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  • EMI, BBC Worldwide in deal to unlock music archive

    EMI, BBC Worldwide in deal to unlock music archive

    MUMBAI: EMI Music and UK pubcaster the BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide have struck a deal that will see thousands of hours of pop and rock music content, locked away for years, released to the public for the very first time.

    The arrangement allows the British-owned music company and its artists to release material from the corporation’s extensive archive of TV and radio recordings across multiple platforms including digital.

    In return BBC Worldwide has the opportunity to use EMI artists’ performances to create new programming which can be sold to international broadcasters and consumers.

    BBC Worldwide has also acquired the rights to distribute the content direct to consumers via any of their own future digital services.

    EMI and BBC Worldwide are identifying programme material relating to artists in the EMI family which can be used to create a wide range of products for global release across multiple platforms.

    The EMI family includes artists such as Kylie Minogue, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Lily Allen and Pink Floyd. Under the deal EMI will have the opportunity to include BBC recordings from their artists as part of DVDs, CDs and digital downloads whilst BBC Worldwide has the opportunity to drive revenue through international radio and TV programme sales, as well as on-demand streaming from those very same artists.

    Both companies will also receive reciprocal royalties for each other’s sales.

    This unlocking of the BBC archive will make vast quantities of content available in all formats for consumers to enjoy both in the UK and internationally.

    The deal is part of BBC Worldwide Music’s strategy to derive greater value from the wealth of music-related material in the corporation’s archive. The BBC archive covers the entire history of rock and pop.

    The deal will look to build upon the release of BBC content previously licensed to EMI by artists such as Coldplay, David Bowie, Queen, Roxy Music and Depeche Mode. Some of the EMI archive gems include live radio performances from Pink Floyd, including a session from 1967 featuring tracks from their first album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn; Coldplay on Inside Tracks performing a stripped down version of their first hit “Shiver”; and an Omnibus special titled Cracked Actor from 1975 devoted to David Bowie.

  • Orange partners with record labels to extend its music portfolio, offer unlimited music videos

    Orange partners with record labels to extend its music portfolio, offer unlimited music videos

    MUMBAI: To coincide with the Midem music trade show, mobile firm Orange is bringing out a new unlimited subscription plan for video-on-demand, available on Orange TV in France.

    A catalogue of music programmes will be on offer for 4.99 euros a month with more than 300 long clips like concerts, documentaries, TV programmes, etc and 2,000 video clips.

    The new offer is the latest addition to the extensive Orange music portfolio which covers nine countries and allows customers to access an international catalogue of 1 million titles following agreements with both major international and independent record labels.

    The new offer gives Orange TV subscribers in France unlimited use of a wide choice of music content. They can enjoy on-demand access to the entire catalogue of music programmes with leading artists including Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Michael Jackson, Beyonce and Shakira.

    Subscribers can select a title from more than 300 longer clips (concerts, documentaries, TV programmes, etc.) and 2,000 video clips from any musical genre. These titles are made available through partnerships with:

    * Sony BMG

    * EMI Music

    * I-Concerts

    * Eagle Rock

    The forthcoming arrival of two new partners, Warner Music and Universal Music, will further enhance the offering.

    A portfolio of music services available in nine countries.

    This latest addition to Orange’s impressive line-up of music services is available to Orange mobile customers in nine countries (Belgium, France, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UK) and internet customers in three countries (France, Spain, and the UK):

    Orange customers can access music through the following services:

    * Orange Music Store: gives access to an international catalogue of 1million titles,

    * Orange Music Player: a multimedia player for downloading music or videos;

    * Orange Music Cast: personalised mobile and internet radio. Launched in May 2006, Orange Music Cast is a mobile application that gives customers (with a compatible phone), access to a package of theme-based radio stations, which users can adapt to their own musical tastes (Urban, Pop/Rock, Latin, Jazz,…) as well as access their own favourite radio stations. Orange Music Cast is available both in a subscription service (EUR9.99) or in a 24 hour service (EUR2) ;

    * Live Radio: This the firm says is the first independent wifi radio, lets users listen to thousands of radio stations from around the world and on the web, as well as podcasts and audio books, even without turning on your computer;

    * SMS Jukebox, a new service which is being premiered at the Wifi Café Orange during Midem 2007. A playlist of songs is presented in a menu with a code for each one. All customers have to do is select a song and send the corresponding code by SMS. They then receive a message specifying the waiting time before the song is played… in the restaurant or cafe. Orange is looking to reinvent the jukebox, with a new mobile dimension.

  • CNN Intl visits India for ‘Art of Life’ special

    CNN Intl visits India for ‘Art of Life’ special

    MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN International has announced that its show Art Of Life, which is hosted Monita Rajpal travels to India. She takes part in a unique polo match in the fabled pink city of Jaipur in Rajasthan. She meets the founder of the Elephant Family charity, and has personal shopping time with British supermodel and photographer Jacquetta Wheeler.

    Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, also known as the “Pink City”, is about 250 km from Delhi and was founded by Raja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727. The city is famous for its Amber Fort, textile and jewellery industries and is home to the Cartier Elephant Polo Cup, one of the most spectacular and memorable events in the Indian Social Calendar. Monita gets to the centre of the action of this exciting and visually stunning game which is both a joy to play and watch. Four teams take part and the event attracts a heady mixture of major international and Indian celebrities, with Monita’s team being captained by Kylie Minogue’s boyfriend, the French actor Olivier Martinez.

    The polo competition is again being played in aid of the Elephant Family, a UK-based charity promoting the humane treatment of the Asian elephant. Monita talks to the founder of the Elephant Family and learns how the charity is ensuring the fair treatment of Elephants by working with both polo owners and riders. The charity also supports several conservation projects in the area, and is working to increase sponsorship of elephants to ensure their wellbeing and survival in increasingly tough conditions.

    After a spot of polo, there is only one other thing left to do on her calendar and that is to hit the famous shops and bazaars of Jaipur! British supermodel Jacquetta Wheeler, previously named Model of the Millennium by ‘The Face’ magazine, takes Monita on a treasure hunt, trawling through Jaipur’s ancient bazaars.