see the organisation go global. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?news_item_id=159868&rssfeed

Adidas, Nike vie for World Cup marketing supremacy : "Nike says it is approaching $1.5 billion in soccer-related sales, more than double what it generated in 2002 and a huge jump from the $40 million in soccer goods it rang up in 1994, when the U.S. played host to the World Cup for the first time. Adidas, the longtime leader, is expecting a better than 30 percent sales jump this year to more than $1.5 billion." (Via .)

World Cup Hysteria, Xbox Style - Xbox 360 News : "" (Via .)

Advertisers cash in on World Cup's big audience - Washington Times : " Washington Times Advertisers cash in on World Cups big audience Washington Times,'DC'- 4 hours ago ... Industry experts said the World Cup offers far more marketing opportunities than the Olympics because there are fewer restrictions on where and how companies ... " (Via world cup marketing - Google News Search .)

Published: May 29 2006 23:54 | Last updated: May 29 2006 23:54 High-level media and advertising executives are to meet for a brainstorming session aimed at capitalising on the surging popularity of social networking websites. McKinsey, the management consultancy, is understood to have asked senior executives from old and new media groups alike – from Yahoo to YouTube – to a session with advertising agencies to discuss ways of turning the hugely popular internet sites containing photos, videos, blogs and other user-generated content into viable media businesses. The meeting, which could take place in New York within the next month but no date has been finalised

By John Willman in London Published: May 30 2006 22:00 | Last updated: May 30 2006 22:00 A bid to regulate audio-visual content on the internet in the same way as in television broadcasts will drive jobs out of the European Union, businesses from seven member states will warn on Wednesday Business federations say changes proposed by the European Commission to the Television Without Frontiers directive will stifle the development of digital content and services across the EU by applying rules designed for traditional broadcasters to all online audio-visual content. Ahead of a European parliament meeting on Thursday to discuss the draft legislation, the business federations will argue that attempting to regulate online content could force media companies to move their internet operations outside the EU. New regulation would be particularly damaging to the small and medium-size companies that are among the most innovative in the new media. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f3ab22f8-f005-11...

· Classifieds lead migration in search for 'reach' · Tabloids hit hardest but all papers will suffer Dan Milmo, media business editor Wednesday May 31, 2006 The Guardian The internet will overtake national newspapers in the battle for advertising spending in the UK by the end of the year, it was predicted yesterday. GroupM, which accounts for about 30% of global media buying, says in a report to be published next month that the internet will account for 13.3% of the £12.2bn UK advertising market this year, overtaking national newspapers with a share of 13.2%. The figure for web advertising could be even bigger, because the report excludes the estimated £1bn a year spent on "affiliate advertising", which largely comprises adverts placed on smaller websites. The speed at which advertisers have shifted spending to the web has surprised many. Six years ago the web was an upstart medium controlling only 1% of the multibillion-pound British adve...

Mobile Match Centre World Cup 2006 - Times Online : " Times Online Mobile Match Centre World Cup 2006 Times Online,'UK'- 23 hours ago Get our Mobile Times Match Centre on your phone and follow all the football action from Germany. Times Online, in association with ... " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

Nationwide campaign kicks off : "England team sponsor Nationwide has a new World Cup campaign starring Ashley Cole and Michael Owen. By Mark Sweney." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=183531&src=0 World Cup attracts soccer fans to the internet for scores, research, and standings /noticias.info/ San Diego May 30, 2006 -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in web security and web filtering productivity software, reports that Websense® software enables organizations to balance employee productivity and manage bandwidth usage during high profile sporting events, such as the upcoming 2006 Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) World Cup. Websense software allows organizations to apply flexible policies for employee internet use as well as desktop streaming media applications.

Young couch potatoes risk illness : "Children and teenagers are spending an average of two and a half months a year staring at screens, according to research published today. By Riazat Butt."

Yahoo to Kick FIFA Video Online : "Yahoo to Kick FIFA Video Online Football fans (or soccer fans, as they are called in some regions) will soon be able to witness every crucial penalty kick and every single goal (and corresponding Goaaaallll! announcement) from the 2006 FIFA World Cup on their desktops or laptops. As part of a long term partnership with Yahoo, free video highlights will be available to fans around the world on FIFAworldcup.com for the first time starting on June 9 when the global competition kicks off."

