Sony MusicVevo to Debut Music Video Portal on Dec. 8Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 1:23pm.
New York
- Vevo, the music video joint venture between Sony Music and Universal Music
that will use technology from Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, is set to launch on Dec. 8, the
company announced via its Twitter feed. The labels hope the standalone site will
help them further monetize their music videos -- which are the most-watched
content on all of YouTube.
Sony Music Taps Azuki Systems for Mobile Artist SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 12, 2009 - 11:04am.
New York
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music Entertainment has tapped Azuki Systems to create mobile versions
of its artist websites. Among the first Azuki-designed mobile sites for Sony
artists is a new official Michael Jackson mobile site, which features news,
photos and streaming access to a number of music videos.
AT&T to Sponsor Vevo Music Video Portal VentureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 10:33am.
New York
- Vevo, the online music video portal joint venture between Universal Music
Group, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music and Abu Dhabi Media Company, has signed AT&T (NYSE: T) as the first
sponsor of the site.
tags: Video | Marketing | Advertising | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | AT&T | Google | YouTube | Sony Music | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
SendMe Mobile Inks Ringtone, Video Deal with Sony MusicAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2009 - 12:14pm.
San Francisco - Mobile entertainment publisher SendMe Mobile said on
Monday that it has signed a deal with Sony Music Entertainment, to offer
ringtones, videos and wallpaper images of Sony artists through
SendMeMobile.com. The agreement gives San Francisco-based SendMe licensing
deals with all four major record labels.
Abu Dhabi Invests in Music Video Portal Joint Venture VevoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 8:19am.
New York
- Vevo, the music video portal joint venture between Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music and Universal
Music Group, has received an investment from Abu Dhabi Media Company, All
Things D reports. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, the report cites
a source who says the joint venture was valued at $300 million for the deal.
tags: Deals | Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | YouTube | Investments | Sony Music | Abu Dhabi Media Company | Vevo |
Report: Posthumous Michael Jackson Album to Sell at iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 11:40am.
San Francisco
- The posthumous Michael Jackson Album "This Is It" will be sold on
Apple's iTunes Store on Oct. 27, meaning either Sony Music/Epic Records has
caved and will sell individual tracks in addition to the full album, or Apple
has made an exception to its policy of only accepting albums if they are also
made available for purchase as individual tracks, Wired.com reports. An earlier
report had proffered that the album would be absent from iTunes, due to Apple's
policy. Epic Records SVP of publicity Lois Najarian told Wired.com the company
is currently working on the bundling issue.
Update: Wired.com reports that a compromise of sorts has been struck, which will see iTunes will stock both the full album, and a separate, six-song EP containing the previously unreleased tracks.
MOG 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 |
Wikia Acquires LyricWiki, Gets Lyrics License from GracenoteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 7:48am.
San Francisco
- Wikia, the wiki-building company started in 2004 by Wikipedia founder Jimmy
Wales, has acquired the LyricWiki database of licensed song lyrics.
Sony Music Posts Entire Catalog for Sale on AmieStreet.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 22, 2009 - 10:42am.
New York
- Major record label Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music on Tuesday announced that it has placed its
entire catalog for sale on AmieStreet.com, a site where song pricing is
variable and based on demand.
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.
Sony Music Taps Materna for Download Sales WidgetAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 2, 2009 - 11:57am.
Dortmund, Germany - Major record label Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music said on Wednesday
that it has partnered with Materna Communications, which will power a
direct-to-consumer digital download sales widget to be placed on Sony artist
sites across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. The widget,
which can also be embedded onto social networking sites, has already been
launched on artist websites for Britney Spears, Pink and Kings of Leon.
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 |
Report: Vevo Music Video JV Raising Funds at $300M ValuationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2009 - 9:31am.
Los Angeles
- Vevo, the music video website joint venture between Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, and
major record labels Universal Music and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music, is currently in the process
of raising new funding at a $300 million valuation, PaidContent reported.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Investments | Sony Music | Vevo |
Sony Music Adds Live Track Sales to Aussie Bandit.fm SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 1:24pm.
Brisbane, Australia - Major record label Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music has
launched a new live recording distribution feature on Bandit.fm, its digital
music portal in Australia,
Billboard reported. The service will now allow labels and artists to upload
tracks recorded in live performance directly from the mixing desk for sale to
the public. The new feature is open to all unsigned or signed artists, who can
set any price for the live tracks they sell, and receive "a cut from each
transaction."
Court: Yahoo's Launchcast Not an 'Interactive' Music ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2009 - 10:54am.
New York
- A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that said Yahoo's (NASD: YHOO) Launchcast is
not an "interactive" digital music service, and as such should not be
required to pay record labels additional fees to play their songs online,
Reuters reported. Yahoo will still pay SoundExchange licensing fees for songs
played on its Web radio service, but will not have to negotiate fees with
individual labels.
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.
Sony's RED Debuts 15-Cent Songs at AmieStreet.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2009 - 11:43am.
New York - Major record label Sony Music's (NYSE: SNE) RED distribution
arm has become the first major-affiliated entity to offer songs for sale
starting at just 15 cents at AmieStreet, an online music store that bases
pricing on consumer demand, Wired.com reported. Tracks from RED-distributed
artists including My Morning Jacket and Third Eye Blind will start at 15 cents
on AmieStreet, but could fetch as much as 98 cents each as demand for those
tracks increases.
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 |
Judge Finds File-Swapper Guilty; Jury to Determine DamagesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 31, 2009 - 4:54am.
Boston - After the defendant
admitted his guilt in open court on Thursday, a federal judge has ruled that Boston grad student Joel
Tenenbaum committed copyright infringement on a file-sharing network, leaving
the jury to decide whether his infringement was "willful," and
determine the amount of monetary damages he will pay the recording industry.
Should the jury find that Tenenbaum willfully infringed Sony Music's copyrights
on 30 songs, he could be liable for up to $4.5 million in damages.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | RIAA | Copyright | Sony Music | Charles Nesson | Joel Tenenbaum |
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