YANGAROO And MTV Networks Music Group Enter Agreement April 21, 2010
Posted by David W. King in digital distribution, Digital Entertainment, Digital Formats, Digital Music, Digital Music News.Tags: MTV Networks Music Group, YANGAROO
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YANGAROO Inc., the industry’s leading secure digital media distribution company, has signed a multi-year agreement with MTV Networks (MTVN), a division of Viacom International Inc.
Under the Agreement, MTV Networks Music Group will begin utilizing YANGAROO’s Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) to have artist and music-related audiovisual content delivered to certain MTVN properties and to integrate DMDS into the company’s internal workflow. MTV Networks Music Group includes music video channels MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, and Country Music Television (CMT) and CMT Pure.
MediaNet Tops 100 New Customers For Digital Delivery Of Premium Content April 21, 2010
Posted by David W. King in digital distribution, Digital Entertainment, Digital Formats, Digital Music, Digital Music News.Tags: MediaNet
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MediaNet, the industry leading business-to-business provider of premium digital media content, announced that more than 100 new customers have signed on to provide digital music content from the advanced MN Open platform. MediaNet debuted a new set of products including the MN Open API and a suite of Web Components for the delivery of premium digital music content six months ago.
UK Digital Economy Bill A Strike Against Internet Freedom April 12, 2010
Posted by David W. King in digital distribution, Digital Entertainment, Digital Formats, Digital Music, Digital Music News.Tags: Computer & Communications Industry Association, UK Digital Economy Bill
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Despite protests from thousands of Internet users, the British House of Commons has passed its Digital Economy Bill. Once the bill passes the House of Lords, it allows the government to block websites over copyright issues, requires ISPs to pass along peer to peer file sharing notices to Internet users from copyright holders and opens the door to disconnection from the Internet as a punishment for copyright infringers.
Naxos And Ripstyles Form A Nice Sounding Partnership March 3, 2010
Posted by David W. King in Digital Music, Digital Music News.Tags: ripstyles.com, www.naxos.com
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Conversion of CDs, cassettes and LPs to digital formats just got easier, thanks to the newly-minted partnership between Ripstyles LLC (www.ripstyles.com), a media conversion company, and Naxos (www.naxos.com), the world’s leading classical music label.
Music-lovers who are looking for a hassle-free solution to digitize their personal music and media collections now have the option to save hundreds of hours by using the services at www.naxosrip.com.
BuskerLabel Launches Crowd-Funding For Upcoming Music Under Creative Commons March 3, 2010
Posted by David W. King in Creative Commons, Digital Music, Digital Music News.Tags: BuskerLabel
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BuskerLabel announced the public availability of its crowd-funding platform for releasing music albums online under Creative Commons license.
BuskerLabel, a self-funded startup based in Rome, offers an innovative platform to the music business by focusing on the excitement and anticipation that precedes an album’s release.
CISAC To Bring High Profile Speakers, New Economic Figures To MIDEM 2010 January 18, 2010
Posted by David W. King in Cannes, digital distribution, Digital Music, MIDEM 2010, Uncategorized.Tags: Cannes, CISAC, Global Economic Survey, KODA, MIDEM 2010, multi-territorial licensing, PRS for Music, royality collections, SABAM, SACEM, smart metadata
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CISAC will not only be in Cannes to attend MIDEM 2010 (January 23-27), but will also be organizing two key conferences and private meetings. By bringing together some of the most influential authors’ society leaders, CISAC aims to shed light on two of the most pressing topics facing creators and the industry today: smart metadata and multi-territorial licensing. CISAC will also be releasing the annual Global Economic Survey based on royalty collections data, which will offer exclusive insight into the impact of the economic crisis and the digital shift on creators’ livelihoods.
“Multi-territorial licensing – Where are we at?”
Monday, January 25 – 11:30-12:30 – Auditorium K, Level 4, Palais des festivals
CISAC’s Multi-territorial Licensing session deals with one of the most critical topics facing the music industry today—how are societies’ adjusting licensing structures to support the development of a legitimate digital music market in a way that adequately upholds authors’ rights? A panel of CEO’s from KODA, PRS for Music, SABAM and SACEM, moderated by CISAC’s Director General Eric Baptiste, will update participants on the latest licensing solutions that are making it easier to license repertoire and that balance the needs of mobile and online services with the aspirations of rights holders.
“Understanding Metadata and How it Could Improve Your Business”
Monday, January 25 – 17:30-18:30 – MidemNet Academy, Hall 01
As a part of MIDEMNet Academy, CISAC’s Smart Metadata session will look at trends in data management and international standards. FX Nuttall, a long time expert on digital copyright and CISAC’s Senior Technology Consultant, will guide participants through the emerging world of smart metadata, explain the benefits and return on investment of using international standards, and help participants successfully set up their digital business.
Smart Metadata has emerged at the forefront of music industry discussions as businesses are faced with exponential increases in the amount of information they must process. Without a new approach for handling all of this information and data, digital businesses would soon become unmanageable.
Here are just some of the questions that will be addressed during this session:
How can information on musical content be easily and automatically exchanged between all parties?
How can nano-transactions of musical content be monetised in a cost-efficient way?
Who should care about metadata?
Who needs to be involved in this process?
