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Guggenheim Digital in Talks for Vevo Stake

Keach Hagey, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on April 17 at 4:54 pm PT

Guggenheim Digital Media has had talks with online music-video company Vevo, and would be interested in taking a controlling share, people familiar with the matter said.

Twitter’s New Music App Launches Friday

Mike Isaac and Peter Kafka in Social on April 11 at 7:38 pm PT

#Nowplaying — Twitter Music.

Play Ball! Free MLB Streams On Twitter, Facebook (And AllThingsD).

Peter Kafka in Media on March 29 at 8:32 am PT

Smart.

Why Google Thinks Two Music Subscription Services Are Better Than None

Peter Kafka in Media on March 5 at 9:58 pm PT

Only a Googler could explain why Android and YouTube are talking about launching separate music services. But we can guess.

state of confusion is a pretty crummy song by kinks' standards

Another Big-Media YouTube Bet: Bertelsmann Invests in StyleHaul’s Fashion Videos

Peter Kafka in News on February 28 at 7:01 am PT

It’s like Machinima, except the people who watch it are into Tory Burch instead of Halo.

YouTube Is Ready to Invest in Vevo, but the Deal Isn’t Done

Peter Kafka in Media on January 16 at 7:28 pm PT

A deal will let YouTube hang on to its most popular content, and provide real money for Vevo and music label owners.

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Ex-Yahoo CFO Tim Morse Joins Fast-Growing Video-Ad Company

Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 7 at 9:37 am PT

Tim Morse spent the past 20 years working at companies that generate billions of dollars a year in revenue, most recently as the chief financial officer at Web pioneer Yahoo. Now he’s trying to build one.

Vevo’s YouTube Deal Expires in Three Days. But the “Hulu for Music Videos” Site Won’t Go Dark.

Peter Kafka in Media on December 7, 2012 at 9:22 am PT

Both sides need each other. And they’ve got a few more months to make something work.

Why Is Apple’s YouTube App Disappearing? (Hint: Think Ads.)

Peter Kafka in Media on August 6, 2012 at 12:15 pm PT

The most obvious conclusion: Collateral damage in the Apple-Google war. It’s still odd, though.

Echo Nest Raises $17 Million for Musical Big Data

Peter Kafka in Media on July 12, 2012 at 6:01 am PT

Digital music can be a terrible business. But selling data to digital music companies like Spotify, Vevo is another matter. Next up: Broadening the market beyond music.