Wired Gets EMI DRM Story Wrong
In an "analysis" on Wired.com (here) writer Eliot Van Buskirk calls Microsoft the big looser in the EMI Apple hookup for DRM free downloads. Wired’s reasoning is that "…The decision. Continue reading
UPDATED: EMI Offers Entire Catalog DRM Free
UPDATED: The Beatles weren’t the talk of Monday’s joint press conference held by EMI Group and Apple in London, but a new plan to sell EMI tracks free of DRM. Continue reading
Has Amazon bought eMusic? What Announcement Does EMI & Apple Have Planned For Monday Morning?
The chatter is hot and heavy again that #2 digital download site eMusic is very close to being sold. Speculation is flying hotter than ever before that a sale is. Continue reading
EMI’s Nicoli Speaks Out
In a wide ranging keynote speech at the CITA mobile conference, EMI head Eric Nicoli spoke about the state of the music industry and EMI’s plans to overcome the current. Continue reading
New Music Tipsheet’s Perry Chronicles Industry Woes
"… CD sales are down. WAY down, 20% so far this year alone — that translates into at least $300 MILLION dollars in gross revenues lost… I’ve been hearing it. Continue reading
EMI Cuts Exclusive Nokia Cross-Promo Pact
The announcement action in the music space this week is in Florida at the CITA mobile phone conference. During a keynote speech there today, EMI CEO Eric Nicoli announced a. Continue reading
NY Times Looks At New Music Business
“You have to create an almost hysterical pace to find hits to sell as digital downloads and ring tones that everybody’s going to want. It’s scary.” – former Atlantic President. Continue reading
“O.C.” Music Supervisor Gets Atlantic Imprint
Chop Shop Music Supervision’s Alexandra Patsavas, whose placements on shows like "The O.C." and "Grey’s Anatomy" helped launch Death Cab for Cutie, Snow Patrol, The Fray and others, has inked. Continue reading
EU Regulators Halt Sony BMG Probe. Demand More Info.
European Union regulators hit the pause button today on their antitrust investigation into the 2004 Sony and BMG merger of their music units saying that the companies had failed to. Continue reading
Who Benefits As New Royalty Demands Rise?
Even as music sales are dropping, mechanical and performance royalties are at all time highs thanks payments from emerging media. The push for even higher payments reached new levels this. Continue reading
