PodcastCon UK, a podcasting convention which takes place in central London on Saturday, 18th November 2006, has announced a full lineup of podcast personalities and sponsors. This will be the second year of the conference, a not-for-profit event organized by a team of UK podcasters with professional expertise in conference organization, law, media, and public [...]

arvato mobile, a leading European mobile entertainment provider, has announced a collective licensing deal with The Association of Independent Music (AIM), a non-profit trade that represents UK independent record labels. The agreement will allow repertoire from AIM’s 900+ member labels to be made available, on an opt-in basis, across Europe and Japan over arvato [...]

KOCH Records, a top US independent record label, has signed an agreement with SpiralFrog to make its catalog available for legal downloading worldwide via SpiralFrog’s advertising-supported service.
According to SpiralFrog, the agreement, “reinforces SpiralFrog’s belief that offering the broadest possible choice to its target audience, people between the ages of 13 and 34, will benefit everyone, [...]

eMusic today launched its service in Europe, becoming the first digital music service available throughout the entire European Union. eMusic will offer music lovers in all 25 EU member nations a catalogue of 1.7 million tracks in the universally compatible MP3 format, which works on every digital music hardware and software [...]

Major label Warner Brother Records appears to be podcasting traditionally copyrighted music, from well-known artists, Under the Radar. Murmurs and whispers around the podosphere have hinted that Bands Under the Radar, described as “a music podcast featuring unsigned bands and indie artists,” is not “indie” at all, but is in fact a podcast being quietly [...]