Digital takes centre stage at Vodafone - Digital Bulletin : " Digital takes centre stage at Vodafone Digital Bulletin,'UK'- 2 hours ago ... Research last year identified music and football as the two areas that engage people in terms of mobile content. Music is already ... " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

BBC SPORT | Football | World Cup 2006 | BBC coverage | World Cup on BBC Interactive TV : ""

When it comes to ad targeting potential: placing specifically the right message or offer in front of the right person at the right time, the Internet is the medium of choice. Matching ads to the correct audience is important because relevant ads are proven to be the ones most likely to be noticed, understood, and responded to and the ones least likely to annoy. The Internet has a couple of special advantages in this area, particularly the potential to provide rich data on how users interact with content, advertising, and the dynamic nature of the medium itself. These properties allow advertising to be targeted based on audience demographic characteristics, dayparts or days of week, geography, context, user permission, segmented user behavior, and so on. But, this strength is also a weakness. The wisest media client I know summed it up this way: "David, the Internet can do everything... but we can't." http://www.clickz.com/experts/media/behavioral_marketing/article.php/360...

Could High-Def Choke Internet? : "More people are using the web to transmit video and lots are watching. As the clips get better, the trend is putting a strain on ISPs. " (Via Wired News: Top Stories .)

Music Phones Want to Be Free : "Millions of consumers say they would jump at the chance to dump stand-alone MP3 players for a really good musical cell phone. But the industry's misguided business plans could kill the party before it gets started. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk. "

Storm Hits the Pirate Bay : "There's one less way to track down free software and movies today, in the wake of a police raid on top BitTorrent tracker Piratebay.org. " (Via Wired News: Top Stories .)

Unstrung - FT Unveils New Orange - Wireless Networking News Wire : "" (Via .)

Orange’s Triple Play; Will Rebrand Services Under Single Name : "We hear a lot about about triple and quad plays here in the U.S. as cable and phone companies seek both convergance and bundled billing in return getting more money — and more undivided attention from their subscribers. Now France Telecom’s Orange is taking the quad play route: a triple play of mobile, landline and internet to start with TV to be added. It also will rebrand its services in 23 countries under the ‘Orange’ brand. Orange CEO Sanjiv Ahuja explains via BBC News: ‘What we are about is a communications business, not just mobile communications but all our customers’ communication needs whether it’s voice, information or entertainment.’ To that end, Orange will trial a single handset for landline, mobile and VoIP. It’s also making some interesting and quite aggressive offers including free broadband access in the UK for subscribers committing to at least 30 pounds a month for mobile for 18 months. Upcoming pl...

Swedish police scupper Piratebay : " Raid unleashes torrent of abuse Swedish police raided 10 different locations in Sweden and seized servers in a massive crackdown on torrent site Piratebay.org today.… " (Via The Register .)

Premiership picture gets clearer : "Analysis: Setanta wants to offer live Premiership matches on Freeview. Freeview pay-TV operator Top Up TV is preparing to expand its business. Could the two be related? By Jason Deans." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

Bebo becomes most popular network site in UK : "Social network Bebo has overtaken MySpace as the most popular online community site in the UK, according to research company Hitwise" (Via nma.co.uk .)

9 MILLION Extra World Cup Pints To Be Supped - Life Style Extra : " Team talk 9 MILLION Extra World Cup Pints To Be Supped Life Style Extra,'UK'- 1 hour ago Boozy Brits will down a staggering nine million extra pints during Englands group games at the World Cup , according to beer industry experts. ... Beckham excited by best ever team spirit Times Online MATES KEEP BECKS IN HIGH SPIRITS Glasgow Daily Record Chris Rattue: Footing it without Rooney a tall order for England New Zealand Herald Sportinglife.com '- all 9 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

@ D Conference: Stringer: The Guy Trying To Make Sony Less-Sucky : "That’s the impression you get hearing Sony CEO Howard Stringer speak at the D Conference…he knows all of what’s wrong with his company’s products. Very frank and ever ready to admit his company’s faults. I missed some part of his interview, but some notes from what I heard: On Da Vinci Code and how it was not liked by critics but liked by viewers: Nobody ever built a statue to a critic Sony Connect, what went wrong : There was nothing wrong with the aspirations of Connect. It was a Japanese-American two-headed hydra. No one knew who was in charge…the American side thought Japanese side knew the technical expertise and the Japanese side thought Americans knew what they were doing. I wish we could have WSJ officially podcasting the interviews…this was probably the best interview I’ve heard in a long time, and I got so into listening it that forgot to take notes. Anyway, will link to other bloggers when they have the...

