DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS – THE WEEK IN REVIEW

MacWorld took center stage from CES as Apple announced 4th quarter iPod sales of 14 million with a running total of an impressive 42 million and a new FM tuner/remote control iPod accessory.

Howard Stern finally hit the satellite radio airwaves as Sirius hit 3 million subscribers.  XM still leads with almost twice that.

Clear Channel Radio announced that they will  be offering free ad supported music videos on station  websites. Rumors have a music download store not far behind.

A NYC judge gave preliminary approval of a Sony BMG settlement proposal to settle a rookit related class action suit, but other lawsuits continue.

Paid downloads had a record month in December boosted by Christmas player sales.

Webcasting rates would get a major increase according to a new proposal from SoundExchange. Final approval remains with the copywrite tribunal.