INgrooves Announces Low Cost Digital Distribution & Administration Servce
Announcements from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) which start tomorrow have already begun with digital distributor INgrooves’ launch of ONE Digital, a new division to house its technology platform and. Continue reading
XM Adds 442,000 Subsribers in 4thQ
XM today announced that they added more than 1,695,000 new subscribers in 2006, ending the year with more than 7,625,000n. Based on preliminary results, XM achieved positive cash flow during. Continue reading
Virgin Shuts US Music Subsriptions. Napster Jumps In
Virgin Digital is shutting its US music subscription service and offering a free 3 month Napster trial to entice users to switch. (Check out part of the Virgin + Napster. Continue reading
“ZUNE… A Killer Idea Diluted By A Ham-Handed Execution”
I had to share this one word for word from columnist David Pogue in The NY Times: "The Zune Micorsoft’s new music player, does something amazingly well that its rival,. Continue reading
This Week’s Top Stories
It was a blue Christmas for CD sales. (more) Retail giant TransWorld holiday sales down 6%. The real looser is the blockbuster CD as the Long Tail takes hold. More. Continue reading
Napster Reports Some Growth
Napster is reporting $28 million in revenue and adding 48,000 paid subscribers in the 3rdfiscal quarter for 566,000 worldwide including university and Napster Japan customers. Subscribers downloaded 500 million songs. Continue reading
Music Busines Miscellany
Because we don’t want Hypebot readers to miss anything… >>> Rumors are growing a Police reunion. >>> Were hearing both from the US and abroad that EMI is preparing to. Continue reading
Survey Shows Online Driving Music Discovery, Download Sales & Concert Tickets
A new Digital Media Association survey shows that digital music consumers listen to more music, enjoy more new music, talk more about music and attend more concerts than they did. Continue reading
UK’s 7digital.com’s Top ’06 Sellers
The UK’s 7digital.com has announced it’s top selling downloads and artists of 2006. Leading the singles chart is Leona Lewis with "A Moment Like This" which sold 571,253 copies. Top. Continue reading
The Sky Is Falling! Major Label To Offer Catalog As MP3’s? Limewire Goes Legit?
If you can get passed its new password protected wall (an interesting move at a time when most content providers are taking their walls down) Digital Music News has two. Continue reading
Sirius Ends ’06 Up 82% And Profitable
As merger rumors with XM continue to swirl, Sirius Satellite Radio ended 2006 with approximately 6,024,000 subscribers, an 82% increase over the company’s 2005 ending base of 3,316,560. Based on. Continue reading
