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Bankrupt Playlist.com Owes Labels $28 Million

Aug 25, 2010 11:03 AM

It’s wrestled with legal issues, on-off label licenses and low income. Now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Playlist.com music service formerly run by Owen Van Natta owes $27.7 million to the major and indie labels for use of their songs. The figures are in a list of creditors obtained by…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, playlist

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Industry Moves: MTV Vet John Sykes Replaces Van Natta At Project Playlist

Apr 24, 2009 11:33 AM

Music-sharing site Project Playlist just got an instant dose of credibility in the music industry with its new CEO: *MTV Networks* veteran (and MTV co-founder) John Sykes. Sykes is replacing Owen Van Natta, who has joined MySpace. Van Natta will continue as an advisor to Playlist.  Sykes spent more than…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Industry Moves, john sykes, owen van natta, playlist

Industry Moves: Playlist Gets Facebook Vet As New CEO; Investment From Pilot Group

Nov 11, 2008 1:44 AM

Music and media-sharing site Playlist has named Owen Van Natta as its new CEO. Van Natta is a social media vet, having most recently served as Facebook’s COO and CRO. The Palo Alto, CA-based company also announced that it received an undisclosed investment from Pilot Group and its founding member…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, owen van natta, pilot group, playlist

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