top100.cnGoogle, Major Labels Debut Free Music Downloads in ChinaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2009 - 10:05am.
Beijing - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Monday
launched a free, ad-supported music download service in China, with backing from the four
major record labels, Reuters reported. At launch, the service offers around
350,000 songs, a library that will expand to 1.1 million in coming months, Gary
Chen, CEO of Top100.cn -- Google's music partner in China -- told Reuters. "This
is the first serious attempt to start (monetizing) the online market in China. I can't
overestimate how important this is," Lachie Rutherford, president of
Warner Music Asia Pacific and Asia chairman of
the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), told Reuters.
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Google, Top100.cn Launch Legal MP3 Search Engine in ChinaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2008 - 11:22am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has launched a legal music search site in China with partner Top100.cn, also making an unspecified investment in the company, SINA.com reported. Universal, Google in Talks on Free Music Service in ChinaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2008 - 9:26am.
The Orchard Licenses Catalog to Chinese Music Store The100.cnAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2006 - 8:32am.
New York - The Orchard, a digital distributor of independent label music, announced on Thursday that it has signed a licensing agreement with top100.cn, China's largest legal online music service. The deal makes New York-based The Orchard's catalog available for legal download in China. Market research firm In-Stat has predicted that the Chinese digital music market is poised to grow at a compound annual rate of 317% between 2005 and 2008.
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