Music labels talking price hike for online tunes

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Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike

Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike 05/07/2004 11:51 AM

Music labels thrive while some online
music services may disappear

Music labels thrive while some online
music services may disappear 09/22/2004 09:13 PM
The music download business has been very good to the labels. For the stores, it's another story altogether.

XM Radio tunes in online music service

XM Radio tunes in online music service 09/15/2004 09:52 AM
The commercial-free service will be available at a discount to existing customers of the satellite radio operator.

Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno want to sell
their music online not to record labels

Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno want to sell
their music online not to record labels 01/26/2004 10:58 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 27 2004 2:45AM GMT

Local Online Firm Settles Copyright
Dispute with Music labels

Local Online Firm Settles Copyright
Dispute with Music labels 08/31/2004 02:24 AM
Yonhap News Aug 31 2004 6:06AM GMT

Real in online music price war

Real in online music price war 08/17/2004 07:55 AM
RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market.

Online music service starts price war in
Canada

Online music service starts price war in
Canada 01/04/2005 12:56 PM
The battle for market share between online music services is heating up in Canada with Puretracks.com recently cutting prices on selected songs by 20 percent. A report in the Financial Post today says Puretracks.com's sale is on specific titles offered by Universal Music, including hot sellers and CDs on the year-end lists of music critics. Albums are being offered at $7.99, with individual songs priced at 79 cents. Apple's iTunes and Napster, which also operates Canadian services, did not respond to calls yesterday, according to the report. Both charge a base price of 99 cents per song and $9.99 an album. Price competition for online music has occurred more regularly in the United States, which also has more companies battling for market share. For example, iTunes charges US99 cents per track, while Wal-Mart Stores Inc. charges US88 cents and Real Networks Inc.'s Rhapsody service charges as little as US79 cents.

Apple denies report of online music
price boost

Apple denies report of online music
price boost 05/07/2004 04:27 PM

Gas price hike withdrawn

Gas price hike withdrawn 07/16/2004 08:28 AM
Phoenix Natural Gas withdraws a 20% price hike it had announced for customers in Northern Ireland.

NTL confirms price hike

NTL confirms price hike 04/19/2004 09:44 AM
More speed, more money

Rail price hike criticised

Rail price hike criticised 07/02/2004 02:55 AM
Concerns are raised after a 19% price hike in the cost of rail travel between Belfast and Dublin.

Price Hike Will Sink iTunes

Price Hike Will Sink iTunes 04/22/2004 12:01 PM
The record industry still don't seem to understand that the major reason people flocked to free downloading services is because music simply costs too much. By Matt Buchanan, Washington Square (via MyAppleMenu)

Price hike for business broadband

Price hike for business broadband 08/27/2004 01:26 PM
Small net firms warn they could be hit hard by BT's decision to raise prices for business broadband.

Apple to Hike iTunes Singles Price?

Apple to Hike iTunes Singles Price? 05/07/2004 09:12 AM
There's a story in the Post citing inside sources which claims that prices for some of the most popular singles on Apple's iTunes Music Store may be climbing to $1.25 apiece due to pressure from the Big Five labels. The story (if it's proper to use that word for a...

Zen Internet’s customers avoid BT’s
price hike

Zen Internet’s customers avoid BT’s
price hike 08/12/2004 02:51 AM
Business users of Zen Internet’s ADSL broadband services can breathe a sigh of relief as the Internet Service Provider (ISP) has today announced that in spite of BT increasing its wholesale prices to ISPs, Zen will not be increasing its prices to customers. [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

Ofcom must answer broadband price hike
charges - MP

Ofcom must answer broadband price hike
charges - MP 09/22/2004 07:54 AM
Communications regulator mute

ISPs tackle Ofcom over BT broadband
price hike

ISPs tackle Ofcom over BT broadband
price hike 08/20/2004 12:24 PM
'Discourages healthy competition '

Stocks Fall on Oil Price, Rate-Hike
Fears

Stocks Fall on Oil Price, Rate-Hike
Fears 05/07/2004 09:52 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 8 2004 1:48AM GMT

