This Week: the Digital Economy bill is imminent in the UK, Sony to launch a rival to iTunes, Myspace strikes partnership with Merlin and adds a charts feature, MusicHackDay a success in Boston, EMI strikes a deal with Hulu, Vevo.com to launch soon.
26 Digital Music Trends – Episode 26 by digitalmusictrends
Shownotes:
The Guardian’s take on the digital economy bill to be introduced in the UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/20/digital-economy-bill-stephen-timms
Billboard brushing on the subject from an outsider’s perspective
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ie26373dd9e434261f33cad0e0f1be970
Sony to launch a new global network to link all of its digital services and challenge iTunes Pc World is skeptic that taking on iTunes is a good idea
http://www.pcworld.com/article/182769/sony_online_service_to_challenge_itunes_fat_chance.html
Music Ally Blog reports on the story.
http://musically.com/blog/2009/11/20/sony-planning-an-itunes-killer-mark-ii/
Press release – Myspace Music and Merlin strike a deal
http://press-releases.techwhack.com/43330-myspace-music-3
Myspace adds charts
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10401114-36.html?tag=mncol
Myspace adds charts – Courtney Holt Post (President of Myspace Music)
http://www.myspace.com/pressroom?url=/article_display.cfm?instance_code=myspace&article_id=1116
Myspace CEO to attend Midem in January
http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-2013-myspace_ceo_jumps_ship_to_france/
MusicHackDay Boston: www.musichackday.org
AFP – EMI strikes a deal with Hulu
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jcGySFEeKkI7vLU4W-BaTCmlZEmQ
Paid Content – Vevo to launch in December
http://paidcontent.org/article/419-vevo-to-launch-next-month/
Tech Crunch Shakira’s Ustream/facebook stats.