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Skype, Wireless Companies Fight to Shape Net-Neutrality Regs
The tech industry inundated federal regulators Thursday with pleas for and against new rules limiting what ISPs can do with internet traffic. The pleadings were a final attempt to shape upcoming net-neutrality regulations, whose broad outlines were announced by the FCC in October. Advocates say that without the rules ISPs will start monkeying with net traffic, ...
Will More Indie Labels Return to eMusic?
During 2007-08 several prominent indie records labels pulled their product from eMusic. Epitaph, Anti, Victory, Urge, Red House, Silva America, Tzadik and others left siting lower payouts - 30-35 cents vs. 65 cents from iTunes. When Epitaph and sister label Anti left, then eMusic CEO David Pakman felt compelled to rebut the departure on the official ...
RealNetworks Chief Glaser Steps Down
RealNetworks chief executive and founder Rob Glaser has stepped down, RealNetworks said Wednesday. Glaser, who founded Progressive Networks (later RealNetworks) in 1994, said he would “step down from day-to-day operations," remaining as chairman. He will be replaced by Bob Kimball, Real's general counsel and vice president of corporate business development. Kimball said that he would work ...
Top 10 U.S. Music Sites
(Updated) A launch week filled with technical problems did not stop new video hub VEVO from becoming the most trafficked music web site music in the U.S. according to data from comScore though 90% of that traffic came via it's YouTube channel. MySpace was #2 and music lyrics hub ToneFuse came in at #8. Last.fm just ...
Gartner: Mobile Web Will Outstrip Other Platforms
New research from Gartner indicates that the mobile Web--as in cell phones and smartphones--will overtake PCs as the most common devices used for Web access sometime during the next three years. MediaPost reports that it's a more aggressive projection than the one Morgan Stanley issued, which had forecast five years as the time frame. To put ...
Pandora Profitable, Chasing the "80% Opportunity"
Only a year ago Pandora head Tim Westergren was warning users that it was on the brink of shutting down unless Congress enacted more favorable streaming rights. Now, the company has reached the holy grail of profitability. “We became profitable for the fourth quarter of 2009, and now we're shooting for profits for the entire 2010," ...
Forecaster Says 2010 is Digital Music Tipping Point
2010 is the year the total dollars spent on digital music will surpass the sale of physical goods according to a new forecast. Paul Verna, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the report, “Paid Music Content: The Answer Is Blowin' in the Cloud." forecasts that US consumer spending on digital music will increase at a compound ...
Javascript Hack Enables Flash on iPhone
A rather clever programmer has managed to get the iPhone to run interactive apps created using Adobes Flash platform. And because it works inside the Safari browser, it isnt subject to the dictatorial rules of Apples App Store. The software is called Gordon, and it doesnt actually allow Flash itself to work on the iPhone. Instead, ...
Freeallmusic Nabs Universal for Ad Funded MP3's
FreeAllMusic.com has signed a deal with Universal Music Group to offer free ad supported digital music downloads. FAM will offer DRM free mp3 downloads in exchange for watching a brief video commercial. There is no software required and after the download the users' music selections and sponsoring brands are only promoted externally through an opt-in ad ...
Comcast Pushes Court to Reverse FCC Decision
Comcast on Monday continued its push for a reversal of a 2008 Federal Communications Commission enforcement action, but denied that the issue was related to net neutrality. A D.C. appeals court heard arguments from the FCC and Comcast on Friday. A final ruling has not been handed down, but Reuters reports the three-judge panel appeared critical ...
