WMG Backs ISP Music Tax With Griffin Hire
INDUSTRY VETERAN JIM GRIFFIN WILL SPEARHEAD CAMPAIGN The idea of a $5 of so fee tacked onto ISP bills to pay for unlimited downloads is gathering momentum worldwide. Now Warner. Continue reading
Santana’s Shoes vs. Axl & Dr. Pepper: How Marketers Use Music
Two press releases crossed my desk yesterday. Here are excerpts: "…‘Carlos and Mariah’…Highlighting Carlos Santana and his "Carlos by Carlos Santana" line of fashion-forward women’s shoes, which is sold at. Continue reading
Where Do You Spend Your Ad Dollars?
Stats for overall media buys in 2007 NATIONAL TV 32.0% MAGAZINES 20.4% NEWSPAPERS 17.7% LOCAL TV 11.3% INTERNET 7.6% RADIO . Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SprialFrog Claims #3, TorrentSpy Dies, Limewire Grows & More
> SpiralFrog, the free, ad-supported download service, is claiming almost 850,000 registered users. Based on reported user numbers, SpiralFrog says it is is now the third largest legal music. Continue reading
Sadly Ministry Thinks 30 Sec. Samples Sell
I’ve always admired Ministry’s music even when I didn’t quite "get" it; and a new covers album showed real promise. But it’s now painfully obvious that being a forward thinking. Continue reading
Last.fm Grabs Woods From Google As SVP
Last.fm has named F. Scott Woods SVP and Managing Director, Germany. Woods, who joins Last.fm from Google where he served as Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, Northern &. Continue reading
Who Is Number 2? eMusic #’s vs. Amazon $’s
Earlier this week USA Today crowned Amazon the #2 seller of downloads after iTunes. Amazon refuses to release sales figures; so the newspaper based its claim on the calls to. Continue reading
Join The Music 2.0 Discussion
Several recent Hypebot stories have been getting attention both from our readers and across the blogasphere. Read and join the discussion: As label salaries continued to rise, Hypebot issued a. Continue reading
Orange Tries Ad Supported Mobile Music
European mobile operator Orange has launch an ad-supported content trial on its mobile internet platform, Orange World. In the UK 800,000 of Orange’s 15.6 million EU-wide customers can download music. Continue reading
