New Google TV To Launch With 13 Music Channels
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We’ve learned more about Google’s exciting plan to launch third-party Android and web apps for Google TV, available in the Android market.. Continue reading
Is Heart2Heart’s ‘Facebook Official’ The Intro To Lance Bass’ Boy Band Reality TV Show?
The new boy band Heart2Heart is puzzling music pundits with its “kinda like a parody but maybe it’s not” music video “Facebook Official.” Given that any kind of boy band. Continue reading
Facebook F8 Future of Digital Music Panel w/ Troy Carter, Daniel Ek & Bob Pittman
The Future of Digital Music panel at Facebook's F8 conference was a bit disappointing due to the fact that they didn't actually address the future till the last question and. Continue reading
Odd Future’s Adult Swim Show, Loiter Squad, Continues the Process of Mainstreaming Chaos
The announcement that Odd Future's show, "Loiter Squad", will appear in 2012 on the Cartoon Network confirmed last week that however difficult Odd Future seems, even they can be packaged. Continue reading
The Echo Nest To Help Power Clear Channel’s Pandora-like iHeartRadio
In what may be the music intelligence platform biggest deal to date, The Echo Nest today announced an agreement with Clear Channel Radio to help power their iHeartRadio digital music. Continue reading
AM News: Income Diversity Mantra, UK Blocking, Social Music Charts, MTV vs. Songkick & More
The need to diversifying revenue streams is the mantra coming from every corner of the industry from indie music marketers to Edgar Bronfman Jr. on last week's WMG earnings call."Diversity,. Continue reading
Mark Cuban Has Big Plans For Music On HDNET
Outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner and serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban has big plans for music on his HDNET network. "Traditionally music hasn’t worked on television but now that sets are high. Continue reading
MTV Digital EVP McCormack On Content, Connections & Snookie [VIDEO]
Yesterday's post by Alison McCarthy, "MTV Tries Music Discovery: New Tune Or Catch-up?" looked at recent changes in MTV programming. Today an insider weighs. Content is still king, according to. Continue reading
MTV Tries Music Discovery: New Tune Or Catch-up?
Thirty years ago, MTV gave teenagers access to a world of new music through its musical programming 24/7/365. But over the last decade, the network has gotten further and further. Continue reading
White House to Radio Stations: “Pay to Play.”
In a new White House report, IP Czar Victoria Espinel comes out in favor of radio stations paying artists when their music is played on-air. Espinel recommends "creating a right of. Continue reading
