Author: Daniel Cross

Universal Music Group extended its lead over Sony Music Entertainment last year following an increase in its market share of recorded music sales, says new research from Music & Copyright. SMI, while it did lose some share, still remained quite a ways ahead of its nearest...

Apple is suing Amazon.com for trademark infringement and unfair competition over its use of the term “App Store.” The complaint, filed in US District Court for the Northern California District on Friday, asks that Amazon be ordered to stop using “Appstore” to refer to its Google...

Spotify has pulled all third party advertising off its site as it attempts to find the source of an online attack on its system. A series of tweets over the last 24 hours show an escalating situation which the company is responding to. “We’ve turned...

Research in Motion (Rim), the BlackBerry manufacturer, is now taking orders for its iPad rival, PlayBook, via Best Buy and has confirmed the tablet will hit US stores on 19 April. brandrepublic.com...

Puma has appointed Professor Green as its first “social ambassador”, in a role that will set the UK rap star to work on the sport brand’s press, retail and social media campaigns. brandrepublic.com...

With consumers set to get their hands on the iPad 2 today, new research reveals that one in five men read their iPad in the bathroom and almost everybody uses it every day of the week. brandrepublic.com...

Shazam, the digital music company, is rolling out a new feature for its Shazam mobile app that will allow users to share music with their friends via Facebook. brandrepublic.com...