Tuesday’s Music Briefing: MP3 Blog Net, Paid P2P & Much More
> A new network of mp3 blogs run by Cornerstone Marketing is attracting dollars from major advertisers eager to reach young hipsters. (Fortune)
> An extensive UK survey says kids will pay for music via legal P2P if its unlimited and DRM free. (ars, pdf of study)
> IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ‘EM, JOIN ‘EM: MediaDefender, which makes most of its profits seeding P2P’s with bogus tracks is also offering legal ad supported songs from several major labels. (TorrentFreak)
> T-Mobile will offer the iPhone in Germany for 1 Euro. (Reuters)
> 5 Reasons The Merger Won’t Save XM & Sirius. (US News)
> MediaNet will power Tesco Digital, the online store for the EU retail chain that has stores in 12 countries. It will offer 3.7 million songs (2.4 million DRM-free) and eventually add TV shows, movies and games. (press release)
> A look at how the play-along game genre is pumping up music sales. (Venture Star)
> Southern Comfort will sponsor online video network My Damn Channel’s Music Nights show. (press release)
Re: Article on blogs
To clarify, Cornerstone runs the ad network, not the blogs.