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Myspace to Move Into Ad-Supported Music

Written on: November 20th 2007
Author: AdWeek

MySpace is joining the search for a new business model for the music industry by enlisting the help of advertising. Next March, fans of punk band Pennywise can go to stores to buy the group’s ninth album. Or they can go to the MySpace profile of Textango, a mobile music distributor, [...] more...

Microsoft May Acquire Musiwave

Written on: November 12th 2007
Author: Editor

Today, Microsoft announced that it has entered an exclusivity agreement around its intention to acquire Musiwave SA, an openwave company and provider of mobile music services to operators and media companies. This acquisition would integrate Musiwave’s relationships with music labels, mobile operators and device makers with Microsoft’s Connected Entertainment services [...] more...

ADTECH Helps Monetize Haystack

Written on: October 24th 2007
Author: Editor

ADTECH US, a provider of digital ad serving solutions, announced that has signed an ad serving agreement with Haystack.com, an ad-supported online music network. Haystack users can create custom playlists, as well as be connected to artists through playlists that can be embedded into portable applications. Artists receive royalties through the [...] more...

iTunes Rival Amazon MP3 Launches

Written on: September 25th 2007
Author: Editor

Amazon.com has launched a first version of its music downloading store. The service, which has been widely reported on in the past few months, has been said to be an alternative and possible rival to Apple Inc.’s iTunes. The store, dubbed “Amazon MP3” will provide music that does not have copy [...] more...

Sprint Matches iTunes Price on Music Downloads

Written on: March 27th 2007
Author: Editor

Mobile provider Sprint has announced it will be slashing its music download prices from $2.49 to $0.99 in April, effectively matching the price of downloads for Apple’s iTunes Store. The Sprint Music Store contains tracks in every major genre from major music labels like EMI, Sony BMG, and the Warner Music [...] more...

Internet Radio Startup Slacker Faces Digital Hurdles

Written on: March 19th 2007
Author: Editor

Slacker Inc, the new brainchild of executives responsible for MusicMatch, Rio and iRiver America, is facing a dilemma due to certain digital music music developments including the lack of rights within the emerging industry. Among the top hurdles for the San Diego-based Slacker include securing approval from labels and [...] more...

Independent Labels to Offer Music Downloads on MySpace

Written on: January 22nd 2007
Author: Editor

Merlin, an agency that represents the independent music sector, has announced that a deal with Snocap will enable the labels’ music to be sold on websites. The announcement came at the annual MidemNet music conference in France, and will allow websites like MySpace to sell its music. What this means [...] more...

AOL Picks Napster as Exclusive Music Subscription Service

Written on: January 12th 2007
Author: Editor

AOL has announced that pioneering P2P service Napster will now be its exclusive online music subscription service, effectively replacing AOL Music Now. Subscribers to AOL Music Now will not be shunned, though, as the online media giant will convert accounts under the former music service to Napster accounts. That [...] more...

Lycos Adds Music to Cinema

Written on: January 4th 2007
Author: Editor

Internet portal Lycos has signed the World Digital Music Group (WDMG) to provide the Lycos Cinema video viewing/chat community with content from WDMG’s Your Music Channel. The content deal will allow community members to interact with each other while viewing 30-minute episodes of “City Sessions,” Your Music Channel’s series that [...] more...

Sony BMG Licenses Music for Podcast

Written on: January 2nd 2007
Author: Editor

Top three record label Sony BMG has become one of the first of its kind to license its music for use in a podcast, according to the Wall Street Journal. Rock River Communications, a company that publishes mix CD’s sold in retail stores, has licensed several songs from Sony for use [...] more...

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