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Digital services and platforms news • 1 min read

Microsoft plans Wi-Fi to challenge iPod with Zune player

Microsoft's J Allard says the Zune player will launch with built-in Wi-Fi allowing users to share music and playlists, with the Zune Marketplace offering both per-track and subscription options.…

CMU Editorial • 15 Sep 2006

Microsoft • 1 min read

Toshiba manufacturing Microsoft's Zune player

An FCC filing reveals Toshiba is manufacturing Microsoft's Zune player, with WiFi, an FM radio, 30GB storage and a larger screen confirmed.…

CMU Editorial • 29 Aug 2006

Artist News • 1 min read

TV bosses concerned by Zune ads-funded content ideas

TV bosses reportedly fear Microsoft's planned ad-funded free video service for Zune will compete with their own networks for advertising.…

CMU Editorial • 03 Aug 2006

Digital services and platforms news • 1 min read

Could Microsoft's Zune launch include a Beatles tie-in?

Rumours suggest Microsoft could tie a launch of its Zune player and download service to the Beatles, though reports of such a deal remain speculative.…

CMU Editorial • 27 Jul 2006

Business News • 1 min read

City news: RealNetworks results due, Warner Music figures due, Sanctuary losses

RealNetworks reports second quarter earnings, Warner Music posts third quarter figures on 3 Aug, and Sanctuary's new chief executive Frank Presland says the company is working to put its business on a proper footing.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Jul 2006

Digital services and platforms news • 1 min read

Microsoft confirm integrated music product plans

Microsoft marketing GM Chris Stephenson has confirmed a music and entertainment project called Zune, combining a player, download service and community features.…

CMU Editorial • 24 Jul 2006

Digital services and platforms news • 1 min read

More rumours that Microsoft plans its own iTunes rival player

Insiders say Microsoft is considering an Apple-style music player and store, with Xbox division head Robbie Bach tipped to lead it, though rumours have come to nothing before.…

CMU Editorial • 19 Jun 2006

Music industry legal news coverage • 2 min read

More opposition for Apple over interoperability

Norway's Consumer Ombudsman has ordered Apple to change its iTunes licence terms by 21 June, while protests and interoperability complaints over iPod-compatible DRM continue across Europe and the US.…

CMU Editorial • 12 Jun 2006

Business News • 1 min read

MTV prepare Urge launch

MTV launches its Urge music service tomorrow, a Microsoft-based platform offering downloads and a subscription option at $9.95 a month.…

CMU Editorial • 16 May 2006

Deals • 1 min read

OD2 renew MSN Europe deal

Loudeye subsidiary OD2 has renewed its contract to provide download services for MSN's European division across 13 countries.…

CMU Editorial • 15 May 2006

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

Downloaders protest against French copyright changes

Around 300 protesters gathered in Paris to oppose French copyright proposals, including automatic file-sharing fines and concessions to DRM firms, which they argue favour Apple and Microsoft.…

CMU Editorial • 09 May 2006

Business News • 1 min read

Digital music companies launch data exchange

Key digital music companies including EMI, Universal and Apple have launched Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), an organisation to develop voluntary standards for exchanging data.…

CMU Editorial • 05 May 2006