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<title>BMI takes issue with Pandora station buy, files music licensing suit</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/13/bmi.accuses.pandora.of.using.fm.purchase.as.end.run.around.license.laws/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362004111_pandoradesk-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Just over 24 hours after Pandora announced that it had acquired a terrestrial FM radio station in an attempt to pay less in music licensing fees, BMI filed suit in New York accusing Pandora of duplicity as it wrangles new music licenses. The music industry company suit is asking the court to order "reasonable, market-driven fees for Pandora" seemingly implying that it had not given Pandora such te...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pandora purchases terrestrial FM station to obtain lower music rates</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/11/move.forces.ascap.others.to.license.music.at.favorable.rates/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1371008423_kxmz-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In an effort to qualify for equal music licensing terms as conventional broadcast radio, Internet streaming music service Pandora has purchased Rapid City, SD radio station KXMZ-FM. The purchase comes in response to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) engaging in what Pandora calls "discriminatory treatment" in licensing music to the Internet streamer....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Pandora adds Facebook integration, OmniPresence syncing</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/23/pandora.ios.app.gains.new.facebook.sharing.features/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1369325391_briefly2305.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Pandora has updated its iOS app with Facebook Open Graph support, allowing users to share their listening activity directly on the social network. A new "Publish" option has been added to the settings of the iOS app and the web-based player, allowing users to share music from wherever they are. Users are also provided with a number of controls that let them customize what information is shared. ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Wacom Bamboo Stylus mini, Pandora Android updates</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/02/wacom.creates.185.inch.bamboo.stylus.mini.with.on.device.storage/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364910798_wacombamboostylusminithumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Wacom has created a smaller version of its Bamboo Stylus line for mobile devices. The Bamboo Stylus mini has a brass-plated 1.85-inch body with a  nine-millimeter (0.35-inch) diameter and soft rubber coating. The nib of the stylus can be changed for another from the Wacom range, including both firm and soft versions, while a strap and dummy plug allows it to be plugged into the headphone socket of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pandora deepens 2013 loss, announces search for new CEO</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/07/ceo.joe.kennedy.staying.with.company.until.replacement.found/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362004111_pandoradesk-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Streaming music provider Pandora has declared while announcing its most recent set of quarterly earnings that CEO Joe Kennedy would resign from the company. Overall, Pandora lost $0.09 per share in the fourth quarter, with a $0.23 loss per share on the year -- losing less than estimated by Wall Street. A search for a replacement executive is underway, and Kennedy will stay with the company for a t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple proposing half Pandora's royalty rate for streaming</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/07/record.labels.balking.at.apple.offer.report.says/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354545630_itunes11logo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As an initial offer to a record label for a forthcoming streaming service, Apple recently proposed a royalty rate of just 6 cents per 100 songs, sources for the New York Post claim.  "Apple wants a rate that is lower than Pandora's," one executive is quoted as saying.  Pandora pays labels 12 cents per 100 songs, which itself is below the Copyright Royalty Board's standard 21 cents for digital-...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pandora cuts free unlimited mobile listening to 40 hours</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/27/in.app.purchase.allows.for.listening.after.cutoff/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362004111_pandoradesk-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Streaming music provider Pandora announced today that it would cease its unlimited ad-supported mobile music streaming. Starting March 1, US Pandora listeners will be reduced to 40 hours of free ad-supported streaming by way of mobile devices every month, unless they choose a $0.99 in-app purchase to continue listening for the rest of the month. The policy change does not affect users paying for t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pioneer Wi-Fi speaker firmware update adds Pandora, vTuner</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/13/sma.series.update.adds.internet.streaming.as.input.source/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352162395_pandora-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Pioneer Electronics has deployed a free firmware update that adds the Pandora Internet radio and vTuner Internet radio services as available features on its line of SMA series Wi-Fi speaker systems, the XW-SMA1-K, XW-SMA3-K and XW-SMA4-K. With the update, Pandora and vTuner are incorporated as sources available on the wireless speakers....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pandora launches full service in Australia, New Zealand</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355190000_westergren-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Pandora, the leading internet radio service in the US, is now fully live in Australia and New Zealand, marking the first time the service has been available outside the United States. Following a web browser-only soft launch, the personalized radio service can now be accessed in full with smartphone apps for iOS and Android devices, in addition to the Web-based player....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pandora sues ASCAP in a bid to lower royalty rates</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/05/five.year.experimental.rate.deemed.unhealthy.for.pandora/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352162395_pandora-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In parallel with its attempt to lobby the US Congress for lower royalty rates on recordings, music streaming company Pandora Media is suing ASCAP, the organization that represents songwriters and composers, to seek lower licensing fees through 2015. Pandora is seeking a blanket licensing fee that would cover all songs, claiming that the current fees set a decade ago prevent profitability....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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