Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Mobile Forecast, “Comes With” Details & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Microsoft turns off MSN track authorization reminding us why DRM sucks Weak economy starts to hit entertainment Sony buys Gracenote for $260M Sonicbds hires a VP Fontana grabs. Continue reading
Sonific Goes Dark. Blames Major Labels.
Sonific, creators of the SongSpot widget that enabled bloggers and others to embed a single song player anywhere with ease is going offline May 1st. Co-founded by music futurist Gerd. Continue reading
Op-Ed: Jon Webster, CEO Music Managers Forum
IN SUPPORT OF A UK I-POD TAX Music Manager Forum CEO Jon Webster responds to my commentary last week critical of a proposed UK tax on manufacturers whose devices enable . Continue reading
SpiralFrog Hires Russ Rieger As VP
SpiralFrog, the free ad-supported music service, has appointed industry veteran and former Maverick and Pipeline GM Russ Rieger to the newly created position of vice president of strategic initiatives. Rieger. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EMI Restructure Stalls, Summer Tour Glut & Much More, IAJE Shuts & Much More
> EMI’s restructuring is facing contractual obstacles including key man clauses. (Reuters UK) > SonyBMG is joining Universal on Nokia’s Comes With Music bandwagon. (Engadget) We want details! > LG. Continue reading
Earth Day ’08 – Be Part Of The Solution
We spend hours each day worrying about the minutia of the music industry, but today is a day when we need to look beyond our selfish selves and think about. Continue reading
Music Magazine Ad Revenue Drops 28%
ARE MUSIC MAGAZINES DOOMED? As the fans move online, ad revenue at the top three music magazines slid 28% in the first quarter of 2008. Blender $11 million (down 9%. Continue reading
Nokia Denies High Payments To Labels
Last week it was widely reported that Nokia was paying Universal in the $35 range for use of its catalog in the cell phone giant’s proposed Comes With Music service,. Continue reading
