Music Tech

Amazon Readies Simple, Integrated, MP3-Based Entrance

April 23, 2007

Amazon is readying an MP3-based download offering in May, though its approach may lack the sizzle some are hoping for. According to numerous sources within the organization, as well as executives involved in... Read More...

Yahoo, SanDisk Jointly Deliver WiFi-Enabled Player

Paul Resnikoff

April 8, 2007

Yahoo Music has recently tied with SanDisk on the release of a WiFi-enabled, portable media player, an effort that also involves Mountain View, CA-based Zing Systems, Inc. Earlier this year at CES, SanDisk a... Read More...

Executives Weigh Microsoft Decision, Next Steps Uncertain

Paul Resnikoff

February 26, 2007

Microsoft was dealt a massive, $1.52 billion patent fine late last week, a thud that quickly reverberated through the industry. The award, granted to Alcatel-Lucent, was calculated based on the amount of PCs... Read More...

P2P Dominates Broadband Volume, More Growth Ahead

Paul Resnikoff

June 8, 2005

While broadband adoption is a chief driver of heavy file-sharing, the pipes of several big ISPs are now becoming a bit clogged. CacheLogic recently pointed to incredibly packed bandwidth levels, with P2P networ... Read More...

McDonald’s Broadens Digital Ambitions, Kiosks Coming

Paul Resnikoff

May 31, 2005

McDonald’s is continuing its digital push, most recently piloting a digital media kiosk in its flagship Oak Brook, Illinois location. The system, called Blaze Net, operates like an ATM, but allows customers ... Read More...

Cuban Seeks Multimedia Results, Brokers GoFish Deal

Paul Resnikoff

February 5, 2005

While MSN is making the biggest news in search this week, a Mark Cuban venture hopes to make a much bigger impact overall. The new effort, IceRocket (icerocket.com), is an ambitious attempt to tilt the scales ... Read More...

P2P Watch: The Digital Hollywood Roundtable

Paul Resnikoff

October 6, 2004

Will P2P ever see the light of day as a legitimate, mainstream avenue for record industry profit? Some poo-poo the idea, noting that file-swapping is not necessarily a better alternative to offering legal song... Read More...

What’s the Best Tool for Tracking Spotify Data?

Songtradr’s ‘SmartMusic’ Is Merging AI and Neuroscience To Identify Music That Drives Results for Brands

Collaborative Music Creation Platform Boombox.io Raises $7 Million

Talenthouse Secures Investor Lifeline Amid ‘Critical Financial’ Situation

BandLab Parent Raises Another $25 Million — This Time At a $425 Million Post-Capital Valuation

Amazon Readies Simple, Integrated, MP3-Based Entrance

Yahoo, SanDisk Jointly Deliver WiFi-Enabled Player

Executives Weigh Microsoft Decision, Next Steps Uncertain

P2P Dominates Broadband Volume, More Growth Ahead

McDonald’s Broadens Digital Ambitions, Kiosks Coming

Cuban Seeks Multimedia Results, Brokers GoFish Deal

P2P Watch: The Digital Hollywood Roundtable