Early stock market signals mixed after
oil-price hike, strong Cisco earnings

Early stock market signals mixed after
oil-price hike, strong Cisco earnings 05/12/2004 08:21 AM
Financial Post May 12 2004 12:25PM GMT

Major labels 'force 70% price hike' on
Apple

Major labels 'force 70% price hike' on
Apple 05/07/2004 06:27 AM
Less bang-a-bangs for your buck

Major labels 'force 70% price hike' on
Apple | The Register

Major labels 'force 70% price hike' on
Apple | The Register 05/07/2004 11:30 PM
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BigPond tunes into indie music

BigPond tunes into indie music 08/05/2004 09:23 PM
ZDNet Australia Aug 6 2004 2:02AM GMT

Music Gurus Scout Out Free Tunes

Music Gurus Scout Out Free Tunes 04/09/2004 03:57 PM
Webjay lets users build playlists of MP3s from all corners of the Web to share with others. The service highlights gems like oldies from Eastern Europe, or songs dedicated to Condi Rice. By Katie Dean.

Music Man converts tunes, plays from
various media

Music Man converts tunes, plays from
various media 09/02/2004 04:05 PM
Mireth Technology has released Music Man, the new version of an application that was originally called MacMP3CD. Music Man can rip music from CDs; burn tunes to, or play them from, a CD or USB Flash Drive; and convert files between MP3, WMA, WAV and Ogg Vorbis formats. It can burn both CD-R and CD-RW discs and use its "AM Radio" option to fit four hours of music on a 64MB USB Flash Drive. Music Man also includes a "Mono Mixdown" feature that places both sides of a stereo track in one earpiece for listening to music on a USB Flash Drive. The price is US$19.95 and Mac OS X v10.2.3 or higher is required.

Just How Much Do The Music Labels Not
Understand?

Just How Much Do The Music Labels Not
Understand? 05/04/2004 02:29 AM
Last month we wrote about how the music industry was, inexplicably, looking to (a) raise prices on digital downloads and (b) force people to buy a bad song to get a good song. They clearly have no clue that they're basically killing the one, very minor, success they've had in the world of digital downloads. Now, even folks in mainstream magazines like Newsweek are screaming about how the labels just don't get it. Steven Levy takes a look at a number of downloadable albums that cost more than their CDs, while giving the user less (one of the CDs comes with a DVD as well). He also can't believe that the industry hasn't pushed to make downloadable songs play on a variety of devices, as that would encourage more people to buy. However, the folks who run the labels don't get it. They only look at digital downloads and see piracy. They are blind to the idea that it might be an opportunity, and thus they have no real reason to come up with reasons to encourage it. Of course, all this really does is push end-users to seek less than legal alternatives.

PC, Consumer Engineers Play Different
Tunes on Bluetooth Music

PC, Consumer Engineers Play Different
Tunes on Bluetooth Music 12/15/2003 03:35 AM
eWeek Dec 15 2003 3:12AM ET

Music Labels Look TO Corral iPod

Music Labels Look TO Corral iPod 06/22/2005 02:01 AM

By launching the copy-protected CDs without iPod compatibility, the labels are raising the stakes in an ongoing conflict between Apple and the rest of the music business, which wants the tech company to open its proprietary iPod and let others sell antipiracy-protected songs that work on the device. By Ben Fritz, Variety.com

Music Labels Tap Downloading Networks

Music Labels Tap Downloading Networks 11/14/2003 07:32 PM
AP via Newsday Nov 14 2003 6:28PM ET

Music Labels Wary of Apple?

Music Labels Wary of Apple? 05/05/2004 03:43 PM
According to the Independent, licensing issues may not be the only thing holding back iTunes Europe. The article claims that the five main record l...

Watchdog Sues Music Labels

Watchdog Sues Music Labels 01/06/2004 05:42 AM
A Belgian consumer advocacy group sues the music industry's largest labels for selling CDs that won't play on your car stereo or computer.

