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Report: Music Service Provider Passalong to Shut Down

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 15, 2009 - 8:35am.
Los Angeles - Passalong Networks, the operator of a range of digital music services, is shutting down, with top executives including founder and CEO Dave Jaworski and senior vice president of corporate development Skip Franklin already departing the company, Digital Music News reported, citing sources close to the situation. Passalong's Speakerheart, OnTour and StoreBlocks units are all reportedly being put up for sale.

PassAlong Networks Raising $30 Million for Music Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 1, 2008 - 8:37am.

Nashville, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, a provider of digital music services, plans to close on a new $30 million funding round later this month, VentureWire reported.

Watch Live uStream Video From Digital Music Forum West!

Authored by Jay Baage on October 3, 2008 - 7:37am.
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For those of you who can't make it to the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel on Thursday and Friday this week for Digital Music Forum West, we are pleased to announce that DMW has partnered with our friends at uStream to provide live video coverage of all panels and keynotes. All you need to do is to stay tuned and watch the video above (after the conference is over you can watch clips from the event here).

DMW Vlog: PassAlong's Dave Jaworski on the New (Red) Music Service

Authored by Jay Baage on June 30, 2008 - 11:46am.

(RED), the charity organization started by U2 lead singer Bono, has announced plans to launch a $5 per month online music service that will feature original songs from participating artists. PassAlong Networks will power the music service for (RED). In this exclusive DMW Interview from the Digital Media Conference, PassAlong Network's CEO Dave Jaworski speaks about the service, the goals of the campaign and why PassAlong was chosen to power it and not Apple's iTunes.

RED to Launch Music Subscription Service for AIDS Charity

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2008 - 10:56am.

New York - (RED), the nonprofit campaign spearheaded by U2 frontman Bono whose goal is to help eliminate AIDS in Africa, announced on Monday that it plans to launch a $5-per-month digital music subscription service that will help fund its efforts. Powered by PassAlong Networks, the service will each week receive one new exclusive song from a top artist; one song by an emerging talent; a "Crackerjack surprise," such as a music video; and stores describing details of (RED) dollars being put to work in Africa.

Firefly Taps PassAlong for "Age-Appropriate" Mobile MP3 Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 7, 2007 - 12:38pm.

Chicago - Firefly Mobile, the provider of a pay-as-you-go mobile phone service for kids and tweens, said on Wednesday that it has launched an "age-appropriate" MP3 store powered by PassAlong Networks. The Firefly Mobile MP3 store will offer more than 2.1 million tracks

PassAlong, Digonex Test MP3 Store With Variable Pricing

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 17, 2007 - 1:51pm.
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Franklin, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, an operator and provider of digital music services, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with e-commerce firm Digonex Technologies and independent label Nettwerk Music Group to test a digital music store that will offer variably-priced MP3s.

2007 Millennials NYC Conference Interviews by IPTV Evangelist

Authored by Jay Baage on October 9, 2007 - 12:07pm.
The blog IPTV Evangelist has posted a number of interesting video interviews conducted by Levi Shapiro from DMW’s sold-out Millennials Conference in New York City on October 27, 2007. If you are interested in the latest digital marketing and advertising techniques, the interviews provide detailed case-studies of some of the most progressive companies in the industry. Watch the interviews here.

PassAlong Networks Spins Off Speakerheart Indie Publishing Unit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 15, 2007 - 3:59pm.

Franklin, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, a provider of branded digital music stores, announced on Wednesday that it has spun off its Speakerheart digital music store service for independent artists. The software enables artists to upload their own music, create track samples, set their own prices and sell their music via both custom storefronts and an embeddable widget tool called Shelves. PassAlong co-founders Jozef Nuyens and Brad Edmonson were named CEO and president, respectively, of Speakerheart.

PassAlong Networks to Distribute CinemaNow Video Content

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2007 - 4:34pm.

Franklin, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, a provider of branded digital media download stores, on Tuesday announced a deal with downloadable video retailer CinemaNow that will make more than 7,000 movies and music videos from CinemaNow available to PassAlong clients. Tennessee-based PassAlong powers over 120 online download stores, for clients including TransWorld's f.y.e., and BreakthruRadio.

EMI Adds DRM-Free MP3s to PassAlong Networks Online Stores

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 13, 2007 - 3:23pm.

London - Major record label EMI has signed another deal to distribute digital tracks from from digital rights management (DRM) restrictions, this time with Tennessee-based PassAlong Networks. Under the deal, online music stores powered by PassAlong's StoreBlocks technology -- such as Trans World Entertainment's f.y.e. -- will offer EMI tracks as 320Kbps MP3s.

PassAlong Networks, MP3Car.com Team on Car Stereo Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 25, 2007 - 10:35am.

Franklin, Tenn. - Digital music retailer PassAlong Networks announced that it has partnered with song ID service Gracenote and MP3Car.com on a service that will let consumers download songs directly to their car stereos. MP3Car.com's service, which also offers Yahoo's Launchast radio, will launch a digital music store powered by PassAlong's StoreBlocks platform.

Analysis: Amazon Goes DRM-Free, Will iTunes Be Next?

Authored by Jay Baage on May 16, 2007 - 12:34pm.
Amazon.com today announced that they will be launching a digital music store that will only sell DRM-free MP3 music files. Buyers will know that once they buy the music, they own the music and are free to use it on anything, anywhere for personal use. Amazon’s decision to sell only DRM-free music is a powerful statement against the use of DRM restrictions by the major labels and it shows that one of the most powerful online stores believe that a digital music business can be built using only DRM-free products.

PassAlong Networks to Power Varsity Media Group P2P Music Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2005 - 9:08am.
Franklin, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, a provider of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology, announced on Wednesday that it will power the teen-focused Varsity Media Group's new digital music offering. The VTracks service will offer users a library of 1.1 million songs for download over a legal peer-to-peer network.

PassAlong Networks Adds IODA Catalog to P2P Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 11, 2005 - 6:28am.
Franklin, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, a developer of peer-to-peer music distribution technology, announced that it has signed an agreement to make the catalog of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) available on digital music stores using its platform. IODA offers 225,000 tracks from over 750 independent record labels.