WORLD CUP WEBSITE SCORES EARLY GOAL : "Website traffic heading towards the official FIFA site for next month’s soccer World Cup is rocketing, according to the latest figures." (Via SportBusiness RSS- Sport Business Research Sponsorship News .)

ADIDAS COMPLETES NAME CHANGE : "Sportswear giant adidas has finally completed the legal paperwork to see the company name changed." (Via SportBusiness RSS- Sport Business Research Sponsorship News .)

BBC site offers live Wimbledon coverage : "The BBC is giving broadband users access to five courts of live tennis action for the first time during next month's Wimbledon Championships. By Ben Dowell." (Via MediaGuardian.co.uk .)

DORTMUND BUY BACK STADIUM SHARE : "German soccer giants Borussia Dortmund have agreed a EUR57m deal to buy back a majority stake in the club’s stadium – one of the key venues for next month’s FIFA World Cup." (Via SportBusiness RSS- Sport Business Research Sponsorship News .)

PCCW SCORE WITH SPORTEV ON PREMIERSHIP RIGHTS : "Wireless sports agency Sportev has signed a deal with Asian telecommunications giant PCCW to provide coverage of English soccer Premier League matches on mobile phones in Hong Kong next season." (Via SportBusiness RSS- Sport Business Research Sponsorship News .)

World Cup Traffic Scores Worldwide Audience : "Traffic to Yahoo's Official World Cup site attracted close to 6 million unique visitors in April. European's account for about half the traffic. " (Via ClickZ Stats .)

Pew: Nearly 50 MM Americans Create Web Content : "User-generated content has moved beyond the Internet elite as high-speed connectivity reaches more U.S. households. " (Via ClickZ News .)

Online Ad Spend Nears $4B in Q1 : "Internet ad revenues continue to grow by leaps and bounds. " (Via ClickZ News .)

Top U.S. Parent Companies and Stickiest Brands on the Web, April 2006 : "Big brands attract visitors on the Web. Some keep visitors on their sites longer than others. " (Via ClickZ Stats .)

Active Home Web Use by Country, April 2006 : "Worldwide Web use dipped in April. " (Via ClickZ Stats .)

Tracking Mobile TV Audiences : "Cell phone users subscribing to mobile TV service make up 1.2 percent of the U.S.'s mobile population. " (Via ClickZ Stats .)

A New Outlook on E-Mail Marketing : "Case study: A solution for DIY e-mail newsletters. " (Via ClickZ Experts .)

Top 15 Countries by Web Usage and Properties, March 2006 : "When it comes to hours spent online, Israel, Finland, and South Korea hold the top ranks. " (Via ClickZ Stats .)

Cell-Only Population: Young and Tech Savvy : "The 7 to 9 percent of the population who opt for a cell phone instead of a landline skews younger, less affluent. " (Via ClickZ Stats .)

The Value of Branded vs. Non-Branded Search Terms : "New research suggests that branded search terms offer the highest conversion rates, but that non-branded terms, when used properly, can significantly impact the outcome of a paid search marketing campaign. " (Via Search Engine Watch .)

U.K. Search Marketing Environment Thriving : "The total market for search marketing in the U.K. grew at a blistering 100% rate in 2005, and further double-digit gains are expected for this year, according to a new report from E-consultancy. " (Via Search Engine Watch .)

Learning Google's Advertising Tools : "If you need help getting started with Google AdWords and AdSense, consider picking up a copy of 'Google Advertising Tools.' " (Via ClickZ Experts .)

A Closer Look at Google Notebook : "Google's new Notebook tool lets you clip text, images or search results and save them in online notebooks that you can share with others. How does Google's new tool stack up against the competition? " (Via Search Engine Watch .)

Building the Universal Library : "What will it take for Google or another search engine to truly assemble a library of all of the world's information? A thought-provoking essay by Wired magazine's 'senior maverick' takes a fascinating look at the challenges. " (Via Search Engine Watch .)

Adidas, Nike Want World Cup Spotlight - Donga : " Adidas, Nike Want World Cup Spotlight Donga,'South Korea'- 12 hours ago ... the reason for such fierce competition among sporting good sellers wanting to sponsor the event ... has been the godfather of sponsors at least in the football world ... " (Via FOOTBALL SPONSOR - Google News Search .)

