Exclusive Video Interview: David Renzer, Chairman and CEO – Universal Music Publishing Group
Jakomi Mathews video interviews the global head of Universal Music’s Publishing division
Spotify, Are They Ready To Crack America?
Cassandra Callais, examines the proposed Spotify US launch and looks at the competition it will face…
Pigs Fly – Music Biz Disses Shysters
Wayne Rosso dishes the dirt on DigiProtect, ACS:Law and their dodgy practices…
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Australian Court: ISPS are NOT Liable For File-Sharing – Despite Reports That Music Will Save Them Millions In Customer Churn
Jakomi Mathews, examines the issue of morality and ISPs policing consumers of there services…
More RIAA Trial Troubles, How To Settle With A Rebel
Cassandra Callais looks at the ongoing Thomas-Rasset case and ponders – how can the industry deal with serial rebels?
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We all know that the industry is all hands on deck to pressure ISP’s into policing their content. Just a couple of weeks ago rock star bloviator Bono took to the op-ed section of the New York Times to lambast ISP’s as “rich service providers, whose swollen profits perfectly mirror...
On Friday 8th January, 2010 Midem posted an exclusive video interview with Radiohead band member Ed O’Brien. The video provides some much needed insight into where the band were coming from and their whole thinking behind their “pay what you feel its worth” model. Ed also goes on to say...
Entertainment firm HMV is expanding its presence in the live music market by buying venue owner MAMA Group for £46m.
HMV’s move comes nearly a year after it took a 9.9% stake in MAMA, which runs 11 concert venues including the Hammersmith Apollo.
MAMA also owns other interests, including an artist management...
TMV were in attendance and this was most definitely one of the best live music showcase events TMV have ever attended (albeit we will also be at SXSW 2010 for the first time later this year). What must be stated first is that the level of talent playing the event...
EMI, the music group behind artists ranging from Pink Floyd to Katy Perry and country and western band Lady Antebellum, crashed £1.75bn into the red last year, according to figures released by the company on Friday 5th February.
The loss is one of the biggest black holes ever seen in a...
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Apple Devices Are Sexy: But are They Reliable?
With all the hype surrounding Apple’s iPad launch last week TMV thought it about time to dig a bit deeper and look at Apple and the reliability of its devices. Whilst Apple products for the last decade from powerbooks to the iPod and iMacs have been both iconic and look...
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Opportunity Knocking
This weekend whilst catching up on current news and recovering from the whirlwind of networking, meetings and elevator pitching that is Midem, I once again took stock of just how inescapable technology as a theme has become to the entertainment industry.
This was my first time at Midem, and I was...
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