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JERUSALEM – Widowed for nine years, 64-year-old Sophie decided it was time for a male companion. So she donned a black, low-cut dress to tape a segment for "Clicka," Israel’s new, 24-hour cable TV dating channel — the latest high-tech version of the traditional Jewish matchmaker. …Segments are taped for later broadcast, with contact information flashing on the screen. ($10 a month) …Britain has a similar service, called The Dating Channel on Sky Digital.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ — PlanetOut Inc, a leading online media company serving the LGBT community globally, today announced that journalist and author Chris Bull joined the PlanetOut news team as senior political correspondent.  Bull will write a weekly political column for PlanetOut.com News and Gay.com News, widely-read sources for daily news about and of interest to the global LGBT community.

NEW YORK – AP – While most single young men aspire to marriage, about one-fifth are deeply skeptical of the institution and their prospects of making it work, according to a new national survey which closely links men’s marital outlook to their upbringing. …"A huge percentage of the men say they’ll marry when it’s time to settle down, which a lot of women don’t quite understand.  A word of advice to women — make sure you’re getting the guy at just this time." …22% of the unmarried men were depicted as "hardcore marriage avoiders." …American men marry at 27, compared to 23 in 1970.

TORONTO, June 22 /CNW/ – On today’s edition of Canada’s Business Report, host Robert Graham takes a look at a new entry in the world of online dating. Graham speaks with Mark Pavan, President and CEO of Toronto-headquartered Lemontonic Incorporated.  …Lemontonic has technology that allows members to enjoy services they can’t find elsewhere. Pavan says they have "real time, live video conferences between members and nobody else (in the online dating business) can do that."

NEW YORK–June 14, 2004–FunHi, online’s most elite social network, announced that in its first five months of operation it has a combined value of over one million dollars in virtual gifts received by members, account credit and gift shop inventory…Version 1.0 is implementing a velvet-rope door policy. There is now a virtual outside waiting area for people seeking to join the FunHi community. The invite-only site now closely models the exclusivity of a real urban after hours club. BUSINESS WIRE

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 11 /PRNewswire/ — …Dating services are all the rage. Most professionals who are single say they don’t want to meet their soul mates in venues where there is more beer on the floor than love in the air. …Around the country many companies have attempted to address these complaints by playing Cupid and are making some big bucks from lonely singles. …Marketdata states that "Introduction services" are riding a wave of popularity, fueled by the proliferation of dating-related reality TV shows and estimates the dating services market to be a $1.08 billion business in the U.S.

BEVERLY HILLS, Ca., June 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MatchNet plc (MHJG: Frankfurt SE), whose global depository shares are currently traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, today announced that it intends to effect a reincorporation in the United States…It is expected that the public offering will take place in September, subject to market conditions, and that the common stock will be quoted on the Nasdaq National Market.  The proceeds of the offering are expected to be primarily used for working capital purposes.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire/ — Friendster today announced that it has named former NBC Entertainment president, Scott Sassa, as CEO, effective immediately. Scott will be responsible for leading all areas of the company. Scott will help Friendster expand the company’s services and user base, and build Friendster into a successful and profitable business.