Poll: 60% Say SpiralFrog Shouldn’t Bother To Launch
Almost 200 readers answered Hypebot’s unscientific poll and the results weren’t pretty for the start-up whose business model is to offer ad supported free downloads. 14.3% thought SprialFrog was revolutionary. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday November 13th, 2006
> Tomorrow is the official public launch of Microsoft’s ZUNE store and player. > Jupiter Research predicts that the market for portable mp3 players will top 100 million by 2011. Continue reading
J Records’ Terk Al Hamdouini Shares Digital Marketing Tips – Part 3
Part 3 of 3: Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records graciously agreed to answer a few questions and give us a rare look inside a major label’s digital marketing efforts. HYPEBOT:. Continue reading
A Look Inside J Records Digital Marketing Dept. – Part 2
Part 2 of 3 – Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records graciously agreed to answer a few questions and give us a rare look inside a major label’s digital marketing efforts.. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday November 10th, 2006
> Neither side is giving details of Universal’s deal to recieve a percentage of Zune sales. (AP) Click after the jump below for the text of Microsoft’s offical announcement. Microsoft. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday November 17th, 2006
> Google has smartly set aside $200 million to defend YouTube against lawsuits. (Guardian UK) > Phonezoo gives individuals the tools to turn songs they own into ringtones thus avoiding. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday November 9th, 2006
> I’m in NYC for Billboard Talent & Touring Conference and am having some technical difficulties. So a full report from the confab will come tomorrow. In brief, its been. Continue reading
Live Nation Posts 3rd Quarter Loss
Live Nation has posted a loss for the concert heavy third quarter much to the surprise of analysts. Much of the loss came from re-valuation of some properties. The net. Continue reading
A Look Inside J Records Digital Marketing Dept. – Part 1
Part 1 Of 3 – Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records graciously agreed to answer a few questions and give us a rare look inside a major label’s digital marketing efforts.. Continue reading
