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Google, Major Labels Debut Free Music Downloads in China

Authored 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.

Google, Top100.cn Launch Legal MP3 Search Engine in China

Authored 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 China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2008 - 9:26am.

Tokyo - Google (NASD: GOOG) is in talks with Chinese digital music distributor Top100.cn to launch a free music download service in China, and major label Universal Music Group has confirmed its involvement in the negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Fellow major labels Sony BMG (NYSE: SNE), EMI and Warner Music (NYSE: WMG) are also considering joining the venture, people familiar with the matter told The Journal.

The Orchard Licenses Catalog to Chinese Music Store The100.cn

Authored 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.