Music labels tap downloading networks

Music labels tap downloading networks 11/15/2003 03:16 AM
globetechnology.com Nov 15 2003 2:43AM ET

Music Labels Aim to Pocket a Comeback
with New CD

Music Labels Aim to Pocket a Comeback
with New CD 06/21/2004 02:20 PM

Music Labels Focus On Ringtones

Music Labels Focus On Ringtones 08/18/2004 05:22 AM
It appears that the music labels, rather than actually looking to figure out how they're going to deal with this digital music issue, are, instead, simply walking naively into the next mess. Since they haven't quite figured out really how to make downloadable music work yet (though, they keep hoping they have) they're turning to the new revenue source they never expected: ringtones. They've suddenly noticed that kids are paying $2.50 for a fragment of a song they won't pay a $1 to download completely, which leads to things like Warner Brothers actually advertising ringtones rather than the regular music itself. WB is now specifically advertising ringtones from the next Green Day album, including the lovely one with a member of the band saying: "It's your mother. I know. She's with me." It's no surprise that the labels are focusing on this market, given the basic economics, but they seem to be doing so under the assumption that they won't face the same problem they faced with file sharing. In fact, with the release of things like Xingtone, the labels are going to have increasing difficulty holding onto this market. But rather than figuring out ways to deal with it, they're just jumping on a bandwagon while it's hot. It's a short term strategy from the ultimate short-term thinkers.

eBay tunes up a test of the digital
music download market

eBay tunes up a test of the digital
music download market 07/16/2004 05:17 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jul 16 2004 9:32PM GMT

Apple Strikes Deal With 3 Music Labels
(AP)

Apple Strikes Deal With 3 Music Labels
(AP) 07/21/2004 07:52 PM
AP - Apple Computer Inc. has struck licensing deals with three of Europe's largest independent music labels, ending a discord that would have kept many local favorites off the new iTunes Music Store in Britain, France and Germany.

EU music labels seek copyright expansion

EU music labels seek copyright expansion 06/17/2005 07:14 PM
Seeking to achieve parity with US copyright law, EU Big Music demands greater protection for European artists. Term of Copyright arms race to follow.

Major Music Labels Promote New CD Format

Major Music Labels Promote New CD Format 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Consumers will soon see a new digital music format in their local stores. Called DataPlay digital media, these news discs are smaller than CDs and represent the music industry's latest attempt to distribute music in a copy-protected format. Three of the top five record companies -- Universal Music, EMI Group and BMG -- have already signed on.

Music labels should be celebrating the
Grokster decision

Music labels should be celebrating the
Grokster decision 08/23/2004 06:36 AM
Cory Doctorow: Jim Griffin, founder of the Pho music/tech mailing list, weighs in with an impressive and passionate email about the P2P-legalizing Grokster decision and what it means for music labels.

Here's why you should applaud today's decision: It brings us closer to monetizing peered sharing and putting real money in the pockets of artists, labels, publishers, and other rights holders. How? Because it moves them one step closer to the correct judgment, which is that it is now impractical and inefficient to control the quantity and destiny of digits -- especially so those that carry mass media like music -- in the increasingly friction-free world of digitization. When that judgment is drawn, service licensing begins. Until that judgment is drawn, product-based control continues in vain. Publishers long ago accepted technology and license it today -- they licensed Napster -- and their revenues are climbing; sound recording companies continue to resist every new technology and refuse to license, and their revenues are falling. This decision will benefit the music business the same way getting arrested for drunk driving benefits an alcoholic, summoning forth the day of reckoning and hastening rehabilitation.

This judgment doesn't destroy distribution -- it enables licensing. How? It reminds one of the parties in the licensing battle that one of the vines it was relying upon to to cling to the past will no longer be viable. Hyper-efficient delivery destroys distribution, meaning that the just-in-time delivery of digits will eventually destroy their distribution entirely. That is a ways off, but from what I'm hearing back-channel it is not too far off, as Apple prepares its tiny wireless iPod with no hard-drive but enhanced Wi-Max (metropolitan-wide high-bandwidth wireless) connectivity; it won't destroy downloading over night, but it will take a whack at its market share, and slowly but surely shift the market away from distribution/downloading and towards delivery/streaming.

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Labels seek end to 99c music per song
download

Labels seek end to 99c music per song
download 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Too cheap
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