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Breaking Digital Music NewsIndie Label Collective Merlin Signs MySpace Music DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 23, 2009 - 9:00am.
 Los Angeles
- MySpace Music, the joint venture between the News Corp.-owned (NYSE: NWS) social network
and the major record labels, on Monday announced a global licensing agreement
with Merlin, which represents independent labels accounting for 10% of global
music sales. The parties did not say whether Merlin received any equity stake
in MySpace Music, although Merlin did note that they have agreed on an "indie
participation plan" for Merlin labels and artists, representing "an
opportunity to participate in and benefit from the financial growth of MySpace
Music with very minimal threshold qualifications."
tags: Marketing | Social Networking | Music | MySpace | Indie | News Corp. | Merlin | MySpace Music |
MySpace to Acquire imeem Music Streaming ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 9:29am.
 Los Angeles
- News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace has agreed to acquire streaming music service imeem for
an undisclosed sum, although sources told CNET News.com that the deal is valued
at about $8 million. The deal reportedly includes a payment of $1 million in
cash, as well as earn outs and accounts receivable.
Last.fm Gets 1 Million New Users via Xbox Live IntegrationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 24, 2009 - 10:21am.
New York - Last.fm, the
music streaming service owned by CBS (NYSE: CBS), said on Tuesday that its integration with
Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) Xbox Live online game service has resulted in nearly 1 million new
registrants in the U.S. and U.K. over the
past week. The company said it created more new user profiles during the first
24 hours of Xbox Live integration than at any other time in the service's
history. The company added that Xbox Live users have streamed over 120 million
minutes of music via Last.fm in the first week.
Shazam Debuts (RED) Special Edition Music ID ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 24, 2009 - 10:18am.
London - Shazam, a provider
of mobile music identification services, on Tuesday debuted the Shazam (RED)
application on Apple's App Store, 20% of the $4.99 purchase price of which will
go towards the organization fighting HIV and AIDS in Africa.
Shazam counts over 10 million iPhone and iPod touch users worldwide.
Live Nation to Sell Live Concert Recordings, Videos on iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 24, 2009 - 9:42am.
Los Angeles
- Concert promoter and venue owner Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) announced on Tuesday that it has
partnered with Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store on a new live music program, that will see
Live Nation Studios offer exclusive recorded and filmed concerts for purchase
and download on iTunes.
MOG to Launch Music Subscription Service Next WeekAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 23, 2009 - 11:40am.
Berkeley,
Calif. - MOG, a network of
user-created music blogs that counts 10 million monthly visitors, said on
Monday that it will launch its previously announced subscription-based music
streaming service on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The unlimited streaming service, which
has secured licensing from all four major record labels, will cost $5 per month.
Report: Million Spotify Streams Earn Lady Gaga Just $167Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 23, 2009 - 10:03am.
Los Angeles - Despite racking
up more than a million streams in Sweden during a five month period
on ad-supported streaming service Spotify, artist Lady Gaga's song "Poker
Face" generated a songwriting royalty payment of just $167 from Swedish performing
rights society STIM, TorrentFreak reported, citing the local Swedish outlet
Expressen.
Digital Media Association Head Jon Potter ResignsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 12:09pm.
Washington
- Jonathan Potter has resigned as executive director of the Digital Media
Association (DiMA), a trade group representing the interests of larger
webcasters and technology firms that he founded in 1998. "I am grateful to
DiMA's member companies for allowing me to serve them -- and their innovative
technologies and services and their passionate people -- for so long and in so
many exciting ways. I hope that my next adventure is as challenging and
rewarding," said Potter. DiMA general counsel Lee Knife will serve as
interim executive director while the organization searches for a replacement.
Report: U.S. Labels Concerned on Spotify Premium ConversionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 12:02pm.
