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Vevo Gets Official Launch Date

Vevo, the highly anticipated music video site from YouTube, Universal, and Sony, now has an official release date. Vevo was previously announced to be launching in December, but now the date of December 8th has been set. Vevo is striving to be the Hulu for music videos. Watch this guy talking about the launch party (not the woman pictured):

Disney Acquires A Stake In Hulu

Disney has announced it has acquired a stake in Hulu that is thought to be as high as 30% according to the folks over at Mashable. Disney has now joined NBC Universal and News Corp. in this venture. The momentum this gives the video site is very real as it looks to jump on a position in the market that perhaps YouTube may be too late to the game on. YouTube has just started to strike deals with the major media producers and their lineup of available programs to watch is not as impressive as Hulu’s.

YouTube and Universal Making a Music Video Site?

Update: YouTube has officially announced Vevo. Original article 03/05: The number one video site in the US and the world's largest music label are said to be cooking up a deal and a new service. YouTube and Universal Music Group are reportedly in talks to create a premium online music video service.

YouTube is Going Through Changes

There are some big changes happening with YouTube. You've probably read recently that YouTube has teamed up with Universal on a site called Vevo that is supposedly going to be the Hulu of music videos.

Major Labels At Odds With Music 2.0 Companies

DEVELOPING STORIES: UPDATED: Over what should have been a slow pre-holiday weekend two stories broke that again put the major labels at odds with several major Music 2.0 companies. Here are links to our updated coverage:  

Meebo and Universal to Put Fans in Touch with Musicians

Universal Music Group and instant messaging and group chat provider Meebo have partnered up to offer an interactive experience between users and musicians. If you are not familiar with Meebo, it allows users to sign in through other services like AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, and MSN Web Messenger.

Google Flies With Universal Search

There's no going back to ten blue links on a page of search results. People want more for their queries, says Google, and they want to give it to them.

Deep Linking Issues Return As Music Lawsuit Hits Baidu, Sohu

Chinese search engines Baidu and Sohu face millions in penalties as Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music demand satisfaction over links to songs controlled by the labels.

MySpace Music On The Way

MySpace is set to launch a joint music venture with three of the major music labels, according to sources familiar with the deal.

CDs Get Environment Friendly Packaging

The insert in more than 20 Universal Music Group titles being intro