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Data Transport Key To Pirate Bay’s Business Model
July 02, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Global Gaming Factory X (GGF), which purchased The Pirate Bay for $7.7 million, says it plans to turn the site into a legitimate, profitable source of downloadable media through data transport. » Full Story
Briefs: Country Sales, EFF, Spotify, TuneUp
July 02, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Retail
Country album sales dropped 24% last week compared to an 8% drop for the market; Spotify is rolling out a new ad format in the UK and more. » Full Story
Mobile Firm Dada Cuts Staff
July 02, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Off-deck mobile content provider Dada Entertainment has begun laying off a number of employees. » Full Story
China Paper Says Web Filter Only A Matter Of Time
July 02, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile
It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delayed this week. » Full Story
Briefs: Pandora, Hype Machine, Joel Guzman
July 01, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Pandora founder Tim Westergren on music submission policy changes; UK firm Detica, in partnership with SoundExchange, has launched a tool called A Price for Music that will forecast such things has piracy and impact of price changes and more. » Full Story
Lessons Learned From Twitter Windfalls
July 01, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Amanda Palmer, a solo artist and member of the Dresden Dolls with releases on Roadrunner Records, has achieved Internet notoriety for using Twitter to gross $19,000 in 19 hours over three separate events. » Full Story
Sony Music, Indie Distro IODA Sign Partnership
July 01, 2009 - Indies | Digital and Mobile
Sony Music Entertainment and indie digital distributor IODA have joined forces in a partnership that allows Sony and its independent distribution subsidiary RED to tap into IODA's digital distribution system worldwide. Sony has also made a strategic investment in the company as well. » Full Story
Infante Classics Offered As Ringtones
July 01, 2009 - Latin | Digital and Mobile
Songs from legendary singer-actor Pedro Infante's classic Mexican movies are now available as ringtones via publisher CDA Group and Agave Mobile. » Full Story
Opinion: Spotify Succeeds On Simplicity, Not Discovery
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
P2P streaming music program Spotify is expected to launch in the US later this year - it is currently open to users in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France and Spain - but Billboard has been testing the service for the last few weeks. » Full Story
Michael Jackson Breaks Billboard Charts Records
June 30, 2009 - Rock and Pop
Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the entire top nine positions on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house Jackson-related titles when the tally is released in the early morning on Wednesday, July 1. Moreover, Jackson becomes the first act to sell more than 1 million song downloads in a week. » Full Story
Billboard.biz Q&A: Wiredset Founder Mark Ghuneim
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Wiredset founder Mark Ghuneim spoke with Billboard to detail how the digital marketing outfit's online buzz tracking software, Trendrr Pro, works and why it's important. » Full Story
iPhone App TapStar Unveiled
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
iPhone application developer EpicTilt is officially in the music-game business, launching a competitor to the hugely popular Tap Tap Revenge, with Sony Music as the exclusive content provider. » Full Story
Web Reaction: The Pirate Bay Sale To Swedish Firm
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
News that Global Gaming Factory X, a Swedish gaming company, had acquired The Pirate Bay has executives and experts around the world scratching their heads. » Full Story
Live Nation, Microsoft Enter Into Sponsorship Deal
June 30, 2009 - Touring
Microsoft's recently launched Web browser Internet Explorer 8 will be the official sponsor of the upcoming Nickelback tour and the Live Nation-produced Bamboozle Music Festival. » Full Story
Pirate Bay Snapped Up By Swedish Software Firm
June 30, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile
The IFPI has reacted with cautious optimism to the news that notorious BitTorrent tracker the Pirate Bay is being bought by a Swedish software firm, which proposes a new business model that will compensate copyright owners. » Full Story
Rob Thomas iPhone App Launches
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
On the day of the launch of his new album “Cradlesong,” Rob Thomas has a new iPhone app—Fanbase Mobile. » Full Story
Briefs: FCC Chairman, CDBaby, Spotify, EMI
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Retail
Julius Genachowski, the FCC’s new chairman, has been sworn in and has named his staff; when it re-launches next month, CDBaby.com will offer download cards to its members to sell at shows; EMI has reportedly withdrawn its mechanical rights from PRS, the UK collection society. » Full Story
Opinion: On-Demand CDs Still Problematic
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
The new Cheap Trick album, "The Latest," is current available at Amazon.com through the company's on-demand CD manufacturing as a one-month exclusive from the release date. » Full Story
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Returns To Work
June 30, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs is back at work following a near six-month medical leave, although he will work at least initially from home for a few days a week, the company said. » Full Story
Herskowitz Joins LimeWire
June 30, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Jason Herskowitz, the former VP of product management at Total Music, has joined P2P service LimeWire with the same title. » Full Story
Glastonbury Sales Surge On Amazon
June 30, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Retail
Online retailer Amazon.co.uk has reported a surge in sales for acts featured at the U.K.'s Glastonbury festival, which had extensive media coverage over the weekend. » Full Story
Michael Jackson Ticket Refund Details Revealed
June 29, 2009 - Touring
AEG Live will give full refunds to fans who purchased tickets through authorized agents to Michael Jackson's 50 planned concerts at the O2 Arena in London, according to a news release from the promoter, which operates the O2 Arena. » Full Story
Analysis: Should Real Switch Strategy?
June 29, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Is it time for RealNetworks to Switch Gears? That's the headline of an article at the New York Times that questions the strategies and relevancy of RealNetworks, which operates the Rhapsody music store and subscription service. » Full Story
MTV Games Hires To Beat The 'Band'
June 29, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
MTV has hired industry veterans Scott Guthrie and David Cox to run its gaming division as it looks to build upon the tremendous success of its first gaming franchise, “Rock Band.” » Full Story
Jackson Radio Airplay Jumps 1,735%
June 29, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Airplay for Michael Jackson's biggest hits, and some of his overlooked gems (including a few dozen spins for some of the Jackson's Christmas songs), blanketed airwaves from coast to coast immediately after his death on Thursday, and continued throughout the weekend. » Full Story
 


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