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Report: Major Labels to Introduce 'CMX' Digital Album Format

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2009 - 10:35am.
London - The four major record labels have been developing a new digital music album format, "CMX," that will combines songs, lyrics, artwork and videos into a single file, the Times Online reported. Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music, Warner Music (NYSE: WMG), EMI and Universal Music are said to have approached Apple 18 months ago about joining the project, but were rebuffed by the iTunes Store operator -- which is itself now working on a new digital album format called "Cocktail."

"Ours will be a file that you click on, it opens and it would have a totally brand-new look, with a launch page and all the different options. When you click on it you're not just going to get the ten tracks, you're going to get the artwork, the video and mobile products," a "senior record label insider" told Times Online.

The CMX format is expected to launch in November, but will not be heavily marketed by the labels.

"We are not going out in force," the label source told Times Online.

"What you are going to see is a couple of releases thrown out there to see what people like. We are working with the retailers now."

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/po7lz (Times Online)

http://snipurl.com/po75s (TechCrunch)

Published in DMW Daily, August 11, 2009
tags: Video | Music | Apple | Universal Music | Warner Music | Retail | EMI | Sony Music | Cocktail |



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