Archive for the 'Universal Music Group' Category

Universal Declines Renewal of iTunes Contract (Spin)

Monday 2 July 2007 @ 5:43 pm

Bloggers react to the industry giant's choice to not ink fresh deal with Apple's online music outlet.

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod, Universal Music Group, Apple iPhone

Universal declines long-term iTunes deal - source (Independent Online)

Monday 2 July 2007 @ 5:25 pm

Music publishers could be getting frustrated with Apple's hold on the industry through iTunes, and Universal is reconsidering it's commitment to the retail website.

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod, Universal Music Group, Apple iPhone

World’s biggest label kneecaps iTunes store (The Register)

Monday 2 July 2007 @ 6:50 am

Not so Universal any more Universal Music Group (UMG) has dealt a serious blow to Apple's music ambitions by refusing to renew its contract with the iTunes Store.…

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod, Universal Music Group, Apple iPhone

Zune must improve Wi-Fi to beat iPod (Daily Aztec)

Thursday 1 February 2007 @ 1:07 am

icrosoft's self-described iPod-killer, the Zune, might soon be on its deathbed. The fight won't even be close if a digital content debacle involving major record labels Sony and Universal is not solved. Microsoft boasted its ability to "squirt" songs - allowing Zune owners to share songs with other Zunes via built-in Wi-Fi for three plays or three days - as well as listen to FM radio, two ...

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Universal Music CEO plays tough on licensing deals (Houston Chronicle)

Tuesday 16 January 2007 @ 11:32 am

Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris resents that MTV and other cable music channels built multibillion-dollar businesses around videos given away by record companies anxious to promote their artists. So when he saw his own grandson watching 50 Cent's In Da Club video on Yahoo, it got him asking: "How much are we getting paid for that?"

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Universal Music CEO plays tough on licensing deals (Houston Chronicle)

Tuesday 16 January 2007 @ 1:57 am

Posted in Zune, Universal Music Group

Universal Music CEO emerges as industry tough guy (Houston Chronicle)

Tuesday 16 January 2007 @ 1:49 am

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Universal Music CEO enforces get-paid mantra on licensing (USA Today)

Monday 15 January 2007 @ 10:53 pm

Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris resents that MTV and other cable music channels built multibillion-dollar businesses around videos given away by record companies eager to promote their artists.

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Posted in Zune, Universal Music Group

Universal CEO Tough on Licensing Deals (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday 15 January 2007 @ 1:11 pm

Posted in Zune, Universal Music Group

Microsoft may pay Zune tax twice (The Register)

Thursday 14 December 2006 @ 1:09 pm

New features, grey area Microsoft's private deal with Universal Music to pay the record label a voluntary royalty of $1 for every Zune player it sells has raised eyebrows across both the technology and music industries. But it might not be the last payment Redmond owes from Zune, we've discovered.…

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