News Brief: EU May End ISP Watch, YouTube Growth, Games Down, NPR Saved, 3 Strikes NZ & More
(UPDATED) EU says ISPs monitoring for illegal downloads breaches privacy. (PaidContent) YouTube: Growth In User-Generated Content Is Outpacing Official Videos (Billbaord.biz) Video game sales slipped 4% in March as consumers. Continue reading
Lady Gaga & David Bowie On Becoming A Star
"I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to. Continue reading
YouTube Makes “Copyright School” Mandatory
YouTube is beefing up its copyright infringement efforts, or at least they want to appear to be. They're now requiring that users who receive a copyright violation notification watch a. Continue reading
Danish Company Says It Can Turn Piracy Into Real Money For Artist
Monetizing the millions of music tracks and other files traded illegally each day has felt more like a fantasy than a serious business opportunity. Bo Schønemann and René Nygaard of. Continue reading
How Did We All Miss This? The New Grammy Categories Drop Gender
Lost on in the media coverage of the Grammys' controversial category slashing was their decision to also drop separate categories for male and female performances in the pop, r&b and. Continue reading
MTV Digital EVP McCormack On Content, Connections & Snookie [VIDEO]
Yesterday's post by Alison McCarthy, "MTV Tries Music Discovery: New Tune Or Catch-up?" looked at recent changes in MTV programming. Today an insider weighs. Content is still king, according to. Continue reading
Spotify Limits Free Model. Next Stop U.S.?
EU based Spotify has announced new limits on its popular free music service. As of May 1st, users not paying for a premium service will be able to listen to. Continue reading
The Problem With Releasing A Single Each Month
On Music Think Tank, Minh Chau has posted an explanation on why releasing a single each month causes problems. Instead of releasing singles constantly, he advises artists to market and. Continue reading
News Brief: Amazon Meets With Labels, WMG Shifts Strategy, Spotify Limits Free, Video Ranking & More
Amazon is meeting with record labels today to answer questions about its controversial unlicensed could music locker and see how willing they are to negotiate for features that would enhance. Continue reading
Warner Music Gets New Lesson In Closed Systems As Cisco Shuts EOS Web Platform
Computer giant Cisco has announced a restructuring that is likely to mean the end of its EOS hosted software platform which Warner Music Group has used to build more than. Continue reading
Confidential MySpace Document Projects $165 Million Loss This Year Alone
A confidential official MySpace document projects total revenue for fiscal 2011 ending June 30th to be $109 million. Expenses for the year are projected at $274 million. That means that,. Continue reading
