Will Digital Distribution, Podcasting, and Satellites Cause A Creative Renaissance In Broadcasting?
From the USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review: “The rules for the broadcast radio business — the traditional ‘terrestrial’ radio — are changing in many ways, with satellite radio… and the. Continue reading
UK SINGLES SALES DROP AS DOWNLOADS GROW
Rueters reports that the single that topped this week’s U.K. pop charts had the lowest ever sales for a No. 1 It’s the latest indication that singles format is dying. Continue reading
Starbucks Adds 45 More Hear Music “Media Bars”
The Starbucks coffee chain will expand its Hear Music “media bar” CD-burning concept into 45 Starbucks stores in Seattle and Austin, Texas, later this month. Starbuck’s expansion on the music. Continue reading
Two New Download Services Launch In US And Another Expands
– Canadian digital music download store Puretrax has announced the launch of a U.S. version of its online store. Puretracks offers over 700,000 songs as Windows Media 192Kbps downloads, sold. Continue reading
CELL PHONES: THE FUTURE OF PORTABLE MUSIC
MP3.com (a remade Cnet owned site that shows a great deal of potential) columnist Eliot Van Buskirk has written a good overview and commentary on the future of music via. Continue reading
More RIAA Download Lawsuits
The Hollywoord Reporter online edition reported that “the recording industry launched a new round of lawsuits against illegal downloading Thursday, the same day negotiations intensified between copyright industry executives and. Continue reading
DOWNLOADPUNK.COM LAUNCHES
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — DownloadPunk.com, an on-line music retailer geared specifically towards the punk and indie community with digital music downloads, is now live. DownloadPunk offers a catalog that runs into. Continue reading
Starbuck’s Music Campaign A Smash. More Planned.
MusicBiz.com reports: “One of the most surprising record sales success stories this year has to be Ray Charles’ Genius Loves Company, which scanned over 100,000 records in each of the. Continue reading
Jupiter Report: CD To Hang On
Reuters reports that the compact disc has at least another five years as Europe’s most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance. Technology consulting outfit Jupiter. Continue reading
Virgin Digital Launches
In a move we’re surprised Richard Branson didn’t make more than a year ago Virgin became the newest brand in online music late last week with the launch of Virgin. Continue reading
