Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Zune Wants Total Control, Radiohead Downloads 1.3M, Zeppelin Goes Digital & Much More
>>> Microsoft’s Zune has been approached to be one of the players involved in the major label Total Control music subscription service being proposed by Universal. (Telegraph UK) If Zune. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: Total Control, Hands Memo, Facebook Finds Music & Much More
>>> Universal is talking to the other major labels about starting a music subscription service "Total Control" funded by portable player manufacturers. >>> Here’s full text of the leaked Guy. Continue reading
What Would You Do If You Owned Hypebot?
No Hypebot isn’t for sale. (OK, I guess everything has a price…). But I do want to make it better. So if I gave you the keys to the kingdom. Continue reading
Universal Proposes “Total Music” Partnership w/WMG And SonyBMG
BusinessWeek broke the story and our sources confirm that Universal’s Doug Morris is asking his major label rivals to join in a co-owned music subscription initiative dubbed "Total Music". SonyBMG. Continue reading
Google & YouTube Turn On Money Stream For Music Videos
Google is extending it’s AdSense platform to video and giving content creators and the web sites that carry them a piece of the action. The new platform runs small targeted. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing Part II: “When Financers Do A&R” And Executive Shuffles At EMI And MoS
>>> The UK’s Register takes a critical look at the new EMI. "EMI ‘goes indie’ -When financiers do A&R". (Register) >> Mark Hodgkinson has been added to both EMI’s Investor. Continue reading
Full Text Of Leaked Guy Hands’ Letter To EMI Staff
We’ve all seen excerpts and the news reports, but now we’ve got the fill text of the leaked letter from Terra Firma chief Guy Hands to his troops at newly. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Pink Slips At SnoCap, Bowie At Target, Def Jam Radio & Much More
>>> SnoCap has laid off 60% of its staff. (News.com) SnoCap’s ace was the MySpace hookup, but it takes too big a cut from artists. Expect downsizing as people figure. Continue reading