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MySpace to Refocus on "Discovery" Amid Management Shake-up
Los Angeles
- In the wake of the management shake-up at News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace that included
the departure of CEO Owen van Natta after less...
Pandora Made $50 Million in 2009; Paid $30 Million in Royalties
San Francisco
- Streaming music service Pandora now counts more than 40 million users, and
took in $50 million in revenue last year, founder and CEO...
Public Enemy Falls Short of Sellaband Fundraising Goal
Los Angeles
- Veteran hip-hop act Public Enemy has raised $67,400 of the $250,000 it aimed
to generate from supporters by the end of 2009 on...
TuneCore Adds Ringtone Distribution to iTunes Store
Brooklyn,
N.Y. - TuneCore, the provider of
a service that distributes independent artists' tracks to digital retailers
like iTunes, on Friday launched a new service that will...
Zune Taps Music Reports for Music Rights Administration
Woodland Hills, Calif. - Music Reports, a provider of music rights
administration services, said this week that it has partnered with Microsoft,
and will administer the...
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...
