RECORDING INDUSTRY GLEEFUL OVER GLEE
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RECORDING INDUSTRY GLEEFUL OVER GLEE
The recording industry has been given a much-needed shot in the arm by TV shows that spotlight new CDs and by the Fox musical-comedy series Glee in particular, Reuters reported on Monday. Sony's Columbia Records and Fox TV have been releasing cover versions online of songs performed on Glee with often spectacular success. (The cast recording of the 1981 Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'" has sold more than 500,000 copies online, mostly on Apple's iTunes. Columbia also retains first rights to recording contracts with the show's stars and gets a cut from concerts, endorsements, merchandising and ringtones, Reuters reported. It said that the CW network also gets a reduced rate on the use of music on its programs in exchange for on-air ads for the music which urge viewers to go to CWTV.com to purchase it.
10/11/2009
