Using tickets and hotel rooms normally reserved for the travel press, the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions is sending 25 bloggers on a free trip to Amsterdam. ...Read the whole story
Apple's iTunes music store has added a host of shows from Viacom's cable networks, including MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. The pay-to-play model on iTunes--fast becoming a mandatory outlet for all content owners--represents just one of several strategies that Viacom is presently exploring. ...Read the whole story
Yahoo! Music has partnered with wireless equipment maker Linksys to market a co-branded gadget that streams online music files directly to stereo systems. ...Read the whole story
Microsoft has elevated Joanne Bradford to the position of corporate vice president of global sales and trade marketing. Bradford, who formerly served as chief media revenue officer, will be responsible for ad sales across all Microsoft properties, including MSN, Xbox and mobile applications as well as the upcoming Windows Live and Office Live ad-supported software sites. ...Read the whole story
In a development that might bode well for Google in its battle with publishers over a project to digitize library books, Google has won a copyright infringement lawsuit concerning its practice of caching Web pages. ...Read the whole story
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