Warner Believes In Video. Taps Brightcove. Who Cares?

Following its deal with YouTube Warner Music is further spreading its video content across the net via a new deal with Brightove. "Across WMG’s network of artist and label web. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday October 27th, 2006

– The Eagles and Wal-Mart have formed a "strategic marketing partnership". (press release) But really, it’s all about the music… – Sony BMG gave its quarterly report to Wall Street.. Continue reading

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Exclusive Interview With CEO Of China’s Download Leader Top100.cn

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PART 1 – Emerging markets are seen as huge areas of potential growth for the music download industry.  Piracy has slowed down some players, but digital distributor The. Continue reading

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Flash Concerts Tour Marries Live Music And The Cell

Flash Concerts 2006 launches this month with free concerts in 10 cities across the United States featuring sponsored by Cingular Wireless and Sony Ericsson. This  live music series uses text. Continue reading

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Only Months After Payola Probe Pay For Play Is Back At Radio

Will things ever change? Just months after the major labels settled the NY payola probe, two Universal distributed labels (Blackground and the band Nickleback on Roadrunner) reportedly tried to influence. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday October 26th, 2006

– According to one analyst content is still king driving the evolution in consumer electronics. (Electronic News) Tell Hypebot hat you think. – Russia does not seem ready to shut down. Continue reading

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Coalition Of Indie Music Store Charts For 10-25-06

Pos. ARTIST|TITLE 1 BECK|INFORMATION 2 DECEMBERISTS|CRANE WIFE 3 KILLERS|SAM’S TOWN 4 BETWEEN THE TRE|STORY AND THE 5 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES 6 BLOOD BROTHERS|YOUNG MACHETES 7 EVANESCENCE|OPEN DOOR 8 RANDOLPH*ROBERT|COLORBLIND 9 TRIVIUM|CRUSADE. Continue reading

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Music Nation Contest Draws Early Fire

Because we don’t like music contests, we weren’t thrilled with the launch of Clear Channel backed Music Nation’s talent search promising a major label deal but demanding $25 to be. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

– Hacker DVD Jon is interviewed on his new venture that will market software that will enable vendors to "sell copy-protected songs that play on the iPod, and another that. Continue reading

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This Week’s IndieStore UK Picks

The Cadets ‘Songbook’ Like the boys say, when you come from Penge in south east London the only way is indeed up. By the sounds of it, this lot are. Continue reading

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