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Music Service Rdio Offers Customized Embeddable Players

San Francisco - Rdio, the streaming music service from the creators of Skype and Kazaa, on Thursday launched a new feature that lets users embed customized...

Rhapsody Programming VP Tim Quirk Takes Job at Google

Los Angeles - Tim Quirk, the vice president of music programming at Rhapsody, has left to take a job at Google (NASD: GOOG), Billboard reports. The move...

BBC, Partners to Launch U.K. Streaming Radio Player

London - The BBC said on Wednesday that it plans in December to launch Radioplayer, an online radio player that aims to offer streams from every...

Starbucks, Yahoo Team to Launch Starbucks Digital Network

Seattle - Starbucks (NASD:  SBUX) on Wednesday announced the launch of its Starbucks Digital Network, a joint venture with Yahoo (NASD:  YHOO) that will offer...

7digital to Power Music Services for O2, Samsung Galaxy Tab

London - U.K.-based digital music service provider 7digital on Tuesday announced several new distribution partnerships, including a deal to become mobile network operator O2's digital music...

ReverbNation Buys Mobile Music App Developer Sound Around

New York - ReverbNation, the provider of an online marketing and promotion platform, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Sound Around, a mobile application developer...

Insight VP Backs E-book Distributor OverDrive

Cleveland, Ohio - OverDrive, a distributor of e-books and audiobooks to retailers, libraries and schools, announced that it has received a "major investment" from Insight Venture...

Vevo Licenses Music Videos to Univision

New York - Vevo, the music video portal joint venture between Universal Music, Sony Music and Abu Dhabi Media Company, has signed a syndication partnership with...

Pandora Extends Mobile Ads to Small, Mid-Sized Firms

Oakland, Calif. - Streaming music service Pandora on Monday extended its mobile advertising platform, which will now allow small and medium-sized businesses to target local customers...

Rhapsody Releases Mobile Music App for BlackBerry

Seattle - Subscription digital music service Rhapsody said on Monday that it has launched a version of its mobile application for RIM's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry smartphones. The...