Music Biz News: MySpace’s Bleak Future, MOG Fusion, Global Indie, Beatles’ iTunes Deal & More

• Report: MySpace to cut 50% of staff in the coming weeks. Sale expected by mid-year. (CNBC)
• The action moves to Las Vegas and CES: Automotive supplier Visteon will shows a prototype car stereo that streams MOG its all part of MOG Fusion, the music streamers new API Program for CE and Auto Manufacturers.
• 2011's First Trend? It May Be Indie Labels Going Global on a World Music Trek. (Spinner)

More Music Industry News & Commentary:

• Beatles iTunes Deal Pays Royalties Directly to Band, Publisher. (Billboard) What, they don't trust EMI?
• UK’s Digital Music Boost Slowed In 2010. (paidContent)
• Sony in cloud-based streaming push. (FT) 
• Net neutrality? Not at the coffee shop. (Ars)
• Why Amazon should buy Spotify. (BI) Whatever it takes to bring it to the U.S…
• Mark Mulligan: What the demise of HMV's music stores tells us about the the death of physical media products. (Forrester)
• End Result Of HADOPI? Higher ISP Fees. (TD)
• Big media fails to turn ISPs into copyright cops. (CNET) 
• Exfm Launching Music Blog Discovery Service. (Mash)
• Pandora Radio Coming to Toyota Connected Cars. (Mash) 
• 4 Steps to Film and TV Placement. (PP) 
• Trapped in the Office? Save Yourself with 6 Free Web-Based Music Apps. (Evolver)
• Boomers rocked the culture, turning TV, pop music into art. (USAToday)