Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Friday, November 9, 2012

Google Play Movies, Music reach Australia, Canada and parts of Europe on November 13th (update: Google scales it back)

Google Play on Google TV

Google's long-awaited offering of Google Play Movies and Music on Google TV may have answered a longstanding demand for streaming access from some viewers, but it still left many of those outside of the US turning to alternatives. The company is closing that open loop with plans to take the media strategy global. Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK will all get similar streaming video options on their Google TV hubs as of November 13th; while content will undoubtedly vary, the gesture once more puts the international stores on roughly the same level as their American counterpart. The only debate left likely centers on what movie to rent for celebrating the occasion.

Update: Google has made a new post suggesting that its earlier outline was a mistake: Australia and Canada aren't part of the November 13th mix.


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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Group formed to lobby for standardized royalty rates for online music #thecircuit

Internet Radio Fairness Coalition: Organizations and companies lobbying to pass a bill backed by online music service Pandora announced that they have formed a new coalition to urge Congress to pass two bills known as the Internet Radio Fairness Act.

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Monday, November 5, 2012

Pandora takes a serious hit after Apple music rumors #thecircuit

Pandora: Pandora took a beating in the last minutes of trading Thursday, after Bloomberg resurfaced rumors that Apple would be entering the streaming music space early next year.

Trading in Pandora shares was halted after it fell over 11 percent when the reports began circulating. It recovered slightly to close at $8.20 on Thursday, but continued to fall in Friday trading.

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