Wednesday, December 22, 2004
HMV and Microsoft Team Up
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 10:32 AM
"HMV Group Plc, the U.K. operator of HMV music stores, is joining forces with Microsoft Corp. to offer customers a service allowing them to download music from the Internet starting in the second half of next year. HMV will invest 10 million pounds ($19.2 million) in the project, which includes a customized jukebox enabling customers to locate and buy their music on line, the Maidenhead, England-based company said today in a Regulatory News Service statement. The alliance between HMV and Microsoft comes as consumers buy fewer compact discs because they can download songs from the Internet. Apple Computer Inc. has sold more than 150 million songs since opening iTunes, an online music store, in 2003. The songs can be downloaded to computers or portable music players."
This is interesting to me because HMV is active in Canada - in fact, I didn't even know that HMV was based out of the UK! The things you learn from reading Digital Media Thoughts eh? :lol:
This is interesting to me because HMV is active in Canada - in fact, I didn't even know that HMV was based out of the UK! The things you learn from reading Digital Media Thoughts eh? :lol:
