News Archive for 07/06/06

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Warner Japan iTunes

06/06, 3:00pm

Warner Music now available on iTunes Japan

Apple has announced that the Warner Music Japan catalog is now available to users of the iTunes Store in Japan. Among the artists ushered in by the deal are Ayaka, Bonnie Pink, Green Day, Kobukuro, Linkin Park, Madonna, Mariya Takeuchi, My Chemical Romance, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M. and Rip Slyme. Also, the exclusive world premiere of Ayaka's new video for the hit track "Jewelry Day" is debuting on the iTunes Store.

iTunes playlists go mobile

06/06, 9:10am

Melodeo takes iTunes playlists mobile

Melodeo this week promised to take iTunes playlists mobile, by allowing users to listen to their iTunes music on their cell phones. The company already enables users to listen to Web-based audio clips while on-the-go and expects to launch its new service, which is currently in testing, within the next 2-3 months. Reuters reports that the service would allow users to listen to streamed music in their personal iTunes collections on desktops and via their mobile phone: since users already own the music and it is only streaming music, the company would only need to recoup minimal royalties--the same fees paid by Web-based radio services, or a tenth of a cent per song play. Melodeo hasn't decided on a revenue model, but may charge a monthly fee to subscribers, charge software download fees, or run audio advertisements.