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iTunes Users Same Demographic That Loves P2P

Who is downloading all those millions of tracks at iTunes?  A new Nielsen study says that they are more likely to be younger males who own or want to own. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/23/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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UK Acts Lead The Way In Net Promo

Interesting article from the UK via Rueters news service on bands breaking via the net: "…It’s very tempting to say we don’t need the music industry," said "Dobs" Vye of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/20/2006 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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HYPEBOT’S MUSIC INDUSTRY WEEK IN REVIEW

Global music industry trade group IFPI issued a report showing sales of 420 million paid downloads in 2005. That is more than double the level of downloads in 2004, and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/20/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Sony BMG Launches Burgundy Label To Service Adult Acts And Consumers

(Excerpted From CelebrityAccess MediaWire) – The Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group (SMG) is launching a new record label, Burgundy Records with signings of Chaka Khan and Aaron Neville. The label,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/20/2006 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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R.I.P. Mustang Sally…

We’ve lost another great one. Wicked Wilson Pickett died today of a heart attack near his home in Virginia. He was 64.

Bruce Houghton on 01/19/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Fox Sports Takes On MTV?

Add another TV outlet to your media lists because Fox Sports honcho David Hill is bringing "CD USA", a music magazine show, to company owned Direct TV’s 15 million subscribers,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/19/2006 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hypebot’s Digital Music QuickNews:

iTunes Corrects Controversial Feature – "A controversial feature in Apple’s recently updated iTunes v6.0.2 is the iTunes MiniStore, which tries to make suggestions for what to buy from the iTunes. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/19/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Digital Radio Sidechannels Serve Niche Genres

Niche programming on satellite and Internet radio may get a little competition as the HUD Digital Radio Alliance announces 28 markets that will begin multicasting HD2 (aka digital) sidechannels. MediaWeek. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/19/2006 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Digital Hollywood Spring Set For March In Santa Monica

Mobile, Film, TV, Music & Games will all be featured at Digital Hollywood Spring  just announced for March 27th – March 30th at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, CA.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/18/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Blog Trackers Measure Band Buzz

So you read the Mediabase, Soundscan and even Big Champagne’s P2P numbers and think you know what’s going on the street?  Recently you’ve even added checking how many new friends. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/18/2006 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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