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SEPTEMBER 2000

• Europe to OK $135bn AOL/TW Merger - (The Register, September 29th, 2000)
• Copyright: Whose Art Is It, Anyway? - (latimes.com, September 29th, 2000)
• Internet Draws Olympic Fans Away From TV - (Seattle Times, September 29th, 2000)
• A Discussion on Web Entertainment - (Wired News, September 29th, 2000)
• Urban Box Office Lives On - (Salon.com, September 28th, 2000)
• Big Brother Finds Fans Online - (Yahoo! News, September 28th, 2000)
• Review of AOL/TW Deal Blasted - (CNNfn, September 28th, 2000)
• Double DivX Trouble - (Salon.com, September 28th, 2000)
• Hollywood.com Lays Off Workers and Acquires Ticket Seller - (internet.com, September 27th, 2000)
• Movie Memorabilia on the Web - (Star-Telegram.com, September 27th, 2000)
• Enthusiasts All Set to Spur on Interactive TV - (Newsbytes, September 27th, 2000)
• MTVi Lays Off 25% of Staff - (TheStandard, September 27th, 2000)
• Streaming Subscriptions - (internet.com, September 27th, 2000)
• Atom Films CEO: Internet is Forcing Entertainment Revolution - (Newsbytes, September 27th, 2000)
• New Movie's Web Site Like Strange Dream - (Star-Telegram.com, September 26th, 2000)
• Digital Hollywood Show Must Go On - (Forbes.com, September 26th, 2000)
• RealNetworks, HP Plan Server to Dish up Audio, Video - (CNET, September 26th, 2000)
• Matt & Ben Launch Movie Contest Online - (E! Online, September 25th, 2000)
• Hollywood.com Pulls Switcheroo - (E! Online, September 25th, 2000)
• Syncom Invests $15 Million in TMXinteractive - (internet.com, September 25th, 2000)
• South Park Now Showing Online - (USA Today, September 25th, 2000)
• Shakeout Forces Entertainment Sites to Take New Appoaches - (SV.com, September 25th, 2000)
• MTV Pioneer Joins Cool.com - (internet.com, September 22nd, 2000)
• Viewers Get Closer With Interactive TV - (TechWeb, September 22nd, 2000)
• Mixed Reviews for Theater-Related Web Sites - (latimes.com, September 22nd, 2000)
• Germany Wants to Feed Its Starving Artists - (TheStandard, September 22nd, 2000)
• Time Warner, AOL Battle Merger Conditions - (MSNBC, September 22nd, 2000)
• The Olympics' Upset Winners - (TheStandard, September 22nd, 2000)
• Kurt Cobain Interview to Showcase Media Player - (CNET, September 21st, 2000)
• FTC Mulling AOL/TW Suit - (CNNfn, September 21st, 2000)
• An Icebox Filled With Animated Goodies - (Time.com, September 21st, 2000)
• ZapMedia, Microsoft Team on New Entertainment Appliance - (internetnews.com, September 20th, 2000)
• UBS Files Suit Against Pixstream over DV - (TheStar.com, September 20th, 2000)
• ZapStation: Universal Media System for Living Room - (Newsbytes, September 20th, 2000)
• Web, TV Go Well Together - (Montreal Gazette, September 20th, 2000)
• PocketCinema Next in Couch Potato Tech - (ZDNet, September 20th, 2000)
• Athletes, Authors Bristle Over Olympic Gag Orders - (E & P Online, September 19th, 2000)
• Urbanfetch Ends New York Video Rental Service - (Excite News, September 19th, 2000)
• Blockbuster Branches Out - (WashingtonPost.com, September 19th, 2000)
• Barenaked Ladies Dish Up Napster Surprise - (CNN.com, September 19th, 2000)
• CMGI's iCast Lays Off 30 Employees - (CNET, September 18th, 2000)
• Will Multimedia Convergence Really Pay Off? - (The Toronto Star, September 18th, 2000)
• AOL Says Time Warner Buy on Track to Close this Fall - (Excite News, September 18th, 2000)
• MTV.com's Webeos Give Viewers Creative Control - (Fox News, September 18th, 2000)
• Online Entertainment: Neughty by Nature - (Variety.com, September 18th, 2000)
• Olympic 'Web Police' Find Few Video Pirates - (Excite News, September 18th, 2000)
