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MAY 2001

• Investment Opportunity Offered in Global Large Format Films - (HEADLINES.com.au, May 30th, 2001)
• Three Digital Rights Leaders Offer Deal to Music Industry - (internet.com, May 30th, 2001)
• Fox launches Web Promotions for Upcoming Films - (internet.com, May 30th, 2001)
• Intel Partners with RealNetworks - (InfoWorld.com, May 30th, 2001)
• RealNetworks Relationship with AOL Likely to Remain Strong - (internet.com, May 30th, 2001)
• Geocaching Planet of the Apes - (MSNBC, May 29th, 2001)
• Hacker Flick Swordfish Taps Web Promotion, Contest - (internet.com, May 29th, 2001)
• Wong Kar-Wei's The Follow Premieres Online - (HEADLINES.com.au, May 28th, 2001)
• Nation's Film Critics Bomb Pearl Harbor - (Yahoo! News, May 28th, 2001)
• Box Office: Harbor Wins Weekend, Loses War - (Mr. Showbiz, May 28th, 2001)
• A Fight for the Top of the TV - (TheStandard, May 28th, 2001)
• Actors' Contract Talks Stir Tension - (LA Times, May 26th, 2001)
• After Dot-Com Bust, What is the Next Step for Content? - (Newsbytes, May 25th, 2001)
• CBS Tops 2000-2001 TV Season - (CNN, May 25th, 2001)
• EchoStar Makes Bid for Larger Rival, but DirecTV Also Coveted by Murdoch - (The Seattle Times, May 25th, 2001)
• RIAA Turns Legal Guns on Aimster - (AdWeek, May 25th, 2001)
• Net Pirates Nab TV Episodes from the Sky - (CNET News.com, May 24th, 2001)
• Download the Blues, and More - (Wired News, May 24th, 2001)
• Can Television Survive the Internet? - (Newsfactor, May 23rd, 2001)
• Absolute Unveils 'Director' Web Promotion - (internet.com, May 22nd, 2001)
• AOL Time Warner: Hitting Its Stride - (BW Online, May 21st, 2001)
• Digital:Convergence Makes Leap to iTV - (internet.com, May 21st, 2001)
• Digial Video Broadcast Gateway - (ISP-Planet, May 21st, 2001)
• Vivendi Takes Over MP3.com - (internet.com, May 21st, 2001)
• The Son's Room Wins Palme D'Or at Cannes - (CNN, May 21st, 2001)
• Video-On-Demand: Coming to a MTU Home Theater Near You - (ISP-Planet, May 18th, 2001)
• Amazon.com to Add Movie Features - (Excite News, May 18th, 2001)
• Pirates Take on Hollywood - (BBC News, May 18th, 2001)
• Aussie Art Film to Open in New York - (HEADLINES.com.au, May 17th, 2001)
• Ad Blocking Goes Traditional - (ChannelSeven, May 17th, 2001)
• Sony's New Hardware Lineup Ready for DV Revolution - (MSNBC, May 17th, 2001)
• Congress to See Web Music Network - (Excite News, May 17th, 2001)
• Mood Upbeat on First Day of Actors' Talks - (CNN, May 16th, 2001)
• When Film Effects Aren't Special - (Wired News, May 16th, 2001)
• MLB.com: Play for Pay - (Business 2.0, May 16th, 2001)
• Protecting Digital TV - (SF Gate, May 16th, 2001)
• Big Brother: Big Bucks, Big Traffic - (internet.com, May 15th, 2001)
• Police Anger at French Film - (CNN, May 15th, 2001)
• True Convergence: PS2 and the Web - (Wired News, May 14th, 2001)
• Microsoft's Big Bet on DirecTV - (TheStandard, May 14th, 2001)
• Lord of the Rings Takes Cannes - (E! Online, May 12th, 2001)
• Film Australia CEO Reappointed - (HEADLINES.com.au, May 10th, 2001)
• Australian Govt Abandons iTV License Auction - (Newsbytes, May 10th, 2001)
• Webcasters Spread the Gospel of Webcast Advertising - (internet.com, May 9th, 2001)
• AOL Time Warner Seeks Expansion - (Mediaweek, May 9th, 2001)
• Dutch Testing iTV Over DSL - (Excite News, May 7th, 2001)
• DVD Copy Case Appealed - (ZDNet, May 7th, 2001)
• Writers, Actors Seek 'Internet Pay' - (MSNBC, May 6th, 2001)
• Disney to Launch Enhanced ABC.com - (Newsbytes, May 4th, 2001)
• BMW at Intersection of Art and Commerce - (LA Times, May 4th, 2001)
• Microsoft May Supply Security for Napster - (LA Times, May 4th, 2001)
• Hacker Group Launches Anti-MPAA Website - (Newsbytes, May 4th, 2001)
• Hollywood Writers Seek Internet Kickbacks - (CNN.com, May 3rd, 2001)
• Will Microsoft Control the Future of Online Music- (ZDNet, May 3rd, 2001)
• Consumers Unclear on Benefits of iTV - (internet.com, May 3rd, 2001)
• AOL Lands Madonna Sponsorship - (internet.com, May 3rd, 2001)
• Media Time: Who's Watching? - (eMarketer, May 3rd, 2001)
• Outback Obsessives Have Plenty of Company - (USA Today, May 3rd, 2001)
• Aimster Files Suit Against RIAA - (ZDNet, May 3rd, 2001)
• Digital Decoding: Hollywood Battles DeCSS, Others - (SF Gate, May 3rd, 2001)
• Science Launches Onto the Silver Screen - (HEADLINES.com.au, May 2nd, 2001)
• Aimster Pumps Up the 'It' Girl - (Wired News, May 2nd, 2001)
• Copyright Clash Shutters Speech - (Wired News, May 2nd, 2001)
• Microsoft to Beef Up MSN Label, Rename TV Service - (The Seattle Times, May 2nd, 2001)
• Putting a Kind Face on Copyright Battles - (CNET News.com, May 2nd, 2001)
• How AOL Time Warner is Outpacing Rivals - (CNET News.com, May 2nd, 2001)
• RIAA Head: Napster Is Done - (Wired News, May 2nd, 2001)
• The Demise of NBCi - (ClickZ, May 2nd, 2001)
• Warner Bros Web Campaign Goes Guerilla Route - (internet.com, May 1st, 2001)
• Citing Napster Case, Tunesmith Accuses Labels of Double Standard - (MSNBC, May 1st, 2001)
• Report: Streaming Media Adoption Set to Soar - (Newsbytes, May 1st, 2001)
• Robot Sites a Web of Deception - (Wired News, May 1st, 2001)
• Hollywood Stock Exchange's Initial Public Interview - (eMarketer, May 1st, 2001)
• Web Talent Searches Get Few Hits - (USA Today, May 1st, 2001)
• Hackers vs Hollywood, the Sequel - (Wired News, May 1st, 2001)
• CNET Reviews 5 Midrange Video Editors - (CNET, May 1st, 2001)
• MS May Have File-Trading Answer - (Wired News, May 1st, 2001)
• Do the Napster Math - (ZDNet, May 1st, 2001)