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Warner may offer extra 100 mln pounds for EMI
2007-05-21 15:57:00 Warner Music Group will offer takeover target EMI Group up to 100 million pounds to try to stop it accepting a private equity deal, the Sunday Times newspaper said. EMI, home to artists including Coldplay and Norah Jones, was not immediately available for comment. Last week people familiar with the situation said that EMI had opened the ... More About: The News , Warner , Extra , Pound , Xtra
Study: iPod users to switch for iPhone
2007-05-18 13:50:00 A pair of Europe/UK surveys published this week reveal that almost half of Europe’s iPod users participating in its 2,000-person pan-European survey by Canalys said that they are likely to consider Apple for their next mobile phone. ?Apple?s rating improves dramatically when you talk to existing iPod owners,? said Pete Cunningham, senior analyst at Canalys. ?Almost ... More About: Study , Iphone , Ipod , The News , Switch
Amazon.com to launch digital music store
2007-05-17 13:34:00 After previous rumours, Amazon .com has finally issued an offcial announcement of its intentions to launch a digital music store later this year featuring only songs without copyright-protection restrictions. Executives at the Seattle-based company said Wednesday they decided to steer clear of digital-rights management technology, because consumers want to be able to listen to their downloads on ... More About: Music , Digital Music , Store , The News
Napster pacts with Motorola
2007-05-16 12:48:00 Napster and Motorola have announced a unique marketing agreement that will bring Napster’s industry-leading on demand music subscription service to mobile consumers, offering free and easy access to a vast collection of music and content across Motorola’s entire line of portable subscription-enabled devices. Napster and Motorola will develop promotional efforts for North ... More About: The News , Napster
McCartney goes digital
2007-05-15 12:25:00 Apple has announced that thirteen-time Grammy award winner Paul McCart ney?s new album, “Memory Almost Full” is available for digital pre-order exclusively on the iTunes Store. iTunes customers pre-ordering the 13 track album in the US will receive the “Dance Tonight” music video when the album is delivered and the single ?Ever Present Past?, immediately upon ... More About: The News , Bands , Digital , Digi
New study on iPod interference in pacemakers
2007-05-14 11:54:00 Seventeen year old Michigan high school student Jay Thaker has presented a paper on iPod and pacemaker interference to the 2007 annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society in Denver, Colorado. The study concluded that iPods caused various types of interference in pacemakers in 50 percent of the patients tested. The population tested in Thaker’s study ... More About: Study , Ipod , The News , Make
iTunes and labels reinventing online music
2007-05-11 16:24:00 Apple is entering this year’s round of talks with major labels in the US over iTunes distribution rignts. Talks over the Apple iTunes Store begun just weeks after EMI threw a curveball at the major labels with its decision to make its iTunes’ catalogue available for sale online free of digital rights management (DRM). ... More About: Music , Itunes , Labels , The News
DGMI and Warner report first quarter results
2007-05-10 17:00:00 Ccontent owner and global leader in the digital distribution of independently owned music and video catalogs Digital Music Group, Inc. (DGMI) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Revenue for the first quarter of 2007 totaled $3,392,547, representing an increase of 34% from the first quarter of 2006, when pro forma combined ... More About: Results , Report , The News , Warner , First
Digital oldies are golden again
2007-05-09 15:22:00 The L.A. Times reports that easy access to vintage hits creates new fans for artists from bygone eras. That is the case of Frankie Avalon, whose catalogue has been added to the digital music world, thanks to iTunes, RealNetworks Inc.’s Rhapsody and other online stores and subscription services. Frankie had seen his “Venus” hit No. 1 in ... More About: The News , Again , Digital , Oldies , Digi
Ticketmaster gives the gift of music
2007-05-08 16:57:00 Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticketing company is expanding the music libraries of concert fans throughout North America by providing fans with complimentary music with every concert ticket purchased online at Ticketmaster.com. The special offer is an extension of Ticketmaster’s focus on rewarding fans with great opportunities to discover new music and connect with new and ... More About: Tunes , Music , The News , Gift , Give
Microsoft looses battle over digital music patent
2007-05-03 11:56:00 A US federal judge signed off on a $1.53 billion (?1.13 billion) jury verdict in favor of Alcatel-Lucent SA in a digital music patent dispute against Microsoft Corp. Although during the trial Microsoft disputed that Alcatel-Lucent’s patents govern its MP3 encoding and decoding tools and said it licenses the MP3 software used by its Windows Media ... More About: Music , Digital Music , The News , Soft
Cheaters caught using iPod
2007-05-02 14:41:00 Schools around the US are banning iPod s and other digital media players from their classes as potential cheating devices. After banning cell phones that could be used to send text messages between students during tests, schools are now focusing on the new threat: digital music players. These small players that can play music to soothe the ... More About: Ipod , The News , Sing , Caught
Barbie gets digital music player
2007-05-01 16:39:00 Mattel Inc., the world’s largest toymaker, will introduce a Barbie digital-music player and Web site to try to boost sales of the iconic fashion doll. The BarbieGirls.com Web site, which will be accessible this week, will allow users to create a virtual character, shop with imaginary money and chat with other members, the California-based Mattel reported. ... More About: Music , Gadgets , Digital Music , Player , The News
Where digital rights went wrong
2007-04-30 14:47:00 Economist.com, the online version of the magazine The Economist, has released an article about digital rights and the recent ruling by a Californian judge on DVD copying for personal use. But the article “Criminalising the consumer” raises many issues that aplynot only to DVD but to all our digital media and the way we copy ... More About: Debates , Rights , The News , Here , Right
Bluffing your way
2007-04-27 17:12:00 You can always renegotiate a record contract. You just go in and say, ‘You know, I think my next project will be a country-and-western album.’ Prince More About: The News , Bluff , Bluffing
Music lyrics available by Yahoo and Gracenote
2007-04-26 17:34:00 Yahoo ! Music and Gracenote have announced a new licensing deal allowing Yahoo! Music to offer the largest catalog of legal, licensed song lyrics from Gracenote to Yahoo! Music?s consumers. Beginning today, song lyrics for hundreds of thousands of songs from all five major publishers will be incorporated into Yahoo! Music through Gracenote?s growing database. The ... More About: Lyrics , The News
Other Music launches digital music store
2007-04-25 16:03:00 Other Music , the independent New York retailer from Manhattan’s East Village, has launched its digital download music store on Monday. The online store has hundreds of labels and thousands of artists available in DRM-free MP3 format and you can find albums in the $8.99 to $14.99 range and individual songs for $1.11. Among the indie labels ... More About: Digital Music , Store , The News , Launch
iPod tax approved by Senate
2007-04-24 16:29:00 A new bill approved by the Iowa Senate last Thursday, known as the “iPod tax”, will impose the state sales tax on the sale of digital downloads - including songs, cell phone ring tones, software, audio books and other electronic products. Although the tax would be required, it would be collected on the honor system, meaning ... More About: Ipod , The News , Rove , Nate
Napster to power Circuit City music site
2007-04-23 13:12:00 Napster and retail chain Circuit City announced their new a subscription service with millions of songs ready to launch on April 29. The subscription will have a cost of $14.95 per month but consumers will also be able to buy individual songs at 99 cents each. Following iTunes’ example, many U.S. electronics chains are teaming up ... More About: Music , Power , Site , The News
Will hi-fi be a thing of the past?
