REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Labels Unhappy With MySpace Music Revenue Is live music in trouble too? Live Nation Attendance Drops 22%. Revenue Reports: WMG Quarterly Losses Widen To $68M EMI Gains Strength, Digital Gains. Continue reading
EMI Names Werre & Kassler As COO’s
EMI Music has appointed Ronn Werre and David Kassler as Chief Operating Officers. They will oversee EMI’s operations in 32 countries. Based in Los Angeles, Werre will oversee all of. Continue reading
RealNetworks Losses Wider Than Expected
RealNetworks reported wider than anticipated losses yesterday. Q1 revenues were down 5% for a net loss of $12.1 million or 10 cents per share compared with profits of 2 cents. Continue reading
Could Microsoft Be Seeqpod’s Savior?
Seeqpod has been down for two weeks today and during that time the landing page has changed subtly several times. The latest incarnation includes this message: While we're cocooned for. Continue reading
Live Nation Attendance Drops 22%. Is Live Music In Trouble Too?
Conventional wisdom says that live music is exempt from recessions. Even when times are tough – perhaps particularly when times are tough – people want to party. But that didn"t. Continue reading
Popkomm IMEA Looks For Innovative Companies
EU entertainment and music gathering Popkomm is seeking submissions for its 6th annual Popkomm-IMEA competition for innovative ideas in the music and entertainment industries. Companies still have until June 20th. Continue reading
EMI Gains Strength Thanks To Cost Cuts And Currency Fluctuations. Digital Gains Left Vague.
While the numbers lack the specificity of a public stock filing, figures released by privately owned EMI point to a turnaround for the major label group. Driven in large part. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Brief: Seeqpod, Earnings, NIN vs. Apple, LaLa DRM, Indies On The Radio & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Could Microsoft Be Seeqpod's Savior? Popkomm IMEA Looks For Innovative Companies Earnings Reports: RealNetworks Losses Wider Than Expected Live Nation Attendance Drops 22%. Is Live Music In Trouble. Continue reading
WMG Quarterly Losses Widen To $68M
Warner Music Group (WMG) losses widened to $68 million or 45 cents per share for the fiscal quarter ending March 31; up from $37 million a year earlier. The loss. Continue reading
imeem Lives On Thanks To Last Minute Funding
Several sources have confirmed that imeem recently received additional funding that will allow ti to stay online for at least a few more months. The company has not released an. Continue reading
U2 vs. Radiohead: Two Managers, Two Very Different Views Of The Future Of Music
Two mega-managers have two very different views of file-sharing and what to do about it. PAUL MC GUINNESS would fix the music industry by shifting "the focus of moral pressure…on to. Continue reading
