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
Last.fm Adds Visuals, More Personalization
Last.fm has introduced a new visual music player that combines its personalized online radio stations with a continuous stream of artist images, music videos and other media of the artist. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Brief: WMG, imeem, U2 vs, Radiohead, Kadoink Goes Down. Dylan #1 & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: WMG Quarterly Losses Widen To $68M imeem LivesThanks To Last Minute Funding U2 vs. Radiohead: Two Managers, Two Very Different Views Of The Future Of Music Last.fm Adds. Continue reading
eBay, Live Nation & Fairmont Start Selling Digital Downloads
Perhaps if labels make it easier for fans to purchase, they will buy more music; or so the theory goes. MySpace Music, imeem and Spotify are just. Continue reading
Labels Unhappy With MySpace Music Revenue
The major label partners who co-own MySpace Music are pleased with the traffic that the service is generating. But during a recent closed door meeting the labels also made it. Continue reading
