Leading Chinese Download Site Top100.cn Responds To Government Crackdown
EXCLUSIVE: In a statement issued exclusively to Hypebot, Gary Chen the CEO of leading Chinese download service Top100.cn responded optimistically to new censorship rules imposed by the Ministry Of Culture. . Continue reading
EMI Rejects Bid. Stops Negotiations. Buys Out Japanese Partner.
EMI which has been in serious talks with investment firms about a buyout has ended. negotiations according to a state from the company this morning: "… EMI today announces that. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday December 14, 2006
> Sonific is reporting a 10X increase in traffic for it’s Songspot player and a new deal with WordPress that makes adding the widget even easier. > Apple says that. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Expands Dominance With StopTicketScammers
They don’t want to lower their own ticketing fees to something fair, but they do want to stop other people from scamming you. Ticketmaster has launched Stop Ticket Scammers where. Continue reading
eMusic Hits 100 Million Downloads Of 2 Million Track Indie Catalog
MP3 download pioneer eMusic has capped the year with a major milestone – 100 Million Downloads Sold – three years after establishing its current subscription model and a only 11. Continue reading
Chinese Crack Down On Music And Foreign Investment
Just as indie labels are beginning to emerge in China (Reuters) and foreign music companies of all stripes were setting up shop in the country, the government’s Ministry Of Culture. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
> A look at the increasing number of indie bands that are ignoring major labels and going the D.Y.I. online root. (LA Times) > Sony Studios tries to compete in. Continue reading
This Week’s UK indietore.com Picks
The B-Dolls "Ordinary"‘Think,’ it says of Melbourne’s B-Dolls, ‘Y2K Carpenters reprogrammed by disco robots’. And it sort of is. Think warm electro pop that makes all the right noises in. Continue reading
Forrester Study Rains On iTunes’ Parade
A new Forrester Research study shows that only 3% of online households made an iTunes purchase last year. Buyers spent an average of $35 at iTunes over the past year. Continue reading
Six Degrees Launches Digtial Only Emerging Artist Series
Innovative indie label Six Degrees recently moved to Fontana for distribution and is now launching a digital only series of releases dedicated to breaking new artists. The series will feature. Continue reading
