Yahoo Dumps Subscription Service Into RealNetwork’s Lap
In a move that was expected by industry watchers, Yahoo will can its online music subscription service and port its customers to RealNetworks’s Rhapsody. Yahoo has been looking to unload its unsuccessful subscription service for quite some time, and its recent restructuring put the destination on the selling block. RealNetworks, who has a knack for picking up the pieces of failed music services, also gained some advertising...
Is Native Instruments Readying New Digital DJ Products For MusikMesse?
Native Instruments was absent from all the digital DJ announcements at NAMM this year, focusing instead on their new Kore player and Soundpacks. However, Native usually waits until MusikMesse to unleash their biggest news. So we’re wondering if they’ve got anything cooking for the show in March. With Serato, Stanton, Vestax, Numark, and others unveiling new products, will NI, with its software pedigree and new hardware...






