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EMI steals Google exec
Bid to build music download biz 4 April 2008 11:02 GMT
EMI has appointed its first ever head of digital strategy and has poached a key Google exec for the role.

Douglas Merrill led Google's successful stock market listing in 2004.

He will take up his post on 28 April at EMI's Los Angeles office.
EMI wants in to Nokia's "comes with music" scheme
"We want to be part of it" 20 March 2008 9:04 GMT
EMI has revealed that it is in talks with Nokia about the mobile phone maker's forthcoming "comes with music" service.

So far Universal is the only major label confirmed to sign up to the scheme, which offers unlimited music for free for the life of a Nokia...
Musicians say YouTube needs to cough up
Record labels say still waiting on payday 10 March 2008 12:53 GMT
Out of the 12 all-time most viewed YouTube clips, nine are professionally made music videos, and at least one rock video has been watched more than 75 million times.

But despite this, musicians are claiming that they are still waiting for any revenue from the...
Play.com launches DRM-free music downloads
iTunes-rivaling PlayDigital goes live 14 February 2008 11:19 GMT
Online retailer Play.com has "thrown down the gauntlet" to the competition by becoming the first "major" UK retailer to offer digital tracks and albums without Digital Rights Management.

Play.com has teamed up with record label EMI, along with other independent...
Jamba to offer DRM-free music
EMI tracks via Jamster portal 14 February 2008 9:55 GMT
Partnering with EMI, Jamba is the first mobile content provider in Europe to offer Digital Rights Management free music for the mobile and the PC.

In the future, DRM-free music from EMI will be available on all Jamba/Jamster portals.

The company...
Today's big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Catch up with the tech news web tv show 28 January 2008 19:30 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for the biggest stories of the day from the world of gadgets and technology.

Today's news is dominated by the record labels as music chiefs decide to have a go at internet service providers over illegal music downloads. Also in the...
2007: A year in review, October
Exclusives from Sony and Apple, Google enjoys yet another bumper month; and the first ever tailor made Skype mobile phone 30 December 2007 11:00 GMT
We started October with exclusive news from Sony.

The company told Pocket-lint that it had not only decided to reduce the price of its 60GB console to £349 but also was to create a 40GB version priced at £299 to go up against the Xbox 360 Elite.
2007: A year in review, April
PS3 sales slump, Google goes on a spree and Apple and EMI revolutionise the download biz 27 December 2007 11:00 GMT
The month started with a massive announcement for the music download industry.

Apple and EMI announced DRM-free iTunes Plus offering copyright protection free music through Apple's iTunes music store.

It meant for the first time, customers could...
Nokia Music Store bags Kylie album early release exclusive
"X" to be available 5 days early 19 November 2007 9:00 GMT
"X" by Kylie will be exclusively available to download from the newly launched Nokia Music Store on 21st November.

The release apparently marks the first time ever a Kylie album will be available digitally prior to general release.

Fans will be...
Radiohead back catalogue to get release on novelty USB
Bear-shaped flash drive 6 November 2007 6:33 GMT
Wow, the record industry are really getting behind this whole music on USB concept.

Buy-our-album-for-what-you-want Radiohead are the latest band to get in on the flash drive act.

EMI are releasing the entire Radiohead back catalogue in a digital...
Facebook to reveal music plans this week
"Underwhelming" 5 November 2007 6:20 GMT
Industry insiders in the States are reporting that Facebook plans to launch a music offering.

Apparently as part of a whole slew of announcements the company will make on Tuesday this week, mostly client and advertising-related, the music plans have been described...
Universal to sell singles on USB drives
And other major labels to follow 18 October 2007 9:17 GMT
In another attempt to stop the rot in the music industry, Universal Music, the world’s biggest music company, is to release singles on USB memory sticks this month, The Times reports.

The company will charge around £4.99 for USB singles starting on October...
Apple officially lowers cost of DRM-free tunes in the UK to 79p
Increases catalogue with independent labels too 17 October 2007 14:28 GMT
Apple has announced that it has expanded its iTunes Plus offering to over two million tracks and lowered the price of all iTunes Plus tracks to 79p in the UK, with similar reductions in the States.

