Labels flock to indie music service

DRM-free digital music service eMusic has added more than 20 new labels to its roster of 4,000 independent operators from around the world. Chief among the new labels is V2 Music, which brings White Stripes, the Raconteurs and Moby to the service. eMusic has avoided the copy protection stipulations of the major labels by only licensing music from independents. ...more

UK games chart: Cricket bats away an outbreak of Resident Evil

Nothing can dislodge Brian Lara from the crease in this week's ELSPA UK games chart. Codemaster's cricket game for the PC, PS2 and Xbox, continues to benefit from the sterling efforts of England in the Ashes series. Activision's multi-format movie spin-off Madagascar also keeps up the pace, retaining the number two position. ...more

Maya to support Shockwave 3D

Alias|Wavefront, the developer of 3D animation package Maya, has announced it is developing a plug-in to enable users to export content into the Shockwave 3D format. The Maya Shockwave 3D Exporter will "serve as a high-speed scene optimiser and export solution allowing for the rapid refinement of content for the soon-to-be released version of the Shockwave web platform", according to Alias|Wavefront. Macromedia has just announced Director 8. ...more

Microsoft standardises .NET

Microsoft's .Net framework and C# have been ratified by an official standards body. To be precise, the standards body ECMA has ratified specifications for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), which are the bones of the . ...more

BBC raids archive to sell video footage

The BBC has made more than 300,000 hours of its own and CBS News' programming available in its online Motion Gallery. The gallery is aimed at media professionals who wish to use the clips for corporate videos, new media, films, television and advertising. The content is available on a licensed basis, with the cost depending on how you intend to use the clips. ...more