Los Angeles - Qtrax, the ad-supported music download service that has experienced a number of launch delays, has named Lance J.O. Ford as co-president and chief marketing officer. Ford was previously an adviser at Rebel Digital. Qtrax says it is now in beta testing in the Asia-Pacific region, and plans to launch in several other foreign countries -- but did not mention a U.S. launch. read more

New York - Qtrax, an ad-supported song download service, has missed its planned launch date for Australia, as it seeks to raise another $50 million in funding, the Financial Times reported.read more

*A clarification was made to this story. Los Angeles - Chinese search giant Baidu (NASD: BIDU) has issued a statement indicating that it will not in fact be directing users searching for music on the site to ad-supported downloads available from U.S.-based Qtrax -- as that company announced earlier this week, IDG News Service reported. "The partnership with Qtrax regards text-based information, such as singer backgrounds; it has nothing to do with the music itself," a Baidu spokesperson told IDG. Qtrax said in its announcement that Baidu would direct users to Qtrax "wherever Qtrax has the queried...song in its catalogue." Clarification: IDG News Service has amended its original story, with input from Qtrax CEO Allan Klepfisz. Qtrax links will appear on artist pages on two of Baidu's entertainment-related portals, but will not feature on Baidu's popular MP3 search engine page. The company maintains that users searching on Baidu's Entertainment Portal and Qian Qian Music Online sites will be directed to Qtrax "when Qtrax has the queried artist or song in its catalogue." The Qtrax service isn't expected to launch in China until next month. read more

Los Angeles - Qtrax, the provider of an ad-supported, legal song download service, on Monday announced a deal with Baidu (NASD: BIDU), China's leading search engine, that will see users searching for songs or artists on Baidu directed to Qtrax.read more

New York - Qtrax, an ad-supported song download service, plans to launch in multiple markets in the Asia Pacific region yet this year, including Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. The company added that it will expand to other territories in the new year. read more