Blogcritics The critical lens on today's culture & entertainment
compiled by Philippe Astor
10-18-04
MUSIC BUSINESS
Sony BMG Sales Enterprise Taps Clyne, Morelli
MIDEM 2005 : More Music Business Than Ever!
Promo Only Music Delivery Software Launches
New Escrow Service For Songs And Lyrics
India : Counterfeit MP3 CDs flood markets
DIGITAL MUSIC
The End User: New key, old tune
MP3 losing steam?
Chasing Apple’s Dominant iPod
New Music Search Engine, KaZaZZ!, Hits the Web
Sony’s StreamMan Music Service Expands To The Internet
P2P Firm Pitches New Model To Record Labels: Ad-Supported Music Downloads
Microsoft in Tune with Digital Music
Creative Unveils the Zen Micro MP3/WMA Players
SoniqCast’s Aireo 2: 20GB MP3 player with built-in WiFi
HP Personalizes the Look of Your Apple iPod
Innovative New “Music Jukebox” Program Introduced
Instant Music easily converts analog music to digital audio
FTC to Host Two-day Peer-to-peer File-sharing Workshop
Medaillon (french) MP3 player boots PCs into Linux
MEDIA
HBO Execs Suspended in Inquiry
AOL for Broadband Service Brings Music Video On Demand Service to Digital Home
F.C.C. Clears Internet Access by Power Lines
HP Expands Strategic Technology Alliance with DreamWorks
NTL Selects SeaChange for Europe’s First Large-Scale On-Demand Television Rollout
Report Underscores Continuing Growth Of DVD Recording
Who Needs a TiVo?
Digital Home to Set Off Next Big Electronics Wave
HomePlug AV – A 200 Mps Network From Your Power Sockets
Blockbuster Cuts Online Price, Challenges Netflix
Netflix puts UK plans on hold
MOBILES
Full Nero Digital Audio HE-AAC v2 Implementation
NEC Launches Industry’s First Melody Chip with MP3 and AAC Playback Support for Mobile Phones
Carphone Warehouse to launch mobile content brand
5.5m mobile subscribers in Belarus by 2010 – ministry
INTERNET
Google’s New Threat to Microsoft
Broadband Duopoly Calms Cable, Telecom Battles
Worldwide Wi-fi hot-spots to grow to 200,000 locations by 2008 – report
WiMAX no wi-fi killer – analysts
compiled by Philippe Astor
