Hypebot’s Digital Music QuickNews:
The record business overall experienced a 10.4% drop in album sales in the first nine months of 2005. DIGITAL SALES TRIPLE TO 6% OF INDUSTRY RETAIL REVENUES AS GLOBAL MUSIC. Continue reading
MTV Video Music Awards’ Net Offerings Explode Even As TV Viewers Decline
Digital Music News reports that MTV’s broadband site for the Video Music Awards "… received 13 million streams within a 30 day window, and MTV.com received a record 45 million. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS – WEEK IN REVIEW
Week In Review P2Ps have been feeling the heat since a round of RIAA cease-and-desist letters. eDonkey this week indicated that it will comply with RIAA demands, and is taking. Continue reading
Universal Music Forms Infomercial Division
From The HollywoodReporter.com: "Universal Music Group has founded a new TV venture, Universal Music Media, which will produce and distribute full-lenth music and video infomercial programming worldwide. UMM’s first production. Continue reading
Major Labels Finally Try To Make Some Money From Videos
From Forbes.com: "Here’s a lousy deal for you-give away your product, help a new business grow from zero to multiple billions and get nothing in return. That, in a nutshell,. Continue reading
Internet Surpasses Radio As Prime Music Source For Youth According To New Study
From MediaPost.com: "THE INTERNET HAS SURPASSED RADIO as the preferred medium for music among youth in all countries, according to a study of 13- to-24-year-olds in 11 countries to be. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Digital Music QuickNews:
Two out of every five Americans have broadband net access at home, according Nielsen/NetRatings. 120.8 million people, or 42% of the U.S. population, had high-speed connections in August, up from. Continue reading
Backlash Over CD Copy Protection And DRM Grows
The backlash to CD copy protection and overly restrictive Digital Rights Management technologies continues with an increasing number of consumers having experienced some level of frustration when the music they’ve. Continue reading
Lefsetz’s Power Top 10
Music commentator Bob Lefsetz’s Power Top 10 1) Steve Jobs "It’s kind of like the Beatles, the best is the BIGGEST!…" 2) Eric Garland "The RIAA is a disinformation organization.. Continue reading
MusicGiants Offers Higher Quality Downloads
MusicGiants.com launched a new music download service yesterday designed to stand out in a crowded market by appealing to high-end listeners. The company has reached licensing deals with all the. Continue reading
