Napster

Voices

Is Internet Killing the Video Star?

Stephen White, President, Gracenote in Voices on May 3 at 9:40 am PT

Applying lessons learned from the music industry to TV.

Napster, the Movie

Peter Kafka in Media on January 19 at 4:18 pm PT

Featuring Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, brought to you by Bill from “Bill & Ted’s.”

Kill’ Em All! Then Do Business With Them.

Lars just left my house in NYC. The litigation between us in 2000 is now a distant memory.

– Napster co-founder Sean Parker, talking about Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, via a 4:03 am Twitter post. Metallica had sued the file-sharing service, but now Parker and the band are business partners: Yesterday Metallica announced that it is distributing its music on Spotify, where Parker is an investor.

Voices

What to Do When Attacked by Pirates

Rob Reid, Founder, Listen.com, in The Wall Street Journal in Voices on June 3, 2012 at 4:39 am PT

The music industry killed Napster and still lost the digital war. The book business was taking notes.

A Ray of Light for the New York Times

Peter Kafka in Media on May 14, 2012 at 11:38 am PT

In 2014.

Napster Founders’ Airtime to Debut June 5

Liz Gannes in Social on May 8, 2012 at 10:52 am PT

Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning’s Airtime has invited media to a launch event in New York City on June 5.

News Byte

Spotify Heads to Germany

Peter Kafka in Media on March 12, 2012 at 8:18 am PT

Spotify will get access to a major new market tomorrow, when it opens for business in Germany. Like last year’s move into the U.S., the streaming music service will find several competitors waiting for it, including Simfy and Rhapsody (via its Napster purchase). Spotify will use the same pricing plan it offers in the rest of Europe: Limited free access and a 10-euro-per-month plan for unlimited and mobile service.

Here Come the First D10 Speakers: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Sean Parker, Zynga’s Mark Pincus and More on the Red Hot Seat

Kara Swisher in D10 on March 9, 2012 at 10:40 am PT

Speakers? We got your speakers right here.

An Exit Interview With Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr.

John Paczkowski in Dive Into Media on January 31, 2012 at 1:35 pm PT

Edgar Bronfman Jr. talks about EMI, Apple, Spotfiy and more on his last day as chairman of Warner Music Group.

News Byte

Rhapsody Arrives in U.K. and Germany Via Napster Deal

Peter Kafka in Media on January 26, 2012 at 12:01 am PT

Streaming music service Rhapsody, which has only been available in the U.S. for the last 11 years, has finally made it to Europe. The service has finished a deal to buy one-time competitor Napster’s operations in the U.K. and Germany; last fall, Rhapsody bought Napster’s U.S. assets. Rhapsody competitor Spotify isn’t in Germany yet, but industry sources expect that to change soon.