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MySpace Aims Ad Service at Bands
October 13, 2008 - Branding | Digital and Mobile
MySpace will announce today that its MyAds program is available to the public. One group MySpace is aggressively targeting the service towards is bands, which will be able to create their own banner ads and then select which MySpace users will see the ads based on the users' listed interests. » Full Story
Exclusive Billboard Q&A: UMG's Chairman/CEO Doug Morris
October 10, 2008 - Record Labels | Global
On the eve of his being honored with the City of Hope's Spirit of Life award, the UMG chairman/CEO took time to discuss everything from U2 to Guy Hands. » Full Story
N.Y. AG Sues Arbitron
October 10, 2008 - Legal and Management
New York attorney general Andrew M. Cuomo today (Oct. 10) announced that his office has filed a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court against Arbitron. » Full Story
Popkomm Day 3: The Second Coming Of Qtrax
October 10, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Eight months after its abortive launch at the MidemNet conference in Cannes, Qtrax is back on course according to New York-based CEO and chairman Allan Klepfisz. » Full Story
U.K.’s Play.com Adds Majors’ Catalogs
October 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
U.K. online entertainment retailer Play.com has increased its weight in the competitive digital music market, confirming today that it has struck content deals which mean it is now supported by all four major record companies. » Full Story
IODA Launches Nordic Arm
October 09, 2008 - Indies | Digital and Mobile | Global
Independent digital distributor IODA has announced the launch of IODA Nordic through a partnership with Bonnier Amigo Music Group, the music arm of Nordic media company Bonnier AB. » Full Story
German Govt. Restates Copyright Commitment
October 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Bernd Neumann, the German federal government's minister for culture and the media, says he's committed to ensuring European countries receive the best possible legal basis for protecting copyrights. » Full Story
Indies On The Attack Over Digital Rights
October 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Indies
The indie community has presented a united front over digital rights in a special Popkomm panel. » Full Story
Popkomm Day 2: Digital Drives Forward
October 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
The development of digital music was the major topic of debate at day two of Popkomm in Berlin, with delegates discussing the need for users to be able to synchronize their music collections between their computers, phones and even automobiles. » Full Story
Chuck D. Set to Address Red Bull Music Conference
October 09, 2008 - Branding
Chuck D., one of the founders of seminal hip-hop group Public Enemy, will address the Red Bull Music Academy this weekend in Barcelona. » Full Story
EMI Set To Launch Digital Store
October 08, 2008 - Record Labels | Digital and Mobile
EMI is preparing to launch an online digital store by the end of the year, representing the latest direct-to-consumer business being planned by a major label. » Full Story
France's Believe Acquires mTunes
October 08, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Paris-based digital music distribution and marketing service Believe Digital has acquired German digital distribution company mTunes for an undisclosed sum. » Full Story
UMG, Kiwibox Partner For Music Video Content
October 08, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
Universal Music Group has entered into an agreement with Kiwibox.com to provide the teen-focused social networking Web site's users with thousands of music videos from the UMG catalog. » Full Story
Kyte Scoops Popkomm-IMEA Award
October 08, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Digital media platform Kyte has won the 2008 Popkomm Innovation in Music Entertainment Award (IMEA) in Berlin. » Full Story
Orchard Inks Key Regional Mexican Labels
October 08, 2008 - Latin
Digital distributor The Orchard has signed up two key labels in the regional Mexican genre. » Full Story
Mufin Enters Crowded Music Recommendation Field
October 08, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Mufin, a new music recommendation service, began a private beta today. » Full Story
YouTube To Sell Music, Games In Revenue Push
October 07, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
YouTube, the world's most popular video-sharing site, will start to sell music and video games and experiment with new advertising formats to grow revenue, according to executives. » Full Story
In The City Day 2: Digital Will Deliver
October 07, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
A bright future for artists, consumers and the music industry was the general prognosis at the second day of Manchester's In The City (Oct. 6) -- the U.K.'s biggest music conference -- but only after several more years of struggle and dwindling revenues. » Full Story
European Labels Back Streaming Service Spotify
October 07, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
New music streaming service Spotify launched today in Europe with the support of all four major labels, as well as independent rights body Merlin and independent digital music distributor The Orchard. » Full Story
Virtual World Gets Real Merch
October 07, 2008 - Branding
Playing out your rock star fantasies just got a little easier. That's because the fake bands that people create in MTV's RockBand can now have real merchandise. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: ReverbNation, Muze, Colbie Caillat
October 07, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
ReverbNation secures $3 million; Muze completes buyout with European JV; MySpace phenom preps release. » Full Story
MCs To Star In Online Games
October 07, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Hip-hop artists like B.G., Bun B, Lil Boosie and Scarface will be featured in a series of online games courtesy of a partnership between Asylum Records and online video quiz game company PopJax. » Full Story
Regional Mexican Summit: Tackling The Digital Market
October 07, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Latin
Selling regional Mexican music digitally has been a catch-22 of sorts: customers are less likely to download music online, and carriers and online retailers are often unwilling to take a risk on a market whose digital sales have lagged. » Full Story
UMG Onboard With Dada
October 06, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
Universal Music Group has inked a content deal with off-deck mobile content sales service Dada Entertainment. » Full Story
Zune Launches Artist Focused Podcast Series
October 06, 2008 - Branding | Digital and Mobile
Microsoft's Zune will launch an artist-focused podcast tomorrow, Billboard has learned. » Full Story
 


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