Music Business Times Tech and Telephony Feed Digesthttp://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/RVN7RVFVUL.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ Channel 4 in the UK is pulling the plug on its DAB radio stations. The reason being that it is an unaffordable enterprise for them. Pull the other one!! It could be more to do with the fact that it tends not to work well in cars, or on the move in general. The units that are available for cars have to keep switching to FM... http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009508o-2000578623b,00.htm Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009508o-2000578623b,00.htm? Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:23 GMT Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync. The music business combination four years ago made Sony BMG the world's No. 2 record label, generating... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5fcM5YPitehtlBrWk3d7TK9iwlQD93NLRTO0 Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5fcM5YPitehtlBrWk3d7TK9iwlQD93NLRTO0? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:42 GMT Wal-Mart has reversed last month's decision to shut down its digital rights management servers, a move that would have forced customers of the company's online music store to transfer their purchases to CDs in order to keep playing the tracks on a PC. In a customer e-mail, Wal-Mart said the reversal followed buyers'... http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/drm/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211100223 Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/drm/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211100223? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:36 GMT In an surprisingly frank and fresh exclusive interview, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak left us some gems of wisdom regarding the past, present, and future of Apple. Among his thoughts: Apple's fanboyism, stock overvaluation, upcoming products, and the iPhone limitations, the most surprising is his... http://www.boycott-riaa.com/article/34679 Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.boycott-riaa.com/article/34679? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:04 GMT RadioTAGr announced a revolutionary new music service today that allows radio listeners to enjoy 'iTunes Tagging' without requiring a special HD Radio receiver. Listeners to over 2,500 traditional radio stations can now visit www.RadioTAGr.com on their mobile phones or computers to see the artist and song name of the... http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1583813/itunes_tagging_now_available_for_regular_fm_radio_from_radiotagrcom/index.html?source=r_technology Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1583813/itunes_tagging_now_available_for_regular_fm_radio_from_radiotagrcom/index.html?source=r_technology? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:54 GMT Since the launch of YouTube's API and the release of Seeqpod, we've seen many sites emerge that allow users to create playlists of their favorite songs that can be streamed free of charge. Unfortunately, this can be a tedious task - oftentimes users are forced to recreate the playlists because... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/09/AR2008100902499.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/09/AR2008100902499.html? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:52 GMT Mufin is launching a new way for music lovers everywhere to discover new songs and artists with their audio fingerprinting technology. Now available in private beta, mufin's music discovery engine enables people to move beyond current geographic and marketing boundaries and tap into a global library of artists through http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mufin-brings-world-little-closer/story.aspx?guid=%7B5839F6F2-EDDF-48B2-9976-F17CBECC0516%7D&dist=hppr Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mufin-brings-world-little-closer/story.aspx?guid=%7B5839F6F2-EDDF-48B2-9976-F17CBECC0516%7D&dist=hppr? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:49 GMT Like Tuner and AOL Radio, it streams am and fm radio. But it's so much more. It streams EVERY station on the planet, or so it seems. I'm talking about every station I've ever listened to. It has stations I've picked up while listening at night as a kid. It picks up the stations I listened to commuting in New York and... http://weblogs.redeyechicago.com/iphoneblog/2008/10/wunderradio-bes.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://weblogs.redeyechicago.com/iphoneblog/2008/10/wunderradio-bes.html? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:43 GMT Believe Digital, a France-based provider of digital music distribution and marketing services, has acquired German independent digital music distributor MTunes, and also raised a $6.5 million second round of financing, PaidContent reported. Financial terms of the MTunes acquisition were not disclosed. Founded i http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/10/08/france%2526%2523039%3Bs-believe-digital-buys-mtunes%3B-raises-%246.5-million Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/10/08/france%2526%2523039%3Bs-believe-digital-buys-mtunes%3B-raises-%246.5-million? Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:01 GMT With only five days left for President Bush to decide whether to sign into law a controversial copyright bill, business lobbyists and even the AFL-CIO are pushing for it to become law. Most bills to expand copyright law are bipartisan--one aimed at file-swappers and prerelease movies in 2005 comes to mind--and the s http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10061942-38.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10061942-38.html? Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:50 GMT CrunchGear.com, the company CEO Mel Karmazin is apparently now dreaming up ways to get cash-strapped would-be listeners to subscribe. The problem is that for music buffs, terrestrial radio usually doesn’t offer much, unless you happen to be lucky enough to live near http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26976910/ Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26976910/? Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:21 GMT The joint venture was created when News Corporation acquired controlling interest in VeriSign's wholly-owned Jamba subsidiary in 2007 and combined it with the Fox Mobile Entertainment unit. 'This sale is an important step in our effort to focus on our core businesses in Internet infrastructure,' said Jim Bidzos... http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081007/0440648.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081007/0440648.html? Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:10 GMT Seven years after Apple's appearance, and with global markets once again in turmoil, the industry may have found a way to square these conflicting demands: hiding the cost of a music subscription inside something else. The best example is Nokia's Comes With Music (CWM) model. Buy a CWM handset... http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=12341817 Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=12341817? