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Vevo to Debut Music Video Portal on Dec. 8

Authored 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 Sites

Authored 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 Venture

Authored 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.

SendMe Mobile Inks Ringtone, Video Deal with Sony Music

Authored 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 Vevo

Authored 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.

Report: Posthumous Michael Jackson Album to Sell at iTunes

Authored 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 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.

Wikia Acquires LyricWiki, Gets Lyrics License from Gracenote

Authored 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.com

Authored 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 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.

Sony Music Taps Materna for Download Sales Widget

Authored 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 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.

Report: Vevo Music Video JV Raising Funds at $300M Valuation

Authored 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.

Sony Music Adds Live Track Sales to Aussie Bandit.fm Site

Authored 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."

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Court: Yahoo's Launchcast Not an 'Interactive' Music Service

Authored 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 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.

Sony's RED Debuts 15-Cent Songs at AmieStreet.com

Authored 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 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."

Judge Finds File-Swapper Guilty; Jury to Determine Damages

Authored 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.

Vevo to Debut Music Video Portal on Dec. 8

Sony Music Taps Azuki Systems for Mobile Artist Sites

AT&T to Sponsor Vevo Music Video Portal Venture

SendMe Mobile Inks Ringtone, Video Deal with Sony Music

Abu Dhabi Invests in Music Video Portal Joint Venture Vevo

Report: Posthumous Michael Jackson Album to Sell at iTunes

MOG to Debut $5 Streaming Music Service Next Month

Wikia Acquires LyricWiki, Gets Lyrics License from Gracenote

Sony Music Posts Entire Catalog for Sale on AmieStreet.com

Sony Music, EMI Not Convinced on Unlimited Download Model

Irish ISP Eircom, Major Labels Developing Music Service

Sony Music Taps Materna for Download Sales Widget

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

Report: Vevo Music Video JV Raising Funds at $300M Valuation

Sony Music Adds Live Track Sales to Aussie Bandit.fm Site

Court: Yahoo's Launchcast Not an 'Interactive' Music Service

Majors to Launch Bandit.fm Aussie Unlimited Streaming Service

Sony's RED Debuts 15-Cent Songs at AmieStreet.com

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

Judge Finds File-Swapper Guilty; Jury to Determine Damages

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