ArchivesNapster: Q4 Revenue Will Beat Projections; 760,000 SubscribersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 11:55am.
Early Stones Albums Come to eMusic via Abkco DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 11:51am.
New York - Digital music service eMusic has added 25 albums from the Rolling Stones, through a recently signed licensing deal with Abkco. The deal includes albums released between 1964 and 1970, such as "Let It Bleed" and "Beggars Banquet." Along with early Stones, the Abkco deal brings DRM-free tracks from Sam Cooke, the Animals, Marianne Faithful and others to eMusic subscribers. Radiohead Launches Own Social NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 11:50am.
Los Angeles - Radiohead has launched its own social networking site, based from the same W.A.S.T.E. merchandise website that offered its "In Rainbows" album on a pay-what-you-want basis, Pitchfork Media reports. At launch, the W.A.S.T.E. Central site lets users create profiles, see who else is going to shows on the band's current tour, and view and upload photos and videos. Rolling Stones Channel Premieres on YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 11:48am.
London - Universal Music Group has launched a new Rolling Stones channel on Google's YouTube, that lets fans upload videos of themselves posting questions to the band, with the band to respond personally to some of them, Reuters reported. The new channel will mainly promote "Shine a Light," the new Stones documentary from director Martin Scorsese. Amazon.com Relaunches Latin Music StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 11:47am.
Seattle - Amazon.com on Friday announced the relaunch of its Latin Music Store, which counts nearly 140,000 albums spanning 28 separate genres of Latin music. Nickelodeon to Develop Additional Virtual Worlds for KidsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 11:46am.
New York - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group announced on Friday that it plans to launch a number of additional virtual worlds for kids, building on the success of its existing Neopets and Nicktropolis sites. The company said it will develop virtual worlds for "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Monkey World" and "World of Neopia." Verizon Wireless Will Use Auctioned Spectrum for BroadbandAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 10:17am.
Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced on Friday that the spectrum it paid $9.36 billion for in the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) recent 700 MHz auction is "a critical piece of its overall broadband strategy to take advantage of the enormous opportunity for growth in data services in the future." Fox Interactive Media Reorganizes, Launches New Ad UnitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 9:44am.
Web Metrics Analyst - NPR Digital MediaAuthored by dmw on April 4, 2008 - 9:23am.
Analyzes user activity for NPR Digital Media products and services, including NPR.org, media streaming, podcasting. Webcam Video Distributor Seesmic Acquires TwhirlAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 8:20am.
San Francisco - Seesmic, a provider of webcam video distribution services, announced on Friday that it has acquired Twhirl, an application that connects with Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku and other "microblogging" services. Web Analytics Firm Coremetrics Raises $60 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 8:02am.
San Mateo, Calif. - Coremetrics, a provider of hosted Web analytics and marketing software, said on Friday that it has raised $60 million in its fifth round of funding, led by 3i. tags: Deals | VC | Metrics | 3i | Research | Coremetrics | Accel Partners | Highland Capital Partners | FTVentures |
Movie-focused Social Network Flixster Secures $5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 7:56am.
San Francisco - Flixster, a movie-focused online social network, has received $5 million of an $8 million second round of venture capital financing, from Pinnacle Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. tags: Deals | VC | Social Networking | Movies | Flixster | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Pinnacle Ventures |
Flash Developer for Universal Music Group - Santa Monica, CAAuthored by dmw on April 4, 2008 - 7:53am.
Universal Music Group, IGA division, is currently seeking a full-time Flash Developer for the Santa Monica, CA, location.
Web Designer for Universal Music Group - Santa Monica, CAAuthored by dmw on April 4, 2008 - 7:47am.
Universal Music Group, IGA division, is currently seeking a Web Designer for the Santa Monica, CA, location. OurStage Lands $13 Million for Online Talent CompetitionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 7:45am.
Boston - OurStage, an online competition for aspiring musicians, filmmakers and comedians, has raised $13 million in new financing from over 100 angel investors, Tech Confidential reported. Senior CDN Software Engineer - EdgeCast Networks, Los AngelesAuthored by dmw on April 4, 2008 - 7:35am.
EdgeCast Networks is seeking an experienced C/C++ developer to work closely with a team of developers to develop the "next generation" of content delivery products.
Interactive Mobile Video Firm Intellistream Raises FundsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 7:18am.
London - Intellistream, a developer of interactive mobile video technology, has received part of an expected up to $1.6 million round of new financing, led by London Technology Fund, VentureWire reports. |
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