Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday February 12th, 2007
>>> Today Viacom is expected to announce 300 jobs cut at MTV Networks (the NY Post puts the number at 500) designed to improve margins and channel more resources towards. Continue reading
Music Industry Miscellany & The Week In Review
>>> The offcial SXSW showcase lineup has been announced…finally. >>> Entertainment industry trade publication Variety opened free access to its web site and launches a digital edition. >>> Starbucks is. Continue reading
News From This Week’s Pollstar Concert Industry Consortium
Trade magazine Pollstar’s Concert Industry Consortium is the annual gathering of the tribe for the North American live music industry. The big announcement thus far was from Ozzfest who told. Continue reading
EMI In Talks To Sell Catalog As MP3’s
Major news media are now reporting something Hypebot’s been writing for week’s, EMI is in talks to offer a large portion of its catalog as DRM free mp3’s. Various sources. Continue reading
Napster Revenues Rise But Earnings Halve
Napster’s net revenue for 3rd quarter of fiscal 2007 was $28.4 million, up 21% from $23.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, Net loss for the 3rd quarter. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 02-04-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE1 SHINS|WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY 2 JONES*NORAH|NOT TOO LATE 3 CLAP YOUR HANDS|SOME LOUD THUN 4 MOE.|CONCH 5 GOOD THE BAD & |GOOD THE BAD. Continue reading
Futurist Watts Wacker On Radio
"People are looking to find people like themselves and coming together in almost a neo-tribal orientation of living. And there’s a tremendous opportunity for all media, particularly broadcast media, to. Continue reading
Ticketmaster To Sell Downloads Alongside Tickets
UPDATED: Ticketmaster head Sean Moriarty’s keynote at Pollstar’s CIC convention this week in LA included an announcement that the company has made a deal with iTunes to sell music alongside. Continue reading
WMG Earnings Down But Still Profitable
Total revenue of $928 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 decreased 11% from the prior-year quarter or 14% on a constant-currency basis. Digital revenue was $100 million, or. Continue reading
Can Alt Rock Save AM Radio?
In addition to better sound quality, HD radio means more channels and thus more opportunity for innovative programming. But so far little innovation has surfaced. But Philly’s Skin Radio is. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday February 8th, 2007
>>> China shuts down 205 web sites in piracy crackdown. >>> Forty years after collaborating with him on the #1 hit "Something Stupid,"Nancy Sinatra accepts a key role on a. Continue reading
