DDEX Press Announcements
The following annoucements are available:
22 January 2010
European Music Rights Organisations announce commitment to DDEX messaging standards
Five major European Music Rights Organisations (MROs) have announced their commitment to adopt the DDEX messaging standard for the receipt of sales information reported by licensed online distributors of music. The Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) is a standards development organisation set up in 2006 by the major record labels, online music distributors and music rights societies. DDEX was set up to develop and encourage the adoption of standard XML message formats to improve the current exchange of data between companies operating in the digital media content value chain.
13 January 2010
DDEX Membership Growth Creates Need for New Structure; Kirit Joshi Elected Chair
Digital Data Exchange ("DDEX") has announced the launch
of a new membership structure, which is aimed at
accommodating further membership growth following recent
increases in membership and in particular the addition
of three new Charter Members. Microgen Aptitude
Limited, Phonographic Performance Limited and
Société Civile des Producteurs
Phonographiques (SCPP) have all recently accepted
invitations from the DDEX Board to become Charter
Members and take seats on the DDEX Board.
21 October 2009
6 April 2009
April 2009 Bulletin
The DDEX Bulletin provides an overview of the major decisions taken at the 11th DDEX Plenary held
on 9-11th March 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
28 January 2009
The Orchard Selected To Join DDEX Board.
Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) announced today that The Orchard has joined
DDEX as a Charter Member and has accepted a seat on the DDEX Board.
The Orchard joins existing DDEX Board members including music content
companies EMI Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and
Universal Music Group; music rights societies The American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), The Harry Fox Agency Inc.
(HFA), The MCPS-PRS Alliance Limited, Sociedad General de Autores y
Editores (SGAE) and Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs
et Editeurs de Musique (SACEM); and digital and mobile service
providers Apple Inc., France Telecom, Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks
Inc®, and Telefónica Servicios de Música S.A.U.
16 October 2008
Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) has
announced a number of implementations of the
organisation's digital communication
standards.
Implementations are in progress by digital
music service providers including iTunes, Muzak, Real
Networks, SFR and Telefónica Servicios de Música
S.A.U., music content companies SONY BMG MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT and Warner Music Group, and music rights
societies, ASCAP, BMI, HFA, MCPS-PRS, SACEM, SGAE and
SUISA.
6 June 2007
DDEX Marks First Anniversary With New
Standards and New Members
Growing Organization Announces Significant Progress
with Data Exchange Standards Leading to More
Efficient and Effective Digital Music Business
Operations
18 October 2006
First Digital Data Exchange Standards
Established and Agreed To by Digital Music Service
Providers, Record Companies and Music Rights
Societies.
Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) Succeeds in
Establishing Initial Standards to Satisfy the Needs
of Content Creators, Digital Service Providers and
Music Users.
4 May 2006
Music-Industry and Digital Music Services Form Data Exchange Standards Organization
