Blocking web ads is 'as bad as Napster', says data firm
Publishers’ revenues are being hit by ad blocking software now used by 150 million internet users - but what can they do about it? By Alex Hern
July 2014
Napster exec says labels ’short-sighted’ for creating YouTube's music power
But with 2m paying subscribers, competition doesn't make Thorsten Schliesche feel like 'the rabbit in front of the snake'. By Stuart Dredge
April 2014
Media network blog
Is 3D printing facing its Napster moment?
3D printing poses an interesting option for retailers wanting to get ahead in the market, but there are legal lessons to be learned from the music industry
December 2013
Music blog
Our favourite music features of 2013
From gay rap to Napster, and 80s psychedelia to Blurred Lines – have a second look at some of our favourite music features of the last year
October 2013
Telefónica strikes up new tune with Napster streaming music deal
Telco takes equity stake in parent company Rhapsody International, but its local operators can still choose other partners like Spotify. By Stuart Dredge
June 2013
The Observer profile
Sean Parker: tech guru and the bad boy of Silicon Valley
Profile: His roles at Facebook and Napster turned the prodigious entrepreneur into a billionaire. But critics say his lavish lifestyle, typified by his $10m wedding last week, is giving his industry a bad name
May 2013
Apps blog
Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman: 'Apps are in every artist's future'
Veteran music industry executive says The Doors' new iPad app is a '1,500-piece Doors puzzle, in three dimensions'. By Stuart Dredge
March 2013
Sleeve notes
Sleeve notes: Thom Yorke, David Bowie, Napster
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of music
February 2013
Napster: the day the music was set free
As a new film tells the story of Napster, Tom Lamont recalls the incredible sense of liberation he felt as a young music fan, suddenly able to download any record he wanted
December 2012
Higher education: our MP3 is the mooc
Clay Shirky
Academics have watched the internet change the music industry, books and news. And yet, now it's happening in higher education, we are about to screw it up, says Clay Shirky
June 2012
US news blog
Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning's Airtime: check back in three months
Brian Braiker: Latest social app by the Napster whiz-kids launched in New York at a bug-ridden event, but hopes for app's success remain high
February 2012
Downloads, Spotify and Napster help offset UK CD sales slide
BPI says music industry revenue fell just 3.4% last year to £795m as digital income increased by nearly a quarter to £282m. By Mark Sweney
January 2012
Rhapsody takes battle to Spotify by buying Napster's European operation
US digital music service challenges rival with push in UK and Germany using long-established brand name. By Mark Sweney
November 2011
Technology blog
Boot up: Mark Zuckerberg's apologies, UN 'hacked', and more
Plus more free UK data, and the future of Win32
May 2011
Apps blog
App reviews: The Heist, Glastonbury 2011, BBC News and more
Apps rush
Apps rush: Appysnap, Motuto, Napster and more
July 2010
HMV's new hmvdigital service invigorates music downloads market
The 'top 40 singles @ 40p' offer marks HMV out as a major MP3 provider. But once the offer ends where are the cheapest deals? Nabeelah Jaffer tracks them down
November 2009
A fistful of (internet) dollars
As Mandelson shows his sheriff's badge to the net's bad guys, who's making money from the web and whose well has run dry?
