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InternetNews
September 5, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
MySpace Helps Musicians Sell Out Now all those MySpace musicians can find out if anyone is actually willing to pay to listen.   |
InternetNews
September 9, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
MySpace to Launch New Services MySpace CEO and co-founder Chris DeWolfe unveiled plans today for ambitious new services the social networking site will launch soon. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
MySpace Faces the Music Warner Music Group and Sony BMG are close to signing a deal that will create new revenue channels in ad-supported music and music videos, pay-per-downloads, and mobile phone delivery. EMI and Universal are likely to follow suit with MySpace. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
SNOCAP's Indie Spirit Giving indie labels a better form of distribution is as significant as allowing artists to sell directly to fans, another possible effect if MySpace's music commerce initiative really takes off. |
InternetNews
December 4, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
MySpace The Music (Video) Exchange MySpace today announced the launch of a new music program that will deliver exclusive videos of performances by popular recording artists. |
InternetNews
February 27, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
iTunes Grabs No. 2 Spot in Overall Music Sales New market analysis from the NPD Group highlights just how far CDs have fallen. |
InternetNews
November 7, 2008
Susan Kuchinskas |
The Future of Music in the Web 2.0 Era MySpace and Warner Music Group partnership could be the shape of digital music to come. |
Home Theater
April 10, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Labels Team Up with MySpace The latest heavy-hitting entry to the music-downloading scene is MySpace Music. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Sony BMG Opens DRM-Free Content to Amazon Sony BMG's move gives Amazon a new boost in its quest to upend iTunes, but where do the record labels' priorities' really lie? |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Competitors Look to Take a Bite out of Apple Three new music downloading initiatives could threaten iTunes' dominance. Apple, which now generates 45% of its revenue from its iPod/iTunes division, and its investors could find themselves between a rock and a hard place. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon Taking Its MP3 Store Global Beginning later this year, Amazon plans to roll out international versions of its DRM-free music store. |
Fast Company
September 2008
Ellen McGirt |
What's New at MySpace With Facebook surging, co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson have gone back to their roots -- music, pop culture, and a proven cash-flow ad model -- to spur a next phase of growth. Will that be enough for boss Rupert Murdoch? |
InternetNews
October 2, 2008
Sean Gallagher |
Doubts Loom Over MySpace Music Strategy How much headway can even MySpace make against an entrenched iTunes? |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
No Label, No Problem With MySpace having a CD out in stores, and more to come, how many more bands do you think are likely to make the service their musical mainstay and staple their amps to a virtual MySpace subdomain? Investors, take note. |
Home Theater
July 9, 2007 |
Universal Balks at iTunes Renewal Vivendi's Universal Music Group declined to renew its annual agreement with iTunes, selling content only "at will." |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Microsoft Scraps Music Plans High royalty demands from labels sink Microsoft's interest in a music subscription service. Let's hope the music companies and the online companies can work this out. Even if it doesn't propel the stock into the stratosphere, Microsoft and music subscription services would be a good fit. |
InternetNews
January 15, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon, Pepsi Team For Super Bowl MP3 Giveaway Pepsi-Cola and Amazon have teamed up in a promotion to give away as many as 1 billion songs from Amazon MP3. |
InternetNews
July 2, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Universal, Apple Set To Play Chicken The Universal Music Group, the largest of the four major record labels and a subsidiary of Vivendi SA, is reportedly trying to change the terms of its contract with Apple for selling digital music through the iTunes store. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Radiohead's Sonic Boom Radiohead will allow its fans to pay whatever they like for its newest album, available on the Web, giving fans the opportunity to cut out the middleman and deal directly with their favorite bands. Is this the future of music? |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
I Guess iLike This Acquisition by MySpace News Corp. digs deeper into digital music, buying iLike, a music-discovery app with a social networking angle that's been a hit on Facebook for two years. |
InternetNews
March 5, 2008 |
Facebook in Talks With Major Music Labels: Report Social networking site Facebook has approached major music labels about launching a music service. |
Home Theater
August 10, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Universal to Test No-DRM Downloads Universal Music Group, the world's largest music label, takes a decisive step away from Digital Rights Managed music, and moves closer to a more open DRM-free download retail environment. |
InternetNews
April 22, 2009
Christopher Saunders |
MySpace CEO DeWolfe Out News Corp. aims to bring in new blood to liven up MySpace as rival Facebook grows ever more popular. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bobbing for Apple Is there room for Apple to charge more for tracks? Probably, but does Universal want to be the one to open up that Pandora's Box? |
InternetNews
December 3, 2007 |
