I saw the WWDC coverage on Engadget a little bit today and noticed that Entertainment and Devices (the division of which Zune, Games for Windows, and Xbox are a part) got two mentions in the Keynote: John Hodgman, playing "The PC Guy" referenced the brown Zune, and then John Carmack from id software said they’d have next gen game-tech Mac, PS3 and Xbox at E3. Sure, the first mention was typical Jobs sarcasm, but we’re clearly on his mind these days. And hey, we’ll happily take the publicity from...

Lots of commenters - in this site and others - have observed that the Zune team needs to have more advertising. And that the advertising needs to showcase differentiating features like the large screen, customization and wireless. Well, starting next month, we're launching a second wave of advertising. Read more about the upcoming campaign in this article in The Street . As always, when the ads are final, I'll post them here for you to see. Hope everybody had a great weekend!

Today we're announcing that we'll pay UMG a per device royalty for every Zune player sold – a first in the industry. Why? We're about supporting artists, and ensure they continue to prosper with the emergence of the digital music model. The distribution of digital music isn't that old, and the current method isn't really doing a lot to compensate artists fairly. We worked closely with Universal to create this revenue opportunity for artists, as the industry transitions to a time when it can fully...

I've got info on all the Zune Launch Parties. We've got one in Atlanta , Chicago , Seattle , LA , NYC , and Miami (link going up later today). Check this site tomorrow for details.