CD Sales Up 10% Plus 59 Million Downloads In First Half Of ’04
The Recording Industry Association of America just announced that music shipments have risen 4% in the first half of 2004, with CD shipments up 10%, but that this increase still. Continue reading
MAJOR LABEL SANCTIONED P2P’s
Wired.com reported Thursday that “amid the recent collapse of talks over the Induce Act in Congress, record labels are closing in on deals to enable several new peer-to-peer services to. Continue reading
HDTV On Your Cell Phone
The convergance of media devices continues as the NY Times reports that “miniature mobile phones, which already double as cameras, Internet devices and music players, are poised to merge with. Continue reading
U2 BROADENS APPLE RELATIONSHIP
Billboard.com reports that “U2 and Apple Computer Inc. are expected to announce next week that they have signed a deal to sell custom iPods. According to a source, the Irish. Continue reading
CD’s For Cell Phones But @ A Hefty Price
From ZDNet News: “Singer Robbie Williams’ greatest-hits album arrives in music stores Tuesday, as well as some phone shops, marking a first for the United Kingdom: It will be released,. Continue reading
Will Digital Distribution, Podcasting, and Satellites Cause A Creative Renaissance In Broadcasting?
From the USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review: “The rules for the broadcast radio business — the traditional ‘terrestrial’ radio — are changing in many ways, with satellite radio… and the. Continue reading
UK SINGLES SALES DROP AS DOWNLOADS GROW
Rueters reports that the single that topped this week’s U.K. pop charts had the lowest ever sales for a No. 1 It’s the latest indication that singles format is dying. Continue reading
ASCAP Settles On Net Broadcast Fees For Commercial Radio
In a move that is sure to bring more over the air broadcasters onto the internet playing fiels, ASCAP has won approval for slightly more than $1.7 billion in royalty. Continue reading
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