Pressure Mounts on Record Labels to Offer MP3s New promotions, successful tests and retailer demands could spell the end of DRM-protected music. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon.com Cranks Up the Music Amazon, the country's leading online retailer, will launch its eagerly anticipated MP3 store in three weeks. The company will be selling songs in the MP3 format, free of digital rights management. Will it take a bite out of Apple? |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon 2, Apple 0 Amazon's new MP3 store aims for Apple's jugular. Anyone who believes that Apple will maintain its gargantuan share of the digital-music world in a year or two has been resting on the mute button for too long. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
NewProbe of Online Music Underway The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that the department's antitrust unit is looking into the four largest record labels and possible "uncompetitive practices" of music download pricing. |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
Steve Rosenbush |
Hey, Come To This Site Often? MySpace's networking portal has a cool factor MSN and Yahoo! can't match. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Dissonant Music iTunes doesn't have to worry about Wal-Mart, although heated competition is on the way. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
DRM May Die? Yahoo! Will online music's digital rights management go the way of the dodo? |
InternetNews
September 25, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Amazon Now Hawks MP3s, Targeting iPod Crowd Amazon's new MP3 music store features what the company characteristically calls "Earth's biggest selection" - over 2 million songs from more than 180,000 artists, represented by over 20,000 major and independent labels. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Rocks, As Usual Apple's iTunes is still the top dog in music sales. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away Warner Music Group is part of an archaic industry that has been suffering in recent years. Is it time to get rid of this stock? |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
That's Just Stupid, Warner There's been a falling-out between Warner Music Group and Google's YouTube. The major music label pulled its artists' videos from the popular video-sharing site, presumably over a licensing dispute. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Funny Thing About MySpace MySpace started out as a way to gauge young adult popularity, but now it is democratizing entire industries. Ignore at your own risk, Corporate America. |
BusinessWeek
April 9, 2007
Ronald Grover |
Cold Cash From A Hot Site Can MySpace pull in revenue fast enough for Rupert Murdoch? |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Death by a Thousand Cuts The music industry is slowly dying. More and more people are using streaming sites like Pandora, which means there will be fewer digital downloads. |
Wired
November 27, 2007
Seth Mnookin |
Universal's CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves. Now He's Giving Songs Away. After years of tightening controls on his company's content, Universal Music Group's CEO has become entangled in digital strategies whether he wants to be or not and is planning to unify Apple's competitors in what amounts to a coordinated attack on the iPod. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Grover & Satariano |
The Fall of Music Downloads Music streaming services are taking their toll as downloads to iPods, computers, and other devices plunge. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2009 |
MySpace Farms Out Overseas Ad Operations Embattled social network MySpace today announced the first step in its international reorganization, saying it plans to farm out advertising operations in several foreign countries in an arrangement with a division of its parent company, News Corp. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
SNOCAP's Snowball Effect? MySpace's musical venture with SNOCAP, a digital licensing and copyright management service, underlines changes underway. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
July 27, 2009 |
Apple, Music Labels Planning New Album Format? Digital music leader Apple is reportedly in talks with the four largest record labels to develop a new offering that aims to spur online album sales. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Digital Music's Double Trouble The major labels' resistance to innovation, penny-pinching ways, and frequent complaints about piracy and the flagging popularity of CDs leave them ripe for disruption. Digital distribution should be only too happy to oblige. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Heather Green |
Downloads: The Next Generation Music merchants are trying new ways to make an honest buck off the Internet. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Recording Industry Gets It? Not Industries that don't present themselves as particularly friendly to customers and suppliers are tasty candidates for disruption, and that's been abundantly clear regarding the recording industry for years now. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2010
Fixmer & Grover |
For MySpace, a Fresh Coat of Paint MySpace unveiled a sleeker new look on Oct. 27 that puts the emphasis on entertainment and celebrities rather than friends. |
InternetNews
October 31, 2006
Clint Boulton |
MySpace to Stop The Music MySpace is taking measures to beat back the looming specter of litigation swirling over the downloading of copyrighted material. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Best Buy, Universal Join DRM-Free Jam Universal Music Group will make some of its music available without digital rights management software. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Apple Being Drowned Out? Google or Amazon aren't going to overtake Apple in digital music anytime soon. However, as digital rights crater and variable pricing prompts comparison shopping, the iTunes ecosystem may not be as solid as it used to be. |
