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Universal Music Group (UMG) Joins Flycell to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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Universal Music Group (UMG), the world ’ s leading music company, and Flycell, Inc., ( Read more

• Universal Music Group (UMG) Joins Flycell to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month - Business Wire

Digital Entertainment Portal Dada Adds Universal Music Tracks

Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

New York - Major label Universal Music Group said on Monday that it has licensed catalog to Dada Entertainment, the operator of a digital and mobile entertainment distribution service. Under the terms, Dada.net will make UMG songs available for purchase and downloads as DRM-free full-track MP3s and ringtones from all major mobile carriers. The company -- a joint venture between Dada USA and major...

• Universal Music Group (UMG) Partners With Dada Entertainment - PR News Wire
• Sony's expands 66-cent-per-song music attack at Apple - TG Daily
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Nokia's 'Comes With Music' adds EMI catalog

AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

EMI has announced that they have joined Nokia's "Comes With Music" unlimited mobile download service, meaning that each of the Big 4 record labels is now on board for the launch of the service this month. Universal Music Group, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group have all been signed for some time now, as well as a ton of indie labels. Buyers of a few models of Nokia handsets will receive the service...

• Q&A: Is Nokia Comes With Music a good deal? - CNET.co.uk
• Difficult birth for the 'game changer' - Financial Time
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Nokia’s Comes With Music on the 5800: Nokia’s attempt to out-iTunes iTunes

CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008

Nokia announced their Comes With Music program last month, a media download offering with backing from Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, and Universal Music Group. The system, along with the Nokia Music Store, has about 5 million tracks currently available and Nokia has announced the Music PC client for easy downloads. You can drag CDs [...]

Lindsay Lohan “Spirit In The Dark” Album Jackets Reprinted For Samantha Ronson Dedication

WhyFame (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008

Universal Music Group has been forced to reprint thousands of album jackets for Lindsay Lohan’s upcoming album because the singer wants to write a special thank-you note to girlfriend Samantha Ronson.Lindsay, 22, originally included a disguised dedication to her DJ girlfriend on the CD sleeve by referring to her using a pet name, but since the... [ More on WhyFame.com ]

Lindsay Lohan “Spirit In The Dark” Album Jacket Reprinted For Samantha Ronson Dedication

The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008

Universal Music Group has been forced to reprint thousands of album jackets for Lindsay Lohan’s upcoming album because the singer wants to write a special thank-you note to girlfriend Samantha Ronson. Lindsay, 22, originally included a disguised dedication to her DJ girlfriend on the CD sleeve by referring to her using a pet name, but [...]

Social Network Uber.com Shutters After Investors Bail

Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

Los Angeles - Uber.com, a social network and blogging platform that had raised at least $7.6 million from investors including Universal Music Group and Discovery Communications, announced on Monday that it is shutting down, effective immediately. read more

Universal plans “Hulu for music” site

prefix (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

You have to hand it to Universal Music Group: when its fellow record companies are just trying to stay afloat, it’s planning a possible new venture: a music site that’s ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) Appoints Jeffrey Harleston to Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has appointed Jeffrey Harleston to Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs. The appointment, effective immediately, was made today by Michael Ostroff, UMG's General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs Worldwide, and to whom Mr. Harleston reports. "We're thrilled...

Roundup: Uber closes down, Yahoo speaks on Yahoogle and more

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008

Uber , an also-ran social network turned microblog platform, closes down — Investors included Universal Music Group and Sterling Stamos Co-Investors fund. The company claimed that it closed down due to economic issues, as you can read on its site . More on PaidContent . Mobile payment company Transaction Wireless raises $2.25 million — Funding comes from Mission Ventures and Okapi Ventures . House...

• Roundup: Uber closes down, Yahoo speaks on Yahoogle and more - VentureBeat

UMG to launch music video site

AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008

According to a Billboard report, Universal Music Group is set to launch their own online music video portal, one that should be set up similarly to NBC's Hulu movie and TV streaming site. Citing insider sources, the report says the service would host music videos as well as "artist-focused content and editorial." UMG said it would also welcome content from other labels. UMG currently has a licensing...

Sass's Web Publishing Firm Uber.com Closing Down; Investors Pulled Out

Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008

What happened here? Two months ago I met Scott Sassa in our offices when he was all gaga over Uber.com 's chances. In those two months, it turns out, the investors Discovery Communications and previous ones UMG and others decided to pull out, it seem, and his web publishing and social networking firm is closing down on Sep 29th, according to a notice posted on the site. "The crisis in the economy...

YouTube Popularity Spurs UMG To Consider 'Hulu For Music' Site: Report

Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

YouTube has proven to be a powerful promotional vehicle and revenue generator for Universal Music Group, as it serves to connect the music label to over 400,000 channel subscribers who watch its ad-supported clips. That popularity has inspired UMG execs to explore the creating a "Hulu for music" standalone site, BillboardBiz reported , citing unidentified sources. The proposed site would offer programming...

Universal to launch own music video website

MAC News Network (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

Universal Music Group is planning on creating its own online music video hosting website that would include other content as well, as per a recent rumbling. The site would be similar in execution to NBCís Hulu video streaming site, and also include artist focused content and editorial, such as interviews and behind-the-scenes looks, and content from other labels and partners would also be welcome,...

• Report: Universal Music Creating 'Hulu-Like' Music Video Site - Digital Media Wire
• Source: Universal Music Group plans to launch 'Hulu-like' site - Cnet
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Big-media investors couldn't save social site Uber

Cnet (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

The "creative"-focused social site has closed down now that its venture backers--who include Universal Music Group and Discovery Communications--have declined to support it further.