Sony & Warner Partner On Chinese Download/Mobile Content Venture

Sony BMG and Warner Music Group have announced a Chinese joint venture for developing mobile music content and download distribution technology. The music companies have invested in Access China Media Solutions, a joint venture between China’s Access Ltd., and Seattle-based digital media firm Melodeo. Access China Media Solutions was formed early last year as a vehicle for Melodeo to distribute its technology to wireless...

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Majors To Offer Free Music To College Students

The major music labels have agreed to support a new service from Ruckus Network that will offer free music downloads to any college student. The service will be supported by advertising on its website and on player. The four major record labels and several independent labels have agreed to license their music to Ruckus at much lower rates than they charge other mass-market music services on the “theory” that college...

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