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:57 GMT Following the recent unveiling of its physical distribution arm, acquired as part of its acquisition of leading US independent TVT Records, The Orchard, a global leader in music and video entertainment, today announced the first label signings to its TVT Distribution physical sales platform. Acrobat Music, Ernest Jenning Record Co. and Wu Music Group have each signed exclusive deals to distribute their forthcoming releases in physical format throughout the US. http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/10/06/businesswire20081006006501r1.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/10/06/businesswire20081006006501r1.html? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:43 GMT Melodis, a developer of music search and sound recognition technology, announced on Monday that it has raised $7 million in its second round of financing, led by TransLink Capital. JAIC America, and previous investor Global Catalyst Partners also participated in the round, which will be used to monetize and distribute... http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/10/06/melodis-raises-%247-million-midomi-music-search-technology Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/10/06/melodis-raises-%247-million-midomi-music-search-technology? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:32 GMT Board members DDEX, formed in 2006 to develop a single set of standard XML messages for the communication of information between organisations operating in the digital content value chain. Board members include representatives from: EMI Music, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal... http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/music-industry-digital-music-services-announce/story.aspx?guid=%7B2377830A-0AFB-4056-A9C3-B194C30E5425%7D&dist=hppr Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/music-industry-digital-music-services-announce/story.aspx?guid=%7B2377830A-0AFB-4056-A9C3-B194C30E5425%7D&dist=hppr? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:20 GMT Ding. Ding. The digital music war just heated up with News Corp. and CBS in opposite corners. Last month's winner based on buzz: News Corp. with its launch of MySpace Music. The site was cast as a maverick new competitor jointly owned by major labels EMI Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. Yet true originality is rare, and this month CBS rival Last.fm punches back. The site has been pursuing a similar advertising-based music strategy since launching in 2002. Through various distribution methods, Last.fm claims some 20 million users worldwide. Someone must be listening: CBS bought it in 2007 for $280 million. http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/10/06/lastfm-music-internet-biz-media-cx_jea_1006lastfm.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/10/06/lastfm-music-internet-biz-media-cx_jea_1006lastfm.html? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:17 GMT At a time when convenience and portability rule for consumers listening to music collections on MP3 players, the stodgy old vinyl album and turntable are making an unexpected comeback. While CD sales continue a double-digit decline, sales of vinyl albums have doubled in the last year to 6 million and turntable sale http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-vinyl-cover-1005oct05,0,6053656.story Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-vinyl-cover-1005oct05,0,6053656.story? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:37 GMT As last week’s debates and debacles prove, the world is getting way too complicated. That’s why it’s time to head back to the cocoon, where we’ll gorge on comfort food like mashed potatoes, and warm chocolate pudding (with the skin on top), then go for the gusto with a retro Schlitz Classic, and finally, fire up the http://blog.guruofnew.com/entertainment/vinyl-records-make-a-comeback Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://blog.guruofnew.com/entertainment/vinyl-records-make-a-comeback? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:33 GMT It sounds too good to be true: the world's largest mobile phone company launches a service allowing its customers to download an unlimited number of tracks by almost any artist or group, completely free, for as long as they want. But Nokia's new Comes With Music contract, launched in London last week, promises just... http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/05/nokia.music.downloads Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/05/nokia.music.downloads? Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:28 GMT At a time when convenience and portability rule for consumers listening to music collections on MP3 players, the stodgy old vinyl album and turntable are making an unexpected comeback. While CD sales continue a double-digit decline, sales of vinyl albums have doubled in the last year to 6 million and turntable s http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/10/vinyl-revival-h.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/10/vinyl-revival-h.html? Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:22 GMT It is all organic, flexible and transparent with an extremely low energy requirement, while it has an almost unlimited viewing angle and high efficiency. There is no need for a backlight and response times are up to 10 times fast than LCDs, meaning ultra-smooth motion without blurring. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/10/03/dlscreen103.xml Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/10/03/dlscreen103.xml? Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:53 GMT Record companies are realising that their efforts to get young music fans to pay up are not working. So something new is needed. Nokia, for its part, wants to move beyond hardware, and considers music a way to kick-start... http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12341747&fsrc=rss Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12341747&fsrc=rss? Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:48 GMT Mobile Messenger will distribute content from EMI Music's digital catalog of well-known recording artists. The offerings will include ring-tones available for purchase by consumers individually on a song-by-song basis or as part of a subscription based service package. The EMI Music catalog includes the biggest name... http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Mobile-Messenger-905636.html Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Mobile-Messenger-905636.html? Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:35 GMT Spotify, founded by the former Tradedoubler team, is understood to have raised $21.3m from Northzone Venture Partners at a monster $100m pre-money valuation. The service is still in private beta. The Stockholm-based Spotify can essentially be summed up as a kind of hybrid of Skype, last.fm, the iTunes Store and Bittorrent. A lightweight iTunes-like application streams songs via encrypted P2P technology. The service is ad-financed, hence the comparison with Last.fm. http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/10/02/spotify/ Delicious/mbtimes/tticker http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/10/02/spotify/? 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