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At Least MySpace Music Is Trying
Even though the music player takes much longer to load than did the previous version (thus ruining the one bright spot of any band's page) and the entire product is still half-baked and clumsy, at least MySpace Music is trying. The main page has a fresh rotation of highlighted artists, videos and playlists — a stale front page would be … [Link]
Bandbox Has New Take On The Widget
A few weeks ago I was introduced to a Nashville-based company that has a different approach to a familiar technology. Bandbox, a start-up founded by a handful of music industry folks, takes the widget and adds a twist: It returns 100% of the sales to the content owner. In return for taking none of the proceeds, Bandbox generates revenue from … [Link]
Monday Business Links: UK Artists Join Forces
A new group, the Featured Artists' Coalition, has been formed by UK artists to give more bargaining power to musicians in their dealings with record labels. (AP) MySpace Music said it streamed its billionth song just a few days after its launch. Of course, MySpace would have been counting song streams even in the absence of the launch … [Link]
UMG Onboard With Dada
Universal Music Group has inked a content deal with off-deck mobile content sales service Dada Entertainment. [Link]
MySpace Music: 1 billion songs streamed
The social network says it hit the mark in just the couple of weeks since the debut of its streaming music service. Keep in mind that getting to 5 billion took the iTunes Store five years. [Link]
Zune Launches Artist Focused Podcast Series
Microsoft's Zune will launch an artist-focused podcast tomorrow, Billboard has learned. [Link]
Getty Images Rolls Out Online Music Licensing Service
Getty Images, a leading distributor/clearing house of film footage, stock photo images and other digital media, is launching Premium Playlist, a one-stop online service for film makers, advertising agencies and others looking to license music. [Link]
NZ Govt Readies New Anti-Piracy Legislation
The New Zealand entertainment industry is looking to work with Internet service providers (ISPs) to thrash out how tough new online anti-piracy measures are to be implemented. [Link]
Bands pressing major labels for control over copyright, more
Radiohead and The Verve are among the bands in a new UK music group with a few demands to make of the music industry in the wake of digital distribution's impact: control of copyrights, parity with songwriters, and a seat at the negotiating table.Read More… [Link]
Late Take on Comes With Music
I am a bit late on this: Nokia announced details of the Comes With Music service last week. Lots of commentary on the service is available on the Internet.I am interested in only aspect of the service - it's price. No other aspect will be as determinative of success.According to Jon Healy at the LA Times, the unbundled cost of … [Link]
Free Vs Paid
My friend Howard was visiting me a few weeks ago and he said to me "free is over, I am only investing in services that customers pay for". He said "freemium is dead". I reminded him that freemium is a paid model, but he wasn't buying it. There's a movement afoot by investors to back web services with a real … [Link]
PermissionTV Provides White Label Video Platform Services
PermissionTV lets companies create their own YouTube-style video service. Their list of clients includes MGM, Bob Villa and many more well-known names in the entertainment industry. They also serve corporations, agencies, special interest groups and publishing companies. The PTV platform with customizable flash-based SmartPlayer provides a flexible way to share and manage interactive video content. It also includes useful analytics … [Link]
Millionenfacher Datenklau: Telekom-Chef verspielt Vertrauen
Der bislang größte Datendiebstahl in Deutschland erschüttert das Vertrauen in die Telekom. Oppositionspolitiker und Datenschützer haben massive Zweifel an der Datensicherheit beim ehemaligen Staatskonzern geäußert - und fordern Konsequenzen. [Link]
Nokias Anti-iPhone: Mit Plektrum und Musik-Flatrate
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Launch von viel gelobtem Musikdienst Spotify rückt näher
Spotify ist wie iTunes, nur kostenlos und in der Cloud. Die Anzeichen mehren sich, dass der offizielle Start des schwedischen Startups bevorsteht. Auf keinen Webservice warte ich derzeit so gespannt und erwartungsvoll wie auf Spotify. Das Startup aus Stockholm hat eine Desktop-Applikation entwickelt, die legal, kostenlos und on Demand Musik streamt. Spotify ist somit eine Art cloudbasiertes iTunes. Jeder, der … [Link]
Web-TV: Viva-Gründer Gorny startet Musikfernsehen-Webseite
Dieter Gorny, Gründer des Musikfernsehsenders Viva und Chef des Bundesverbandes Musikindustrie,… [Link]
Nokias iPhone-Konkurrent: Ganz schön billig
Nokia hat endlich seine Antwort auf das iPhone vorgestellt. Doch der finnische Handyhersteller behauptet, sein neues Touchscreen-Gerät sei gar keine Konkurrenz für das Apple-Mobiltelefon. Und das stimmt - leider. [Link]
Discord over Nokia phone that comes with free music
Nokia's bold plan to offer unlimited downloads with its new mobiles is making artists nervous about their royalties, writes James Robinson [Link]
T-Mobile admits losing data for 17 million customers: statement (AFP)
AFP - Europe's leading telecommunications company, Deutsche Telekom, admitted Saturday that it has lost confidential data belonging to 17 million T-mobile clients. [Link]
Sicherheitsrisiko Telekomgate
Sicherheitsrisiko Telekomgate [Link]
US Court temporarily prohibits RealDVD sales
Filed under: Video, Windows, Commercial You know how RealNetworks confidently launched a commercial DVD ripping program and then went and pre-emptively sued a bunch of movie studios to demonstrate in court that the software doesn't infringe on copyrights? Yeah, the studios sued back. And while the courts figure out how to deal with the whole mess, RealNetworks has been ordered … [Link]
RealNetworks' RealDVD Controversy: Court Temporarily Orders Closure
After a small victory for RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) in its case against the movie studios around its RealDVD product–when the court case was moved From LA court to a a Northern District court, something more favorable to tech companies– the software company has been ordered to temporarily suspend distribution of the software until Tuesday so that the judge can review … [Link]
Piratenpartei: Telekom-Skandal zeigt, was in Deutschland schiefläuft
Die Medien sind momentan voller Berichte über den jüngsten Datenskandal bei der Deutschen Telekom,… [Link]
Who's to blame for spreading phony Jobs story?
Silicon Alley Insider and CNN are at center of controversy surrounding false report that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack. Citizen journalism may not be solely to blame. [Link]
Musikbranche: Die Zeit der CD ist vorbei. Ein Nachruf
Mit ihr klingt Musik aufregender als mit jeder MP3-Datei. Doch die Zeit der CD ist vorbei. Ein Nachruf [Link]
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