Reports Show Big Jump In Digital Music Sales But The Picture Still Isn’t Pretty
According to a new IFPI report sales of digital music in the first half of 2006 rose 106% to $945 million. Globally, digital sales now account for 11 per cent. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday October 13th, 2006
NEWS FROM THE "I WANT TO BE THE IPOD KILLER" DEPARTMENT: Sony releases new Walkman players that include built-in noise canceling features and direct from CD uploads without a computer.. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday October 12th, 2006
– An indie record store and a local coffeehouse team to sell used CD’s (Reuters) – cNet is offering a free online course to enjoying digital music at home answering. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 10-08-06
Pos. ARTIST|TITLE 1 BECK|INFORMATION 2 DECEMBERISTS|CRANE WIFE 3 KILLERS|SAM’S TOWN 4 HOLD STEADY|BOYS & GIRLS IN AM 5 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES 6 EVANESCENCE|OPEN DOOR 7 SCISSOR SISTERS|TA-DAH 8 TV ON THE. Continue reading
This Week’s IndieStore Picks
Tom Baxter – Better http://indiestore.com/tombaxter/ Mr Baxter makes a very welcome return following his critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Feather And Stone’ with a clutch of brand-new tracks recorded live only. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday October 11th, 2006
– Large national retailers like WalMart and Target are pressuring movie studios to match the same deals for physical product that they’re giving to iTunes for downloads. Too bad Tower. Continue reading
Music Magazine Relix To Publish Unique Digital Editions
Live music magazine Relix and sister world music publication Global Rhythm have announced that beginning with their November issues, they will publish both in digital and print formats. With Zendition,. Continue reading
Emerging Markets Seen As Next Growth Area For Music Business
As the digital music revolution spreads worldwide emerging markets, particularly China and Russia, have seen increasing start-up and partnership activity. Most emerging markets have been plagued by both physical and. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday Ocotber 10th, 2006
– It’s official! Google has bought YouTube for $1.6 billion in stock. "For Google, buying YouTube would strengthen its position as the middleman for an entertainment industry eager to make. Continue reading
Social Networking Landscape Shifting With 51% Of MySpace Visitors Over 35
A new Comscore study shows MySpace and other major social networking sites are trending older as the social networking space continues to evolve. 69% of MySpace and 71% of Friendster. Continue reading
