Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Ads On Zune, Jambase, Hot Ticket & More
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> Zune to add an ad supported music option. (Listening Post) Not sure it will be a hit, but worth a shot. Its smart to make Zune as all purpose as possible.
> Live music site Jambase is now syndicating its concert listings to imeem, Fuzz.com, iConcertCal, Rhapsody and Zvents. (press release)
> Sony’s Hot Ticket will stream concerts and events into movie theatres. (Billboard)
> Apple 3G iPhone launching June 9th. (Gizmodo) Steve Jobs is negotiating aggressively to add more music content and ringtones.
> Chinese search engine Zongshou has been fined for copyright infringement. (IFPI)
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