> I’m in NYC for Billboard Talent & Touring Conference and am having some technical difficulties. So a full report from the confab will come tomorrow. In brief, its been a good conference so far with lots of emphasis on how new technologies can enhance and extend the ticket buying and concert going experience. Live Nation and Ticketmaster each are doing a lot of interesting experiments.
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Microsoft is making per unit payments to Universal Music for every Zune sold. It’s an effort to make nice with a hurting content industry and encourage labels and publishers to allow more freedom on
Zune’s Wi-Fi sharing platform. The exact terms are vague and many questions unanswered. Could it also be the very beginnings of the labels experimenting with a blanket licensing of music? And how will the money be divided between rights holders? (engadget, AP)
– Lawyers…start your briefs. They developed a 2P that works on your cell phone. (Symella)
On Friday @ Hypebot: Part II of our look inside the J Records digital marketing department and more from the Billboard Talent & Touring Conference.
