Comments on: Imeem Pens a Deal with Universal Music. Now Has All the Majors. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:11 -0800 hourly 1 By: Imeem Gobbles Up A Young Startup, Anywhere.FM | The M Companies http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-2568933 Imeem Gobbles Up A Young Startup, Anywhere.FM | The M Companies Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-2568933 [...] not currently announced, Anywhere.FM will likely have access to the same licensing deals Imeem struck with the major labels. The deals allow users to stream any of 5 million songs from their friends [...] [...] not currently announced, Anywhere.FM will likely have access to the same licensing deals Imeem struck with the major labels. The deals allow users to stream any of 5 million songs from their friends [...]

]]> By: Random-Clip » Comment on Imeem Pens a Deal with Universal Music. Now Has All the … http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-2493750 Random-Clip » Comment on Imeem Pens a Deal with Universal Music. Now Has All the … Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:18:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-2493750 [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...] [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]

]]> By: Tulenheimo » Blog Archive » Muxtape ongelmissa http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-2493279 Tulenheimo » Blog Archive » Muxtape ongelmissa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:28:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-2493279 [...] toimiva (mutta muuten Muxtapesta kaikin puolin täysin eroava) imeem pääsi jo joulukuussa 2007 sopimukseen lisensseistä kaikkien neljän suuren levy-yhtiön [...] [...] toimiva (mutta muuten Muxtapesta kaikin puolin täysin eroava) imeem pääsi jo joulukuussa 2007 sopimukseen lisensseistä kaikkien neljän suuren levy-yhtiön [...]

]]> By: LostAudio - GOOD? Imeem sign with all the majors http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-2283150 LostAudio - GOOD? Imeem sign with all the majors Thu, 08 May 2008 11:00:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-2283150 [...] Although we couldn’t find anything on their website to confirm this, TechCrunch should be a believable source. [...] [...] Although we couldn’t find anything on their website to confirm this, TechCrunch should be a believable source. [...]

]]> By: Lotekz.com » Blog Archive » Imeem Gobbles Up A Young Startup, Anywhere.FM http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1949237 Lotekz.com » Blog Archive » Imeem Gobbles Up A Young Startup, Anywhere.FM Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:01:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1949237 [...] not currently announced, Anywhere.FM will likely have access to the same licensing deals Imeem struck with the major labels. The deals allow users to stream any of 5 million songs from their friends [...] [...] not currently announced, Anywhere.FM will likely have access to the same licensing deals Imeem struck with the major labels. The deals allow users to stream any of 5 million songs from their friends [...]

]]> By: Imeem Gobbles Up A Young Startup, Anywhere.FM http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1945587 Imeem Gobbles Up A Young Startup, Anywhere.FM Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:59:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1945587 [...] not currently announced, Anywhere.FM will likely have access to the same licensing deals Imeem struck with the major labels. The deals allow users to stream any of 5 million songs from their friends [...] [...] not currently announced, Anywhere.FM will likely have access to the same licensing deals Imeem struck with the major labels. The deals allow users to stream any of 5 million songs from their friends [...]

]]> By: george mcfly http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1834497 george mcfly Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:13:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1834497 It's really funny to read comments for people that have no idea what they are talking about. Where did you "hear" what imeem is paying labels? From an imeem employee? investor? probably not. just another internet nerd running off at the keyboard about things they "think" they know about, and wish they were apart of. suckers. It’s really funny to read comments for people that have no idea what they are talking about. Where did you “hear” what imeem is paying labels? From an imeem employee? investor? probably not. just another internet nerd running off at the keyboard about things they “think” they know about, and wish they were apart of. suckers.

]]> By: david hyman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1831518 david hyman Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:56:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1831518 when they get the rates down to 1/10th of a penny, sites that in are the business of turning a profit could do this too!! let's see how long it takes for the rates to get there. anyone want to make a prediction? i say 24 months. i hope i'm wrong!!! when they get the rates down to 1/10th of a penny, sites that in are the business of turning a profit could do this too!! let’s see how long it takes for the rates to get there. anyone want to make a prediction? i say 24 months. i hope i’m wrong!!!

]]> By: mathew johnson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1830475 mathew johnson Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:13:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1830475 i wonder who cares the most if i minimize an imeem window and just listen to the music without seeing/clicking any ads? ultimately hard to stay away from in-stream audio ads. i wonder who cares the most if i minimize an imeem window and just listen to the music without seeing/clicking any ads?

ultimately hard to stay away from in-stream audio ads.

