DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW

• Sony BMG appeared to ink an online video licensing deal with AOL Music this week, though nothing official was issued by either company. The deal is alleged to be an exclusive arrangement with a licensing fee in the $20-$25 million range. Meanwhile, Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons pointed to a possible AOL IPO.
• Several big enforcement moves happened this week, including an FBI crackdown on a big BitTorrent server. The move comes ahead of some major upgrades in the BitTorrent architecture. Meanwhile, the RIAA issued new lawsuits to both conventional P2P file-sharers as well as college-based internet2 users.
• Mobile music continued to roar this week, with Verizon announcing the delivery of concert footage as part of its V Cast service. Meanwhile, a song inspired by the Crazy Frog ringtone easily grabbed the top spot on the British singles chart. And Napster had a big debut on its Napstertones ringtone service, with the company selling over 100,000 tones.
• Apple remained active this week, with Steve Jobs pointing to iTunes podcasting support in the next few months. The store also offered a pre-order for the new Coldplay album, a first for Apple. Meanwhile, a new Winamp plug-in will allow users to offload the contents of their iPod onto a hard drive.
• And Clear Channel announced the debut of Stripped, which will populate member station websites with an in-studio concert series.

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