Archive for March, 2007
RealNetworks Wins Regulatory Support on WiderThan Purchase
Posted under Business, CheeseTrail, Mobile, Music, Networking, Urban, UrbanTech on Thursday, 22 March 2007 by techmatrix
Regulatory green lights are rarely automatic, and always a prickly asterisk on big purchases. Just recently, RealNetworks gained regulatory support from South Korean authorities on its plan to purchase WiderThan, a deal valued at $350 million. The approval was announced Thursday...
Musiwave Powers Upcoming Vodafone Music Services
Posted under Business, Gadgets, Music, Networking, Sales & Marketing, Urban, UrbanTech, Venture Capital on Thursday, 22 March 2007 by techmatrix
Mobile music backend provider Musiwave, a Paris-based company, will now power a range of music assets for Vodafone UK. Musiwave, owned by Openwave, will handle infrastructure related to music video downloads, ringtones, and artist wallpapers. Initial phases of the service have...
Warner Music Taps Brightcove on Video Initiative
Posted under Business, CheeseTrail, Music, Sales & Marketing, Urban, UrbanTech, Venture Capital on Thursday, 22 March 2007 by techmatrix
Are music videos ready for a renaissance? That is the thinking among many major label executives, especially following groundbreaking deals with YouTube. Now, early mover Warner Music Group has forwarded its video strategy once again by tying with Brightcove, a Cambridge, MA-based...
Finnish Court Prosecutes BitTorrent Node Operators
Posted under Business, CheeseTrail, Sales & Marketing, Urban, UrbanTech, Venture Capital on Thursday, 22 March 2007 by techmatrix
A Finnish court has recently prosecuted the operators of a BitTorrent node, and ordered heavy fines. The tracker, called Finreactor, reached a user level of about 10,000. The defendants argued that Finreactor merely facilitated trading between members, and did not encourage...
British Songwriter Sparks Online Talent Search, Plots Comeback
Posted under Business, CheeseTrail, Music, Sales & Marketing, Urban, UrbanTech, Venture Capital on Thursday, 22 March 2007 by techmatrix
The art of finding talent is part guesswork, part gut, though the internet has transformed the scouting process. A&R executives generally live in clubs, though almost every band can now be found online. MySpace is home to endless talent, though the tricky part has always been...
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