London - The major record
labels are reportedly concerned about the percentage of U.S. users
likely to pay for ad-supported streaming music service Spotify's for-pay
premium version, the Financial Times reported. Spotify, which is available in
several European countries, had planned to launch in the U.S. in the
fall, but recently said it would delay the launch to 2010. "We think
Spotify is a great service but they're going to have to convince us they can
convert enough people from free to paid subscriptions to make it worth our
while," one label executive told FT.
Susan Boyle CD Breaks Amazon.com Pre-Order RecordAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 11:58am.
Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) said on Thursday that reality TV singing star Susan Boyle's
forthcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has become the largest global
pre-order CD in the company's history. Boyle racked up millions of views on
YouTube for her performances on "Britain's Got Talent."
BBC to Launch All-U.K. Radio Station Streamer Next YearAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 11:55am.
London - The BBC announced on Thursday that it has partnered
with a number of U.K. radio broadcasters to launch an online radio player
application that includes streams from every licensed station in the U.K. Set
to launch early next year, the UK Radioplayer will offered live and on-demand
content from more than 400 stations. Partners in the venture include
RadioCentre, Global Radio and Guardian Media Group.
MySpace Debuts Music ChartsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 11:54am.
Los Angeles
- News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace on Thursday introduced its own MySpace Music Charts,
which will provide data on the most popular music amongst MySpace Music users.
The charts will run across all genres, and include real-time data on current
trends.
Judge Shutters Websites Selling "Re-Recorded" Beatles TunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 11:17am.
Los Angeles
- A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against two websites,
BlueBeat.com and Basebeat.com, that had been selling unauthorized downloads of
songs from the Beatles and other artists on the cheap, the Associated Press
reported.
Vevo 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.
Universal Music Licenses Ad-Supported Download Site GuveraAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 1:21pm.
New York - Universal Music Group
on Wednesday announced a deal to provide free, legal downloads to Guvera, an
Australia-based, ad-supported download site that plans to launch in the U.S. in
February. Launched in 2008, Guvera asks users to fill out demographic profiles
and brand preferences, and in turn receive free downloads accompanied by
targeted advertisements.
RealNetworks to Power Mobile Music for France's SFRAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 1:20pm.
Seattle
- RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) announced on Wednesday that it has signed a three-year deal to
power the mobile music service for France-based mobile network operator SFR. Real
said its mobile music services are now deployed with 15 providers in 14
countries, including 11 in Europe.
EMI First Record Label to Bring Music Videos to HuluAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 1:03pm.
London
- U.K.-based EMI has signed a deal to become the first major record label to
feature its music videos on Hulu, the video portal joint venture between NBC
Universal (NYSE: GE), News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and Disney (NYSE: DIS).
Studios Sue Swedish ISP, Demand Closure of OpenBitTorrentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 11:54am.
 Los Angeles - Several Hollywood movie studios have filed suit against a Swedish
ISP that is hosting OpenBitTorrent, an independent BitTorrent file-sharing
tracker site that was launched in the wake of the The Pirate Bay's announced
sale to Global Gaming Factory, TorrentFreak reported. The studios sued hosting
provider Portlane, demanding that it shutter the OpenBitTorrent website.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | Copyright | The Pirate Bay | OpenBitTorrent | Portlane |
Digimarc Files Patent Claims Against Music ID Firm ShazamAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2009 - 11:49am.
Beaverton,
Ore. - Digimarc (NASD: DMRC), a developer of
digital watermarking and other technologies, has filed patent infringement
claims against Shazam, the maker of mobile music identification software.
The Pirate Bay Permanently Shutters File-Sharing TrackerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2009 - 8:41am.
 Stockholm, Sweden - Marking "the end of an era,"
the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay on Tuesday shut down their
BitTorrent tracker, which grew over six years to become the largest hub for
finding copyrighted materials for download in the world, TorrentFreak reported. "Now that the
decentralized system for finding peers is so well developed, TPB has decided
that there is no need to run a tracker anymore, so it will remain down! It's
the end of an era, but the era is no longer up2date," the Pirate Bay
wrote on its blog. "We have put a server in a museum already, and now the
tracking can be put there as well."
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