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Media Players, Joint Ventures, IPOs And Other Cures For Insomnia

ALMOST AS POPULAR AS NAPSTER
In just 10 short days, Microsoft's new Windows Media Player 7 was downloaded by over 3.4 million people worldwide. That's a rate of nearly four downloads every second. Folks at Microsoft were so excited about the popularity, that they momentarily lost their minds and compared the downloads to NSYNC's record-breaking "No Strings Attached" release of 2.4 million albums in one week and 1.4 million in the following week. "We also outsold Kleenex and Tic Tacs in that same period," said one Microsoft flak, "that is, if you count them individually and not by packages."

LINKED, LIKE THE TWINS
WHO CONTROL MOTHRA

Internet music guide Listen.com and Trans Cosmos Inc., a Japanese joint venture firm, have teamed to launch Listen Japan KK, the first search and directory service for legal online music in Japan. Like its English-language counterpart, Listen Japan features links to downloadable and streaming tracks from artists. "There's just too much legal heat in the U.S.," a Listen.com temp said. "Over here, the RIAA doesn't exist, and Interpol and other governing bodies are too busy discouraging drug trafficking to pay attention to copyright infringement. We still don't understand why Napster hasn't already moved its home offices to Tokyo."

PUSH ‘EM BACK, PUSH ‘EM BACK,
WAAAAAAY BACK!

AOL has been forced to cut the price of its upcoming IPO of AOL Latin America, just as the online giant tries to increase its presence in Mexico and South America. According to the Associated Press, a spokeswoman at Salomon Smith Barney said Tuesday that the target range for IPO shares of AOL Latin America have been lowered to between $8 and $10 a share, down from the originally anticipated range of $15 to $17 a share. The IPO, originally expected to price this week, will take place at the end of the week or the beginning of next week, she said. Hitsdailydouble.com has no idea why Latinos are hesitant to invest in the company.

SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT
Shockwave.com today (8/2) released the next generation of its entertainment player. Shockmachine 2.0 lets users save their favorite games, music and shows and access them over and over even when not connected to the Internet. "With Shockmachine, consumers can save our content once and then play it over and over—even when not connected to the Internet," said Mike Edmunds, VP of product development at Shockwave.com, proving he wasn't listening to us at all. Shockwave's Shockmachine 2.0 is available as a free download. "And don't forget," added Edmunds, "the Shockmachine is available for free download from our Web site." Um…thanks, Mike.

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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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