Albums by artists including Arctic Monkeys, Adele and Charlie Simpson have reportedly been destroyed after rioters in London set fire to a stock warehouse on Monday.
The UK Government has announced new measures to update copyright laws for ripping audio and video into new formats- a move likely to affect the media consumption habits of millions of citizens.
National radio station Smooth Radio, part of Guardian Media Group (GMG), is launching a new online advertising and social media campaign this week.
Experts in video making have warned the creative industries to up their game if they’re to compete in a fast-changing environment that’s being overrun with wannabe filmmakers.
Following the release of the Hargreaves Review, Digital Opportunity, the Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network (CI KTN) last week brought together representatives from the creative sector to debate the implications of the Review with its author Professor Ian Hargreaves. Participants included Universal Music, Lovefilm.com and The Guardian News and Media Group along with the UK … [Read more…]
Virgin Media has struck an exclusive agreement with digital music service Spotify to offer the music platform across multiple platforms, incuding PCs, mobile devices and connected TVs.
US ad firm Specific Media and singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake have teamed up to buy News Corp’s Myspace for a reported $35 (£22m).
Guinness World Records has announced the latest social media world records, including most ‘likes’, ‘dislikes’ and followers, with Charlie Sheen breaking records for fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Twitter.
Mobile music discovery firm Shazam has raised $32m in new funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), with existing investor DN Capital participating.
Vodafone UK, Telefónica UK (the owners of O2) and Everything Everywhere (the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile), are working on a mobile commerce joint venture, in a bid to improve mobile payments in the UK.