Warner MusicMOG to Debut $5 Streaming Music Service Next MonthAuthored 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.
tags: Blogs | Music | Universal Music | Warner Music | EMI | Publishing | IODA | MOG | David Hyman | Sony Music | User-Generated |
Warner Music Taps Outrigger Media for Music Video Ad SalesAuthored 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.
tags: Video | Advertising | Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Warner Music | Outrigger Media |
Streaming Music Service imeem Raises $6 MillionAuthored 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 DealAuthored 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 DownAuthored 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 ModelAuthored 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 ServiceAuthored 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 ProgrammingAuthored 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.
tags: Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Warner Music | EMI | Sony Music | Vevo | NBC< CBS |
Majors to Launch Bandit.fm Aussie Unlimited Streaming ServiceAuthored 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 PlatformAuthored 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 FormatAuthored 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 |
Report: Record Labels Paid $12.4 Million for 18% Spotify StakeAuthored 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.
tags: Deals | Advertising | Music | Universal Music | Sony BMG | Warner Music | EMI | Investments | Merlin | Spotify |
7digital to Sell Warner Music DRM-Free Tracks Across EuropeAuthored 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.
FT: Apple, Labels Aim to Boost Digital Album Sales With ExtrasAuthored 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.
tags: Marketing | Music | Apple | Universal Music | Warner Music | EMI | iTunes Store | Sony Music |
Rhino Records' 'Digital 45s' Celebrate Format's AnniversaryAuthored 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 TalksAuthored 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 MoreAuthored 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 P2PAuthored 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 SiteAuthored 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-upsAuthored 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.
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