Sony Online Service announced to take on Apple iTunes
Sony has announced that they are going to launch an online store to take on rivals including Apple iTunes.
They have named this new service Sony Online Service.
Sony Online Service would offer digital content like music, movies, and books in addition to applications for [...]
Om Shanti Om goes on sale on Apple iTunes in UK
Eros International has announced that they are now offering Om Shanti Om movie through Apple iTunes in UK.
They are going to expand the availability to more markets in the coming months.
The company already sell music of Bollywood movies through Apple iTunes in [...]
BlueBeat stops selling Beatles music on their store
EMI has finally managed to stop BlueBeat from selling Beatles music on their store.
The company however still claims that they have the copyrights on these songs.
BlueBeat owner Hank Risan claims that these songs are his own creations as he recorded them using “psycho-acoustic simulations”!
A Los [...]
EMI files a lawsuit against Bluebeat.com
Bluebeat.com is in news these days as the company seems to be operating an illegal digital media store.
They are offering music tracks from almost all the major artists at very low prices.
One of the highlights is that they have on offer the entire catalog of The [...]
Baidu.com to send music related queries to Qtrax
Good news for the music labels in the Chinese market.
Baidu.com is the most popular search engine in China and they are collaborating with digital media store Qtrax.
Baidu.com said that music related queries on their search engines would be directed to relevant content available on Qtrax.
Qtrax [...]
BlueBeat selling Beatles music and more online for cheap!
BlueBeat is a new digital media store that is selling something no other store has on offer.
They are offering the entire Beatles’ catalog at impressive prices (25 cents per MP3!).
Wired has an article on them and they are pretty sure that this company is doing it [...]
Apple iTunes to sell This Is It from Michael Jackson
Apple has confirmed that they would sell the Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” music compilation on their iTunes digital media store.
It would go on sale on iTunes a day before the CD is launched in the retail market.
The company spoke about this arrangement: [...]
Apple iTunes Store launched in Mexico
Apple has now launched their iTunes Store in Mexico.
The company made sure to have enough localized content to ensure the success of iTunes in this neighbouring country of USA.
In addition, Apple iTunes Store in Mexico also offer millions of tracks from the major record labels around the world. [...]
Virgin Media and Universal launches a new music subscription service
Richard Branson owned Virgin Media has announced the launch of a new music subscription service in collaboration with media industry giant Universal.
This service would allow Virgin Media’s broadband customers in Britain to download and listen to as many music files as they want for a fee. [...]
Simon & Schuster to sell books through Scribd
Scribd has signed on a deal with Simon & Schuster for their online store.
Simon & Schuster would now offer their owned content through this store.
They have books by famous authors like Stephen King and Chelsea Handler in their stable.
The two companies said that excerpts from thousands of books [...]