Handbook issued for Chinese "World Cup" fans - China Daily : " Thanh Nien Daily Handbook issued for Chinese ' World Cup ' fans China Daily,'China'- 17 minutes ago ... of Foreign Affairs issued a manual on the safety of watching soccer games for Chinese soccer fans departing for Germany to watch the World Cup on Tuesday. ... China tells citizens to avoid football hooligans China Daily Safety first for soccer fans China Daily all 11 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

@ D: Bob Iger, CEO of Disney: Multiple Windows; User-Gen; Disney.com Portal : " Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, had a relatively easier time at the D conference…Kara’s easier on them. I found his somewhat blase attitude towards user-gen video slightly suprising, but then it fits into the whole Disney attitude. Other than that, tame. Some notes: The killer app is great creativity, married with fair amount of intelligence about technology and consumer . It seems somewhat groundbreaking (what we did), but it was really obvious to us. Downloads : downloads has been very successful…Lost is first, Desperate Housewives is second. About 6-7 million sold since October last year. How do you sell more ? Device penetration will help us..and then we need to put more content on it. Collapsing windows : We need to look at it as multiplying windows….more options, more revenue generating opportunities for us. The entertainment industry has missed the empowering of the consumer, by and large. Windo...

France Telecom Unites Mobile, Wanadoo, and IPTV under Orange Brand - Converge Network Digest : " France Telecom Unites Mobile, Wanadoo, and IPTV under Orange Brand Converge Network Digest'- 25 minutes ago France Telecom debuted its new Orange brand, uniting its Wanadoo Internet, IPTV and Orange ... TV-on-mobile packages, with the TV, Totale TV and Sport options. ... " (Via sport IPTV - Google News Search .)

CinemaNow Adds WB’s Movies and TV Shows In Download-To-Own Roster : "Yep, CinemaNow is milking the press for all its worth…yesterday, the announcement with Disney for download-to-own movies. Today, it is Warner Bros., which is not only selling its movies, but also TV shows, including ‘Babylon 5″ and ‘Dukes of Hazzard.’ To avoid conflicts with networks, CinemaNow is expected to only sell TV shows that are no longer being produced. Now I’m waiting for the real download-to-own, rather than the faux-we-do-it-yet-we-don’t-really version both CN and Movielink offer for now. " (Via paidContent.org .)

Bertelsmann finds possible buyers for music publisher : "Bertelsmann is holding first talks with selected potential bidders for its BMG Music Publishing unit, FT Deutschland, the FT's sister paper has learned." (Via Companies news – Media and internet – FT.com .)

Latest soccer fashions get exhibition at World Cup - Austin American-Statesman (subscription) : " Latest soccer fashions get exhibition at World Cup Austin American-Statesman (subscription),'TX'- 7 hours ago ... 'We push our interests,' Puma international team sport business unit manager Filip Trulsson said. 'Its not a matter of Puma going ... " (Via sport business - Google News Search .)

Asian soccer giants gear up for the cup - The Asian Pacific Post : " Asian soccer giants gear up for the cup The Asian Pacific Post,'Canada'- 7 hours ago ... has filed for insolvency because of weak demand for stuffed toy ... 'The loveable lion', as football ’s world ... such as an extensive gallery of brief video clips of ... " (Via football video on demand - Google News Search .)

Safe to gamble? Don't bet on it - Guardian Unlimited : " Safe to gamble? Dont bet on it Guardian Unlimited,'UK'- 6 hours ago ... sites initially set up offshore to avoid regulation and taxation, and have enjoyed booming business . ... The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also ... " (Via sport media business - Google News Search .)

Euronews adds multi- language site to i-mode : "European news channel Euronews has launched a UK site on the i-mode service offered by O2." (Via nma.co.uk .)

Record labels seek chart rule change : "The UK record industry is lobbying to have standalone digital downloads incorporated into the Official UK Singles Chart, heralding an even greater shift towards music being sold and marketed online." (Via nma.co.uk .)

Eye-T enables on-demand TV downloading for small firms : "Software development company Eye-T Services is offering instant on-demand TV services to small companies via a new downloadable software package." (Via nma.co.uk .)

