All Entries in the "Wide Angle" Category
Digital Music Trends Podcast
This week is an ultra-special show with not one but two interviews! The first is with Niall Doorley – events director for Icon Events International – who has been organizing the Future Music Forum conference that will take place in Barcelona at the end of September. The second is with Clare Crean, managing director at [...]
WALL STREET SLAPS DOWN JUNIOR
Wayne Rosso takes a look at Standard and Poor’s recent downgrading of WMG stock, at the same time as pondering music labels’ rather checkered record in supporting new innovative business models such as Spotify
How That Limewire Fine Could Fix The UK’s Budget Deficit
Here’s a solution to the budget deficit: get LimeWire to pay it. That’s because a calculation by a lawyer acting for the US’s record label representative, the RIAA, is that LimeWire – found guilty earlier this year of knowingly abetting the infringement of copyright through its peer-to-peer service – owes the RIAA some restitution for [...]
That Damned Iceberg
The annual NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) Convention took place last weekend in Chicago. The convention, once the most important event in the music industry, is a pathetic shadow of its former self. Back in the day, for machers like Walter Yetnikoff, Tommy Mottola, Doug Morris and Mo Ostin, attendance was required. Huge stars [...]
The Flip Side: Is Winning Really Winning?
Last week the music industry scored a decisive win in their long battle with LimeWire. It was certainly not surprising. The RIAA lawsuit was a slam-dunk from the very beginning. There was absolutely no way that LimeWire could slip through any kind of loophole. Wasn’t going to happen. Judge Kimba Wood’s ruling was interesting, and [...]
Sour Lime
The RIAA is finally about to extract its pound of flesh from LimeWire and its owner, hedge fund operator Mark Gorton. And rightly so. I remember back in the day, when we were winning the Grokster case in the lower courts, trying to talk sense to many of the other p2p operators. I had established [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Peek At Bronfman Book
In my column earlier this week I made a reference to Fred Goodman’s upcoming book, ‘Fortune’s Fool: Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music, and an Industry in Crisis’. I went on to surmise that it was probably going to be a wet kiss to Junior, primarily based on the teaser sent out by Fred’s publisher Simon [...]
Going, gone & gone for good this time
Keith Joppling from the Juggernaught Brew blog delivers dynamic insights into recent industry activities
Winning the Gene Pool Lottery
Last weekend, the Sunday Times of London published the 2010 British Music Millionaires chart. Topping the list is our favorite fortunate son, Edgar Bronfman, Jr. ‘Junior’ qualifies for the list after moving from New York to London last year. The Times’ calculation of his fortune is partly based on his family’s past ownership of the [...]
The Fall Of The Golden Parachute
The Times of London ran a story Sunday about EMI’s latest effort to avoid falling into the clutches of debt holder Citigroup, who, according to a lawsuit filed by Terra Firma, pulled the wool over a naïve Guy Hands’ eyes and sold him the Brooklyn Bridge and had the gall to overcharge him for it. [...]
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Billboard.biz- Echo Nest, 7digital Partner For New DIY Platform September 2, 2010
- Sonos Signs Up Spotify September 2, 2010
- Analysis: Government Needs To Spur Innovation As Well As Protect September 2, 2010
- Business Matters: Zaptunes, Kickstarter, Vivendi and more September 2, 2010
- Apple, Google To Clash In Music Space By Christmas September 2, 2010
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- Toshiba at IFA 2010 – a new dimension for home entertainment September 2, 2010
- Philips Unveils A Range Of Advanced Consumer Products That Help People Enjoy A Healthier And Better Life In A Simple Way September 2, 2010
- Quno First to Launch Social Games at UK Train Stations with SCVNGR September 2, 2010
- Newfield Wireless Announces Availability of TrueCall Tax Report September 1, 2010
- Cloud Industry Forum endorses new ASA powers September 1, 2010
Whilst Apple’s app store to date has so far been a resounding success, TMV asks what are the long-term prospects for app stores in general? As usual Apple was the first to innovate in this area. However, the fact it was the key innovator in this marketplace does not preclude...
