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Amazon Beats Apple, Rhapsody for MySpace Music?

Written on
July 25th 2008
Author
Kathleen

ADOTAS – It looks like Amazon has won a bidding war with Apple and Rhapsody to power MySpace Music’s ecommerce transactions. According to a report on TechCrunch, the deal hasn’t been set in stone, but it’s most likely good to go. MySpace Music is set to launch in September. MySpace Music [...] more...

AdBrite Extends Reach – Second Only to Google

Written on
March 5th 2008
Author
Editor

ADOTAS — Online advertising marketplace AdBrite announced today that more than 50,000 Web sites are active in its network – making it second only to Google among ad providers in number of sites. AdBrite has subtly shifted its focus recently, putting larger sites in its crosshairs. “We’ve expanded from our roots [...] more...

Microsoft Lands MTV and BMG Content

Written on
February 5th 2008
Author
Editor

Microsoft today announced an online partnership with MTV Networks International and Sony BMG  to provide video content on its MSN platform. “Video is exploding,” said Microsoft Online Services Group vice president John Mangelaars at Microsoft’s Vision for Video event this morning, techdigest.tv reported. The move is widely seen as a bid [...] more...

In The Ring: UMG and Apple!

Written on
July 2nd 2007
Author
Editor

In the wake of the iPhone launch, Apple has found that the celebration may be short-lived. Universal Music Group of Vivendi(UMG), the biggest music corporation in the world, told Apple last week that it will not be renewing its annual contract that allows the sale of the company’s music through [...] more...