Vevo, the joint music video service launched by YouTube, Sony, Universal Music and AT&T will go live December 8th says the company.
“We’ve been working night and day for months to bring you the best music video and entertainment experience we can dream up, and in just about three weeks you can see it online for yourself,” reads the statement.
Vevo was first announced in April and described as a “premium online music video hub” that would share revenue between YouTube (the back-end) and the major labels (front-end). AT&T joined last month and said at the time: “Music and entertainment are two of the broadest-reaching and influential ‘passion points’ for consumers, and aligning our brand with a new property like Vevo gives us a chance to reach them in fresh, meaningful ways.”
The Abu Dhabi Media company is also a founding member, reportedly with a $300 million stake.
Result for: founding member
The umbrella group UK Music has been created today to establish a unified anti-piracy position.
The new group will be releasing a program on October 30th that includes “cross-industry submission to government on illegal file sharing and a music industry manifesto.”
UK Music will also look into new revenue models such as unlimited music subscriptions bundled with broadband service.
Feargal Sharkey, UK Music CEO added “The launch of UK Music marks a bold new chapter for the UK’s commercial music industry. [It] will serve a huge spectrum of the commercial music sector, and championing our industry’s creativity and shared commercial interests will be at the heart of what we do.”
Chairman Andy Heath says, “Until now, it has been incredibly difficult to establish a unified music business position, whether that’s concerning illegal file-sharing or music education. In that sense, this new organisation, which pulls together and represents such a wide range of interests, is a real game-changer.”
The founding members of UK Music include the BPI, the Association of Independent Music, the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, performing rights body the MCPS-PRS Alliance, the Music Managers Forum, the Music Publishers Association, the Musicians Union and Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).
Result for: founding member
The umbrella group UK Music has been created today to establish a unified anti-piracy position.
The new group will be releasing a program on October 30th that includes “cross-industry submission to government on illegal file sharing and a music industry manifesto.”
UK Music will also look into new revenue models such as unlimited music subscriptions bundled with broadband service.
Feargal Sharkey, UK Music CEO added “The launch of UK Music marks a bold new chapter for the UK’s commercial music industry. [It] will serve a huge spectrum of the commercial music sector, and championing our industry’s creativity and shared commercial interests will be at the heart of what we do.”
Chairman Andy Heath says, “Until now, it has been incredibly difficult to establish a unified music business position, whether that’s concerning illegal file-sharing or music education. In that sense, this new organisation, which pulls together and represents such a wide range of interests, is a real game-changer.”
The founding members of UK Music include the BPI, the Association of Independent Music, the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, performing rights body the MCPS-PRS Alliance, the Music Managers Forum, the Music Publishers Association, the Musicians Union and Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).
