/ Technology

Bridging store music shoppers to the Internet

MPkey, a new product by music packager Naxos and digital music service eMusic, is a pre-packaging of classical music that Naxos will sell in stores but that will require consumers to go online to obtain the music.

Posted 09/06/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

Promoting free music sampler increases music downloads by 28% at eMusic

To promote the annual Pitchfork music festival, which plays in Chicago this month, eMusic offered a free music sampler that produced a complementary boost in song downloads.

Posted 07/20/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Peapod is the highest in low broadband access

In March the top 50 web retail site with the highest low broadband success rate was Peapod.com with a site access score of 99.42%, according to Gomez Inc.

Posted 04/12/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Marketing

Digital music provider Loudeye acquires a major European rival

Loudeye, provider of digital media, has acquired On Demand Distribution, the largest digital music provider in Europe.

Posted 06/22/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

Another eBay breakthrough--a deal with major record label Universal Music

Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, has agreed to sell merchandise at eBay.com, including not just music but memorabilia from Universal’s artists and opportunities to meet or interact with the artists.

Posted 10/14/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Newport News gets a new president

Newport News Inc., which operates a web site and catalog of moderately priced women`s apparel and home décor, has promoted Geralynn Madonna to president and COO.

Posted 01/11/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Traffic and sales soar at Target.com

Traffic at Target.com is up fourfold over last year and sales are up sevenfold. Target.com will continue to focus on Target`s core products.

Posted 06/27/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Music To Online Ears

Building on its relationship with EMI Recorded Music, Musicmaker.com, is expanding its online offerings to include additional selections from the EMI Classics and Blue Note catalogues, providing a variety of classical and jazz music for custom CD compilations. Among the new offerings from EMI Classics are operas and arias of Maria Callas, and recordings of tenors Jussi Bjorling, Nicolai Gedda, Rudolf Schock, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo....

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

Fast delivery stakes keeps rising

The fast-delivery game gets faster all the time. Now Virgin Megastores and Virginmega.com, music and entertainment retailers, and PDQuick delivery service have formed a partnership to provide express home delivery of widely anticipated music releases. Through the partnership, Virginmega.com will supply PDQuick with select new albums as they become available to the public for the first time. PDQuick customers can order these albums online or by...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

/ Press Release

eMusic Launches First iPad Application, eMusic Scenes

Today eMusic is announcing eMusic Scenes, a free iPad application that gives music fans a new way to experience the stories of music styles through time.

Posted 11/15/2011