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Radio Consultant Says Broadcaster Must Program There Way To Victory Over Satellites

Radio consultant John Silliman Dodge writes on his website aboug the battle between sattelite and broadcast radio using an amusing fight analogy. ("In round one….") He concludes, "…where the talent. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/08/2005 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AOL MUSIC GROWING RAPIDLY OUTSIDE OF SUBSCRIBER BASE

From Digital Music News: "AOL Music has been quite a success story of late, jockeying to the top spot among online music destinations and breaking new bands in the process.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/01/2005 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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BOB LEFSETZ’S APRIL FOOLS DAY (hint, hint) LETTER: MAJOR LABELS SIGN WITH LIMEWIRE

EXPERTED FROM BOB LEFSETZ’S APRIL FOOLS DAY (hint, hint) LETTER: "…Yes, the waiting IS the hardest part. But FINALLY, after FIVE YEARS, the music business has moved into the FUTURE!. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/01/2005 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Motorola Goes Silent On iTunes Enabled Phone

The Associated Press reports for some reason Motorola abruptly changed course, "…just as it was going to unveil a new cell phone featuring the iTunes music download service from Apple". Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/28/2005 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Clear Channel Radio Ups Web Stakes With Free Live Concerts

The NY Daily News reports that Clear Channel Radio is hatching a plan to use there broadcast clout to drive fans to related internet by using exclusive live concerts. "Rob. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/24/2005 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Elvis Costello And Others @ SXSW Discuss The Last Days Of The Music Industry

In a report about SXSW and the future of the music business, WashingtonPost.com’s Robert McMillan writes in his Random Access column that "The Who declared that rock is dead, so. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2005 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Radio @ AOL Cuts Cingular Deal

America Online has reportedly cut a deal with Cingular Wireless to deliver it’s 200 format broadcast stream to telephones before the end of 2005. 

Bruce Houghton on 03/15/2005 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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US Music Marketers Could Learn From UK

I’m on the way back from the ILMC (International Live Music Conference) in London and during this, my second brief visit to the city, I was struck by how much. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/14/2005 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (21)
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Alternatives To Broadcast Radio Continue To Grow

From Business Week Online’s Brian Albott:  "Last September, when the wannabe Denver deejay started playing music on the Internet, the term for what he was doing — podcasting — had. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2005 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Labels Still Blaming P2P

It seems as if the major labels will never stop blaming piracy for all there woes.  Acording to FMQB "Sony-BMG CEO Andrew Lack said the music industry is still on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/04/2005 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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P2P Meets Net Broadcasting

From Cnet.com: "A new generation of start-ups is… allowing Net radio listeners to draw their programming at will from one another’s hard drives." "At the head of a movement that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/04/2005 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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