New Music Business Briefing: FCC Settles, MySpace Blocks, Vagrant’s Density & More
>>> Download and subscription prices are on the rise. Will it hurt consumer adoption rates? (Billboard)
>>> Major broadcasters and FCC have finalized the $12.5 million payola settlement and new rules. (LA Times) But some see the deal as a sham (ZD Net) and it’s true that we’ve heard all this before…
>>> MySpace has added popular video sharing site Photobucket to it’s list of blocked outside services. How long before real user backlash begins?
>>> The London Sunday Times yesterday charted the ascent of Portland, Oregon from also-ran to indie music mecca.
>>> Is classical music’s grip on the Pulitzer Prize finally loosening? (AP)
>>> Emmo-leaning indie Vagrant launches new heavier music imprint Density. (Billboard.biz)
>>> Just to be absolutely positively sure you did not miss anything of importance, be sure to check out last week’s New Music Business Week In Review.
>>> A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD: Will eMusic get more bad news as another label defects?… The NAB2007 electronic media trade show is running in Las Vegas…The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) holds it’s gathering.
“In fact, analysts like David Card at Jupiter Research say it’s “unlikely” that premium-priced DRM-free music will jump-start a new surge in commercial downloading, since most consumers don’t place a value on DRM freedom.” anybody listening ?