Microsft Unveils New Media Center 2005 To Mixed Reviews
As part of their bid to extend it’s reach from your desktop into your livingroom and beyond, Microsoft yesterday unveiled Windows XP Media Center 2005. As Hollywood Reporter writes: “In. Continue reading
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear P2P Case Even As Atty. General Ashcroft Promises To Step Up The Fight
FMQB reports that “days after the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to overturn a 9th Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision from August that ruled in favor of peer-to-peer networks, the. Continue reading
XM Ads Net Subscriptions
‘ XM made the jump today from satellite radio into your computer with the launch of their XM Radio Online service. New users can pay a monthly fee of $7.99. Continue reading
RIIA And Others Chase P2P’s To Supreme Court
Proving that they have no intention of slowing their efforts to destroy all evil-doers, the MPAA, the RIAA and The National Music Publishers’ Assn. have asked the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
MUST READ ARTICLE: Internet Creates New And Profitable Niche Marketing Opportunites
“Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the. Continue reading
Stern Gets Sirius
In an announcement, that some believe is a landmark for all radio, the satellite radio broadcaster Sirius has inked syndicated “shock jock” Howard Stern to a five-year, multi-million-dollar (some say. Continue reading
Who Says No One Will Pay For Radio? XM Hits 2.5 Million
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — XM Satellite Radio finished the third quarter 2004 with more than 2,500,000 subscribers. XM added more than 415,000 net new subscribers in the quarter and is on. Continue reading
Six Big Guns Point At Piracy Lock Compatibilty Problems
FMQB and the Los Angeles Times report that “six of the world’s largest entertainment and technology companies have agreed to take on the problem of anti-piracy locks that are not. Continue reading
Could IM Save Music?
Cnet.com and other online watchers are reporting that Yahoo, Microsoft and others are planning to use their online chat software to help push music downloads and compete with iTunes. But. Continue reading
The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) has railed for some time against labels who provide what they call Superior Products like limited edition CD’s with bonus tracks or earlier. Continue reading