ARE NEW EXPANDED RANDOM PLALISTS REALLY THE FUTURE OF RADIO?
From The Chicago Sun Times " Calling it a ‘redefinition’ of its alternative rock music format, WKQX-FM is expanding its playlist from 200 to nearly 1,000 songs and reaching back. Continue reading
Intel & Bertelsmann Collaborate On New Media Download & Sharing Service
According to DigitalMeriaWire, "Chipmaker Intel and German media conglomerate Bertelsmann have announced they will collaborate on the design of devices that will be compatible with a planned Bertelsmann downloading and. Continue reading
RADIO STATION WEB SITES: A MISSED MARKETING OPPORTUNITY FOR RECORD LABELS
From ClickZ.com: "Local advertising spend on online radio Web sites increased 94% from 2003 to 2004, but there’s plenty of room for growth, preliminary results from a Borrell Associates study. Continue reading
AN OPEN LETTER TO STARBUCKS FROM COALITION IF INDY MUSIC STORES HEAD DON VANCLEAVE
Dear Starbucks, Hey guys. I actually think it is a great thing for you to be actively selling new releases. You have the right kind of customers that are a. Continue reading
Supreme Court Grokster Suit Update
DigitalMediaWire reports from Washington that "oral arguments were presented to the Supreme Court on Tuesday in MGM v. Grokster, the landmark copyright infringement case pitting the entertainment industry against makers. Continue reading
How A Computer Company Saved The Music Business
From ther UK’s Observer newspapar, "The Apple iTunes store has been selling a million tracks a day, it was announced recently. And no, that is not a misprint: a million. Continue reading
Mark Cuban On Funding Grokster’s Defense
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban on his decision to fund file sharing software firm Grokster’s Supreme Court fight against MGM and the entertainment industry: "This isn’t the big content companies against the. Continue reading
Supreme Court To Here File Sharing Suit & Mark Cuban Backs Grokster With $$$
From DigitalMediaWire: "The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in MGM Studios v. Grokster, the landmark file-sharing case that will likely determine once and for all whether developers. Continue reading
Motorola Goes Silent On iTunes Enabled Phone
The Associated Press reports for some reason Motorola abruptly changed course, "…just as it was going to unveil a new cell phone featuring the iTunes music download service from Apple". Continue reading
UPDATE: CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO’S NEW NET STRATEGY
There is an update on Clear Channel Radio’s internet plans in a Rueter’s story posted on the CNNMoney "…radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications Inc. plans to transform video into the. Continue reading
