HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- Deep staff cuts have begun at EMI and Capital
- RealNetworks Reorganizes
- Beck Pre-releases via TouchTunes Jukeboxes
- JOIN THE DISCUSSION: My Problem With eMusic
- Two views of executive compensation. Are you reading this Edgar?
> Finally, score one for Capital/EMI even as staff cuts accelerate. Coldplay has first week US sales of 720K after it debuted in the UK with 300,000 units.
> Confirmation that Amazon MP3 will be crossing the pond soon and opening in UK. (Telegraph UK)
> Australians are spending $100M per year on digital music. (Smarthouse)
> Arbitron has released its 2008 broadcast radio networks survey. (FMQB)
> WORTHY CLICK: Zoomii returns shopping for books at Amazon back into a more off line experience complete with virtual shelves, etc. Could they do the same thing for records stores? Maybe make it feel like a trip to Bleeker Bob’s complete with that stanky smell?