2007-04-20 14:43:00 Digital music in our gadgets, be it Mp3 or other digital format, is different from the digital music we are used to listen to in CDs. The main difference being their size - not in minutes but in information. In CDs you have roughly 70 minutes of music in 750 Mb. With digital formats used ... More About: Debates , The News , Past , Will , Hi-Fi
EMI music revenues down 15%
2007-04-19 14:31:00 After issuing two profit warnings earlier this year, EMI Group is now expecting its full-year EMI Music revenues to be down 15 percent and has suspended its dividend payments. EMI, the world’s third-largest record company, said the revenue figure was in line with its outlook given in February. The music giant reported Wednesday that it is examining ... More About: Down , Revenue , Venues , Advil
Sandisk introduces Sansa Shaker MP3 Player
2007-04-18 23:39:00 SanDisk, the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, announced the new Sansa Shaker MP3 player designed for kids and families. A fun and unique music player, the Sansa Shaker features many ways to enjoy and share songs, including two headphone jacks, a built-in speaker to listen without ear buds, and the ... More About: Gadgets , Player , The News , Sand
Amazon plans to launch MP3 digital downloads in May
2007-04-17 14:23:00 After EMI’s decision to sell its catalogue DRM-free, it is now Amazon , the world known online store, who has decided to sell music wihtout copy protection. Although this rumour has been going on for some time, sources recently pointed to a May launch, one that may include a test from Universal Music Group, specifically involving classical ... More About: Downloads , The News , Plans , Launch
High hopes for Beatles digitization
2007-04-16 13:52:00 Digital Music News reports that the Beatles have now settled a royalty dispute with EMI, a development that could further pave the way for a digitized catalog on stores like iTunes. Apple Corps., the Beatles business entity, originally sued EMI for 30 million pounds ($59.4 million) over alleged underpayments and suspect accounting. The matter was “settled ... More About: Hopes , The News , Hope , High
Aussie digital music downloads keep rising
2007-04-13 15:52:00 Australia stands out as one of the fastes growing digital markets, as far as music downloads are concerned. Despite the initial low expectations, digital sales poured nearly $28 million into the nation?s music industry last year alone compared with $8 million in 2005, according to Australian Recording Industry Association figures. Digital music sales now account for 5.5 ... More About: Music , Downloads , Digital Music , Download , Down
Sirius Expands Autodeal Relationships
2007-04-11 18:15:00 The New York International Auto Show at the Javitts Center in Manhattan became the perfect place to unveil automakers’ latest models and their stepped-up satellite radio relationships. In many cases, that meant standard installation deals and a broadening of existing partnerships. Sirius Satellite Radio has come forward with a number of deals with existing vehicle partnerships, ... More About: Relationships , Relationship , Ships , Deal
SanDisk device to come with Yahoo Music
2007-04-10 14:17:00 Flash memory maker SanDisk has announced it will pair its new wireless music player with free and subscription music services from Yahoo . Sansa Connect device will be able to use a Wi-Fi wireless connection to allow users to listen to LAUNCHcast Internet radio, browse Flickr photos and see what Yahoo ... More About: Music , With , Sand
100 million iPods sold in 5 years
2007-04-09 21:39:00 Apple announced today that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and in the last five years Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two ... More About: Ipod , Lion , Years , Million
Will Zune follow iTunes?
2007-04-06 16:49:00 Microsoft may be inking a deal with EMI to sell DRM-free digital music, much like iTunes has annouced earlier this week, according to recent rumours. Zune ’s marketing director Jason Reindorp has said “we’ve been saying for a while that we are aware that consumers want to have unprotected content.” Zune, Microsoft’s answer to the iPod-iTunes digital music ... More About: Itunes , Itune , Will
Will others follow EMI?
More articles from this author:2007-04-05 15:20:00 EMI is taking a risk in becoming the first music major to ditch anti-piracy software on its digital music, but its larger rivals could be better placed to ultimately reap any rewards. The music industry has used Digital Rights Management (DRM) as the cornerstone in its fight against illegal downloading but its critics argue that it ... More About: Other , Others , Will , Hers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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