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Cocker and Bragg part of Un-Convention line-up
10:29 | Wednesday August 18, 2010
Jarvis Cocker, Billy Bragg and acclaimed photographer Kevin Cummins are among the speakers secured for this year’s Un-Convention event taking place in Salford.
Klein replaces Stein at eMusic
08:06 | Wednesday August 4, 2010
Subscription download service eMusic has named Adam Klein at its new CEO.
Rdio launches fully in US and Canada
08:44 | Tuesday August 3, 2010
Online streaming subscription service Rdio has opened fully in North America.
Carphone Warehouse enters the cloud
16:46 | Monday August 2, 2010
The Carphone Warehouse has revealed full details of its new Music Anywhere service, which is potentially the first step to bringing cloud music into the mainstream in the UK.
The Orchard goes private
07:09 | Friday July 30, 2010
The Orchard has gone private after private equity firm Dimensional Associates completed its acquisition of the digital distribution and marketing company.
BMG announce new joint venture One Haven
Tuesday May 11, 2010
BMG Rights Management has announced a new joint venture with publishing executives Steve Backer and Michael Caplan, which will provide the organisation with more opportunities to sign artists and writers.
Scottish rapper to take part in Wide event
18:22 | Tuesday March 30, 2010
Gavin Bain, half of the notorious Scottish rap group Silibil n Brains, who secured a major record deal by pretending to be American, is to take part in a Q&A session at Wide Days, a new music industry event being held in Edinburgh on April 8.
The Orchard reports 9% rise in 2009 revenues
08:53 | Friday March 26, 2010
Digital distributor and aggregator The Orchard has reported its revenues rose 9% last year, but it recorded an overall loss of $17.8m (£12m).
AT&T launches integrated music app
08:17 | Thursday March 25, 2010
US telco AT&T has launched a mobile app that brings radio, music downloading, song tagging, lyric searches and music streaming within one central point.
Dimensional set to take control of The Orchard
08:54 | Wednesday March 17, 2010
Dimensional Associates looks set to take full ownership of The Orchard in a deal that values the independent digital aggregator and distributor at $12.8m (£8.4m).
Dailymotion secures Warner Music videos
Saturday March 6, 2010
Online video site Dailymotion has licensed content from Warner Music Group for use in the US, Europe and North Africa.
Danish telco partners on WiMP streaming service
Monday February 22, 2010
Norwegian telco Telenor has partnered with technology company Aspiro and music retail chain Platekompaniet to launch a new online music streaming service.
EMI signs ad-supported video partnership with Dailymotion
11:18 | Wednesday February 10, 2010
EMI has signed a deal with Dailymotion to make its content available across the video service's different platforms on an ad-supported basis.
Judge and jury assemble for awards
10:09 | Monday February 8, 2010
Judging gets under way for the Music Week Awards this week with top names from across the industry preparing to cast an expert eye over the hopefuls.
Stein and Gottehrer see over the horizon
11:15 | Tuesday January 26, 2010
Sire Records founders Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer have given Midem a lesson in music industry history while unveiling details of the revived Blue Horizon label.
MySpace Music goes live in UK
09:08 | Thursday December 3, 2009
MySpace Music finally goes live in the UK today, some 14 months after launching in the US.
Merlin conjures up MySpace deal
Monday November 23, 2009
The indie community has finally buried the hatchet with MySpace Music after its music agency Merlin signed a groundbreaking global deal that could soon herald the UK launch of the service.
7digital goes West to undercut iTunes
09:57 | Tuesday October 6, 2009
British download store 7digital has launched a US outlet, undercutting iTunes.
No love lost down under for MySpace and indie labels
15:50 | Friday October 2, 2009
The simmering row between MySpace and indie labels has re-ignited with the launch of MySpace Music in Australasia.
MySpace Music launches in Australia and New Zealand
09:17 | Thursday October 1, 2009
Australia and New Zealand have become the first markets outside of the US to experience MySpace Music, which launched there today as part of its international expansion.
