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# Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday January 29th, 2007
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebots_new_mu_2-2/
- Published: 2007-01-29T04:54:37.000Z
- Updated: 2007-01-29T04:54:37.000Z
- Description: >>> MIDEM may be over but the news just keeps on coming: The Orchard has struck a deal with Sanctuary to take of its digital distribution. Indie Koch has contracted. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/01/hypebots_new_mu_2-2.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

\>>> **MIDEM may be over but the news just keeps on coming:**

- The **Orchard** has struck a deal with **Sanctuary** to take of its digital distribution.
- Indie **Koch** has contracted **Intent MediaWorks** to distribute content across **P2P’s** and[![Midem](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/midem.jpg "Midem")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/midem.jpg&ref=hypebot.com) on websites, social networks,  
and blogs. Details were not disclosed.
- Attendees at music industry trade show **MIDEM – 10,000+**
- Attendees at musical instrument trade show **NAMM – 84,000+**
- "To be honest I’m afraid of the music industry falling apart," said  
**Black Eyed Pea** will.i.am. "The thing that makes me  
nervous is the hesitation that record companies have about the new  
technologies."

\>>> French news service AFP published a decent layman’s overview of the **music industry’s current woes.** ([AFP](http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070128/bs%5Fafp/afpentertainmentfrance?ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> The concept of **licensing music download at the ISP level** may be making a comeback.

[![Sanctuary](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/sanctuary.jpg "Sanctuary")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/sanctuary.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

([MacWorld](http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/55420.html?ref=hypebot.com)) Brilliant idea but don’t hold your breath.

\>>> **Sanctuary posted another loss** and is considering selling off more assets. ([FMQB](http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=340304&ref=hypebot.com))