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AUGUST 2000

• iFilm to Take Over DreamWorks Dot-com - (Variety.com, August 31st, 2000)
• TV In Decline, Net Winning in Europe - (internetnews.com, August 31st, 2000)
• AOL, Time Warner Criticized by European Antitrust Enforcers - (MSNBC, August 31st, 2000)
• Trimark Spinoff Inks Film Deals for Cult Favorites - (CNET, August 31st, 2000)
• Cisco Snacks on PixStream for $369 Million - (TechWeb, August 31st, 2000)
• EU Cites Antitrust Worries About AOL-Time Warner - (CNET, August 31st, 2000)
• DreamWorks Might Sell Web Site - (Las Vegas Sun, August 31st, 2000)
• Broadband Video on Cellphones by 2002 - (ZDNet News, August 30th, 2000)
• Sundance to Tango with Online Filmmakers - (UpsideToday, August 30th, 2000)
• WB Launches Events Site - (Adweek Online, August 29th, 2000)
• Filmmaker to Blow Up Silicon Valley - (USA Today, August 28th, 2000)
• AIDS Activist Knows Reality Show Will Survive Him - (USA Today, August 28th, 2000)
• AtomFilms Wants to Spread its Shorts Around the World - (Seattle Times, August 28th, 2000)
• B2B Streaming Magazine to Premiere - (internetnews.com, August 28th, 2000)
• MS Snows on AT&T's TV Plans - (ZDNet, August 28th, 2000)
• When the Talking Stops at TVTalkShows.com - (ZDNet, August 28th, 2000)
• Web Gets a Dose of Reality - (TheStandard, August 28th, 2000)
• Survivor.com Will Survive - (Wired News, August 25th, 2000)
• Hollywood vs. the Hackers vs. Free Speech - (BW Online, August 25th, 2000)
• AOL Outlines Content Agreements for Interactive TV - (internetnews.com, August 24th, 2000)
• iEntertainment Receives Merger Offers - (internetnews.com, August 24th, 2000)
• Leitch Aims to Deliver Video Online - (The Toronto Star, August 24th, 2000)
• Real Media Secures $30 Million in Financing - (internetnews.com, August 24th, 2000)
• Sundance Steps Out on the Web - (Variety.com, August 24th, 2000)
• Rainbow Buying into Web Film - (JSOnline, August 23rd, 2000)
• Boy Wonders Hit the Web - (New York Daily News, August 23rd, 2000)
• Look Launches Streaming Portal - (internetnews.com, August 23rd, 2000)
• Big Brother Spain in Trouble Over Web Site Hack - (Newsbytes, August 23rd, 2000)
• Big Brother Site a Big Hit - (The Register, August 23rd, 2000)
• In Wired World, Multimedia is the Message - (USA Today, August 23rd, 2000)
• DTV: The Return of Rabbit Ears - (Wired News, August 23rd, 2000)
• Webshow Asks: Truth or Dare? - (Fox News, August 23rd, 2000)
• IMAX Bets on Digital Future - (Forbes.com, August 22nd, 2000)
• The Actor Did It, Ask Jeeves - (NY Daily News, August 22nd, 2000)
• Cyber Backstreet Buys Set for Debut - (Billboard.com, August 22nd, 2000)
• Internet Film Site Lands Deal With IFC - (internetnews.com, August 22nd, 2000)
• EU Takes Next Step in AOL/TW Merger Review - (Newsbytes, August 22nd, 2000)
• Britney Spears Becomes BBC Agony Aunt - (BBC News, August 22nd, 2000)
• Passionate Reactions Online to DVD-copying Decisio0n - (CNN, August 22nd, 2000)
• Napster Parody Pulled Under Pressure from Warner Bros - (CNET, August 22nd, 2000)
• ZDTV Finds New Owner, Renames Itself TechTV - (Boston Globe Online, August 22nd, 2000)
• MediaTrip Shows Grammer's Rat Stuff - (Variety.com, August 22nd, 2000)
• MP3Board Sues AOL Time Warner - (latimes.com, August 22nd, 2000)
• Disney Does DoCoMo - (CNNfn, August 22nd, 2000)
• Firms Are Game For 24-hour Interactive Network - (internetnews.com, August 21st, 2000)
• Wired Kids Are Into Media - (eMarketer, August 21st, 2000)
• ZDTV Loses Name, Gains Carriers - (Forbes.com, August 21st, 2000)
• Guys Have All the Fun - (TheStandard, August 21st, 2000)
• Napster Claims Judge 'wrong' - (BBC News, August 19th, 2000)
• Reach Out and Download Some Fun - (Fox News, August 18th, 2000)
• IOC May Let Dot-Coms Cover Games in...2002 - (TheStandard.com, August 18th, 2000)
• Big Brother Censored as Nick is Rumbled - (The Register, August 17th, 2000)
• New DivX is the MP3 of Movie Swapping - (Time Digital, August 17th, 2000)
• Movie Industry Backed in DVD Trial - (JS Online, August 17th, 2000)
• Studios Score DeCSS Victory - (Lycos News, August 17th, 2000)
• View of the Future: Monitors on Film - (Nando Media, August 17th, 2000)
• QuickTime, Akamai Popular for Multimedia Distribution - (MacCentral Online, August 16th, 2000)
• FCC to AOL Time Warner: Back it up - (ZDNet News, August 16th, 2000)
• The Real Olympics: Net Battles IOC for Coverage Rights - (ClickZ, August 16th, 2000)
• Napster Round-up 'Let them sell t-shirts' - (Fortune, August 16th, 2000)
• AOL Looks at Turning Off TW Cable - (NY Post, August 16th, 2000)
• Microsoft Puts Weight Into Ailing Interactive Unit - (NY Post, August 16th, 2000)
• Software Lets PCs Grab Radio Tunes - (Boston Globe Online, August 16th, 2000)
• Get Ready for Video Residential Gateway - (ZDNET, August 16th, 2000)
• Web Freebies Give Way to Fees - (Forbes.com, August 16th, 2000)
• Stars Come Online for Legal Downloading - (postnet.com, August 15th, 2000)
• AOLTV: A Pricey Interactive Experiment - (BW Online, August 15th, 2000)
• The Olympics: Newspaper Websites to Battle TV - (E&P Online, August 15th, 2000)
• RealNetworks' Odd Buffet - (Upside Today, August 15th, 2000)
• RealNetworks to Offer Cable-style Service to Subscibers - (MSNBC, August 15th, 2000)
• FCC Seeks More Details About AOL Time Warner - (CNET, August 15th, 2000)
• Yahoo Strikes a Blow for Free Music - (Star-Telegram.com, August 14th, 2000)
• Artists Use Net for Low-cost Creativity - (ZDNet News, August 14th, 2000)
• Blair Witch Guru Fires up Net Effort - (NYPost.com, August 14th, 2000)
• Sony Plans Online Video Service - (Excite News, August 11th, 2000)
• Survivor.com Capitalizes on Mis-directed Surfers - (Nando Media, August 10th, 2000)