October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

Pandora

Facebook's new music features have sparked a debate over privacy, as we explained in last week's Music Ally report. However, personal radio service Pandora is facing its own privacy row, with a class action...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

iCloud

Apple's iCloud service is expected to launch imminently - possibly as soon as Tuesday, when the company is unveiling its iPhone 5 handset at a press event. Will iCloud be global, though? Apple is thought...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

Emi

At least five bids are expected as Citigroup auctions off EMI, with the Financial Times claiming that Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, BMG and Sony/ATV are all set to throw their hats into the...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

Bob Pittman

Clear Channel parent company CC Media Holdings has announced that Bob Pittman is its new CEO. Pittman joined the company in November 2010 as chairman of media and entertainment platforms, and has been...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

meatloaf

The latest royalties argument involving a major label could see Sony Music lose the rights to distribute Meat Loaf's back catalogue. The company is being sued by the estate of the late Stephen Popovich,...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

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Google is catching on fast to the potential of getting artists to hang out in, er, Hangout. The video chat feature of its Google+ social network was used early on by some enterprising artists - you might...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

Facebook

Facebook is making some significant changes to the data available for owners of fan pages on the social network, which are directly relevant to music marketers. The company's Pages Insights analytics tool...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

Echo Nest

The Echo Nest has announced the winner of its Social Music App Challenge competition, which was announced in June. The winning app is Plus Music, developed by Peter Watts. It launched in August, and takes...

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October 3rd, 2011 by Music Ally

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It's clearly the day for Chrome browser plug-ins. With Plus Music having scooped The Echo Nest's social music app prize, now another plug-in called Turntable Plus is aiming to overlay new features on buzzy...

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