All Entries Tagged With: "iTunes"
Why The Music Business Needs Spotify
Wayne Rosso examines why it is important for the music business that Spotify does launch in the US
Exclusive: Q & A with Steven Finch, CEO and Co-Founder, RouteNote
Chris McLellan speaks to Steven Finch, CEO and Co-Founder of RouteNote, a company offering an alternative and affordable music distribution service to artists.
Pink Floyd Goes Offline Amid Albums-Vs-Singles Argument
Pink Floyd, which was fighting EMI in court to have only its full albums sold online, has now seen most of its material pulled offline anyway, after its EMI contract expired. Billboard says the contract expired on June 30. This doesn’t directly affect the case the band was pressing to oppose unbundling of its albums [...]
HERE COME THE DROIDS
News broke on Monday that Android smartphones are staring to kick the shit out of RIM and Apple with new buyers. According to a Nielsen report, in 2010 Android-based phones accounted for 27% of the overall smartphone sales in the United States compared to iPhone sales that only accounted for 23%. And that includes the [...]
Is Music Industry Reliance on Unreliable Apple Products Sustainable?
Jakomi Mathews takes a swipe at Apple regarding increasing concerns over the reliability of their hardware products.
Job: iTunes Label Business Manager – Apple Inc (CA, US)
Job for an iTunes Label Business Manager at Apple (CA, US)
Who’s Who In The New Music Gold Rush
Apple’s iTunes Store gave labels much-needed succour after its launch in 2003, slowing down big losses by replicating physical’s per-track purchase paradigm in digital. But now, even after many such services have abandoned copy locks, growth in downloads has largely flatlined, or even worse. The new promised land lays in switching mindset from individual track [...]
Digital Music Trends Podcast
This week on Digital Music Trends, Andrea Leonelli interviews Matt Stanley, the Managing Director of Tunited.com a new platform for independent artists and fans of independent music. Also this week, a short report on the Music Connected event organised by the Association of Independent Music (AIM). In the news, iTunes has licensing issues that prevent [...]
Next Mobile Battleground Is Music Subscription Services
The mobile music scene is once again a hotbed of startup activity. In the first wave of innovation, the focus was on ringtones. Now the fashionable thing is music subscription services. The list of companies dabbling in the space are too many to count. Just this week, a Berkeley, Calif. startup called MOG, which has [...]
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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...
