Astroturfing Hurts The Industry
It may have started with Trini Lopez’s manager paying girls to throw their panties on stage, but the practice of creating buzz by creating the appearance of buzz is still. Continue reading
Bad News For BMG: EU Merger Review Drags And Despite New Bids Publishing Sale Could Snag
Despite a soaring bidding war for its publishing unit, Bertelsmann was dealt a double whammy this week as EU regulators said that the Sony BMG merger hearings could extend for. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Friday July 21, 2006
– Ray Beckerman, a lawyer for defendants in RIAA lawsuits was interviewed about the impact of the RIAA’s legal strategy on the internet, copyright, DRM and our digital freedoms. (Audio. Continue reading
Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference Announces Stellar Speaker Lineup
The Bandwidth Conference will take place August 18 & 19, 2006 in San Francisco and promises to explore "the evolving musical experience" with panels on marketing, fan behavior, trends and. Continue reading
Apple Reports Earnings Jump But Can It Continue?
Apple yesterday reported that fiscal third-quarter profits were up a robust 47.5% from the same quarter last year dues to increased iPod and Macintosh sales. But with Microsoft and others. Continue reading
Hong Kong Unleashes Child Army To Fight Piracy
Sadly, this will make the RIAA smile: "Starting this summer the Hong Kong government plans to have 200,000 youths search Internet discussion sites for illegal copies of copyrighted songs and. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday July 19, 2006
– A look at how better, smaller and cheaper portable hard drives are shaping the player market (PC World) – A YouTube trends report. (NoMan’s) – Hollywood tries to avoid. Continue reading
Coalition Of Indie Music Stores Chart for 7-19-06
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 YORKE*THOM|ERASER 2 MUSE|BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIO 3 CASH*JOHNNY|AMERICAN V: HUNDRE 4 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST. ELSEWHERE 5 STEVENS*SUFJAN|AVALANCHE: OUTT 6 PEACHES|IMPEACH MY BUSH 7 RISE AGAINST|SUFFERER &. Continue reading
Digital Hollywood Announces Conferences
Building Blocks 2006, Marriott, San Jose, San Jose, California, August 15-17, 2006 Digital Hollywood Fall, Los Angeles, October 23-26, 2006, Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Digital Hollywood Europe in London,. Continue reading
Label News: EMI Combines Blue Note & Narada. Sanctuary Ups Cahill To GM
UPDATED: EMI Music is restructuring its adult pop, jazz and classics labels under the new Blue Note Label Group according to Billboard. The Blue Note Label Group will incorporate EMI. Continue reading
