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IsoHunt founder suggests new project on the cards
He imagined a "reboot" of IsoHunt over the next ten years, where consumers are active participants in the creation of content, and said for now, the project will be called IsoHunt Spotlight, and could be a concoction made up of services such as Kickstarter, Netflix, Spotify, Gamefly, and Kindle Owne -
Microsoft announces iTunes clone
Microsoft is providing cloud-storage features similar to iTunes and Amazon Cloud Player and an artist-based radio function like music streaming services Pandora and Spotify. It will be available in 22 countries. -
Microsoft comes up with iTunes rival
Xbox Music seeks to offer streaming for a monthly or annual fee, similar to Spotify nd let consumers buy digital music through an online store, such as Zune, iTunes and Amazon.com. -
Spotify spooked Apple
Spotify director Sean Parker has implied that the fruity cargo cult Apple had been using dirty tricks to prevent it from entering the US market. -
IFPI music piracy claims labelled 'ludicrous'
The increase was largely attributed to an increase in presence of subscription based services such as Spotify and Deezer, with the amount of countries accessing services more than doubling during 2011 from 23 to 58. -
Striking Spanish author sparks digital publishing debate
Since the birth of Napster music execs have been spending much time removing their heads from the sand/their arses over how to deal with the problem of freely downloaded content. -
Online music sales up half a billion dollars a year
Further increases to revenue in all regions could also be seen in the rise of subscription based sites such as Spotify. Although these sites offer little in the way of remuneration to artists and labels they are expected to quickly grow as a way of funding the industry. -
Vince Cable: You can own your own property
Though the content industry will continue to persecute their own biggest customers, legal services such as Spotify are gaining serious traction. For £10 a month in the UK you can access millions of tracks, which doesn't sound too dissimilar to buying one album a month and pirating the rest. -
Popular sites use compulsory tracking
It had been used by Hulu, but when Berkeley revealed the nature of the service, the outfit cut ties straight away. Spotify, another Kissmetrics customer named in the report, said that it was concerned and has suspended its use of the service. -
Spotify hit by patent troll
Sure enough, when the UK's Spotify launched to great acclaim this month a patent troll was waiting to get a slice of the action. -
Tennessee clamps down on entertainment outlaws
“But my little’uns, why they're sick boss,” said one brave old lady, her hands shaking as she grasped her bottle of sarsaparilla. “They're sick and tired of having to pay to sign up to Spotify to listen to their Justin Bieber records, boss -
Spotify makes its free service crap
In a bid to bolster paying subscribers to its streaming service, European party-playlist peddler Spotify is cutting the amount of free music users can listen to by half. -
Cockneys say 'nah mate' to WiFi on Tube
Despite many a chirpy barrow boy able to whistle along to a bit of Chas and Dave on Spotify like on the Uncle Gus, 55 percent would still rather that the stations didn’t start using WiFi at all. -
Emerging markets to see mobile music access boom
It is thought that BT will initially provide free access to a Spotify-like streaming service, though this is expected to change into a payment service after a period of time. -
Digital music revenues will reach $20 billion by 2015
Not the free music you'd find on The Pirate Bay or Rapid Share, but free internet radio like Pandora or Grooveshark, or indeed label-approved "Freemium" models such as Spotify. -
Mobile and tablets set to steal PC crown as soon as this year
In general, Facebook has seen mobile access increase fourfold from 50m in 2009 to 200m this year, with twice as many using the site on the go. Spotify saw its paid subscriptions double this when it allowed mobile access to the service. -
Qualcomm CEO says live events could save mobile TV
CommentThis is in line with what a little bird told us at this November's Music 4.5 conference, London. Live event streaming is going to be the next big thing, and there are hush-hush talks between labels, tv networks and production companies on a way to edge a Spotify-esque streaming service into the mark -
Consumers demand higher quality TV online
*EyeSee A bird tells TechEye that the music industry is also looking for ways to monetise streaming. With feeds from Glastonbury already popular, major labels are holding talks, in line for a 2011 push, to bring live gig streaming in a paid-for service like a hybrid of the iPlayer and Spotify.
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