Digital music of the definitely legit kind, and the Entertainment Retailers Association has announced the formation of a new division - ERA Digital - in recognition of the growing number of digital content retailers among its membership. The trade body hopes the new group will also persuade digital music operators who are currently not ERA members to join the fold, and they are busy promoting it to UK digital types at MIDEM this week.
Commenting on the division, Russel Coultart of London based etailer Digital Stores told reporters: "MIDEM is the ideal place to meet the key players in the digital music market. The launch of ERA Digital reflects both ERA's growing membership of digital retailers - alongside the digital operations of existing ERA members - but also the growing importance of digital revenues to the entertainment retail sector".
ERA Digital will have its first meeting back in London on 13 Feb.