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MOG to Debut $5 Streaming Music Service Next Month

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 11:36am.

Berkeley, Calif. - MOG, a network of user-created music blogs, announced on Wednesday that it has signed licensing deals with all four major record labels, and plans to launch its own digital music service in North America by the end of November.

Warner Music Taps Outrigger Media for Music Video Ad Sales

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 8, 2009 - 11:36am.

New York - Major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has partnered with Outrigger Media to sell advertising against its music videos on YouTube, as well as WMG-operated sites and other platforms. WMG recently reached a new agreement with YouTube, after pulling its videos for a nine-month period after negotiations broke down. Outrigger also sells ads for video publishers including Veoh and Next New Networks.

Streaming Music Service imeem Raises $6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:02am.

San Francisco - Streaming music service imeem has raised around $6 million in new financing, TechCrunch reported, citing multiple unnamed sources.

Report: Warner Music, YouTube Close to Music Video Deal

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2009 - 9:20am.

New York - Major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) and Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube "have managed to reach terms on most of the major issues" of a dispute over licensing music videos for display on YouTube, and "a final deal could be announced within the next few weeks," CNET News.com reported, citing sources with knowledge of the talks.

U.K. Unlimited MP3 Download Service Datz Shuts Down

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 16, 2009 - 10:37am.

London - Datz, the provider of an unlimited MP3 download service in the U.K., has shut down after failing to generate enough revenue to pay music licensing fees, Billboard reported.

Sony Music, EMI Not Convinced on Unlimited Download Model

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2009 - 11:27am.

London - Major record labels EMI and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music have expressed doubt about the unlimited song download service model, arguing that it may in effect cannibalize existing sales, instead of woo non-paying file-swappers to a legal service, New Media Age reported.

Irish ISP Eircom, Major Labels Developing Music Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 4, 2009 - 7:43am.

Dublin, Ireland - Irish ISP Eircom, which agreed to block access to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, as well as suspend the accounts of repeat file-swappers, has also "signed a memorandum of understanding with the four major labels to develop an innovative new music service for all Irish consumers," the company said in a statement. Eircom did not provide any further details, but said that the service is expected to launch in the next few months.

Report: Vevo in Talks with CBS, NBC to Add Music Programming

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 2, 2009 - 8:34am.

New York - Vevo, the music video site joint venture between Universal Music Group and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music that will be based on technology from Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, is in talks with CBS (NYSE: CBS) and NBC (NYSE: GE) to license and develop music-related programming for the site, Reuters reported.

Majors to Launch Bandit.fm Aussie Unlimited Streaming Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2009 - 11:46am.

Sydney - The four major record labels are set to launch an unlimited streaming music service in Australia in October, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sony Music (NYSE: SNE) will reportedly operate Bandit.fm, which will offer unlimited streaming for about $10 AUS per month ($8.26 USD). It's unclear how large of a catalog the service will offer from Sony Music, Universal Music, EMI and Warner Music (NYSE: WMG), but it will likely eventually offer the ability to stream music through televisions.

Warner Music Expands Use of Cisco Social Net Platform

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 7:56pm.

New York - Major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has expanded its use of Cisco's (NASD: CSCO) social networking platform Eos, from two artists to twelve who will have their own networks by year's end. Warner can now launch an unlimited number of artist sites based on the platform, which features a unified administrative backend. Paramore, Sean Paul and Lupe Fiasco are among artists currently employing or who will soon have Eos-powered social features on their websites.

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."

Report: Record Labels Paid $12.4 Million for 18% Spotify Stake

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 10, 2009 - 10:49am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Spotify, the European ad-supported streaming music service preparing for a U.S. launch, has sold a 17.3% stake in the company for about $12.4 million to the four major record labels and independent label aggregator Merlin, TechCrunch reported.

7digital to Sell Warner Music DRM-Free Tracks Across Europe

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2009 - 11:29am.

London - U.K. digital music retailer 7digital announced that it has expanded an agreement with major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), and will now offer the label's digital catalog across Europe. Warner tracks will now appear on 7digital's country-specific stores in six new countries -- France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal -- adding to existing stores in the U.K., Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, with more to come at a later date.

