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July 24, 2014
Leanne Sharman Tapped As Disciple Media COO
DISCIPLE MEDIA, a music technology platform that enables artists to create deeper relationships with subscribing fans, has appointed former WARNER MUSIC INTERNATIONAL and NAPSTER U.K. senior executive LEANNE SHARMAN as its COO. SHARMAN, who reports to … more »
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June 19, 2014
Rhapsody Unveils 'unRadio'
RHAPSODY INTERNATIONAL, the parent company of RHAPSODY and NAPSTER, has introduced a new Internet radio service, RHAPSODY UNRADIO. The company notes, "RHAPSODY UNRADIO reimagines what Internet radio can be, by removing the limitations that interrupt … more »
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June 6, 2014
Peter Smyth: Solving The Royalty Issue
In his latest blog post, GREATER MEDIA Chairman/CEO PETER SMYTH takes on the most recent idea to change royalty payments, and proposes some ideas of his own. He writes, "THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD (CRB), the body in charge of the royalty payments … more »
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April 8, 2014
Rhapsody On The Rise
RHAPSODY INTERNATIONAL (parent of RHAPSODY and NAPSTER) reports that its services are available in 32 countries across EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA and the U.S. with more than 1.7 million paid subscribers globally, making the services among the fastest growing … more »
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December 10, 2013
Former Napster COO Dies In Bike Accident In L.A.
TMZ reports former NAPSTER COO MILTON OLIN JR. was killed SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th, when a Sheriff's patrol car struck him during a bike ride on Mulholland Dr. in LOS ANGELES. He was 65. OLIN was an exec at the infamous music-sharing site from 2000 to … more »
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October 16, 2013
Telefonica Invests In Rhapsody To Export Napster
Spanish-based mobile carrier TELEFÓNICA is buying a significant piece of music media group RHAPSODY, which will enable it to bring RHAPSODY-owned NAPSTER to its LATIN AMERICA markets, FINANCIAL TIMES reports. Exactly how big that … more »
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June 4, 2013
Rhapsody Brings Napster To Europe
RHAPSODY INTERNATIONAL has expanded NAPSTER to 14 countries across EUROPE. The service is available to music fans in AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, IRELAND, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND and THE NETHERLANDS. … more »
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November 14, 2012
Digital Sales Finally Offsetting CD Losses At Universal Music Group
There's good news for the world's largest record company, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, with reports that the company will begin posting profits again. UMG, like most labels, took a major hit in the post NAPSTER world when CD sales began to fall. Now, it's … more »
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September 20, 2012
It's Day Two Of The Radio Show In Dallas
The RAB/NAB RADIO SHOW continues TODAY (9/20) at The HILTON ANATOLE in DALLAS. Ryvicker Ups Her Grade For Radio WELLS FARGO SECURITIES Managing Dir. MARCI RYVICKER returned to the RADIO SHOW for another round of analysis of the industry, saying that much … more »
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June 6, 2012
Irving Azoff Sees CCM+E/Big Machine Deal As A 'Template' For The Industry
YESTERDAY's announcement of CCM+E's agreement with BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP that changes how radio pays a label and its artists for music (NET NEWS, 6/5) is already creating reactions around the industry. BLOOMBERG reports, "The revenue-sharing … more »