MSN announce partnerships for new video service
Microsoft UK has detailed MSN Video, a free on-demand video service with partnerships including MTV and SonyBMG.…
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Web world responds to Microsoft's Yahoo! takeover bid
Microsoft's $44.6 billion unsolicited takeover approach for Yahoo! has drawn scrutiny from US Congress and the EU, and opposition from Google.…
Social networking and user generated content in 2007 review
A review of 2007 finds Facebook overtook MySpace for social networking, while Imeem signed licences with the majors and YouTube faced takedown pressure from content owners.…
Microsoft to drop PlaysForSure tag
Microsoft will stop using the PlaysForSure tag for its DRM players, with compliant devices instead marked 'Certified For Windows Vista'.…
Microsoft launch Xbox video download service
Microsoft UK has launched a video-on-demand service for Xbox 360 offering movies and around 100 music videos, paid for with Microsoft points.…
Universal boss admits digital revolution has been a struggle for label chiefs
In a Wired profile, Universal Music chief Doug Morris concedes record company executives struggled to respond to the internet, while the magazine criticises his hard bargaining with digital services.…
People like DRM free music, obviously
7Digital says MP3 downloads outsell DRM-protected formats four to one, and that 60% of its catalogue is now available DRM-free.…
Google get openly social with social networking
Google has launched OpenSocial, a technology allowing widgets to work across participating social networks, with launch partners including Ning, LinkedIn and Orkut.…
Microsoft buy into Facebook
Microsoft has reportedly taken a $240 million stake in Facebook as part of its latest financing, expanding their strategic alliance.…
Microsoft launch new Zune players
Microsoft have launched three new Zune players, two flash based and one with an 80GB hard drive, alongside revised sharing features and a Marketplace upgrade with Zune Social.…
Virgin Digital closes
Virgin Digital is closing, with the UK service ceasing sales on 28 September and shutting for all customers on 19 October, after the Megastore chain was sold to Zavvi.…
Zune players come down in price
Microsoft cut the price of its Zune digital music player by fifty dollars the day before Apple's new product announcements, though Zune's blog described the cut as part of the normal product lifecycle.…