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June 4, 2012
Report: Bob Pittman Joins Board Of Start-up 'Airtime'
CLEAR CHANNEL CEO BOB PITTMAN "will join the board of AIRTIME, the soon-to-launch video start-up from NAPSTER co-founders SEAN PARKER and SHAWN FANNING," reports ALL THINGS DIGITAL. PITTMAN told ATD, "SEAN and SHAWN have a unique ability … more »
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January 26, 2012
Rhapsody Acquires Napster International
RHAPSODY has acquired NAPSTER INTERNATIONAL, the subscription (flat-rate) music service in EUROPE. RHAPSODY will own and operate the NAPSTER service in GERMANY and the UNITED KINGDOM. "The acquisition of NAPSTER and its subscriber base in the U.K. … more »
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January 9, 2012
CES Preview Looks At Tech Trends For 2011
Amidst talk that little compelling new technology appears to be on tap at the convention and with consumer appetite for recent developments like 3D TV disappointing, the 2012 International CES opened for the press and analysts SUNDAY with the CONSUMER … more »
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January 3, 2012
U.K. Music Sales Rise, Following Similar Data In U.S.
Over the holidays (NET NEWS 12/28), ALL ACCESS reported that after consecutive years of sales declines, 2012 may just be the year that the record business sees an actual uptick in sales. REUTERS reported on SOUNDSCAN data that shows -- even with a couple … more »
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December 22, 2011
Rhapsody Crosses Million-Subscriber Mark
RHAPSODY has announced that as the largest premium subscription music service in the U.S., it has surpassed the one million paying subscriber milestone. On the heels of its 10-year anniversary, RHAPSODY is averaging more than 10 million songs a day. … more »
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December 21, 2011
Spanish Court Rules Against Labels On File-Sharing Apps
The MADRID COMMERCIAL COURT No. 4 in SPAIN has ruled that the file-sharing applications created by MP2P TECHNOLOGIES, a company created by PABLO SOTO, is not liable for compensation to the major labels and the "Spanish RIAA" PROMUSICAE -- … more »
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December 2, 2011
Goodbye, Napster
In OCTOBER (NET NEWS 10/3), ALL ACCESS reported RHAPSODY had signed an agreement with BEST BUY-owned NAPSTER, wherein RHAPSODY will acquire NAPSTER subscribers and certain other assets, and BEST BUY will receive a minority stake in RHAPSODY. CNET now … more »
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October 14, 2011
Report: Mark Zuckerberg, Sean Parker Argue Over Facebook/Spotify Deal
How's this for a sign of the times? The NEW YORK POST's Page 6, its popular show biz/reality show gossip column, has reported that FACEBOOK Founder MARK ZUCKERBERG and NAPSTER Co-Founder and current SPOTIFY honcho SEAN PARKER got into a public shouting … more »
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October 3, 2011
Rhapsody, Best Buy Complete Napster Deal
RHAPSODY has signed an agreement with BEST BUY-owned NAPSTER, wherein RHAPSODY will acquire NAPSTER subscribers and certain other assets, and BEST BUY will receive a minority stake in RHAPSODY. The transaction is expected to close on or around … more »
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September 27, 2011
Report: CitiGroup Asking Select EMI Bidders For 'Best Offer'
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reports, "EMI MUSIC's owner, CITIGROUP, has asked a select group of bidders to submit their best offers for the storied British music company by OCTOBER 5th, according to executives familiar with the auction. The bank, which … more »