Friday’s Music Brief: EMI, New MySpace CEO, Amazon $’s, MTVN, Pirate Bay Appeal & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- Smashing Pumpkins Offer $40 Subscriptions
- Andria Vidler Now Pres. EMI UK & Ireland
- Ryko Distribution Folded Into ADA
- MP3 Download Stores Compared
- Video: Last Vinyl Press Plant In Detroit
MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:
- Former Facebook and Project Playlist executive Owen Van Natta will head MySpace. Announcement may come today. (All Things Digital)
- Amazon net sales rose 18% to $4.9 billion and its net income increased 24% to $177 million during the first quarter which ended March 31. Operating income increased 23% to $244 million during the period, and would have grown 39% excluding the unfavorable impact of currency fluctuations. (Twice)
- MTVN Streamlines Oversight For MTV.com, VH1.com; Logo’s Frank Tapped As Sites’ GM (paidContent)
- IFPI Accidently Debunks Music Sales Claims for Canada? (ZeroPaid)
- Labels Negotiating With Hulu For Online Videos. (FMQB)
- Music is not like water… but it's sure starting to remind me of a flying car. Pundits and entrepreneurs push futuristic schemes as if inevitable; damn reality and full speed ahead! (Fingertips)
- Pirate Bay Judge Accused of Bias, Calls for a Retrial. (TorrentFreak)
- Orchard distributed Pitbull awarded Digital Download Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine (press release)
- German music authors' society GEMA is in talks with YouTube to resolve a dispute over royalty payments.(Reuters)
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