billboard.biz–
Michael McCarty, president of Canadian music publisher ole, told a crowd at the kickoff of Canadian Music Week that Internet Service providers need to start paying for the content users freely take over their networks.
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Industry, World, Internet
billboard.biz–
Digital music distribution network Zimbalam is launching in the U.S. and Canada. Owned by indie music distributor Believe Digital, Zimbalam places clients’ music on 25 different digital music services, including …
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Industry, Digital Media
youtube.com–
Kings of Leon may be taking a well-earned break after winning three Grammy Awards, including the "Record of the Year" prize, but fans of the band will soon have a new way to experience the group's breakthrough …
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Mobile, Pop, Rock
news.bbc.co.uk–
Plans to suspend the internet accounts of people who download music illegally are unfair, according to the head of Britain's biggest telecoms firm.
British Telecom's chief executive, Ian Livingston, said illegal …
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Industry, Internet
billboard.biz–
Has the iTunes LP performed sluggishly in its first few months on the market? GigaOm's Paul Bonanos took a hard look at the digital album format and found record label disappointment over sales so light they may …
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Industry, Digital Media, Apple
billboard.biz–
With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
Mike Jones, who took over as co-president last month with …
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Industry, Internet
billboard.biz–
David Dorn, of Warner Music Group’s Rhino division, has been promoted to senior VP of global sales and digital strategy for U.S. repertoire. Formerly senior VP of new media strategy—where he oversaw the labels e …
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Industry, Digital Media
nytimes.com–
Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy of the investment bankers who were throwing a party to court …
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Industry, Digital Media, Internet
telegraph.co.uk–
Nine out of ten consumers that are aware of music services, have only heard of two established brands – iTunes and Amazon, according to the research.
Consumer Focus, the Government-backed watchdog, sees the growth …
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Industry, Digital Media, Internet
guardian.co.uk–
The UK music downloads market could generate up to £200m a year for internet service providers such as BSkyB and Virgin Media within three years, according to a new report.
British music industry trade body the …
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Industry, Internet
billboard.biz–
A study has found that bundled digital music services could generate £103 million ($155 million) of potential direct revenue a year for U.K. Internet Service Providers by 2013.
Global industry analyst Ovum was …
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Industry, Internet
billboard.biz–
Consumer Focus, a UK statutory organization that acts as a consumer advocate, wants the record industry to do a better job promoting legal alternatives.
(1)Research by the group(1) found that four in ten Great Britons …
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Industry, Digital Media, Internet