Music News Archives: Page 5

Integrity Music to Launch iWorship Brand (July 12, 2002): Integrity Media, Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Forecasts Entertainment and Media Growth (June 28, 2002): Despite the combined "triple whammy" of spillover from dot-com failures, a global economic/advertising market downturn, and the impacts of the 9/11 tragedy, global entertainment and media (E&M) industry spending grew in 2001 -- rising by 1.

BMG Expands on Parental Advisory Program (June 28, 2002): BMG will expand upon the Recording Industry Association of America's Parental Advisory Program with its own initiative aimed at providing more information to parents and consumers, it was announced by Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, the company's Chairman and CEO.

Warner Music Group to Acquire Word Entertainment1 (November 30, 2001): Warner Music Group (WMG) and Gaylord Entertainment announced that WMG has agreed to acquire Gaylord Entertainment's Word Entertainment division.

Pressplay To License Billboard Music Charts (November 30, 2001): Pressplay, an online music company, announced a licensing agreement with Billboard, which will feature Billboard's weekly music chart data dating back to 1955 on the online music subscription service.

Universal Music Group, Penguin Putnam Launch InsideSessions (October 17, 2001): Penguin Putnam Inc.

Yahoo to Acquire Launch Media (June 29, 2001): Yahoo! Inc.

UMG Takes Full Ownership of GetMusic (April 27, 2001): Universal Music Group (UMG) announced that it has taken full ownership of the music media company GetMusic, acquiring the half owned by BMG Entertainment.

Digital Goods And Groove Networks to Develop Digital Content Storefronts (April 11, 2001): Digital Goods, a provider of digital content marketing services, announced a business partnership with Groove Networks, developers of a peer computing platform, to develop a new method for content providers to create and distribute storefronts for secure sale of their digital products.

Yahoo Announces Alliance With Duet Music Subscription Service (April 6, 2001): Yahoo! Inc.

United Entertainment Media Integrates Music Player Network (April 6, 2001): United Entertainment Media (UEM) has integrated MusicPlayer.

MusicNet Launched as New Music Subscription Platform (April 4, 2001): AOL Time Warner Inc.

Music.com Magazine Debuts (March 30, 2001): Music.

IUMA Acquired and Re-Launched by Vitaminic (March 23, 2001): IUMA, an artist community on the web, has signed an agreement to be acquired by Vitaminic, a European digital platform for the promotion and distribution of music over the Internet.

Amazon.com Launches Free Music Downloads Community (March 7, 2001): Online retailer Amazon.

Bertelsmann and Napster Form Alliance (November 2, 2000): Bertelsmann AG and Napster, Inc.

Music and Book Industries to Lose $4.6 Billion by 2005 as Control of Digital Content Collapses (September 20, 2000): Music piracy using sites like Napster won't be stopped, either by digital rights management (DRM) or by lawsuits, according to a new Report from Forrester Research, Inc.

Imagine Media Announces Movie and Music Magazines (February 22, 2000): Imagine Media, Inc has announced two print magazine launches and two senior appointments.

Major Music Labels Invest in Listen.com (February 4, 2000): Listen.

Cox Interactive Media Invests in MP3.com (June 9, 1999): MP3.