• Virgin Media, which provides cable TV and broadband services in the UK, is planning a music portal. Said the CEO of content for Virgin Media Television, "Increasingly, when we talk to a content provider we talk to them about cooperation in the broadband space as well as in mobile." (New Media Age)

• BBC Worldwide is planning an ad-supported music service that will offer streams and downloads of performances in the BBC archives. (New Media Age)

• A transcript of the Transworld Q2 2008 conference call. (SEC filing)

• For some of its venues in Germany, including the O2 World in Berlin, AEG has opted to go with German ticketing company CTS Eventim over Ticketmaster. (Ticket News)

• The RIAA's best legal strategy appears to be sitting and waiting for the defendant to destroy evidence. Here's a good recap of the Atlantic vs. Howell case that is nearing an end. (LA Times Technology blog)

• Activision, maker of "Guitar Hero," has inked branding deals with Ampeg, Audio-Technica, Ernie Ball, Evans Drumheads, Guitar Center, Mackie, Marshall, Sabian cymbals, Vox and Zildjian drumsticks, among others. In addition, bands will play on stages of virtual recreations of Amoeba Music, Live Nation’s House of Blues Sunset Strip and San Francisco’s AT&T Park. (Hexus Gaming)

[music jobs] New York University is seeking a Department Chair for The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.