Sony Ericsson tunes into music downloads

Sony Ericsson tunes into music downloads

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Tuesday it would launch a new service on its phones that would allow full music downloading, initially focusing on new and up-and-coming artists.

Mobile phone makers have been integrating music players into their handsets, part of a threat to Apple's iPod. Sony Ericsson has christened its new service M-Buzz. It will use an enhanced version of its PlayNow service.

Sony Ericsson said in a statement: "The first phones offering M-Buzz will be the W850 and W950 Walkman phones announced earlier this year and scheduled to ship in European, Asian and Latin American markets during the second half of 2006."

The company, half owned by Sony and half by Ericsson, said it would initially offer a limited number of artists each month, picked from Sony/ATV Music Publishing's roster.

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The timely music festival aims to slow its connection speed with ...

The timely music festival aims to slow its connection speed with ...

THE NAME of the Download Festival, the second annual concert that comes to the Shoreline Amphitheatre on Sept. 30, alone speaks volumes about the hard drive-driven modern music industry. Music downloading—legal or otherwise—continues to increase, while physically packaged albums are fast becoming a relic. Ninety-nine-cent downloads are the new 45s, evinced by Gnarls Barkley's downloads-only smash "Crazy," and any player bigger than an iPod may as well adorn a Johnny Rocket's. And it seems that every week another huge conglomerate is getting into the game, with even Wal-Mart now offering music downloads. (No, seriously.)

Record companies are understandably scrambling to cover their asses, dropping unprofitable artists like hot cakes and padding nearly every CD release with exclusive bonus material.

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Music downloads reach a new high in Germany

Music downloads reach a new high in Germany

According to figures released by the German lobby group Bitkom, 11.71 million music files were downloaded for a fee in the first two quarters of 2006. Overall sales are posted at 21.2 million euros, with the market growing by 36 percent over the first two quarters of 2005. Music sales on the Internet thus reached record levels in Germany. (…) Men are downloading more music from the Internet than women (64-36%). Germans pay an average of 1.79 euros per download; a year ago, the average was 1.89 euros. In the calculations of Bitkom/GfK Panel, an album containing multiple songs was counted as a single download.

In 2004, almost 8.5 million downloads were registered, with sales totaling 14.6 million euros. In 2005, the figures had increased to 19.57 million downloads and 35.8 million euros.

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Bitkom reports that the number of music downloads has reached a ...

Bitkom reports that the number of music downloads has reached a ... According to figures released by the German lobby group for the IT sector, telecommunications, and new media, Bitkom, 11.71 million music files were downloaded for a fee in the first two quarters of 2006. Overall sales are posted at 21.2 million euros, with the market growing by 36 percent over the first two quarters of 2005. Music sales on the Internet thus reached record levels in Germany. .

Sony Ericsson to enable music downloads

Sony Ericsson to enable music downloads Sony Ericsson said on Tuesday that it would launch a new service on its mobile phones to allow full music downloading -- initially focusing on new and up-and-coming artists. Mobile phone makers have been integrating music players into their handsets for some time, as part of a threat to Apple's iPod. Sony Ericsson has christened its new service M-Buzz and says that it will use an enhanced version of the company's PlayNow service. "The first phones offering M-Buzz will be the W850 and W950 Walkman phones announced earlier this year and scheduled to ship in European, Asian and Latin American markets during the second half of 2006," Sony Ericsson said in a statement. The company, half owned by Sony and half by Ericsson, said it would initially offer a limited number of artists each month, picked from Sony/ATV Music Publishing's roster.

Web Site Offers Unlimited Game, Movie, and Music Downloads for PSP

Web Site Offers Unlimited Game, Movie, and Music Downloads for PSP

David Bresnahan has worked in all areas of newspaper and broadcast journalism, as well as public relations since 1972. Bresnahan has authored several books, hosted talk radio programs, owned a radio station, on-line newspapers, and other businesses. He has received a number of awards for both journalism and broadcasting and in 2001 received the Crystal Award of Excellence for Outstanding Work in Journalism. He is an independent journalist and public relations consultant.

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