Byline: Anita Jain MusicNet may not be a household name, but the acquisition of the Manhattan company earlier this month may give it the fuel it needs to compete with one--Apple's iTunes. New York private equity firm Baker Capital paid $30 milli...
NOVATO, Calif. -- Sonic SolutionsR (Nasdaq:SNIC), the world leader in digital media software, today announced a strategic partnership with MusicNet, the world's leading business-to-business digital music service provider, under which the two companies will cross-promote field-proven digital music solutions that leverage Sonic's industry leadership in CD/DVD burning and take advantage...
Byline: anita jain These days, when kids want to download Usher's latest hit, they may consider Kazaa, where they can get "Yeah!'' without putting down a penny. Moments later, after pondering those nasty lawsuits the music business has bee Byline:...
Efforts by leading record labels to fill the void they created by shutting down Napster led several to develop their own subscription online music service. Since the once popular music -swapping service, Napster, shut down as a result of the lawsuit brought against it by the major recording companies, the...
MusicNet is gathering the content and creating the platform for distribution that will then be licensed to other companies who wish to have music subscription services. MusicNet was originally formed a year ago and incubated at RealNetworks. Plans are for MusicNet to operate as an independent company, with RealNetworks, EMI,...
Dozens of cable operators--from top-ranked Comcast Corp. to small, privately held firms such as York, Pa.-based Susquehanna Communications--are beginning to face the music: if they don't offer customers Internet song services, they'll lose their a Dozens of cable operators--from top-ranked Comcast Corp. to...
Want day-and-date release of TV shows for on-demand viewing? Look no further than your broadband data connection. Sony Pictures Digital's SoapCity.com has started to release same-day episodes of two soap operas, The Young and the Restless and Want...
NEW YORK -- Former MTV.com executive Ellie Hirschhom has been named executive vice president and general manager of MusicNet, the online subscription music service owned by Warner Music Group, EMI, Bertlesmann Music Group and Real ... NEW YORK -- Former MTV.com executive Ellie Hirschhom...
NEW YORK -- MusicNet -- the subscription music service owned by AOL Time Warner Inc., Real Networks Inc., EMI Recorded Music and BMG Entertainment -- has officially launched, AOL reported at last week's Streaming Media East conference here. T ...
WASHINGTON--The studios and major record labels last week came under fire on Capitol Hill from two sources--senators impatient with the slow progress toward a legitimate alternative to Napster and retailers concerned that copyright owners mean to l WASHINGTON--The studios and major record labels last...
SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--July 12, 1995--MNI Interactive today continued its aggressive retail expansion plan for the award-winning MusicNet CD-ROM by announcing a non-exclusive distribution agreement with International Periodical Distributors IPD to distribute the quarterly CD-ROM in bookstores and selected computer stores and chains as early as September, 1995. IPD sells...
Now that Napster, the music pirating service that revolutionized the distribution of music, has been dismantled, major record labels are ready to take a crack at online distribution. But will music lovers warm up to the idea of paying for something they once got for free?
On September 12, MusicNet, the music unit of the digital entertainment services provider MediaNet Digital, announced a partnership with La Curacao, an Hispanic retailer in the U.S. The two companies are partnering to create the first ever full-featured Hispanic focused digital music service. The new service, to launch by the...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- A.D. "Bud" Albers has been appointed as chief technology officer CTO of the Walt Disney Internet Group WDIG. WDIG develops and delivers interactive Disney-branded media for Internet and mobile devices for audiences around the world and also provides centralized development support and a...
NEW YORK and LONDON, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- - MusicNet to provide subscription service and download store for Samsung's United Kingdom, French and German devices Samsung Electronics Co., a global leader in digital media, semiconductor, telecommunications and digital convergence technologies,...
Mobile commerce solution stands out as best in category MCLEAN, Va. -- Javien Digital Payment Solutions, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, announced today that its mobile commerce solution earned the distinction of Best Mobile Solution in the Software & Information Industry Association's 22nd Annual CODiE Awards....
Site to Sell Music, Merchandise and Premium Content MCLEAN, Va. -- Javien Digital Payment Solutions announced today that BETA Records selected its services to power sales of music, merchandise and other content from their artists within BETA's upcoming social music community. The micropayment...
NEW YORK & MCLEAN, Va. -- ClickandBuy, one of the leading payment platforms for digital content and other types of eCommerce, and Javien Digital Payment Solutions, a total commerce technology provider, today announced a partnership that will enable both companies to expand their offerings. The...
Bill to ISP, Land Line and Mobile Phones Now Options for Javien Customers MCLEAN, Va. & BET SHEMESH, Israel -- Javien Digital Payment Solutions announced today that it has partnered with eBIZ.mobility LTD to integrate with its OneTouch Online PurchasingTM solution. The pioneering...