Stop Complaining About Radio And Do Something. FCC Opens Rare Window For Full Powered Licenses.
OK, all you music industry types who read this blog, stop complaining about the state of broadcast radio and do something about it. The FCC is opening a rare window. Continue reading
WMG Releases More Gloomy Figures
After being battered yesterday on Wall Street, WMG shared more gloomy news with investors just prior to today’s opening bell. Total revenue of $804 million for 3Q of fiscal 2007. Continue reading
Digital Music Dodges Bullet As MP3 Lawsuit Overturned
The entire digital music industry dodged a big bullet yesterday when a US court ruled that Microsoft does not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5B for use of mp3 technology. This. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: WMG Stumbles, Facebook Gets Old, The YouTube Pile On & More
>>> Warner Music shares fell sharply again Monday to 52 week lows after a CitiGroup analyst downgraded the stock. The drop adds more doom and gloom to what is sure. Continue reading
New #’s From EMI Aren’t Pretty
Despite aggressive reorganization efforts at EMI, it appears that new owners Terra Firma have their work cut out for them. The hoeful spots were publishing and digital revenues which got. Continue reading
Warner Chappell Music Buys Non-Stop
Warner/Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group has acquired Non-Stop Music, a leading production music library. The move enhances WCM’s presence in a high-margin segment of the. Continue reading
Tough Times At WMG
WMG stock lost more than 1% on Friday to close $11.00. It was a bad day for the markets overall, but at one point in trading Warners matched its 52 . Continue reading
Mobile Downloads Could Drive Sales Growth
Hypebot has repeatedly wondered why so few major music services have explored over the air downloads. (Kudos to eMusic for recent moves with AT&T) It seems obvious that making music. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EU Twarts RIAA Efforts, Amazon Fund AimeeStreet, Music On TV & Much More
>>> The music industry has been thwarted across Europe in its efforts to identify file sharers. (Register) Dang, they’re going to have to find a real revenue model. >>> Amazon. Continue reading