FEATURE-German far-right in spotlight as World Cup looms - Reuters.uk : " FEATURE-German far-right in spotlight as World Cup looms Reuters.uk,'UK'- 4 hours ago ... as millions of fans from across the world prepare to make their way to the 12 German cities, including Leipzig, hosting this years World Cup soccer tournament ... " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

'World Cup effect' fails to save employment on the high street - Telegraph.co.uk : " World Cup effect fails to save employment on the high street Telegraph.co.uk,'United Kingdom'- 5 hours ago High street stores have laid off a record number of staff, amid fears that the much-vaunted ' World Cup effect' may fail to bounce them back into the black. ... Historic retail job losses in May InTheNews.co.uk Retail jobs take big hit as sector bounces back The Herald all 3 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

Social networking leaders plan to extend brands onto mobile : "The leading social networks Bebo, Faceparty and MySpace are gearing up to launch on mobile, in a move that will see them become multi-platform brands for the first time." (Via nma.co.uk .)

World-Eastern European thugs pose World Cup threat - Reuters.uk : " BBC News World -Eastern European thugs pose World Cup threat Reuters.uk,'UK'- 4 hours ago WARSAW, June 1 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of eastern Europeans head for the World Cup finals for the first time this year yet all eyes are on a tiny group ... Germans instruct World Cup police BBC News `Hooligans targeted as World Cup nears Chicago Tribune England hooligans to report to police stations during World cup Worldcupweb.com Guardian Unlimited '- Reuters.uk '- all 64 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

Orange plans broadband TV rival to BT Vision - Guardian Unlimited : " Orange plans broadband TV rival to BT Vision Guardian Unlimited,'UK'- 4 hours ago ... and Setanta, who have snapped up rights to Premiership football , to put ... with France Télécoms Wanadoo, is offering 'free' broadband to mobile customers who ... " (Via FOOTBALL MOBILE - Google News Search .)

Managers hold the antidote to World Cup fever - Financial Times : " Managers hold the antidote to World Cup fever Financial Times,'UK'- 4 hours ago ... The second is that mixing sport and business is a male preoccupation that excludes women from important 'bonding' and networking opportunities. ... " (Via sport business - Google News Search .)

@ D: Gates Reality Distortion on Reality Acquisition; We Call It LBS : "At the conference opening yesterday, Bill Gates talked about ‘ reality acquisition device ’ (in relation to mobiles) and that got picked up on a bunch of blogs and other places as a new buzzword. So I’ll do the buzzkill for y’all: He described it where you’ll be able to see an image, for example, and get ‘augmented reality views of a thing on a portable device,’ such as going to a baseball game and seeing replays and getting extra information on the screen. Hey, I thought we had settled on the terminology for that a few years ago…it is called ‘location based services’, especially in related to connected portable devices like mobile phones. Maybe it is another MSFT attempt to coing something different…or maybe Gates just made it up on the spot. Anyway, that’s settled… "

Yahoo Launches Video Sharing; Becomes Like 50 Other Sites : "Yahoo has retooled its still-anemic efforts in video, and have launched a uploading/sharing service , a la YouTube, Grouper, Veoh, MySpace Video, AOL UnCut, Google Video, and countless others in the mix. I guess they decided no point buying any one of these worthless sites (I’m extrapolating for effect), or even enables something similar within Flickr (messing with the present mix probably makes some sense in the short term) and hack one together on their own. Because of copyright and adult fears, Yahoo editors will screen all the clips that are featured on the service’s front page. One thing Yahoo is doing slightly differently: it is aggregating videos from other sites as well, such as iFilm, PlanetVids, Grouper etc. FT/MarketWatch : The company said it would stand out from its competitors in also being able to offer content created by its internal media group and direct feeds from partners such as Walt Disney, HBO, Via...

Connect With the Past for Future Campaigns : "Interactive advertising may be young, but it's old enough to have developed a track record you can leverage. " (Via ClickZ Experts .)

World Cup brings relief to troubled Angola - BBC News : " BBC News World Cup brings relief to troubled Angola BBC News,'UK'- 1 hour ago Making it to the football World Cup in Germany is a dream come true for Angolans who have hoped for years to see their country represented in the greatest ... Penpix of Angolas World Cup squad Rediff FEATURE- World - World Cup all set to change image of Angola Reuters.uk all 9 related " (Via world cup - Google News Search .)

Top 50 Advertisers by Media Value in April, 2006 : "Top 50 Advertisers by Media Value in April, 2006 "

Report: U.K. Ad Revenue Driven by Online : "Ad spending on the Internet accounts for 13 percent of all media investment in the U.K. and will likely generate the majority of growth in ad spending for the next year. "

Yahoo Video Mimics YouTube : "As millions of web surfers go crazy sharing video clips with the world, an internet giant races to catch up with a social-networking upstart. "