New York - Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest provider behind Comcast, on Wednesday launched two digital music services for subscribers powered by MediaNet Digital's MusicNet and Synacor. The subscription service and download store Road Runner Music will offer unlimited access to more than 3 million songs, radio stations and music videos from MusicNet for $9.95 per month; for $5 more, the Road Runner Music Portable service allows porting to up to three devices. Synacor will provide billing and other back-end services.

New York - MusicNet, a provider of digital music services, said on Wednesday that it has partnered with La Curacao, a Hispanic mega retailer in the U.S., to create a Hispanic-focused digital music service. Pasito Tunes, due to launch by the end of the year, will be bilingual and offer both subscription and a la carte download options from MusicNet's library of 4.5 million tracks. The site will also offer specialized genre categories like Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Reggaeton and Rancheras. La Curacao claims 9 million visitors annually to its stores.

New York - MusicNet, the music distribution unit of MediaNet Digital, said on Wednesday that it has partnered with DMX, a provider of music for commercial businesses and cable TV networks, to create a digital music subscription service and download store that also lets users access music collections on both PCs and portable devices. The Sonic Tap service will be powered by MusicNet, which counts a catalog of 4.5 million tracks, while DMX will offer its commercial customers the ability to provide brand-centric digital music services.

New York - MusicNet, which is the now the music unit of recently renamed digital entertainment services provide MediaNet Digital, announced on Tuesday that it has signed agreements with EMI Music and several independent labels that will allow it to offer over one million DRM-free tracks to its partners. In addition to EMI, the deal includes indie labels Righteous Babe, Nettwerk, Madacy and Nitro, and the labels represented by Digital Music Group, the Digital Rights Agency (DRA) and the Independent Recording Industry Services (IRIS). MusicNet will sell their higher-sound-quality, DRM-free tracks through its retail partners, beginning in the third quarter.

New York - MusicNet, the digital music provider that was originally launched by AOL, RealNetworks and major labels but is now owned by Baker Capital, on Thursday announced that it has renamed itself MediaNet Digital. "The expansion to MediaNet with the addition of premium digital content across all major forms of media is a natural extension to our successful music heritage," said president and CEO Alan McGlade. MediaNet provides licensed tracks to services including Yahoo Music, MTV's Urge, Virgin, HMV, Samsung and Microsoft's Zune.

New York - Korean electronics firm Samsung announced this week that it has launched a mobile digital music service, powered by MusicNet, in the U.K., France and Germany. The Samsung Music Studio will be compatible with Samsung phones including the K3, K5, T9 and Z5, and will offer both monthly subscriptions and a la carte downloads. Customers in France and Germany will have access to over 2.6 million tracks, while U.K. subscribers can choose from over 3 million songs. Monthly subscriptions will cost about $20.43 in Europe and $20.60 in the U.K., while single tracks will sell for $1.57 and $1.59, respectively.

New York - MusicNet, the digital music and video service provider that powers services for Yahoo, MTV, HMV, Virgin, iMesh and others, announced that it served an average of 6.8 million streams and subscription downloads per day during January and February, or a total of over 400 million plays.