The world’s biggest music label has always regarded music videos as promotional tools. But now that Vevo, the music video platform Universal co-owns with Sony, is making $150 million a year, the label agrees the indie artists who render these works deserve compensation. Read more »
Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) Blizzard says it will launch further direct consumer premium digital channels after the success of its Call Of Duty… Read more »
A New Zealand court today delayed its decision over whether to grant bail to the founder of Megaupload after prosecutors argued that Kim Dot… Read more »
Can a music site sue to find out which of its employees used a blog post to accuse the company of piracy? The blog’s publisher says the anon… Read more »
The FBI today unsealed an indictment that charges file-sharing site Megaupload and its executives with a list of criminal charges, including… Read more »
A California appeals court yesterday rejected Universal Music’s claim that video-sharing service Veoh didn’t do enough to protect content ow… Read more »
The entertainment world is buzzing about a viral video that shows A-list artists like Kanye West and Alicia Keyes singing the praises of fil… Read more »
When Vivendi (EPA: VIV) announced it was buying EMI’s recorded music division last week, it cryptically said the deal would see it sell “500… Read more »
On the heels of news last week that it has secured EMI’s recorded music division for nearly $2 billion, Universal Music is again in the news… Read more »
Four years after the whole label sold to Terra Firma for £4.2 ($6.69) billion, now one half of EMI Group – the record music division, EMI M… Read more »
French entertainment and telecoms company Vivendi (EPA: VIV) has reported a strong first half, with record sales of its Activision (NSDQ: AT… Read more »
While everyone’s attention was focused on Spotify finally launching services in the U.S., another online music milestone has been reached on… Read more »
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is said to have secured the services of the music industry’s “gang of four,” signing the remaining holdout, Universal Mus… Read more »
eMusic, the online music “club” that offers members discounts on tracks in exchange for a monthly subscription fee, has struck a deal with a… Read more »
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple’s apparently getting closer to a cloud music product after signing a deal with EM… Read more »
Universal Music Group argued one of the most closely watched copyright cases in digital media on Friday-and the panel of appeals judges who… Read more »
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take the case, it looks like an appeals court win for rapper Eminem is going to stand. The c… Read more »
UK ISPs may be about to embark on bundled music offerings again, according to industry execs I asked whilst facilitating a panel discussion… Read more »
Our rundown of mobile news to start your day. Today we look at the newest reports around Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and cloud services; Motorola’s n… Read more »
Vivendi (EPA: VIV) has reported a strong performance in 2010 with huge sales of Call of Duty boosting earnings in its games division by more… Read more »
Nokia’s struggle to compete against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), and drive more sales of its own smartphones, hit a new low today, as the Finnish com… Read more »
An appeals court confirmed today that consumers have a right to re-sell promotional CDs, which could have implications for other copyrighted… Read more »
– FLO TV: Qualcomm’s mobile TV service, it turns out, only had around 1 million sign-ups since launching in March, 2007, according to CEO P… Read more »
With another wave of layoffs apparently about to hit Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Jeff Bronikowski is leaving his post after just 8 months as the hea… Read more »
With digital becoming a bigger part of Universal Music Group’s revenues in all parts of the world, the company is promoting Rob Wells to pre… Read more »
Vevo is looking to widen its footprint in the Hispanic market by adding Univision to its content distribution and ad sales network. The musi… Read more »
After years of trying, online music e-tailer eMusic has finally struck a partnership with Universal Music Group with a deal that will add 25… Read more »
Vevo and MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) are having difficulty coming to an agreement over whether Vevo can sell advertising around the Viacom netw… Read more »
French media conglomerate Vivendi (EPA: VIV) saw Q1 revenue up six percent to Read more »
Universal Music Group was early to tap into the whole music gaming phenomenon by partnering with Tapulous to make iPhone apps for artists su… Read more »
It’s been about three years since people first started talking about how bundling music services with internet access could realistically pr… Read more »
Video games are shining brighter as the jewel in Vivendi’s crown. The French conglomerate is expecting Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) Blizzard to c… Read more »
Universal Music Group’s ever-honest international digital SVP Rob Wells gave a video interview to TheMusicVoid. The highlights… Read more »
The move was telegraphed last year and now the timing is set: Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group International, will… Read more »
The glitzy opening at a trendy club in Tribeca — followed by a crashing site when millions of would-be music video viewers tried to sign on… Read more »
Music labels’ YouTube-powered music video site Vevo may have had a glitzy launch in New York on Tuesday – but on Wednesday many who hit the… Read more »
How much money do artists really make from Spotify? According to Swedish paper Expressen, 2009′s standout breakthrough artist Lady Gaga and… Read more »
Next year is shaping up to be an interesting one in terms of digital music. We’ll be able to see how much traction music video site Vevo ult… Read more »
Vevo, the highly anticipated music video site, now has a launch date. It’s set to go live on the evening of Dec. 8, the site said a few minu… Read more »
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 grossed more than $300 million in sales in its first 24 hours just in the US and the UK, making… Read more »
