Billboard & The Hollywood Reporter Sold
Are Layoffs Ahead? (UPDATED) A variety of sources are reporting that Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter have been sold to group led by James Finkelstein and Pluribus Capital Management. Rupert's. Continue reading
EMI & IODA Sign With Ad Supported Guvera
U.S. Launch Coming February 2010 Ad supported music has become a mindfield for digital music startups. We7, Spotify, MySpace and YouTube have their own take on the model and level. Continue reading
Can VEVO Recover From A Rough First Day?
Yesterday was a tough day for new music video site VEVO. The backing of 2 major labels, $300 million form Adu Dhabi and tech from Google and you still couldn't. Continue reading
The Square = More Mechandise Sales
This guest post is from Christopher Joel, an independent musician from Nashville, TN who plays with The Intrepid Travelers and is the author of Your Band Blog: How to Use. Continue reading
Tube Time Continues To Rise
Nielsen’s latest Three Screen Report shows strong year over year viewing growth with online video up 34.9% and DVR use up 21.1%. Given the consistent spike in usage among the. Continue reading
More New Music Industry News: Ian vs. Bob, Apple Tablets, Imeem Anger, Facebook Privacy & More
Ian Rogers: @lefsetz vs. @iancr: Mixing sincerity and marketing on Twitter. (Fistfulayen) A new platform for iTunes LP? Expect a spring launch of Apple's $1000 tablet. (AllThingsDigital) Digital music distributor. Continue reading
More On MySpace Music’s Imeem Purchase
Sources tell Hypebot that the primary reason for yesterday's abrupt shift of imeem users to MySapce Music was because the deal only worked economically if imeem were shuttered. That meant. Continue reading
UPDATED: VEVO’s Online, But…
(UPDATE 4) I got up at 5AM EST to check out Universal and Sony's new music video mega-site VEVO and write about it, but… While the design and interface is. Continue reading
Music as Commerce: Understanding a Mindset
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor It is unfortunate, that, at a time when the record industry is coming to terms with some of the most complex, multifaceted problems it has. Continue reading
Popkomm Back For 2010
After being forced to cancel 2009, Popkomm is making a comeback in 2010 on new dates, in a new location, and with more live music and a free day for. Continue reading
