Posted by Jonny on January 6th, 2009 under
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In the final Macworld Expo keynote Apple today introduced new computing and software products, and also confirmed long-standing claims that songs sold through iTunes from all four major labels are now to be made available DRM-free.
The company also announced that iTunes users can now download songs directly onto their iPhone 3G using their carrier’s 3G network.
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“Warner Music Group has told YouTube, the video sharing site, to remove music videos by its artists from the site.
“Contract negotiations have ended because Warner wanted more money for having its music on YouTube.
“But the Warner channel was still available on YouTube on Monday and Warner is reportedly still keen to reach a settlement.”
BBC NEWS | Business | Warner threatens YouTube on music.
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In an attempt to vault onto the viral nature of the online world, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI have announced plans to use the Musicane service to sell music online.
Musicane reached a deal with Universal Music in August this year, leaving Warner Music as the only major not to be taking a chance at this.
These plans will see music retail widgets provided by Musicane made available for use on artist websites and also on the websites of music fans. The deal will see fans take a 5 per cent slice of music sold through their sites.
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Posted by Jonny on November 13th, 2008 under
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Sony Pictures Television International and Warner Bros. have signed up as launch partners for UK supermarket Tesco’s plan to offer digital downloads of film and TV content through its own online service.
Hollywood Reporter claims titles on offer will include ‘Superman 3′, and ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ through the service.
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Posted by Jonny on November 9th, 2008 under
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Posted by Jonny on November 2nd, 2008 under
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A report claims Warner Music has a new plan for its business - and it’s quite a practical viewpoint the company is reportedly adopting - it’s moving to become an international music marketing company.
To quote the Bangkok Post: “After struggling for several years, Warner Music Thailand has introduced a new business model to cope with the plummeting sales of its physical products, but the company describes the model as only the first step in finding a definitive response to its business challenges.
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Posted by Jonny on October 30th, 2008 under
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A new all-you-can-eat music service is offering subscribers the chance to download as much music as they like over the course of a year for just £100.
Datz, the online music download store and community website, today announced the launch of the Datz Music Lounge which lets you download as many tracks as you want over the course of a year for a one off cost of £99.99.
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Posted by Jonny on October 9th, 2008 under
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UK online music retailer, Play.com’s PlayDigital service has reached a deal with all four majors in order to offer music for sale and download in DRM-free MP3 format - and is openly targeting Apple’s iTunes market on price and more (they supplied the image, for example).
The new service is selling tracks at prices from 65p each, as opposed to iTunes’ 79p, while album prices start at £4.99.
Play.com notes that its success in reaching the deal puts it ahead of most other retailer music services in the UK, including those from Amazon, HMV and Tesco. None of these yet offer music DRM-free in the UK - only 7digital matches Play.com’s offer.
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Posted by Jonny on September 30th, 2008 under
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The world’s leading indie labels are furious with their perceived treatment at the hands of the formerly edgy start-up now News Corp. owned MySpace.
Indies are furious that MySpace’s new music service - a service in which major labels own a stake - won’t offer independents the same kind of level playing field. In essence, each time an independent label sells some music, the major labels each makes some money. That’s making the indies pretty mad.
MySpace Music launched without deals in place for the independent labels, though it does have some arrangement with leading music aggregator, The Orchard. Now the indies are speaking up - and, as reported on the BBC - are threatening to boycott MySpace. (Does this mean MySpace has become a place for major label bands? A&R departments may have to seek unsigned acts elsewhere….)
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Posted by Jonny on September 22nd, 2008 under
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SanDisk has reached a deal with all four major labels in order to introduce SlotMusic, high-quality, DRM-free music in MP3 format on microSD cards.
The cards will soon be made available with pre-loaded, high quality, DRM-free MP3 music of top artists from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group.
slotMusic cards enable consumers to simply insert the slotMusic card into their microSD-enabled mobile phone or MP3 player to hear the music without passwords, downloading or digital-rights management interfering with their personal use.
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