Editoras de música apostam na net e no streaming

«Major labels are continuing to invest in emerging digital companies, part of a broader diversification strategy.  Over the weekend, sources pointed Digital Music News to a Universal Music Group stake in Uber (uber.com), a startup that allows users to instantly create multimedia websites and blogs. (...) But Universal Music Group is not the only major investing in startups.  Just recently, Warner Music Group invested $20 million in Lala (lala.com), a company that offers ubiquitous access to music collections and is launching a novel, per-stream purchasing proposition» fonte: «Universal Music Keeps Investing; Uber Stake Surfaces», Digital Music News, 4/06/08

EMI Starts Supporting Ad-Supported; Qtrax + Spiralfrog: «The experiment that is ad-supported music received a powerful nod this week from EMI Music.  On Tuesday morning, the company licensed its catalog to Spiralfrog, and later in the day, the company announced an agreement with Qtrax.  (...) The Qtrax license covers both streams and downloads.  The DRM-protected downloads can be ported onto three compatible players, though users must visit the Qtrax destination at least once every 60 days to keep the songs alive.
Both Qtrax and Spiralfrog have been trudging through difficult and expensive licensing processes, perhaps a strong advertisement against legitimate licensing paths.  In the case of Qtrax, a blowout launch in January simply blew up, thanks to missing major label licenses. Spiralfrog has also experienced its ups and downs, though both are pushing forward with their steadily-expanding catalogs.  On Tuesday, Spiralfrog pointed to a monthly unique user base of five million, quoting data from Nielsen//NetRatings. fonte: EMI Starts Supporting Ad-Supported; Qtrax + Spiralfrog, Digital Music News, 4/06/08