MOG, the subscription-based music service that offers 7 million tracks for just $5 USD a month has announced today the release of a mobile app of their service.
The company has deals with Universal, Sony, Warner and EMI as well as independent labels and the service offers on-demand music, allowing for users to pick and choose what songs they want to hear, either in their browser, or now on their mobile devices.
“You can see the queue, you can jump to anywhere in the queue, when a song comes on the library, you can save it,” adds David Hyman, CEO of MOG. “When you listen to Bob Marley radio, it’s not Bob Marley inspired radio. You get Bob Marley 24/7.”
The mobile app will be available on the iPhone and Android devices in the Q2 2010, and users will get MOG radio, 64 AAC+ quality, and ability to download in higher quality, for just $10 a month, by far the best subscription package available to date.
Result for: independent labels
The French independent labels collecting society SPPF has this week filed a lawsuit against giant video sharing site YouTube, alleging copyright infringement.
The SPPF says that over 100 music videos from its artist catalog are available via the service in some form, and the group wants €10 million in damages.
YouTube refuted the charges however, adding that the “SPPF has not signed up to its Content ID technical measures to identify any infringement.”
“We can’t discuss a pending case but bear in mind that YouTube offers professional content creators and producers powerful and free tools to protect, promote and monetize their content by using Content ID,” says Google. “Many indies as well as major music companies are using these tools to protect their content in France. The protection of copyrights is best achieved by joint efforts between creators and online platforms, not by lengthy and costly lawsuits. SPPF have not used Content ID to protect their content on the platform so far, although several independent labels do.”
Result for: independent labels
Sony has announced that the on-demand video service VidZone is now available for free for European PlayStation 3 owners.
VidZone currently runs the service from their own independent website, and is has deals with Sony BMG, EMI and over four thousand independent labels. The service on the PS3 will be ad-supported and will allow gamers to stream over 25,000 music videos and “behind-the-scenes commentaries.”
“VidZone is not just about giving music fans access to thousands of music videos, but offering a completely interactive and personalised music experience,” says VidZone CTO Michael Russo.
The VidZone application is available for download via the PS Store and will allow users to create playlists, save a video library, or select any individual video from the catalog.
“Music has always been popular on PS3 and now VidZone is set to transform the way we view music videos by letting you completely tailor your experience and is just one more reason for PS3 to be the most valued player in your living room,” concluded Isabelle Tomatis, hardware and platforms marketing manager at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
The app will be available in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, German, Spain and Australia.
