2010 could be busy year for digital music mergers

2010-02-22T19:38:42Z

<div><p>DENVER (Billboard) - Think last year's acquisitions of iLike, imeem and Lala marked the end of consolidation for digital music services? Think again.</p><p>Gradually thawing credit markets and an increasingly c...

Ford adding tweets to its Sync in-car technology

2010-02-22T23:57:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Ford adding tweets, Internet radio to Sync voice-activated in-car technology</div><div><p>Ford Motor Co. is adding Twitter messages and Internet radio to its in-car entertainment and communication service, known as Sync, and suggests that the voice-activated system is safer for drivers than trying to...

COMPUTE

2009-08-18T02:20:56Z

The Myine Wi-Fi Internet Radio sports an easy to read LCD. (MCT) Photo via Newscom...

Internet radio star Pandora gets new funding deal

2010-02-26T09:57:11Z

<div><p>Popular Internet radio service Pandora on Monday confirmed it is getting millions of dollars in new funding in the wake of clinching a deal on music royalty rates.</p><p>Greylock Partners is investing a reported 35 million dollars in Pandora, which is based in the city of Oakland across the bay from

Webcasters, music industry agree on royalties

2010-02-26T12:19:50Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Artists and record labels reached an agreement on Tuesday with Internet radio companies over royalty rates, resolving a dispute that dates back more than two years over how to divvy up revenue from streaming music on the Web.</p><p>The deal establishes a two-tier royalty payment system...

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2009-04-19T13:46:59Z

4/10/2009: A5: Thomas Deaton, left, and co-host Brandileigha Stracner conduct a live webcast where viewers can control what happens in the studio during ''The Willie Hurl Experience.''..PC: Thomas Deaton, left, with co-host Brandileigha conduct a live webcast where viewers can control what happens in the studio during ''The Willie Hurl Experience

Public broadcasters agree to Web music royalties

2010-03-02T21:11:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Public broadcasters reach Web deal with music royalty collector</div><div><p>The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and a group that collects royalties for artists and recording copyright owners said Thursday they've agreed on payment terms for streaming music online.</p><p>The agreement betwe...

Consumer Electronics Show 2009

2009-04-24T10:08:01Z

Jan 06, 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - The Sharper Image Internet radio with iPod dock is shown off at CES Unveiled Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV

Rising royalties send Yahoo's Launchcast to CBS

2010-03-01T07:47:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Yahoo teams with CBS to escape higher fees for playing music on Internet radio stations</div><div><p>Yahoo Inc. is plugging its Internet radio service into CBS Corp.'s webcasting network in a move driven by dramatically higher fees for airing music online.</p><p>Yahoo's retreat fr...

CBS to power Yahoo's online radio service

2010-03-01T07:55:20Z

<div><p>Yahoo on Wednesday announced a deal to let US radio giant CBS run its LAUNCHcast service that streams broadcasts online.</p><p>LAUNCHcast Radio's 150 stations will merge with the nearly 180 CBS Radio stations early next year and be offered in a customized play...

Future brightens for internet radio

2010-02-28T04:06:08Z

<div><p>Internet radio stations threatened with closure in the US are on the verge of securing their future, after a groundswell of support from users.</p><p>Tim Westergren, who founded popular <a href="http://www.pandora.com/">online music service Pandora</a>, said that phone calls from thousands of fans helped to repel a "sneak attack" by media industry lobbyists who were attempting to derail new legislation.&a...

Congress passes bill to help save Internet radio

2010-02-28T07:51:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Congress passes bill intended to pave way for deal on Internet radio copyright royalty rates</div><div><p>Congress has cleared the way for a potential agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates.</p><p>The measure, which was sponsored by Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., and now heads ...

House Passes New Internet Radio Legislation

2010-02-28T08:22:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Bill would enable negotiations on royalties to continue after Congressional recess</div><div><p>While most of Congress' attention this week was focused on the bailout, the House also passed a bill that would enable negotiations between Internet radio stations and the recording industry over royalty payments for songs to continue</p><p>If the bill becomes law, supporters said it would lead to ne...

Congress poised to pass Internet radio legislation

2010-02-28T08:35:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Congress poised to pass legislation to address Internet radio copyright royalty rates</div><div><p>Congress is close to passing legislation that would buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates.</p><p>The House on Saturday unanimously passed a bill sponsored by MySpace is launching a new music service that blends free online radio, community and ways to interact with bands and discover new tunes.</p><p>MySpace Music builds on the popular social networking website's strengthening reputation as an online gathering spot for bands both well known and obscure and for the people that love them.</p><p>"Music has b...

Phil Riley returns to radio with Reciva

2010-02-28T18:17:46Z

<div><p>More than a year after he left Chrysalis Radio, Phil Riley is to return to the industry as chairman of internet radio technology group Reciva.</p><p>The Cambridge-based company said Riley's appointment followed a "significant round of fundraising".</p><p>Riley, the former Chrysalis Radio chief executive, ...

The End Of Internet Radio As We Know It

2010-03-04T07:51:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Copyright Protection Board Deals Fatal Blow to Ad-Free Internet Radio</div><div><p>It may be time to dust off the old FM radio that's been collecting dust the past few years.</p><p>The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has endorsed a plan by SoundExchange, the royalty-collections division of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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