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FT: Apple, Labels Aim to Boost Digital Album Sales With Extras

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 27, 2009 - 7:46am.

Los Angeles - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has partnered with the four major record labels on a project, codenamed "Cocktail," that hopes to boost digital album sales by bundling extras like interactive booklets, liner notes and video clips, the Financial Times reported. "It's all about re-creating the heyday of the album when you would sit around with your friends looking at the artwork, while you listened to the music," one executive familiar with the plans told FT.

Rhino Records' 'Digital 45s' Celebrate Format's Anniversary

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2009 - 11:58am.

Denver - To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 45-single, Warner Music Group's (NYSE: WMG) Rhino Records is releasing a series of digital singles, which include the song, its B-side, original sleeve and other artwork, Billboard reported. The sixty Digital 45 sets will be sold on iTunes for $1.49 or $1.99, with another 25 sets to be added monthly

CNET: Warner Music, YouTube Revisit Video Licensing Talks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 13, 2009 - 7:32am.

San Francisco - Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) is once again negotiating terms for licensing music videos to Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, following a dispute that saw Warner pull its video catalog from the site in December 2008, CNET News.com reported.

Streaming Music Service imeem Gets $2.4M; Seeks $4M More

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2009 - 7:20am.

San Francisco - Streaming music service imeem raised $2.4 million from an undisclosed investor in April, and is in the process of trying to raise another $4 million, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing.

"Tens of Thousands" of Students Apply to Test Choruss Legal P2P

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2009 - 12:26pm.

Washington - Digital music industry veteran Jim Griffin says that "tens of thousands" of students have signed up to pay for a proposed legal peer-to-peer file-sharing network, called Choruss, that would be offered at U.S. universities, The Register reported. Griffin told attendees of the World Copyright Summit in DC that Choruss intends to test pricing schemes at schools this year, before approaching ISPs with data on how users respond to the music service. "The plan is to use next school year to run tests and experiments," Griffin said. "We've had students tell us it's worth $20 a month -- to share what they want to share."

Muzu Signs Fourth Major Warner to Music Video Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 28, 2009 - 12:22pm.

Dublin, Ireland - Music video website Muzu now claims licenses from all four major record labels, with the signing of a new deal with Warner Music UK (NYSE: WMG). The deal gives Muzu users across the U.K. and Ireland unlimited, on-demand access to Warner Music video content, with Muzu and Warner to share ad revenues. The companies will also promote the site across Muzu syndication partners like Bebo, GigWise and Eircom.

NYT: Labels Offering Better Licensing Terms for Start-ups

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 28, 2009 - 10:10am.

New York - The four major record labels are beginning to cut "friendlier" deals with digital music start-ups, in the face of declining CD sales and a new generation of listeners who primarily look to the Internet to discover new music, The New York Times reported.

MOG to Debut $5 Streaming Music Service Next Month

Warner Music Taps Outrigger Media for Music Video Ad Sales

Streaming Music Service imeem Raises $6 Million

Report: Warner Music, YouTube Close to Music Video Deal

U.K. Unlimited MP3 Download Service Datz Shuts Down

Sony Music, EMI Not Convinced on Unlimited Download Model

Irish ISP Eircom, Major Labels Developing Music Service

Report: Vevo in Talks with CBS, NBC to Add Music Programming

Majors to Launch Bandit.fm Aussie Unlimited Streaming Service

Warner Music Expands Use of Cisco Social Net Platform

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

Report: Record Labels Paid $12.4 Million for 18% Spotify Stake

7digital to Sell Warner Music DRM-Free Tracks Across Europe

FT: Apple, Labels Aim to Boost Digital Album Sales With Extras

Rhino Records' 'Digital 45s' Celebrate Format's Anniversary

CNET: Warner Music, YouTube Revisit Video Licensing Talks

Streaming Music Service imeem Gets $2.4M; Seeks $4M More

"Tens of Thousands" of Students Apply to Test Choruss Legal P2P

Muzu Signs Fourth Major Warner to Music Video Site

NYT: Labels Offering Better Licensing Terms for Start-ups

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