Archive for January, 2010

Counterpoint System Boosts Digital Music Distribution with FUGA Integration

Posted by Cesar on January 16th, 2010 under Press releases

Counterpoint Systems, the leading provider of software solutions for rights management, royalty accounting and licensing agreements, has developed a new feature for its Record Maestro product that allows labels to export song data in a format directly compatible with FUGA, a leading digital music distribution platform.
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2009 in figures: Digital music sales are now 40% all purchases

Posted by Cesar on January 14th, 2010 under News

Some highlights from the Nielsen Soundscan report:

Overall sales are up 2.1% from 2008
Digital sales are now 40% of all purchases
Digital album sales are up 16% from 2008
Four digital songs broke the 4 million unit sales mark in 2009

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FUGA Signs Additional 12 Key Labels and Distributors across World

Posted by Cesar on January 12th, 2010 under Press releases

11th January 2010:- A growing number of respected independent labels and distributors are moving their digital operations onto the FUGA digital content management and delivery platform.
As Midem approaches, FUGA’s latest signings include:

Large American distributor BFM Digital
UK distributor Second Wind Digital distributor of One Little Indian, Fat Cat and Marathon Music
MINUS Multimedia the innovative electronic label owned by Richie [...]

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