CBS Border Check
CBS Radio cuts off streaming access beyond U.S. borders. The policy change happened quietly on Friday, but was quickly detected by the Webcasting/Internet Streaming Board of Radio-Info.com.
Guy Hands Proposed Separation of EMI Recording, Publishing Units…
The messy situation at EMI Group is only getting messier, thanks to a contentious lawsuit between Terra Firma and Citigroup. Now, that legal battle is starting to produce fresh documentation on a deal gone seriously bad.
Better Than We Thought: Wall Street Bumps WMG…
Warner Music Group shed $17 million – or 11 cents per share – during the fourth quarter, a sharp reversal from year-ago gains. But Wall Street was expecting something worse – closer to 14 cents according to Thomson Reuters – and shares moved upward in Tuesday trading. At the bell, WMG finished at $5.02, a 4.8 percent gain over the [...]
Vevo. Arriving December 8th…
Vevo now has a launch date. According to a tweet from executives at the joint venture, the unveiling happens December 8th, inline with earlier calls for a late-year launch. “Vevo is launching the night of Tues., Dec. 8th,” the tweet confirmed.
Surfing Some Very Choppy Employment Waters…
Unemployment – at least in the United States – is now solidly past 10 percent, a conservative estimate that does not include those exiting the job market in frustration. Or, for that matter, those settling on part-time positions to simply pay the bills. Stir a disrupted and distressed media industry into the mix, and job hunting has never been more [...]
Shazam Goes Premium: ‘Encore’ iPhone App Emerges…
One of the most popular – and free – apps now has a premium companion. Shazam is now launching its ‘Encore’ upgrade, a $4.99 (2.99 pound, 3.99 euro) app that offers faster recognition, recommendations, charts, and an in-car mode designed to easily identify songs played on the radio.
OurStage Starts Searching for Female Artists…
OurStage will soon use its fan-focused platform to seek out some promising female musicians, according to details shared with Digital Music News over the weekend. OurStage is partnering with the resurrected Lilith Fair, a brand indelibly tied to women artists. Accordingly, the duo is now opening a ‘Lilith Local Talent Search,’ essentially an online contest to find the most promising [...]
T-Totaling: Soundscan Now Counting More Album T-Shirts…
Nielsen Soundscan is now recognizing a larger number of album ‘Music Tees,’ according to details tipped to Digital Music News on Friday. After a quick negotiation in July, Soundscan agreed to count album t-shirts from Mos Def (Downtown Music), as developed by Invisible DJ, LnA and Girlie Action Media. Now, the lineup is expanding to include Perez Hilton signing Sliimy [...]