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iTunes floats towards the cloud after Apple signs Warner
Big label in the bag say reports 25 April 2011 14:54 GMT TweetThere were murmurs at the end of last week that Apple had managed to sign up two of the top four record labels in its quest to take iTunes into the cloud, and now reports are emerging that the Cupertino collective has managed to tie-up Warner Music.
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Warner makes Dailymotion video deal
Ad-supported video is fine, apparently 9 March 2010 11:00 GMT TweetYou might remember a few weeks back when Warner Music, one of the four major record labels, went postal over ad-supported music and threatened to take its ball and go home. Well, the company has just signed a deal to provide ad-supported music videos...
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Warner Music to quit Spotify, Last.fm?
CEO: "Free streaming services are clearly not net positive for the industry" 10 February 2010 17:46 GMT TweetMajor record label Warner Music, who own recordings from artists as diverse as Muse, A-Ha, Dragonforce and the Monkees, has threatened to stop licensing its music to free streaming services like Spotify, Last.fm and Pandora.
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Warner deal sees Vodafone 100% DRM-free from major labels
While "value-added, multimedia album bundles" talked up 21 September 2009 15:25 GMT TweetVodafone has announced a new deal with Warner Music - the last of the big four record companies it is to cosy up with - for DRM-free music.
That Warner has now signed on the line means that Vodafone is apparently "the first global mobile... -
BT plans music subscription service
Competing with Sky 6 August 2009 13:47 GMT TweetBT is reportedly in early discussions with execs at all four major labels to try and build a legal music subscription service to rival the vague plans that Sky says it has about a similar initiative.
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7digital signs pan-European MP3 deal with Warner
Could fuel Spotify expansion 3 August 2009 10:36 GMT Tweet7digital has announced that it's signed a pan-European deal with Warner Music that'll allow the former to sell MP3s from the major label across France, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Portugal, in addition to the already-existing deals in the UK, Ireland,...
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iTunes finally goes DRM-free
Macworld 2009: Schiller's first one last thing 6 January 2009 18:32 GMT TweetAt the Apple keynote at Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco Philip W. Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing for Apple, followed absent Apple boss Steve Jobs' tradition of announcing "one last thing".
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Warner pulls music videos from YouTube
Over "staggeringly low" revenue sharing 22 December 2008 15:31 GMT TweetWarner Music Group has ordered YouTube to remove all music videos by its artists after contract renegotiations broke down, reports Reuters.
The move, that will affect hundreds of thousands of video clips, is said to be due to Warner demanding... -
Play.com signs up big four for DRM-free downloads
"We now have an offer to rival that of iTunes" 9 October 2008 11:25 GMT TweetOnline retailer Play.com has announced that tracks and albums from all four major music labels are now available in MP3 DRM-Free format on their digital music service PlayDigital.
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MySpace Music launches with DRM-free downloads from Amazon
US-only for now 25 September 2008 9:23 GMT TweetMySpace, along with the big four record labels, EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group as well as Sony ATV/Music Publishing have unveiled the new, revamped "MySpace Music".
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SanDisk and big four record labels launch slotMusic
Music on microSD angled as next-gen physical format 22 September 2008 10:11 GMT TweetA new physical music format has been launched by SanDisk and the big four record labels, EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group.
Dubbed "slotMusic" the format is based on the microSD cards that are due to launch... -
7digital sees 300% sales increase from DRM-free
Downloads double for UK music site 7 July 2008 10:01 GMT Tweet7digital.com has said that it has seen "rocketing" digital music sales following the introduction of the DRM-free MP3 download format across the Warner Music and EMI catalogues.
In March, 7digital.com was the first company in Europe to offer... -
Warner joins Nokia "Comes with Music"
As label's tracks go live on Nokia Music Store 1 July 2008 9:05 GMT TweetNokia has announced that Warner Music Group will make its song catalogue available through Nokia Music Stores as well as through "Comes with Music", the phone co's as yet unlaunched music offering.
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Warner Music pulls music from last.fm
Negotiating a new agreement in the meantime 9 June 2008 16:46 GMT TweetWarner Music Group has pulled its music from Last.fm’s free on-demand music streaming service in an apparent dispute over compensation rates.
The online radio station has started removing Warner artists from its services according to industry... -
Sony Ericsson handsets to come with Madonna album
Warner Music agreement sees "Hard Candy" handset bundles 5 June 2008 15:51 GMT TweetSony Ericsson and Warner Music International have announced an agreement that will see music and mobile content from Madonna's new album "Hard Candy" sold with certain Sony Ericsson handsets across 27 countries.
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