HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- Microsoft turns off MSN track authorization reminding us why DRM sucks
- Weak economy starts to hit entertainment
- Sony buys Gracenote for $260M
- Sonicbds hires a VP
- Fontana grabs new 360 company Pulse for distribution
> U.S. mobile media revenue will more than double over the next five years, but the strongest growth will not occur until after 2010 when the technical and market environment improves according to a new report from Analysys. (press release)
> Some details emerge as Sony BMG joins Nokia's Comes With Music. Users will be able to keep all the songs they download within the first 12 months according to Reuters.
> UK musicians got only five percent of their performance royalties from online and mobile in the first three months of the year. (PaidContent UK)
> Online music placement service Crucial Music is grabbing some strong placements for international repetoire. (press release)
> CBS has named former Microsoft Xbox brand manager Orlena Yeung as Last.fm's first marketing VP. (PaidContent)
