Indio OKs Two-Year Coachella Contract
Just a few days ago, we reported that the Coachella festival looked to be in some serious trouble, with the host city of Indio postponing signing a contract with the festival. read more
Amazon to Start Publishing Its Own Books
Continuing their dominance of the print industry, Amazon is now starting its own publishing company. In the coming weeks it will publish 122 books spanning multiple genres, poised to compete alongside major existing publishing houses in New York and instilling fear in the hearts of publishers everywhere. read more
Coachella Festival Could be Delayed Next Year
Upon the announcement that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival would last over two weekends in 2012, the city of Indio has postponed signing the contract with the Coachella festival promoter. According to the LA Weekly, neighboring city La Quinta is requesting for the cities of Indio and Goldenvoice to be assessed under the California Environmental Quality Act, which is what caused for the postponement of the contract. If they comply, the reviewing process could push into the event's scheduled opening date of April 13th, 2012 and force promoters to delay the event. read more
Skype Creators To Launch "Vdio" To Challenge Netflix
If it wasn't already apparent that music and video streaming were two sides of the same coin, the creators of Rdio announced their new startup Vdio yesterday. The internet startup veterans who created Skype and other music sharing applications like Kazaa, is now jumping head first into the world of online video streaming where big names like Netflix and Amazon still make the rules. read more
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker Named Editor of Publishing Company
A report by The Guardian announced yesterday that Jarvis Cocker, the lead vocalist of British rock band Pulp, has accepted a "broad commissioning role" as the editor-at-large for U.K.-based publishing company Faber & Faber. read more
Sony Freezes 93,000 Accounts To Protect From Breach
Sony just can't seem to get a break. After announcing that they would have to recall up to 1.6 million LCD TVs worldwide, reports are now saying that last night Sony has had to freeze 93,000 PlayStation Network accounts due to security breaches. The network was also breached in April with all of the users' personal information at risk. In a blog post, Sony's chief information security officer said that a massive set of false sign-in ID-password pairs were attempted. read more
Paste's mPlayer Requires Paid Subscriptions Starting This Week
To thank Paste's readers, the mPlayer, our weekly digital magazine, has been free for the first 14 issues. Starting this week, Paste’s mPlayer will be available only through paid subscriptions. Details of the paid subscription model will be available next week, which will include free issues for former subscribers of the print edition of Paste. read more
Netflix Quits Qwikster, Apologizes Again
After apologizing for but not removing the 60% price hike from earlier this year, Netflix CEO announced the formation of a new website and business for their DVD called Qwikster. According to Deadline, when Netflix announced its price change, Netflix lost 60% of its market share (or $10B!), with their new Qwikster service hoping to win back subscribers and investors. read more
RCA Dissolving Three Subsidaries
RCA is moving to refresh its image and move forward by shutting down three of its major subsidiary labels. Artista, Jive and J will no longer carry artist like Pink, Usher or Britney Spears. Instead the parent label will take over for the extinct subsidiaries. read more
Netflix in Negotiations to Revive Reno 911!
Following the much-publicized announcement that Arrested Development will return for a new mini-season and a movie, Netflix has been vying to host the cult favorite. Now the service is looking to house another popular show that was canceled: Reno 911!. read more
Update: If There's a New Season of The Simpsons, It'll Be the Last
Amid all the recent infighting between Fox Studios and the cast of The Simpsons, a Fox executive revealed to The Wrap yesterday that even if the actors agree to have their pay docked a substantial 45 percent, the long-running sitcom will only last one more season. read more
BBC to Slash Budget by 20 Percent
Like the budget cut NPR received this year on this side of the pond, BBC will be receiving large budgetary cuts for the upcoming years. Looking to reduce their budget by 20%, or 1.03 Billion US dollars over the next five years. Although BBC claims that no services would be cut, some are expecting strikes by the end of the year due to the nearly 2000 job cuts. read more
Lady Gaga Could Become Queen's New Lead Singer
Various sources began reporting today that pop sensation Lady Gaga is in negotiations with Brian May to take on the mantle of being the official lead singer of Queen. read more
Steve Jobs: 1955 - 2011
Apple co-founder, chairman and former chief executive Steve Jobs died Oct. 5. He was 56. Although a cause of death had not been released initially, Jobs had been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer. read more
Disney to Give More of Its Classics a 3D Makeover
In the wake of The Lion King's massive success as a 3D re-release (it's been the highest-grossing box office film for the past two weeks), Disney has quickly wised up and realized the high monetary potential for its new strategy. Naturally, the company is dipping into its sizable back catalog of films and prepping a select few for the 3D treatment, beginning in 2012. read more
Jimmy Fallon to Feature Radiohead, Portishead Next Week
Coming off the heels of his Pink Floyd tribute week, unabashed music nerd Jimmy Fallon has managed to rope in in a couple more acclaimed British acts to perform on his Late Night show: Radiohead and Portishead. read more
Roger Waters Performs with Foo Fighters, Announces More U.S. Dates for The Wall Tour
"Pink Floyd week" continued yesterday with the official commencement of the English progressive rock band's remastering campaign, Why Pink Floyd?. In its wake, more Floydian news has continued to break. read more
Absolutely Kosher Ceases Releasing Records
Last Friday, indie label Absolutely Kosher Records announced they were ceasing the release of records and that the upcoming Himalayan Bear release for Oct. 11 would be their last. read more
Spotify Requires New Users to Have A Facebook Account
In an article yesterday, Digital Music News reported that Spotify now requires all new users to have a Facebook account to register for the music service. The prompt on Spotify said: “You need a Facebook account to register for Spotify. If you have an account, just log in below to register. If you don’t have a Facebook account, get one by clicking the ‘create an account’ link below.” read more
Amazon Prime Adds Fox to List of Streaming Partners
Amazon Prime, which is quickly becoming one of the premiere video-streaming services available, has just announced that they've signed a deal with Fox that will bring their total amount of TV shows and movies to 11,000. The partnership with Fox will bring TV shows like 24, Arrested Development, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files to Amazon Prime members for unlimited stream. read more
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