• Star TV, CyberWorks Spar in India - (TheStandard, September 15th, 2000)
• Log On and then Rock On - (NY Daily, September 15th, 2000)
• Going...Going...Go.com - (internetnews.com, September 15th, 2000)
• 'Star' Gazing Goes Mobile - (Wired News, September 15th, 2000)
• Disney's Go.com Changes its Direction - (SF Gate, September 15th, 2000)
• Microsoft Offers Free WebTV Service to MSN Subscribers - (CNET, September 15th, 2000)
• Speedera, Vidyah Make Streaming Pact - (internetnews.com, September 13th, 2000)
• FCC Mulls AOL-Time Deal - (CNNfn, September 13th, 2000)
• Fame and the Web: Strange Bedfellows - (Fox News, September 13th, 2000)
• Inktomi to Buy FastForward Networks for $1.3 billion - (CNET, September 13th, 2000)
• AOL's Case Takes Media Establishment Crown - (NY Post, September 12th, 2000)
• Interactive TV: Giant Leap or Goofy Gimmick? - (E-Commerce Times, September 12th, 2000)
• Budding Comics Invited to iCast - (Advertising Age, September 11th, 2000)
• E-Commerce Goes Hollywood - (E-Commerce Times, September 11th, 2000)
• RealNetworks Settles Lawsuit with Streambox - (CNET, September 8th, 2000)
• Microsoft Strengthens TV Offerings - (internetnews.com, September 8th, 2000)
• Hollywood Internet Bubble is Popped - (BBC News, September 8th, 2000)
• Danni Ashe vs Cindy Margolis - (ABC News, September 8th, 2000)
• Dawn of a New Age of New Media - (SF Gate, September 8th, 2000)
• AOL, Time Warner Make Concessions to Please EU - (CNNfn, September 8th, 2000)
• Yahoo! Gets in Tune - (CNNfn, September 7th, 2000)
• Digital Films: The Real Indies? - (Wired News, September 7th, 2000)
• Urban Box Office Network: A Dot-com Diaster - (Salon.com, September 7th, 2000)
• EC Airs Concern Over AOL-Time Warner Deal - (Newsbytes, September 7th, 2000)
• Shockwave Lays Off 20 to Focus on Interactivity - (Nando Media, September 7th, 2000)
• Internet Reports Star Wars Crime - (NY Daily, September 7th, 2000)
• MS-CBS? Microsoft Aligns with Eye Network - (internetnews.com, September 7th, 2000)
• Companies Claim Streaming Video Breakthrough - (TheStandard, September 7th, 2000)
• Lucent, PacketVideo To Optimize Wireless Offerings - (TechWeb, September 7th, 2000)
• Confusion Over Microsoft TV - (Forbes.com, September 6th, 2000)
• Pop.com Loses its Fizz in Less Than a Year - (Forbes.com, September 6th, 2000)
• Judge: MP3.com Owes Universal $250m - (Fox News, September 6th, 2000)
• Microsoft to Wrap Digital TV into Windows - (Mercury Center, September 6th, 2000)
• Senators Seek Closed Meeting on AOL Time Warner - (CNET, September 6th, 2000)
• Interactive TV: Whistler Goes Hollywood - (ZDNet, September 6th, 2000)
• Lycos Rules Out Web-based Video Apps - (ZDNet, September 6th, 2000)
• Antitrust Enforcers' Actions Against AOL/TW Chill Investors - (MSNBC, September 6th, 2000)
• Pop! Goes the Entertainment Sector - (TheStandard, September 6th, 2000)
• Shockwave to Cut Original Content, Focus on Gaming - (Variety.com, September 6th, 2000)
• Streaming Won't Kill Your Local TV Station - (ZDNet, September 6th, 2000)
• Online Newspapers Beat TV Sites in Most Markets - (E&P Online, September 6th, 2000)
• Will You Watch Microsoft TV - (ZDNet, September 5th, 2000)
• Hollywood Net Deals Vary Based on Talent, Trends - (Variety.com, September 5th, 2000)
• WebTV Keeps on Slippin, Splippin... - (ZDNet, September 5th, 2000)
• POP's Merger Plans with iFilm.com's Burst - (Variety.com, September 5th, 2000)
• Pop.com Unravels - (NYPOST.com, September 1st, 2000)
• DeCSS Down Under - (Salon.com, September 1st, 2000)
• Real, GlobalMedia Give Netlegs to Lewis All-Nighter - (internetnews.com, September 1st, 2000)
• Take a Look in the Icebox - (Time Digital, September 1st, 2000)