Robert Andrews
Jan 26, 2012 6:38 AM
Chasing the post-download digital music opportunity, veteran services are seeking scale to fight dominant newcomers, whilst strangers from outside the space are launching their own new services with mixed success.
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Entertainment, Music, Companies, Apple, iTunes, Best Buy, Napster, News Corp., RealNetworks, Spotify, rhapsody
Ingrid Lunden
Dec 22, 2011 9:00 AM
It’s taken ten years, and a last leg up by way of an acquisition of a competitor, but Rhapsody says that it has finally reached one million subscribers for its music services in the U.S.
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David Kaplan
Nov 30, 2011 12:31 PM
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took the stage at Spotify’s first-ever press conference to expand the music streaming service’s Facebook integration to a wider world of social networks and devices, arguing that sharing is the only thing that can save the music industry and stop piracy.
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Apps, Entertainment, Music, Legal, Piracy, Media & Publishing, Radio, Companies, Best Buy, Napster, CBS, CBS Interactive, Last.fm, Facebook, Spotify, Countries, Europe, Sweden, daniel ek
Mark Mulligan
Music Industry Blog
Oct 4, 2011 8:48 AM
Rhapsody yesterday announced the acquisition of long-term rival Napster from U.S. retailer Best Buy. Rhapsody will retire the Napster brand and migrate the customer base over to its own service, with Best Buy gaining a minority stake in Rhapsody. It is a somewhat poignant end to one of digital music’s…
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Tricia Duryee
Sep 17, 2010 8:25 PM
Former Napster President Brad Duea, who left the music-subscription service a year after Best Buy acquired the company for $121 million, has resurfaced at T-Mobile USA, a company spokesperson confirmed today.
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Staci D. Kramer
Feb 8, 2007 8:02 PM
Napster revenues hit a record $28.4 million for the quarter ending Dec. 31, up 21 percent from $23.5 million in the same quarter last year. The company carved away at its loss, reporting a loss of $9.5 million, or $0.22 per share, for its FY3Q07, compared with $0.40 per share…
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