Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday December 15th, 2006
>>> A top representative of Russian allofmp3.com is in the U.S. talking to rights holders about the download site offering paid content. >>> Indie distributor ADA had to throw their. Continue reading
Leading Chinese Download Site Top100.cn Responds To Government Crackdown
EXCLUSIVE: In a statement issued exclusively to Hypebot, Gary Chen the CEO of leading Chinese download service Top100.cn responded optimistically to new censorship rules imposed by the Ministry Of Culture. . Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday December 14, 2006
> Sonific is reporting a 10X increase in traffic for it’s Songspot player and a new deal with WordPress that makes adding the widget even easier. > Apple says that. Continue reading
eMusic Hits 100 Million Downloads Of 2 Million Track Indie Catalog
MP3 download pioneer eMusic has capped the year with a major milestone – 100 Million Downloads Sold – three years after establishing its current subscription model and a only 11. Continue reading
Chinese Crack Down On Music And Foreign Investment
Just as indie labels are beginning to emerge in China (Reuters) and foreign music companies of all stripes were setting up shop in the country, the government’s Ministry Of Culture. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
> A look at the increasing number of indie bands that are ignoring major labels and going the D.Y.I. online root. (LA Times) > Sony Studios tries to compete in. Continue reading
Forrester Study Rains On iTunes’ Parade
A new Forrester Research study shows that only 3% of online households made an iTunes purchase last year. Buyers spent an average of $35 at iTunes over the past year. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For 2006
> An impressive list of artists lined up in Nashville to warn the FCC about the pitfalls of media consolidation. (Hollywood Reporter) > The end of the year cutbacks continue. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday December 11th, 2006
> The end of the year merry-go-round continues with Sony folding it’s urban division into Columbia and Sony Urban President Lisa Ellis named Columbia Urban EVP. Bruce Tyler is also. Continue reading
Hollywood Reporter Music Editor Morris Out As 10 Staffers Axed
Merry Christmas baby. This business sure don’t treat people right. Music Editor Chris Morris is out at The Hollywood Reporter on a day that saw 9 others let go in. Continue reading
Digital Label Anthology Mines The Obscure & Out-Of-Print
The long tail is definitely part of the business plan for Anthology Recordings which may be the first all digital reissue label for rare and out-of-print music of all eras. Continue reading
