“The Death of the CD-Release Complex” (Part 2)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — (Read Part One)At its peak, the CD-Release Complex drove sales and represented the symbiotic relationship between the fans and the specific mechanisms they relied upon. Continue reading
Despite The All The Gloom And Doom I’m Still Optimistic About The Music Industry
There were more poor earnings reports from the music industry last week and shutdowns in music tech continued to mount. But despite all of this bad news, perhaps even because. Continue reading
LoudFeed Hopes To Empower The D.I.Y. Artist
Now in beta, Loudfeed joins the growing list of artist services sites offering drag and drop websites and widget creation with built-in shopping carts. The company also offers custom development. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: Live Nation $’s, Seeqpod, Rio To Vevo, Wireless iTunes, eBay Downloads & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Kyle Bylin: “The Death of the CD-Release Complex” (Part 2) Live Nation Looks To Ticketholders For Increased Revenues Seeqpod Saga Continues LoudFeed Hopes To Empower The D.I.Y. Artist. Continue reading
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
