Tapulous strikes deal with Universal Music Group for iPhone game music
Guitar Hero may reign on the video game consoles. But Tapulous rules the rhythm music game business on the iPhone.
In recognition of that, the major Hollywood music company Universal Music Group has struck a partnership with Tapulous to bring Universal’s musicians to the iPhone and… Continue Reading
YouTube, Universal Music teaming for Vevo, a.k.a. MTV 2.0?
Universal Music Group and Google-owned video supersite YouTube are close to striking a deal to create a standalone site for music videos, according to anonymous sources cited by CNET News.com and the Wall Street Journal. The site would be called Vevo (uh, what?), it would… Continue Reading
SanDisk and record companies launch slotMusic, or albums on flash cards
SanDisk and the record companies are launching a new music format today dubbed slotMusic. The company hopes music companies will publish entire albums on SanDisk flash memory cards that are smaller than a postage stamp and are expected to replace the music CD.
In an age… Continue Reading
Mobile music to play a key role in the 3G iPhone?
As Apple chief executive Steve Jobs likes to remind everyone, the iPhone is still an iPod — in fact, the best one Apple has ever made. With this in mind, Apple is apparently pushing to make music a central part of its upcoming 3G iPhone… Continue Reading
Universal to remove anti-piracy technology
The Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music label, plans to sell a significant portion of its catalog without copy protection software for at least the next few months, according to the New York Times.
It’s one more sign that the industry’s united stance behind digital-rights… Continue Reading
Bolt hosed, shows the risks of video
GoFish, a video-sharing site much like YouTube, has acquired another video site, Bolt, to save that company from lawsuits that threatened to sink it.
The $30 million transaction, first reported by the NYT, is reportedly being used by New York’s Bolt to pay a settlement of… Continue Reading
Finally, the video lawsuits come — prep for wider war?
Universal Music Group, whose artists include U2, Mary J Blige and Mariah Carey has finally made good on its threat to sue — filing against online video sharing sites Grouper and Bolt for allowing users to swap pirated versions of its musicians’ videos.
These companies are… Continue Reading