The iTunes Plus catalogue (the largest DRM-free catalogue...
Get free Chemical Brothers album download with Parrot PARTY
First 4000 to buy speakers at John Lewis get freebies 8 October 2007 12:10 GMT
Parrot has announced a deal with John Lewis and EMI that will see the first 4000 John Lewis customers that purchase Parrot's PARTY wireless speakers receive a free download of the Chemical Brother's new album, "We Are The Night", as well as a free Bluetooth dongle with which...
Amazon MP3 goes into public beta in the States
DRM-free songs on sale from 89 cents 25 September 2007 12:09 GMT
Announced earlier in the year, Amazon.com has launched its iTunes-rivaling music download service into public beta in the States.

Claiming to be "working to make this absolutely the best place to buy music" the company has highlighted several reasons for sign-up....
John Lennon's solo catalogue available DRM-free on iTunes
Power to the people 14 August 2007 16:20 GMT
Okay, so it's not quite The Beatles, but Apple has announced the debut of the John Lennon solo catalogue on the iTunes Store.

Sixteen of Lennon's solo works from EMI Music are available for the first time on iTunes starting today.

The "Lennon...
EMI reports DRM-free has "good" start
Floyd fans are loving it at any rate... 21 June 2007 9:27 GMT
Lauren Berkowitz, a senior vice president at EMI announced this week that "the initial results of DRM-free music are good".

Since the DRM-free tracks from EMI went on sales on iTunes Plus last month they have generally outsold the normal versions of the same...
iMacs to get brushed metal makeover?
Metal Mackey 4 June 2007 17:39 GMT
Further to rumours of new MacBook Pros to be released tres soon (possibly tomorrow?) the Apple rumour mill is churning out the suggestion that iMac range may get a brushed metal make-over.

Apparently the original source of these rumours – and creator of the...
YouTube and EMI strike music video sharing deal
Looks like YouTube is everyone's best bud at the moment… 31 May 2007 18:13 GMT
EMI Music and Google-owned YouTube today announced a landmark agreement which will give YouTube users unprecedented access to official videos and recordings from EMI Music artists, including those featured in user generated content.

"With this deal, all four...
New PS3 model within 18 months, say rumours
"PS4" on its way says tech website 4 May 2007 21:13 GMT
An Australian technology website, Smarthouse, has allegedly been talking to a “Sony insider” who has said that a new version of the PS3 could be with us in as little as 18 months.

They’ve been calling the new machine a "PlayStation 4", but they clarify by saying...
Poll finds music lovers will pay extra for DRM free music
62% happy to pay extra 12 April 2007 11:31 GMT
It seems music fans are happy to pay extra for DRM free music according to a new online poll.

In a recent poll on Pocket-lint, 62% of people said that they are prepared to pay extra for music that is Digital Rights Management free.

The move will...
EMI band beat Apple to first DRM-Free downloads
The Good, The Bad & The Queen offer album via band's website 5 April 2007 10:20 GMT
Can't wait for Apple to start offering DRM free tracks? Well no sooner has the company announced that it will be offering copyright protection free EMI tracks has The Good, The Bad & The Queen has pipped them to it, albeit with just the one album: its own.

"Green...
EMI and Apple drop copyright protection
But expecting customers to pay more for the tracks 2 April 2007 13:20 GMT
As predicted this morning, EMI has announced that it will offer copyright protection free music on Apple's iTunes music store.

The announcement which was jointly made by EMI and Apple at EMI's London headquarters means that customers will be able to buy tracks...
EMI and Apple rumoured to drop copyright protection
Or just announcing release of The Beatles on iTunes 2 April 2007 10:00 GMT
EMI and Apple have said they will be making a "BIG" announcement today at 1pm UK time at EMI's headquarters in London.

Although no details have been given as to what the announcement will centre around, rumours on the web have pinpointed it to two possibilities;...
EMI puts music videos on Yahoo Music in Europe
Watch the latest chart-topping pop stars on Yahoo Music 14 December 2006 15:07 GMT
EMI has come to an agreement with Yahoo Music to stream music videos on its European websites.

The deal means that music fans can watch chart-topping videos for free, although they can't be downloaded or copied on to portable digital music players.