Supreme Court To Here File Sharing Suit & Mark Cuban Backs Grokster With $$$
From DigitalMediaWire: "The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in MGM Studios v. Grokster, the landmark file-sharing case that will likely determine once and for all whether developers. Continue reading
Motorola Goes Silent On iTunes Enabled Phone
The Associated Press reports for some reason Motorola abruptly changed course, "…just as it was going to unveil a new cell phone featuring the iTunes music download service from Apple". Continue reading
Clear Channel Radio Ups Web Stakes With Free Live Concerts
The NY Daily News reports that Clear Channel Radio is hatching a plan to use there broadcast clout to drive fans to related internet by using exclusive live concerts. "Rob. Continue reading
New Tech Allows Satellite Broadcast Over Wi-Fi Nets
From Brighthand.com: "Calypso Wireless has developed a new patent-pending technology that will allow users of handhelds and mobile phones to listen to broadcasts from XM Satellite Radio or Sirius Satellite. Continue reading
Music Video Download Service WatchMusicHere.com Launches
According to The Hollywood Reporter.com "Fans will be able to build libraries of their favorite music videos because of deals set to be announced today involving digital entertainment companies CinemaNow. Continue reading
US Music Marketers Could Learn From UK
I’m on the way back from the ILMC (International Live Music Conference) in London and during this, my second brief visit to the city, I was struck by how much. Continue reading
Alternatives To Broadcast Radio Continue To Grow
From Business Week Online’s Brian Albott: "Last September, when the wannabe Denver deejay started playing music on the Internet, the term for what he was doing — podcasting — had. Continue reading
Rev. Sharpton Wants FCC To Censor Hip Hop
FROM THE "I BELIEVE IN FREE SPEECH ONLY WHEN IT SUITS ME" DEPARTMENT: Activist Reverend Al Sharpton wants to institute a 90-day ban on radio and TV airplay for any. Continue reading
Egocasting: The New Extreme Escapism
From Wired.com "We have moved beyond (broadcasting and) narrowcasting into ‘egocasting’ — a world where we exercise an unparalleled degree of control over what we watch and what we hear,". Continue reading
Radio Fights Back
Traditional broadcasters are exploring the use of a new weapon in their fight against satellite and Internet radio. Reuters reports that "several leading U.S. radio operators are considering forming a. Continue reading
