Tag: WARNER MUSIC GROUP

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... 'Avatar' may have been the most hyped 3-D movie of all time, but the visual experience for moviegoers in the United States actually paled in comparison to the interactive ride South Koreans can enjoy. The nation has established several 4-D theatres which provide "moving seats, smells of explosives, sprinkling water, laser lights, and ...

Madonna, the star whose BlackBerry addiction might just have had something to do with her recent unsuccessful marriage, has recently been banned from YouTube after Google and the singer's label, Warner Music Group, failed to reach a content-sharing agreement. Maddy isn't the only celeb supposedly prevented from having their content posted on the site, as all other Warner artists -- everyone ...

Warner Music Group (WMG) has begun pitching its controversial "music tax" to universities, some of which are expressing interest, TechDirt reports. This "music tax," the brainchild of WMG's recently hired online mastermind Jim Griffin, would constitute a "covenant" between WMG and the "tax"-payer, by which the payer could download music freely and WMG would not file suit. The "tax" is really an ...

With CD sales continuing to barrel roll into oblivion, record companies are scrambling to come up with new sources of revenue. Warner Music Group is certainly one of those most affected, today announcing a $27 million second-quarter loss and 400 job cuts. In hopes of stopping the cash hemorrhage, Warner has launched a new online video unit, Den of Thieves. Lead by Jesse Ignjatovic from MTV and ...