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CNET: Apple to Begin Selling Preset Ringtones

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 3, 2009 - 7:43am.
San Francisco - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has obtained licenses from the record labels to offer pre-made ringtones, and is working to have them ready for next week's music-related press event, CNET News.com reported, citing "music industry sources."
tags: Music | iPod | Apple | iTunes | Cocktail |

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."
tags: Video | Music | Apple | Universal Music | Warner Music | Retail | EMI | Sony Music | Cocktail |