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New Digital Music Service To Help Fight Aids In Africa
By Gino Cosme - Tue, 07/01/2008 - 12:46pm.
(RED), the nonprofit organisation co-founded by Bono, is starting a new digital music service (via NYT) in September that will contribute a share of profits to
Legal P2P Might Be Coming To The UK
By Bruce Houghton - Fri, 06/27/2008 - 12:25pm.
The UK may have legal music via P2P licensed at the broadband ISP level by the end of the year, according to the Register. The British government apparently pushed for talks between ISP's and the music industry as a preferred solution to legislation.
No More Rainbows: Radiohead Won't Repeat Online Stunt
By WebProNews Staff - Wed, 04/30/2008 - 6:50pm. 2 comments
So much for riding at the vanguard of a new wave of music distribution, as Radiohead declares its In Rainbows online experiment a one-time deal.
California Bill To Tax Downloads Rejected
By Mike Sachoff - Wed, 04/16/2008 - 3:49pm. 1 comment
A proposal to tax Internet downloads in the state of California has been defeated by an Assembly panel after strong opposition from companies that do business in Silicon Valley.The bill sought to reclassify digital downloads as "tangible personal property." It would have required companies doing business in California to charge sales tax to residents who purchased their downloads.Author of the bill, Assemblyman Charles Calderon (D-City of Industry), plans to seek a reconsideration vote as early as next week.
Who's #2 In Music Downloads?
By Bruce Houghton - Thu, 03/27/2008 - 2:23pm.
Earlier this week USA Today
UK Internet Users Want Fast Film Downloads
By Mike Sachoff - Tue, 12/04/2007 - 11:22am.
Internet users in the UK say that being able to download DVD-quality films fast is the service they most want from next-generation broadband, according to a survey from Broadbandchoices.co.uk.
NBC Direct Launches Free TV Show Downloads
By Jordan McCollum - Mon, 11/12/2007 - 10:47pm.
It’s been a big fortnight for NBC—first Hulu launched, now NBC Direct launches. Announced in September, NBC Direct is a service designed to allow viewers to download NBC shows for free.
Radiohead's Download Experiment Faring Well
By Jason Lee Miller - Wed, 10/10/2007 - 4:24pm.
Whether or not you think music should be given away, sold at reasonable per-download prices, or sold at whatever price the record labels want to put on them, Radiohead's experiment in name-your-own-price marketing may be paying off.
ABC To Offer Free Downloads On AOL
By Mike Sachoff - Thu, 09/20/2007 - 11:21am.
Disney-ABC Television Group and AOL announced today the availability of full-length episodes of primetime shows on AOL Video.
The programming will be delivered on a co-branded version of ABC.com's broadband player, full episodes of programs are available today at AOL Video and starting next week will carry ABC's new fall lineup of programming.
NBC To Launch Free Downloads Of TV Shows
By Mike Sachoff - Wed, 09/19/2007 - 5:17pm.
NBC announced today the launch of its new service, "NBC Direct," on NBC.com, which will allow users to download and watch TV shows on their PCs for up to one week after broadcast.
