Media News - Thursday, August 28, 2008

BBC to launch targeted web music service

BBC Worldwide is planning to launch a targeted web music service from early next year, tapping the corporation's vast audio archive that includes the Old Grey Whistle Test, the John Peel Sessions and the Six Music hub. Users will be able to stream tracks for free with the ad-funded service from BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm. Digital rights-free tracks, which will play across any brand of media player, will be available for download to own. BBC Worldwide's first major online music initiative will initially offer more than 1,300 tracks and videos from BBC radio and TV shows. But it will eventually be expanded to offer the full BBC music archive of more than 50,000 tracks and 3,000 hours of video. The as yet unnamed service will also be able to offer all new music content as soon its broadcast rights for the BBC end, including content from the iPlayer. BBC Worldwide signed a partnership with EMI in June to provide online access to content by the music label's artists in the BBC archive and is negotiating with three other major labels - Warner, Sony BMG and Universal. The service requires approval from the BBC Worldwide board, which is expected to consider the project in the next few weeks. It is expected to launch fully in the first half of 2009. (The Guardian)

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