Posts Tagged ‘online’
Friday, October 17th, 2008
Internet radio is an excellent way to discover new music, but, as the name implies, you need an Internet connection. The folks over at Slacker have an Internet radio service which you can enjoy without a constant Internet connection. [MORE]
Tags: g2, internet, music, online, radio, slaker, stream, streaming
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Pandora founder Tim Westergren announced on the company’s blog Thursday that he is reducing the workforce by 20 employees. The layoffs will shrink Pandora’s staff of 140 employees to 120. [MORE]
Tags: cuts, economy, layoffs, mobile, music, online, pandora, radio
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
Time is running out on a bill that could pave the way for Pandora and other Webcasters to pay reduced royalty rates, as traditional radio broadcasters are now trying to kill the legislation. [MORE]
Tags: NAB, online, pandora, radio, riaa, royalties, soundexchange, streaming
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
With Congress due to adjourn Friday, lawmakers worked late Thursday evening to resolve a couple of high profile digital-entertainment issues. [MORE]
Tags: copyright, fees, music, online, pandora, radio, riaa, royalties, soundexchange, streaming
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
MySpace music combines free on-demand streaming music with buyable downloads from Amazon, ringtones and video and other content. Soon the service will offer artist merchandise (tshirts, etc.) and concert tickets. [MORE]
Tags: download, industry, music, myspace, online, recording, riaa, streaming
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Five music industry trade groups have reached what they call a breakthrough agreement on how royalties should be handled for streaming music online. [MORE]
Tags: agreement, industry, music, online, royalties, stream, streaming
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
MySpace Music will allow users to listen to any song from the catalogs of the music giants for free. They will also be able to create playlists on their own page, and purchase tracks — all while consuming advertisements. [MORE]
Source: CNN
Tags: download, labels, music, myspace, online, radio, riaa, streaming
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Seattle based iLike just expanded their recent streaming music deal with Rhapsody to allow any website or web application to add streaming music to their sites. [MORE]
Tags: download, ilike, music, online, rhapsody, social, streaming
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
On the streaming-music front in particular, the sad reality is that advertising revenue isn’t, and may never be, there to fully support the music industry’s wishful-thinking profit margins. [MORE]
Tags: download, fees, industry, mp3, music, online, radio, revenue, riaa, streaming
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
AOL is preparing to give the venerable service a technology facelift that adds new features and makes music easier to find. [MORE]
Tags: aol, music, online, radio, search, shoutcast, stream, streaming
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