French National Assembly Adopts 3 Strikes Law
The French National Assembly has passed a three-strikes law that forces ISPs to disconnect the service ot file-sharers who ignore repeated warnings. The passage comes just weeks after the country's. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Brief: Sony Sues EMI, iLike 2.0, Universal Ups Goucha, Ticketmaster, Ning & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Sony Sues EMI Over Failed Deal With New North Amercian COO Ron Werre Music Takes Center Stage In Congress Today Great News For Artists: iLike Adds Free Custom. Continue reading
Microsoft Reduced To Using An iPod To Sell Zune Pass Music Subscriptions
Music subscriptions have never quite caught on. Even market leader Rhapsody has managed to amass a mere 800,000 willing to pay $14.95 a month for its service. People seem to. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music Brief: Seth Godin, BriTunes, TouchTunes, Seepod, Eminem, The RIAA & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Seth Godin: Another View Of Free Not A Joke:NBC News Anchor Brian Williams Launches BriTunes Music Creation Software Popularity Index Microsoft Reduced To Using An iPod To Sell. Continue reading
“The Death of the CD-Release Complex” (Part 2)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — (Read Part One)At its peak, the CD-Release Complex drove sales and represented the symbiotic relationship between the fans and the specific mechanisms they relied upon. Continue reading
Despite The All The Gloom And Doom I’m Still Optimistic About The Music Industry
There were more poor earnings reports from the music industry last week and shutdowns in music tech continued to mount. But despite all of this bad news, perhaps even because. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: Live Nation $’s, Seeqpod, Rio To Vevo, Wireless iTunes, eBay Downloads & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Kyle Bylin: “The Death of the CD-Release Complex” (Part 2) Live Nation Looks To Ticketholders For Increased Revenues Seeqpod Saga Continues LoudFeed Hopes To Empower The D.I.Y. Artist. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Labels Unhappy With MySpace Music Revenue Is live music in trouble too? Live Nation Attendance Drops 22%. Revenue Reports: WMG Quarterly Losses Widen To $68M EMI Gains Strength, Digital Gains. Continue reading
RealNetworks Losses Wider Than Expected
RealNetworks reported wider than anticipated losses yesterday. Q1 revenues were down 5% for a net loss of $12.1 million or 10 cents per share compared with profits of 2 cents. Continue reading
Could Microsoft Be Seeqpod’s Savior?
Seeqpod has been down for two weeks today and during that time the landing page has changed subtly several times. The latest incarnation includes this message: While we're cocooned for. Continue reading
Popkomm IMEA Looks For Innovative Companies
EU entertainment and music gathering Popkomm is seeking submissions for its 6th annual Popkomm-IMEA competition for innovative ideas in the music and entertainment industries. Companies still have until June 20th. Continue reading
