Popkomm Nominates 8 Innovative Music 2.0 Companies
Popkomm has chosen eight of the most innovative music business 2.0 companies as nominees for it’s 2007 Popkomm IMEA award. BMAT (Spain) – a music recommendation system GD Worldwide’s Usync. Continue reading
A New Music Business Reading List For The Dog Days Of Summer
>>> The 2007 Digital Music Survey, a UK study by Entertainment Media Research showed that illegal downloads are at an all time high just as paid download growth is slowing and. Continue reading
Rhino Kills Free Downloads For Deadheads
You could almost credit the Grateful Dead with creating the first P2P. Long before computer file sharing fans were encouraged by the band to tape shows and share them freely. Continue reading
PassAlong Expands StoreBlocks And Partners With MedaTree
PassAlong Networks has upgraded its StoreBlocks Incentive Marketing Platform and partnered with MediaTree – a company that has designed campaigns for companies such as PepsiCo, Red Cross, Scotties Tissues, MTV. Continue reading
will.i.am shares love with musicane widget and drm-free release
As part of Universal’s growing DRM-free experiment, Musicane has created a will.i.am widget to coincide with the Interscope release of the Black Eyed Pea founder’s solo single "I Got It. Continue reading
EMI Readies Catalog Push With “All You Need is Love(mark)” Twist
The outsourcing trend continues with EMI Music Marketing’s US catalog unit hire of ad firm Saatchi & Saatchi to develop and execute strategic consumer marketing campaigns for key titles from. Continue reading
PassAlong Spins Off Indie Download Enabler Speakerheart
Music distribution developer PassAlong Networks is spinning off Speakerheart, an online platform for independent artists and bands to upload and sell own music, as its own company. Speakerheart is a. Continue reading
Google’s Role And Other Details Of Universal DRM Free Experiment Emerge
>>> The Google Factor – Amidst all the noise about Universal’s DRM-free experiment and the middle finger it points at iTunes was a mention of Google. This alliance as well. Continue reading
InGrooves/ONE Digital’s Jason Kadelc On Fanning The Promotional Fire
We’re working on a series on innovative digital distributors like TuneCore and INgrooves/ONE Digital. Just to give you a taste of some of the great stuff coming up, here is. Continue reading
Last.FM Adds SonyBMG. Are Major Labels Trying To Shut Out Indies?
CBS owned social music network Last.FM has signed a deal with SonyBMG to bypass SoundExchange and other middle men and direct license music from SonyBMG. (press release) That leaves Universal. Continue reading
