Net Broadcasters Get Reprieve As They Lobby Congress
The Copyright Royalty Board yesterday published new higher rates in the Federal Register yesterday. (pdf) Included was a surprised reprieve for broadcasters which moved the effective date of the ruling. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Napster Fired, Real Rises, Amazon Rumor & Much More
>>> Penn State’s ground breaking relationship with Napster is over. The state college system has dropped Napster’s music service in favor of Ruckus. >>> A new IPSOS Tempo study showed. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 04-29-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 SMITH*PATTI|TWELVE 2 ARCTIC MONKEYS|FAVOURITE WORST 3 NINE INCH NAILS|YEAR ZERO 4 WINEHOUSE*AMY|BACK TO BLACK 5 BRIGHT EYES|CASSADAGA 6 MODEST MOUSE|WE WERE DEAD BEFO 7 PORCUPINE. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Tower Lives, Source Bankrupt, WE7 Launches & More
>>> The Tower Records brand will live on both online and in new superstores in LA, San Francisco and NYC. >>> Hip Hop Music magazine The Source has filed for. Continue reading
UK Music Crosses Pond All The Way To The Cash Register
New figures released by the UK recorded music industry show that British music is not only dominant at home, but is also performing better in the US charts. BPI analysis. Continue reading
Dilemma 2.0: Music Discovery May Not Mean Music Purchase
How to turn increased music discovery into increased music purchasing has just become every music marketer’s dilemma 2.0. An NPD Research study presented at NARM showed several trends that should. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: WMG To Sell On MySpace, Big Box Shrinks Music & More
>>> WMG group has announced that it will sell downloads on MySpace via SnoCap. But unlike others their tracks will be WMA files with DRM protection. >>> Consumer advocates Defective. Continue reading
RealNetwerks Earnings Call This Wednesday
RealNetworks will release financial results for the first quarter of 2007 on Wednesday via a webcast and conference call to review results and discuss the company’s performance and outlook. An earnings. Continue reading
Could Live Nation Be The Next Record Label?
Concert giant Live Nation has just completed its purchase of music merchandiser Trunk and made some key executive appointments. The move now positions the publicly traded company as a gatekeeper. Continue reading
