May 16th, 2013 by Music Ally

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Having succeeded in a series of High Court actions to get specific piracy sites blocked by UK ISPs, the BPI is seemingly preparing to ramp up its campaign.

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April 5th, 2013 by Music Ally

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The row over whether Google should be doing more to demote piracy sites in its search results continues, including no let up in the amount of takedown requests being filed by the BPI.

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March 13th, 2013 by Music Ally

The headline music statistic in the UK Entertainment Retailers Association's annual yearbook, which was published yesterday, won't come as a surprise.

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February 22nd, 2013 by Music Ally

Smart TVs were one of the product categories recently cited by the BPI as a future driver for digital music growth, with 17% of owners already streaming music on their connected tellies.

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February 7th, 2013 by Music Ally

A fifth of all British music buyers have now "fully transitioned to digital", according to the BPI's new 'Digital Music Nation 2013' report.

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February 7th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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A few years ago, the idea of a music industry body as technology-trends predictor would have been laughable. Yet in 2013, that’s exactly what British body the BPI is doing with its new Digital Music...

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January 14th, 2013 by Music Ally

The BPI and Official Charts Company have published some more stats on UK music sales in 2012, breaking album and single sales down by genre.

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January 2nd, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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Hot off the press this morning are figures from British music industry body the BPI for 2012, with digital album sales rising 14.8% to 30.5m for the year, although that still didn’t quite balance...

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December 17th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Six members of the UK's Pirate Party, including its leader, have been sent letters by the BPI's solicitors threatening legal action over the party's Pirate Bay proxy service.

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