Radio Giant Entercom Settles Payloa Probe For $4.25 Million
Entercom who own 105 radio stations will pay $4.25 million to end NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s payola investigation. The lawsuit filed in March claimed Entercom solicited payments from record. Continue reading
2007 Will Be The Year Of The MP3
The signs are all pointing in one direction. eMusic is second only to iTunes. The major labels are experimenting with the format with increasing frequency. InSound and other indie download. Continue reading
Wolfgang’s Vault Bites Back Calling Lawsuit Baseless
Last Monday The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and Santana filed a complaint in federal court in San Francisco against web site Wolfgang’s Vault to stop it from offering. Continue reading
The Bloggers Z-List Meme
Because I thought you might have a little extra time over the holidays and because we music marketers like anything viral. Below is the The Z-List meme an expanding list. Continue reading
Elvis on Ed Sullivan Revisited
Music on TV has always been a powerful combination. But seldom has a performers appearances on a single TV show had more impact than Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show. . Continue reading
Measuring The Growth And Direction Of Music 2.0 2006-2007
As 2006 closes, two new reports give an interesting look inside the changing shape of the new music industry dubbed by many Music 2.0. Despite declining CD sales, music is. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday December 22nd, 2006
>>> Sony BMG to pay another $4.25 million to settle DRM/rootkit lawsuit with another 39 states. (ZDNet) >>> University of Edinburgh researchers are developing a "personal DJ" which would offer. Continue reading
7digital.com Survey Highlights Consumers’ Transition To Digital Media Consumption
A survey conducted by the UK’s 7digital.com finds that almost two thirds of consumers want a separate mobile and music player contrary to industry opinion.The survey of 1,489 UK. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday December 21st, 2006
>>> MTV has launched "Bananas," a branded mobile content subscription service. It is a cross-carrier, direct-to-consumer offering that features exclusive content from MTV, MTV2 and mtvU including material from hit. Continue reading
