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.
