Labels Find Profits Despite Declining Sales
The New York Times took a look at how labels are finding profits despite declining sales: "…Warner Music executives provided cost-analysis data from a successful hip-hop record released in the. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday December 11th, 2006
> The end of the year merry-go-round continues with Sony folding it’s urban division into Columbia and Sony Urban President Lisa Ellis named Columbia Urban EVP. Bruce Tyler is also. Continue reading
EMI Sale Action Heats Up. Could WMG Still Be A Player?
According to the London Sunday Times PERMIRA, the private-equity group is still trying finish a deal to acquire EMI. There are no guarantees they will succeed and a number of. Continue reading
EMI Shares Rise As Buyout Seems Close
The UK Times call is "the deal of the decade". EMI Group shares climbed after the Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the world’s third-largest record label may be. Continue reading
EU Will Probe Universal Deal To By BMG Publishing
EU regulators have opened an antitrust probe of Universal Music Group’s plans to buy BMG Music Publishing for about $2.1 billion, saying the deal could damage "the already concentrated. Continue reading
Hollywood Reporter Music Editor Morris Out As 10 Staffers Axed
Merry Christmas baby. This business sure don’t treat people right. Music Editor Chris Morris is out at The Hollywood Reporter on a day that saw 9 others let go in. Continue reading
Digital Label Anthology Mines The Obscure & Out-Of-Print
The long tail is definitely part of the business plan for Anthology Recordings which may be the first all digital reissue label for rare and out-of-print music of all eras. Continue reading
BtiTorrent Adds Windows DRM. Warner Music Group’s Kaplan Says NO!
Even as the industry is moving towards mp3’s and less DRM, BitTorent Inc. (flush with new venture dollars and the purchase of UTorrent) is surprisingly working it into their system.. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday December 8th, 2006
> Apparently former Columbia Records President Will Botwin will join Coran Capshaw’s Red Light empire, overseeing both the ATO label and management companies based in the N.Y.C. Reach him @. Continue reading
More Activity EMI As Execs Summoned To London
HITS writes: "…there’s word from inside the company of a sudden flurry of activity, with various executives being summoned back to London and staffers being told to cut back dramatically. Continue reading
