Pandora still pining for Europe

Music service wants back into the old country Written by Shaun Nichols in San Francisco In its current state, it's just not allowing internet radio to exist Tim Westergren Chief strategy officer and founder, Pandora Online music service Pandora is not giving up on its efforts to return to Europe. The company shut off its service outside of the US earlier this year after failing to reach an agreement with two major recording industry companies over new royalty rates. In an interview with vnunet.com, Pandora founder and chief strategy officer Tim Westergren said that little headway had been made in the ongoing battle with European authorities, calling the situation 'frustrating.' However, Westergren still holds out hope for a return to Europe. He proposed that if Pandora can reach a deal with US publishers on recording rates, a... [read full story]