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Pressplay to use MP3.com technology
News The online music-subscription service backed by Vivendi Universal and Sony says it will use the technology as the blueprint of its offering.
Pressplay to use MP3.com technology
News The online music-subscription service backed by Vivendi Universal and Sony says it will use the technology as the blueprint of its offering.
Universal to buy EMusic for US$24.6 million
News Recording giant Universal Music Group, a unit of Vivendi Universal, said Monday it will acquire online music service EMusic.com for US$24.6 million in cash in an effort to fulfill the label's Internet ambitions.
Music industry's new Internet problem
News Streaming music sites with freely accessible content are being used by growing number of listeners as substitute for buying music.
Tags: Music, MySpace, Song, Apple iTunes, Sales, Music Industry, Last.fm, Imeem, Saila-Ngita, online music
QuickTime and iTunes DoS exploit released
News A new buffer overflow vulnerability could crash the most current version of the applications or allow malicious code to run on a compromised computer. No patch is available.
Tags: Security, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows Vista, RFC, online music company, online music, denial of service, buffer-overflow vulnerability
Online retailers see drop in visitors
News Reflecting consumer pessimism toward the current economic climate, online retailers experienced a decline in visits for the eighth straight week, according to a report by analyst Hitwise.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Sales, music retailer, online music, online retail company, research director, retail company, News.com, Hitwise
Asian online music market to hit US$307 million
News Revenues for digital music downloads in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) is expected to hit US$307 million by 2004 despite bandwidth constraints, expensive labeled digital music and "rampant piracy."
Liquid Audio to cut staff by 40 percent
News The online music software and services company will slash 40 percent of its work force, or 78 employees, in an effort to stay afloat through a stormy market.
MP3.com splits into two
News The online music company will undergo another metamorphosis, splitting into two entities as it moves to provide technology support for parent company Vivendi.
Vivendi, Sony seek conductor for Duet
News The media giants are expected to announce the appointment of Andy Schuon to head Duet, the companies' online music subscription service, sources close to the companies say.
Tapping the online music market
News More than half of the world's young adult Web surfers have downloaded tunes, despite the legal dilemmas surrounding digital music, according to a study.
Online music pumps up the volume
News Despite the legal woes surrounding online music, researchers estimate the industry will become a $9.7 billion business worldwide by 2006.
Vivendi-Sony Duet is now Pressplay
News Vivendi Universal and Sony said Monday that they have rechristened their joint online music initiative and appointed someone to lead the secretive venture as it races a key rival to market.
AOL tunes up Web music services
News America Online on Monday will unveil new Web radio and music research features aimed at deepening its online music services.
Universal to buy EMusic for US$24.6m
News The record label says it will acquire online music service EMusic.com for US$24.6 million in cash in an effort to fulfill its Internet ambitions.
