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Aspiro Launches Streaming Music Service in Norway
Oslo - Mobile
entertainment publisher Aspiro announced on Friday that it has launched its
streaming music service, in partnership with local media retail chain
Platekompaniet and Scandinavian...
Report: Google Eyeing Acquisition of Catch Media
Los Angeles
- Google (NASD: GOOG) has shown interest in acquiring Catch Media, the developer of a cloud-based
service that lets consumers access music and other media...
Ticketmaster Settles With FTC Over Springsteen Ticket Sales
Washington
- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday that it has
settled charges against Ticketmaster and affiliates over "deceptive
bait-and-switch tactics" used in selling...
Shazam to Let Advertisers "Tag" Commercials, Link to Promotions
London - Shazam, a provider of mobile music identification
services, on Wednesday announced the launch of a new program that lets brands
and broadcasters utilize the...
Polish Authorities Raid Operators of Rapidshare Link Forum
Los Angeles - Authorities in Poland have
conducted a raid on the operators of Filmowisko, an Internet forum where users
post links to download copyrighted materials...
EMI, Australian Telco AAPT Team on Music Service
Brisbane,
Australia -
Major record label EMI's Australian unit has partnered with AAPT, the country's
third-largest telco, on a new music subscription service, Billboard reports. The
AAPT Entertainment...
Report: Struggling EMI Looks to Sell Abbey Road Studios
London
- Struggling major record label EMI is looking to sell its historic Abbey Road studios,
the Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the...
NTT DoCoMo Backs Social Media Player TuneWiki
Los Angeles
- TuneWiki, the developer of a social online media player, has received an
investment from Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo's NoCoMo Capital arm,
TechCrunch reported.
Founded...
Apple: $10,000 iTunes Gift Card to Buyer of 10 Billionth Song
Cupertino,
Calif. - Apple has launched a
promotional countdown that will culminate with the sale of the 10 billionth
song download on its iTunes Store, the buyer...
Pirate Bay's Peter Sunde Launches Flattr Payments Service
Los Angeles - Former Pirate
Bay spokesman Peter Sunde
has launched a new micropayments service called Flattr, that aims to serve as a
virtual tip jar for...