]]> By: Mitch Reisendorf http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1830469 Mitch Reisendorf Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:11:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1830469 And how much of this will actually reach the pockets of the artists themselves? ZERO. This is just the majors grabbing whatever they can but should in no way be looked at as some sort of long term solution. Lets see how long Imeem can hold up to the major label crunch on their ad money profit And how much of this will actually reach the pockets of the artists themselves? ZERO. This is just the majors grabbing whatever they can but should in no way be looked at as some sort of long term solution. Lets see how long Imeem can hold up to the major label crunch on their ad money profit

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1830202 Steve Ballmer Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:39:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1830202 Balm is on Virb. virb.com/balm/ Balm is on Virb.

virb.com/balm/

]]> By: Alexander van Elsas's Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1830045 Alexander van Elsas's Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:53:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1830045 <strong>The web is just a poor surrogate of real-life interactions...</strong> This Saturday my wife and I celebrated our 12,5 years of marriage together with our family and many friends and neighbours. We had a great time living towards the party while remembering lots of things from the the past years. The party itself was incr... The web is just a poor surrogate of real-life interactions…

This Saturday my wife and I celebrated our 12,5 years of marriage together with our family and many friends and neighbours. We had a great time living towards the party while remembering lots of things from the the past years. The party itself was incr…

]]> By: Gabe http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1829596 Gabe Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:52:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1829596 So the free quasi-infinite jukebox was born today. Wow. Hope it survives. So the free quasi-infinite jukebox was born today. Wow. Hope it survives.

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1829133 David Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:45:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1829133 I'd heard a similar rumor about the penny-per-hour minimum -- i.e. basically the same floor as the on-demand subscription services (Rhapsody, Napster) pay. If this were true, imeem would need to sell 100% of its ads at a net CPM (after commissions) of $10, with a new ad displayed for each and every song, just to cover its obligation to the labels (and ignoring composition royalties, bandwidth, contribution to overhead and profit). I’d heard a similar rumor about the penny-per-hour minimum — i.e. basically the same floor as the on-demand subscription services (Rhapsody, Napster) pay.

If this were true, imeem would need to sell 100% of its ads at a net CPM (after commissions) of $10, with a new ad displayed for each and every song, just to cover its obligation to the labels (and ignoring composition royalties, bandwidth, contribution to overhead and profit).

]]> By: Rajeev http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1829058 Rajeev Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:12:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1829058 Let me checkout. http://tekno-world.blogspot.com Let me checkout.

http://tekno-wo...ld.blogspot.com

]]> By: FreshBreakfast http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1829056 FreshBreakfast Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:12:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1829056 Why the dismissive parting shot at the end there, Erick? I agree with your first sentence, though. I think this is a MONUMENTAL deal. With this big of a mainstream catalogue, imeem is the new downloading. Meaning, it's now actually easier and more convenient to stream music though imeem, rather than DLing songs. And it's legal! Ironically, this deal has the potential to make illegally downloading music the new "buying" am album. That is, you only download the music you know and love, that make it worth the trouble. For serious music junkies, this is huge. Why the dismissive parting shot at the end there, Erick?

I agree with your first sentence, though. I think this is a MONUMENTAL deal. With this big of a mainstream catalogue, imeem is the new downloading. Meaning, it’s now actually easier and more convenient to stream music though imeem, rather than DLing songs. And it’s legal!

Ironically, this deal has the potential to make illegally downloading music the new “buying” am album. That is, you only download the music you know and love, that make it worth the trouble.

For serious music junkies, this is huge.

]]> By: Ryan Spahn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1828963 Ryan Spahn Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:29:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1828963 Can i get this through my windows mobile, iphone or upcoming android phone? Serve me geographical ads based on my IP and interests as it streams. THere's got to be tons of money to be made this way! Can i get this through my windows mobile, iphone or upcoming android phone?

Serve me geographical ads based on my IP and interests as it streams. THere’s got to be tons of money to be made this way!

]]> By: Evan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1828926 Evan Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:10:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1828926 "Now members can start streaming songs from Kanye West, 50 Cent, Black Eyed Peas, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Maroon 5 and Nelly." Nelly? Really? Just threw that in there? Ha! Seems so out of place. “Now members can start streaming songs from Kanye West, 50 Cent, Black Eyed Peas, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Maroon 5 and Nelly.”

Nelly? Really? Just threw that in there? Ha! Seems so out of place.

]]> By: My Way http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1828860 My Way Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:37:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1828860 it's about time already. music is already free on p2p sharing and there's a lot of free stuff on older social networking websites. let people do what they want on sites like imeem myspace and facebook for free and get money from the online ads like the rest of the web content indsutry does. it’s about time already. music is already free on p2p sharing and there’s a lot of free stuff on older social networking websites. let people do what they want on sites like imeem myspace and facebook for free and get money from the online ads like the rest of the web content indsutry does.

]]> By: Joe Duck http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1828792 Joe Duck Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:53:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1828792 The big experiment can now begin - ad supported vs pay to play. Not clear to me how this will shake out but I'm guessing that ad supported is going to be hard to manage, and weak in revenues. The big experiment can now begin – ad supported vs pay to play. Not clear to me how this will shake out but I’m guessing that ad supported is going to be hard to manage, and weak in revenues.

]]> By: Everyone Loves Free Music http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1828773 Everyone Loves Free Music Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:42:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1828773 word on the street is that imeem is paying at least 3 of the major labels a floor of a penny per stream. so they could care less if imeem actually sells any ads... word on the street is that imeem is paying at least 3 of the major labels a floor of a penny per stream. so they could care less if imeem actually sells any ads…

]]> By: Angela Hayden http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-1828767 Angela Hayden Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:40:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/imeem-pens-a-deal-with-universal-music-now-has-all-the-majors/#comment-1828767 way cool way cool

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