new Interactive Media Group PLG

From: Michael Dwan
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 1998 10:18 PM
To: Pete Peter
Cc: Steven Roseta; Michael Dwan
Subject: OEM Communications Bulletin: IMG PGL Updated

Importance: High

A new Interactive Media Group PLG has been published with significant revisions:

* Encarta Encyclopedia: has substantially reduced royalties at 25k and 10k volumes.

* Graphics catagory has been added. Previously DAD owned: Picture It!, Greetings.

* Greetings & Picture It!: substantial royalty reductions and added UK English edition. Picture It! Express is also now available.

* Games: Price reductions on Age of Empires, CART, Monster Truck 1

* New Products Added:

- Games: Combat Flight Sim, MotoCross Madness 3D, Urban Assault, OutWars, Close Combat 3, Pinball Arcade, revenge of Arcade.

- Mapping: MapPoint

- Personal Finance: TaxSaver

- Reference: Encarta Africa

- Dreamworks: small Soldiers: Squad Commander (an OEM exclusive!)

- Kids: My Personal Tutor 1st & 2nd grade
- Graphics: Home Publishing.

* New Versions: Auto Route Express, Money, Encarta Virtual Globe/World Atlas, Bookshelf, Golf, Monster Truck Madness, Greetings, Picture It, Expedia Streets and Trips 2000.

* Internet Properties: Fighter Ace and Zone clients with online time (only offered in NA at 200k units and up).

* DVD skus added: Graphics Studio Home Publishing, Kids super combo, Close Combat 1-3 Series, Encarta.
* International: reduced pricing of Japanese languages titles, they are now in line with other international versions.

* Deletions: Flight Sim v6.0, Golf 2.0 and 3.0, Kids Plus Pack, My Personal Tutor Pre School to First Grade, autoMap Streets & Trip Planner v5.0. AutoRoute Express Europe & GB v5.0, Encarta World Atlas v3.0.

Account Managers should cease using the previous versions of the IMG PGL at this time.

http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/4000/PX04032_B.pdf

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