Radio Broadcasters Mull Digital Music Stores
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Radio broadcasters are considering technology and business models that may soon allow listeners to click, listen and buy the tunes they hear on their favorite radio stations.
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Recording companies looking to wring more profits out of music sales are hoping to sell retailers on a new hybrid disc. On one side is standard CD audio; on the other, the enhanced sound, video and other media capabilities of a DVD.
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NEW YORK - Now that digital music players have evolved beyond the ability to store 20 gigabytes worth of music, storage capacity memory is no longer the only factor to consider before buying.
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CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the fall in CD sales.
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By Kevin Maney  The online digital music business stinks.    ITunes, Rhapsody, Zune Store, Napster -- you name it. They're all failures.    The hype has people believing otherwise.
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Away from the headlines of job  losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music  industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales  and offset the decline in CDs.
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Music fans will see more online options this year as the recording industry scrambles to develop new business models and find new sources of revenue to offset losses from plunging CD sales.
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The music industry continues to  build bridges between the digital and physical world.
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In the beginning, there was AM radio. And it was good.  Then came FM. It was better.  Then satellite radio arrived in its digital format. It not only sounded better but also offered more variety in listening options. That was really good.  Now there is HD Radio.
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Recording companies looking to wring more profits out of music sales are hoping to sell retailers on a new hybrid disc. On one side is standard CD audio; on the other, the enhanced sound, video and other media capabilities of a DVD...
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High Fidelity Music Store supports the SLS format to lure digital audiophiles.
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As storage gets cheaper and download speeds faster, digital music files are moving closer to CD quality.
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The U.S. music industry is becoming more open-minded about working with online music stores from the tiniest start-up to Amazon.com, hoping to boost digital music sales and erode the dominance of Apple Inc's iTunes.
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A company called Jook Inc. has developed a way for multiple earbud-wearing practitioners of the digital life to share music through a kind of broadcasting technology.
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Have you taken note lately of all the ways to carry music in your pocket? The iPod lets you schlep boatloads of songs from your own collection. Zunes, Sansas and other gadgets let you listen to an unlimited number of "rented" tracks, provided you remain a paying customer. Portable satellite radios from Sirius and XM serve up numerous channels that cater to very specific musical tastes.
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CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job  losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music  industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales  and offset the fall in CD sales.
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More people would buy digital music if hi-tech locks were removed, say music executives.