In a blow to the film and music industry, a new deal between UK ISPs will see frequent illegal downloaders sent strongly worded letters with no chance of fines or further legal action.
Apple could buy headphone maker Beats Electronics for $3.2bn (£1.9bn), in what may be its biggest ever acquisition, according to a news report.
One-quarter of Spotify tracks are skipped in first five seconds, according to new research.
Unilever is offering free Bollywood music to 350 million villagers in India, to promotion its Lifebuoy soap and Fair & Lovely skin cream products.
Localfunded.co.uk, a new crowdfunding platform, has gone live in the UK, designed to let people control what happens in their communities, and get exclusive rewards on local services, goods and deals.
Google has launched a browser version of its music manager, meaning that users can now upload songs to the cloud player without needing to download any software.
Digital downloads such as apps, eBooks, films and MP3s could all see their prices rise next year, under new UK government plans to bring taxes inline with location.
Twitter has announced the closure of its #Music discovery service, less than one year after its launch.
Spotify is getting serious about data, buying a music-intelligence firm to help power recommendations- potentially cutting out competitors in the process.
BBC Three is to be axed and will become a wholly online channel, as part of the broadcaster’s cost-cutting plans.