TODAY’S HYPEBOT FEATURES:
4 Pillars Of The Band & Fan Relationship- eMusic upgrades while dissing competitors. Plus commentary,
- MySpace Adds Eventful Data Share, Open ID & More
- Check out our new Music Industry Job Board
- Mobile revenues offer a bright spot
- Mercury Prize 2008 Nominees
> UK. broadcaster and broadband provider BSkyB has formed a joint venture with Universal Music to build an MP3 store and unlimited download subscription service for the U.K.and Ireland. Sky is also in
discussions with other major and indie record labels. (press release)
> Some experts are attacking the extension of EU copyright ownership to 95 years saying it will only pad the pockets of "record companies, aging rock stars or, increasingly, artists’ estates. It does nothing for innovation and creativity." (ars) Ouch! How long do you think is fair?
> AOL Music and American Express have launched Tour Tracker with band dates from Jambase and MapQuest provides the maps. There are also band info, discussion groups and perks for Amex members. (Tour Tracker) A very quick tour found the listings (or the search function) to be lacking.
> Avril Lavigne earned $2 million from having her videos on YouTube. (Guardian) And thanks to forward thinking manager Terry McBride of Nettwerk she gets to keep most of it.
> TiVo is teaming with Amazon for a point and click service to allow users to purchase products that they see on TV. (ars) Gee that appearance on Late, Late, Late Night could actually boost sales.