Looking Forward: CISAC Economic Report
During MIDEM, CISAC will also release its latest Global Economic Survey, which offers an in-depth analysis of the current state of authors’ rights based on 2008 figures for royalty collections. Like in previous years, the report will look at trends based on region, repertoire, type of rights and source of royalties to paint a detailed picture of how creators impact and are impacted by the greater economic environment.
AirPlay Direct Celebrates Banner 2009 – Sets New Standard for Digital to Radio Music Delivery December 18, 2009
Posted by David W. King in Digital Music, tecnology, Uncategorized.Tags: AirPlay Direct, Dolly Parton, Robert Plant, Rounder Records
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Nashville, TN December 16, 2009 — In 2005, Robert Weingartz had a dream and a small group of like-minded artists who supported his idea to start a digital-to-radio music delivery service. With his own money and funds from private investors, Weingartz began building the company – one artist, and one radio station at a time.
News ImageFast forward to 2009, and Weingartz is now CEO of AirPlay Direct, a company which boasts a global presence of nearly 25,000 artist/label members and 4,400 radio stations representing almost every country in the world.
Through Weingartz’s passion for the music and his single-minded attention to every detail, AirPlay Direct is quickly becoming the preeminent music and related artist content delivery platform in the entertainment industry.
The AirPlay Direct service represents music from every virtually every genre of music, including Rock, Country, R&B, Rap, Christian, Hip Hop, Pop, Gospel, Folk, New Age, Native American and Americana, among others.
In 2009, entertainment icon, Dolly Parton, made her music exclusively available to radio via the AirPlay Direct platform; Rounder Records brought the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss collaboration, Raising Sand, along with new projects by actor-turned banjo virtuoso, Steve Martin and bluegrass chanteuse, Rhonda Vincent; Alligator Records uploaded their huge catalog – including long out-of-print titles by blues rock legend, Johnny Winter; guitar wizard Steve Vai debuted his latest offering; Country mainstay Charlie Daniels delivered his new Christmas project exclusively to radio through the service; AND to cap the year in style, AirPlay Direct has just announced the exclusive worldwide distribution to radio of the prestigious catalog of the late Roy Orbison, widely considered to be one of the most influential singer/songwriters in the history of recorded music.
This year also marked the roll out of AirPlay Direct’s new upgraded delivery platform and their new Global Radio Indicator Charts, the first of its kind – which tracks global radio activity in real time. Weingartz and company also debuted the new digital / interactive publication, the Direct Buzz.
In November, Weingartz relocated his company from suburban Atlanta to Nashville, where he has surrounded himself with a cadre of top-flight industry professionals who advise him and help him to manage and guide his ever growing media company.
“2009 has been a very exciting year for AirPlay Direct,” states Weingartz. “I am pleased with the accomplishments, growth and successes that we have enjoyed as a company, and in tandem with our artist and record label members. I am looking forward to 2010 with great anticipation as AirPlay Direct continues to play a vital role in helping to shape the landscape of the rapidly evolving global music community. AirPlay Direct has some very powerful new deals and partnerships in place that we will be announcing in the first quarter of next year. I expect truly explosive growth for the company in the coming months.”
About AirPlay Direct:
AirPlay Direct is a global digital music delivery system servicing radio and the entertainment industry with downloadable content from some of the biggest names in music, alongside rising independent artists. AirPlay Direct’s web-based artist marketing, promotion, education, and advocacy platform allows artists, record labels, and music publishers to securely deliver broadcast-quality music and digital press kits to industry professionals worldwide. Our system allows media programmers and film/TV music supervisors to connect to new music, create music calls, browse top downloaded artists, and immediately download music and related artist information. AirPlay Direct recently debuted their monthly digital/interactive publication, the Direct Buzz.
For more information about AirPlay Direct please visit http://www.AirPlayDirect.com
For more information about the Direct Buzz go to http://www.thedirectbuzz.com
*Photo caption: Robert Weingartz, CEO, AirPlay Direct
Publicity contact:
Clif Doyal
Corporate Publicist, AirPlay Direct
CDA Promotions-Nashville/OKC
(a division of the Clif Doyal Agency, LLC)
Office: 615.885.5998 Cell: 615.319.1863
CDAnashville (at) aol (dot) com
SAEOnLine: A Learning Revolution In Game, Film And Music Production Begins August 16, 2009
Posted by David W. King in Digital Music, Education, tecnology.Tags: Education, Online Education, SAEOnline
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SAE is the world’s biggest private educator with more than 50 campuses around the globe. Many thousands of students have enjoyed the superb facilities and expert tuition offered at them. Now anyone with an internet connection can get an SAE education as the company launches SAEOnLine, a revolution in on-line education. It will bring SAE’s expertise in music production, games programming (from SAE’s sister company Qantm who specialize in superb game-based courses) and film production to homes in far flung places around the world or to people too busy to take on a full time educational course.
SAEOnLine currently offers 22 courses (see http://saeonline.com/catalog/all-courses), expected to rise to 25 and beyond over the coming weeks. There are 16 Learning Advisors on hand to offer help and advice, and students are encouraged to use the site to interact with these Advisors and fellow students, sharing music, ideas and show reels. Courses are available in English, Spanish, Italian and German, and the International Graduate College is integrating with SAEOnLine to offer a Masters degree, in conjunction with Middlesex University.
For more information:
http://saeonline.com
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