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Confirmed: iTunes Goes DRM-Free, Alters Pricing
January 06, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
At the Macworld Expo today, Apple Inc. confirmed reports that all four majors were now onboard to deliver DRM-free music through iTunes. » Full Story
Web Reaction: Apple Drops DRM
January 06, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Apple's announcement that it will begin offering DRM-free music from all four major labels and will add a new pricing scheme for tracks today was, to say the least, covered extensively. Below, a round-up of reaction from around the Web and what the move means for comsumers, Apple and the labels. » Full Story
Best Buy Offers Used iPhones
January 06, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Retail
Retailer Best Buy Co, seeking new ways to appeal to cost-conscious shoppers, said on Tuesday it is selling refurbished versions of Apple Inc's iPhone 3G at its stores that are priced about $50 less than new iPhones. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: Veoh, YouLicense, ID Interactive
January 06, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Online video service Veoh wins reprieve; YouLicense lets labels set up their own automated licensing service online; Universal Music Group has teamed with ID Interactive to provide music fans a customized ringtone service. » Full Story
Strong Q4 Sales For U.K. Biz
January 06, 2009 - Global | Retail | Digital and Mobile
The recorded music market in the U.K. benefited from a strong showing in the fourth quarter of 2008, contributing to an overall volume decline of 3.2% in album sales year-on-year. » Full Story
Report: iTunes To Offer Variable Pricing, Expands DRM-Free Offering
January 06, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
More than a year after first offering DRM-free music from EMI Music, Apple now has secured similar deals with Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music, according to CNET. » Full Story
China Targets Big Web Sites In Internet Crackdown
January 05, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile
China has launched a crackdown on websites as the country enters a politically sensitive year, with officials accusing search engines including Baidu and Google of spreading pornography and vulgarity. » Full Story
Apple's Jobs Acknowledges Weight Loss, Remains CEO
January 05, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Global
Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple Inc, said today that a hormone imbalance had caused him to lose weight but that he would continue as CEO during his recovery, sending its shares up 3.4%. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: PassAlong, Yangaroo, 'Body By Jake'
January 05, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
PassAlong Networks names its first president; Yangaroo received an allowance of its patent application for its technology in the U.S.; Universal Music Enterprises teams with "Body By Jake" star. » Full Story
Springsteen Goes Free With Amazon, 'Guitar Hero'
January 05, 2009 - Rock and Pop | Digital and Mobile
Bruce Springsteen is offering free downloads through Amazon.com and "Guitar Hero" in the run-up to the Jan. 27 release of his next Columbia album, "Working on a Dream." » Full Story
Report: RIAA Ends MediaSentry Deal
January 05, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
In addition to ending its litigation campaign against file trading music fans, the RIAA reportedly is ending its relationship with the controversial MediaSentry. » Full Story
The Billboard Q&A: Universal Digital Chief Rio Caraeff
January 05, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Universal's digital chief sounds off on ISPs, DRM and why he's optimistic about the road ahead. » Full Story
Online Retail Sales Dip
January 02, 2009 - Retail
If flat is the new up, then the 2008 holiday shopping season was still a disappointment. » Full Story
Digital Boosts 2008 Sales To New Mark
December 31, 2008 - Retail | Digital and Mobile
Overall music sales hit a new record in 2008, with over 1.5 billion units sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. » Full Story
Reports: 30GB Zune Players Malfunction
December 31, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Multiple reports of problems with Microsoft's 30GB Zune players are flooding tech blogs today (Dec. 31). » Full Story
Digital Tracks Set New Weekly Record
December 30, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Retail
Weekly digital track sales have set a new record, with 47.7 million sold in the U.S. between Dec. 22 – Dec. 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan. » Full Story
Spanish Web Users Angry At Anti-P2P Campaign
December 30, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Spain's Association of Internet Users (AI) has demanded that the culture ministry cancel a national campaign against P2P file-sharing and illegal downloads. » Full Story
The Year In Music & Touring: Five iPhone Apps That Will Help The Music Business
December 30, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
This was not a good year for mobile music. Ringtones sales are declining, over-the-air downloads are still little more than a blip on the radar, and the potential of ambitious initiatives like Nokia's Comes With Music is still unknown. There's one shining exception: Apple's iPhone. » Full Story
Uproar In Australia Over Plan To Block Web Sites
December 29, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries. » Full Story
Amazon Claims Record Holiday Orders
December 29, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Retail
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc reported its best holiday sales season yet, even as sales and traffic at U.S. store chains were the weakest in decades. » Full Story
Wal-Mart Starts Selling iPhones
December 29, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Retail
Wal-Mart Stores Inc began selling Apple Inc's iPhone on Sunday, but the popular cell phones that can surf the Web are not priced as low as some anticipated. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: Hulu Partnership, RIAA Appeal, WMG/YouTube
December 29, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
There's more talk of the major labels creating a single online music video spot; a mid-trial RIAA appeal in the Jammie Thomas case was denied and a Roadrunner artist speaks out against WMG's YouTube move. » Full Story
Updated: Facebook Removes Project Playlist
December 24, 2008 - Record Labels | Digital and Mobile
Facebook today has removed access to the Project Playlist service from the popular social networking site, citing a request from the RIAA. Project Playlist had recently struck a licensing deal with Sony BMG. » Full Story
BMG Music Service Stops Taking New Members
December 23, 2008 - Retail
BMG Music Service stopped accepting new members this week, marking the end of the once-ubiquitous "12 for the price of one" offers that the mail-order CD club was known for. » Full Story
Philadelphia Papers Launch Local Music Site
December 22, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Philly.com, the Web site of the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer, has launched a new, local music site called phrequency.com, according to Philadelphia Media Holdings, which own both papers. » Full Story
 


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