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Partnering For Innovation London – £5m for Metatdata Production Tools

November 8, 2010 in Events

Date 16 November 2010 from 10:00am – 2:00pm
Venue: Wallacespace, 22 Dukes Road, Kings Cross
London, WC1H 9PN, UK
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£5m Up For Grabs for Collaborative R&D Projects!

Metadata Production Tools Competition

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is investing up to £5m in collaborative R&D projects looking to create tools that make the production of content, such as film, music and computer games, more cost-effective, less risky and yield greater value through new advanced uses of metadata.

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The end for Sony Walkman

October 26, 2010 in Blog, News Roundup

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The news today that Sony would no longer be making its cassette Walkman filled me with nostalgia. I still remember myself and my younger brother getting our first Walkmans for Christmas roughly 10 years ago. I think the only cassette I had to play on it then was ‘The Simpsons’ album.

The creation of the Walkman was a real innovation as it allowed the user to listen to their own collection of music wherever and whenever they chose to.

The Walkman was born in 1979, when the Sony chairman asked his designers to make an item which would help him pass the time when on business trips, and allow him to listen to his favourite operas. Since its release the product has sold over 200 million units.

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Carphone Warehouse set to challenge Spotify

August 12, 2010 in News Roundup

music_anywhere (1)Carphone Warehouse’s new music streaming service ‘Music Anywhere’ puts your song libraries in the cloud.

The new service allows users to access their entire collections whenever, wherever, regardless of the capacity of their MP3 player.

Using Catch Media’s Play Anywhere platform, the service scans users’ collections and matches it up with its own database. A digital copy of a track that can’t be found in the database is automatically created and added to the user’s online account.

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Prince announces internet 'completely over'

July 7, 2010 in News Roundup

princePop icon prince has turned his back on the internet by offering his latest album on CD format only in the UK.

The 52-year-old star stood by his anti-digital views in a rare interview with The Daily Mirror.

“The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can’t get it.

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Google to take on music industry?

June 23, 2010 in News Roundup

google_musicGoogle is planning to launch a music download store in 2010, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The search giant is expected to roll out a music download store, directly linked to its search engine later this year. The “interim step” would be followed by an online subscription service in 2011.

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Music Ally Digital Marketing Course – Manchester

June 8, 2010 in Events

Part One Wednesday 21 July 9.30am to 5pm
Part Two Wednesday 28 July
Band On The Wall, The Northern Quarter
25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

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Music Ally is offering a course in two parts which provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of digital marketing for music. The course has been divided into two days giving delegates the option of attending one or both days with up to 10 free places and 5 half price places for each day. Part One will take place from 9.30am to 5pm on Wednesday 21st July at Band On The Wall, Manchester. The second day will take place on Wednesday 28th July also at Band On the Wall.

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Advertisers buy into music streaming

May 10, 2010 in News Roundup

spotify_websiteMusic streaming services are becoming increasingly attractive to advertisers as their audiences grow rapidly in size, New Media Age reports.

Ad-funded music streaming service We7 announced reaching a tipping point in March – for the first time monthly streaming costs were fully covered by ad revenue.

According to the CEO of We7 Steve Purdham, the service has grown from 10,000 users in 2008 to 3 million in only two years.

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North East-based music site targets global success

May 5, 2010 in News Roundup

sharemyplaylist1Sunderland entrepreneur, Kieron Donoghue’s Sharemyplaylists.com is set for global success after receiving a six figure investment from local investors.

Launched in March last year, the social media site has become a popular place for Spotify users to share playlists and talk about their favourite artists and bands.

The site currently has over 17,000 playlists which makes it the largest site of its kind. It’s working in co-operation with major record labels and features celebrity playlists from the likes of Robbie Williams, Alicia Keys, Will Young, The Gorillaz and Leona Lewis.

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Need help finding the best gigs?

April 14, 2010 in News Roundup

totalgigsA Newcastle-based website is due to launch next month to help keep track of the local music scene.

Currently on its beta testing stage, Total Gigs is looking to cater for a number of different needs related to live music space.

The free-of-charge site promises to not only help track and find upcoming gigs but also re-live the gig experience.

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Digital Economy Bill ‘good for music industry’

April 8, 2010 in News Roundup

magnifying_glass (1)The controversial Digital Economy Bill was passed by the House of Commons on Thursday.

The Bill, which gives authorities new powers to take action against users who download material illegally, has been accused of being rushed through the legislative process without enough critical debate.

According to BBC Newsbeat, opponents have slammed the Bill, calling it a “vague, scrambled together piece of bad legislation”.

But it’s not been condemned by everyone. UK Music boss Feargal Sharkey said in a BBC interview that the Bill will give the music industry some “breathing space”.

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