• Data from Telephia suggests growth of ringtone sales may be flattening -- at least temporarily. Third quarter ringtone sales ammounted to $198 million, only $5 million more than the second quarter. (Read post at Digital Music News)

• Jupiter Research's Mark Mulligan says HMV, which struggled in the fourth quarter, needs to be more a media retailer than a music retailer. The retailer has dedicated more shelf space to non-music items, launched its own digital download site and, it is rumored, will launch in-store download kiosks. (Read article at BusinessWeek.com)

• URGE makes a move to differentiate itself by signing exclusive deals with dance labels Ed Banger and Planet E. The MTV online music service will make available unreleased tracks by the label. In addition, URGE is sponsoring a DJ set by Planet E founder Carl Craig. (Read artcicle at Billboard.biz)

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