New Music Business Briefing: Zune Next With EMI, GigaTribe Encrypts P2P & A Look Ahead
>>> Email marketer eListeningPost grabs campaigns with V2 and others that allow full song preview and sharing with friends. >>> The LA Times looks at the phenomenon and phenomenal cost. Continue reading
Is MySpace Ready To Play Nice With 3rd Party Widgets Again?
MySpace appears ready to allow at least some outside services that provide download and other widgets back onto the site. They’re now asking outside services to register their music with. Continue reading
“Before The Music Dies” Film Goes Viral With Indie911
Indie911 is offering a DRM-free version of the the indie film "Before The Music Dies" via it’s Hoooka viral download widget. While the film continues to screen widely through its. Continue reading
New Music Business Week In Review
>>> Starting next month EMI is offering its entire catalog as DRM free downloads. iTunes gets it first. >>>WIRED.com in a lead commentary got the signifigance of the EMI DRM. Continue reading
Does Price Matter? How To Turn Fans Into Consumers Again.
There are two bottles of wine on a menu. One is $9. The other $16. There are three bottles of wine on the menu – $9, $16 and $34. Which. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – Apple Paid EMI $5M, Auto iPod Use Soars & More
>>> Billboard.biz is reporting that Apple paid EMI a $5 million advance to be the first to sell their tracks DRM free. Will other services be required to pay advances. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Napster Rises, EA And MTV Team, CD Lives & More
>>> Napster claims strong growth including the addition of 225,000 AOL Music subscribers and bright future. Stock jumps 7%. >>> Electronic Arts, Harmonix and MTV team to develop new music. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EU Probes Apple, Victory Drops eMusic Adds Agency, EMI & More
>>> The EU has launched an anti-trust probe alleging that Apple‘s deals with major labels that include "territorial restrictions" (i.e. – you must buy from the Apple download store in. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – iTunes Credits Albums, Napster Settlement Tag $100M & More
>>> In a effort to boost complete album sales and calm label concerns that individual track sales are hurting profit margins, a new iTunes feature gives credits for tracks bought. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – MySpace Files Lawsuits & More
>>> Modest Mouse debuts at #1. >>> MySpace marketers beware. They’ve brought new lawsuits to fight phishing, spam and bots. >>> House of Blues Concerts veteran Alex Hodges has joined. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Mecora Goes Mobile With Microsoft, ShoZu Enables Mobile Promo & More
>>> Brigt Eyes frontman goes on record about "selling out" and his own path to success. >>> Microsoft plans to announce a distribution deal to make Mercora’s newly updated social. Continue reading
