London - U.K.-based major record label EMI, which under new owner, Guy Hands' Terra Firma, has already announced 1,500 to 2,000 layoffs at its recorded music division, now plans to eliminate an additional up to 1,000 positions, bringing the company's total headcount from around 4,500 to 2,000, The Telegraph reported, citing sources. [more..]

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple has signed deals with Singapore's Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) to launch the iPhone in Singapore, India, Philippines and Australia later this year. [more..]

London - In a sign that the companies may be resolving their dispute over TV show pricing at Apple's iTunes Store that led NBC to remove its programs late last year, five NBC shows are now available for purchase from the U.K. version of the iTunes Store, Macworld.com reported. [more..]

Los Angeles - Social music service imeem has surpassed Yahoo to become the top streaming music service, claiming 10.3 million unique visitors in March, Wired.com reported, citing data from analytics firm Compete. [more..]

Palo Alto, Calif. - Social Gaming Network (SGN), a developer of social media games whose titles include "Warbook" on Facebook, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $15 million in its first round of funding, led by Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, Columbia Capital and Novak Biddle Venture Partners. [more..]

Palo Alto, Calif. - Mozes, the provider of an on-demand mobile marketing platform, has raised an $11.5 million second round of financing led by Maveron, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.
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San Francisco - Sprout, the provider of a Web-based platform for the creation of Flash-based widgets, mashups, mini-sites, banners and other forms of distributable Web content, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $5 million second round of financing, led by Polaris Venture Partners. [more..]

San Francisco - Experience Project (EP), the developer of a social website that lets users anonymously share the stories of their life experiences, said on Tuesday that it has raised $3 million in its first round of funding, led by the D.E. Shaw Group. [more..]

Cambridge, Mass. - Greentech Media, an online media company covering green technology news and analysis, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $2.75 million in its second round of venture capital, which was co-led by EGORA Holding and The Massachusetts Green Energy Fund. [more..]

As WOM emerges as a notable branch of marketing (and by most reports at WOMM-U, it has already done so with nearly a billion dollars expected to be spent on WOM this year alone), people start to take different approaches to defining it within their organization and to their peers, blogs Rohit Bhargava. [more..]

London - Nimbuzz on Tuesday introduced its free mobile VoIP and instant messaging service, which enables free calls, instant messaging and group chat on over 500 supported handsets across services including Skype, Yahoo, AIM, Google Talk, MSN and 23 social networks including Facebook and MySpace. [more..]

New York - Mobile entertainment publisher Dada Entertainment, a joint venture between Dada USA and major label Sony BMG, on Tuesday announced the addition of DRM-free full-song downloads from Sony BMG artists to its offering. [more..]

San Francisco - Social music service imeem announced on Tuesday that it is now streaming actress and major label artist (Warner/Rhino/Atco) Scarlett Johansson's debut album of Tom Waits covers in its entirety, a week before its official release. [more..]

New York - RightsFLow, a provider of outsourced licensing and royalty services, has announced a mechanical licensing agreement with The Harry Fox Agency for full-length, permanent digital downloads. [more..]

Tel Aviv, Israel - MeeMix, a personalized Web radio service, on Tuesday announced its expansion into personalized music video channels. [more..]

San Francisco - Greystripe, a distributor of free, ad-supported mobile games, on Tuesday announced a deal to offer free mobile games from Sega. [more..]