Stern Gets Sirius
In an announcement, that some believe is a landmark for all radio, the satellite radio broadcaster Sirius has inked syndicated “shock jock” Howard Stern to a five-year, multi-million-dollar (some say. Continue reading
Who Says No One Will Pay For Radio? XM Hits 2.5 Million
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — XM Satellite Radio finished the third quarter 2004 with more than 2,500,000 subscribers. XM added more than 415,000 net new subscribers in the quarter and is on. Continue reading
Six Big Guns Point At Piracy Lock Compatibilty Problems
FMQB and the Los Angeles Times report that “six of the world’s largest entertainment and technology companies have agreed to take on the problem of anti-piracy locks that are not. Continue reading
Could IM Save Music?
Cnet.com and other online watchers are reporting that Yahoo, Microsoft and others are planning to use their online chat software to help push music downloads and compete with iTunes. But. Continue reading
The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) has railed for some time against labels who provide what they call Superior Products like limited edition CD’s with bonus tracks or earlier. Continue reading
Yahoo Aquires Musicmatch
Yahoo has announced that it will acquire Musicmatch, a provider of music jukebox software and subscription services, for $160 million in cash. Founded in 1997, San Diego-based Musicmatch’s jukebox software.. Continue reading
Major Label Heads Beg Corporate America For Branding Help
In a move that reminds us of how just hot “corporate” the music business has become, executives from all of the major labels will meet at Caroline’s in New York. Continue reading
Have It Your Way: Free Music
AOL, Burger King Offer Free Music Download Promotion AOL and Burger King announced Wednesday that they’ve partnered to offer free digital music downloads to Burger King customers, in a promotion. Continue reading
U.S. Copyright Office Drafts New Version of Induce Act
CNET News.com reports that the U.S. Copyright Office has drafted its own revision of the “Induce Act,” a controversial bill designed to ban file-sharing networks and any other device that. Continue reading
The Convergence Continues: iPods in Euro BMW’s
Apple has announced that it would team up with BMW, the second-largest luxury car maker in the world, to equip the German firm’s cars in Europe with the iPod as. Continue reading
