Paul Resnikoff

Music Choice Boasts 600 Million On-Demand Requests

January 18, 2007

Music Choice, a provider of cable and satellite television-based audio and video content, recently counted its 600 millionth on-demand order. The accomplishment follows a heavy push into on-demand content by... Read More...

More Drama Surrounds DJ Drama Mixtape Raid

Paul Resnikoff

January 18, 2007

More details are now surfacing on a recent raid against DJ Drama and his Aphilliates Music Group. Drama, whose real name is Tyree Simmons, was arrested along with companion DJ Don Cannon under felony rackete... Read More...

Pirate Bay Ponders Island Purchase, Legal Evasion Scheme

Paul Resnikoff

January 14, 2007

The Pirate Bay, a notoriously massive BitTorrent tracker, is now pondering the purchase of a small island. The evasive destination, currently based in Sweden, would use the purchase to position itself as a s... Read More...

EMI Dismisses Levy, Munns; Revenue Warning Issued

Paul Resnikoff

January 11, 2007

EMI has just announced a massive restructuring, one that involves the departures of EMI Music chairman and CEO Alain Levy and vice chairman David Munns. "The Board thanks them both for their contribution to ... Read More...

Apple Faces Two Separate Lawsuits Over 'Deliberate iPhone Throttling'

Cisco Files Lawsuit Against Apple Over iPhone Trademark

Paul Resnikoff

January 10, 2007

One day after its introduction, the iPhone is already encountering legal difficulties. The challenger is networking giant Cisco, which is alleging infringement on its long-standing iPhone trademark. Early i... Read More...

Imeem Plans MTV Networks Integration, February Start

Paul Resnikoff

January 8, 2007

Media-focused social networking destination Imeem has now finalized a content negotiation with MTV Networks, according to information issued Tuesday. The deal will integrate clips from a number of MTV Networ... Read More...

Yankee Group Projection Offers Good News, Bad News

Paul Resnikoff

January 8, 2007

US-based digital music will remain high growth over the next few years, according to a recent Yankee Group projection. But the research firm noted that major labels will only realize a portion of the gains, an... Read More...

iTunes Store Crosses Two Billion Song Downloads

Paul Resnikoff

January 8, 2007

The iTunes Store has now sold more than 2 million songs, 50 million television episodes and 1.3 million feature-length films. The company bundled the news within its larger Macworld Conference and Expo present... Read More...

Live Nation Readies Serious Ticketing Announcement

Paul Resnikoff

January 6, 2007

Live Nation is now readying a major ticketing announcement, according to information received late last week. Earlier, the company indicated that it would be severing its longtime partnership with Ticketmast... Read More...

Subscription Question Goes 2.0, Theoretical Possibilities Abound

Paul Resnikoff

January 6, 2007

Subscription-based formats sputtered once again last year, but visionaries remain attached to the possibilities. In the current terrain, consumers continue to lean heavily towards ownership of discrete downl... Read More...

Napster Goes DRM-Free on Downloads, MP3s Ahead

Paul Resnikoff

January 6, 2007

Napster has struggled outside of an iPod+iTunes ecosystem, in part because of format incompatibilities. As the iPod effortlessly careened past 100 million units, the reincarnated Napster languished within a ... Read More...

Late-Stage Surge Bolsters Annual Paid Download Volumes

Paul Resnikoff

January 4, 2007

A record, late-stage surge helped to boost year-end download totals past 581.9 million, a 65% jump over 2005 figures. During the last week of the year, consumers grabbed 30.1 million downloads from outlets l... Read More...

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