Wired man to keynote at In The City
Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson will give a keynote at In The City in Manchester on 29-30 October, to talk about the Long Tail theory.…
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Anti-DRM groups promote their campaign to commuters in key cities
Anti-DRM groups handed out leaflets to commuters in US and European cities, criticising restrictive technologies from the content industries, including Apple and Amazon.…
HMV launch new mobile mail order service
HMV is launching a mobile mail order service where customers text a code from press ads and receive a link to buy music, film and games by phone.…
Amazon announce digital promotion with The Raconteurs
Amazon are offering two exclusive live videos of The Raconteurs to US customers, plus streaming tracks to pre-orders of the debut album Broken Boy Soldiers, as they develop their digital music plans.…
More Amazon download chatter
Speculation at the Digital Music Forum suggests Amazon's download platform, and possibly an Amazon MP3 player, could use its clout to negotiate better terms with labels.…
High Fidelity author supports calls to end VAT loophole
Author Nick Hornby backs the Federation Of Private Business campaign against a VAT loophole that lets major retailers sell cheap music from Channel Islands bases.…
Supermarkets sell quarter of UK CDs
A TNS World Panel survey found supermarkets sell more than a quarter of UK CDs and DVDs, with non-food sales doubling over five years, as HMV blames supermarket competition.…
Music Week awards: nominations in full
The full shortlists for the 2006 Music Week awards are published, covering retail, digital, promotions, marketing, producers and venues.…
Parliamentary committee calls for closure of Jersey loophole
A parliamentary group has recommended action against the 'Jersey VAT' loophole that lets major retailers sell CDs tax-free, a move backed by the Forum Of Private Business.…
More on Amazon's download plans
Reports suggest Amazon is negotiating with the majors for a download service, possibly with its own branded player and a Napster-style subscription model.…
Google and Amazon rumoured to be entering download business
The Financial Times reports Google and Amazon are planning iTunes style download services, though Google denies developing a music store or any Napster tie up.…
IT bods welcome you to the world of tomorrow
MIT researchers, including Brian Whitman, have developed Echo Nest software that claims to predict chart placings by analysing blogs, reviews and audio.…