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Bigwigs talk music distribution
News SDMI will focus on standardising the security of the various technologies vying to play an integral role in the music distribution of the future. We want to find a means by which the various technologies people are bringing to the table can be co...
[March 1, 1999, 14:05]
Smart Download on the Go: A Wireless Internet Application for Music Distribution Over Heterogeneous Networks
White Papers This is only the most prominent example of the success of digital music distribution based on packet network technologies. However, to the best of one's knowledge, the most noteworthy aspect of the success of digital music distribution is that...
[November 26, 2009, 23:00]
IBM, record industry pact: Opportunity or threat for Indies?
News Big Blue, together with five music giants including EMI, Sony and Universal, is developing a system for music distribution on the Net that is based on open standards and that does not flaunt artists' rights.
[February 9, 1999, 13:49]
Facing the (digital) music
News The Rio promises to turn the music industry on its ear and accelerate digital distribution of music, giving more power to independent bands. The music industry will have to deal with a new channel -- yes -- but it's lower risk, higher profit and...
[November 23, 1998, 9:38]
News Burst: EMI commits to a digital future
News According to the Financial Times, music company EMI is looking to divest its CD manufacturing and distribution operations to concentrate on readying its systems for the distribution of music over the Internet.
[November 24, 1999, 11:52]
RealNetworks makes streamed music pirate-proof
News Copyright technology that will allow Internet retailers to track the sale and distribution of music and movies over the Web is being launched today by RealNetworks, in an effort to stop the illegal distribution of media online.
[June 20, 2001, 14:38]
UK digital music outlets expand
News Digital music distribution in the UK got a boost this week, with two separate companies announcing ambitious expansion plans. Deo.com, a Swedish digital music distribution site, has also decided that it is ready to extend its geographical reach.
[January 20, 2000, 10:13]
Listen.com signs up big players
News Listen.com has signed music distribution deals with two major record labels, giving it a long-awaited power boost in the race to create the perfect online jukebox. Like many other online companies, Listen.com has been seeking distribution rights...
[January 8, 2002, 15:33]
Rolling Stones hit the Web
News The Rolling Stones, one of the last marquee holdouts against online music distribution, have finally agreed to sell their music online, according to record label EMI Music. The Stones' earlier label, ABKCO Records, which holds rights to most of the...
[August 18, 2003, 12:45]
NatWest launches Magex digital music site
News cranberrygrove.net is a pilot scheme for the digital distribution of music along the same lines of IBM's Madison project. While the major record labels wait for the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) to announce its standards for Internet...
[June 16, 1999, 13:53]
File-swapping networks continue to thrive
News Digital distribution of music through services such as Morpheus and Kazaa will continue to thrive, with use peaking in 2005, according to a report released Wednesday. Goodman said the music industry is at a crossroads where it can either continue...
[August 14, 2002, 16:04]
Elvis, but not as you know 'im
News The distribution of digital music got easier on Tuesday when Emusic -- formerly GoodNoise -- signed a deal to distribute post punk songster Elvis Costello's back catalogue in MP3 format. Concerns over piracy mean that the traditional music industry...
[February 29, 2000, 14:43]
WMA hurts MP3 but streaming is key says analyst
News The Windows Media Audio (WMA) format on Monday got a boost in its battle against MP3, with digital distribution company Dx3 selecting Microsoft's format for its music distribution network. Dx3 is one of the first European companies to offer a...
[January 26, 2000, 8:57]
Indie labels test mainstream online waters
News A new set of services aimed at giving independent music labels online distribution is springing up, hoping to reach companies like Apple's iTunes and the new Napster. Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) is the latest to hit the scene.
[August 26, 2003, 11:55]
Ministry of Sound commits to digital audio
News The Ministry of Sound, including the Web site, record label, and club state that it is "definitely" committed to pushing the future of digital music distribution. The company has partnered with RioPort, which will be providing the audio...
[November 21, 1999, 9:18]
Vivendi presses play on music site
News Pressplay, which will charge people a monthly subscription fee to download and stream digital music, launched through its Web distribution partnerships with Yahoo! Most notably, Pressplay did not say how many tracks will be available for...
[December 19, 2001, 16:39]
Morpheus seeks new role in music biz
News StreamCast Networks, the creator of the popular Morpheus file-trading software, is set to unveil a plan on Thursday that it hopes will help it become a more legitimate means of music distribution. I think we are a distribution network and a way to...
[March 14, 2002, 9:54]
Half online youth share music - report
News Keeping Pace with the Future of Music Distribution, by research company Ipsos-Reid, found that among teens and adults aged between 12 and 24 who had used the Internet in the last month, 47 percent have downloaded a music file.
[December 14, 2000, 14:53]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Its competitors are setting up their own online music distribution system, and everyone's hoping to leap into the Napster-shaped hole left by that company's legal execution by a thousand filters. If they do, they'll be one of the few remaining...
[May 25, 2001, 17:50]
US Report: Judge halts Diamond's MP3 player
News But bigger battles are ahead in the case that could shape how a new industry forms around the distribution of music through the Internet. Our preference has always been to work together with the many computer and consumer electronics companies to...
[October 19, 1998, 9:41]
