All Entries Tagged With: "Major Labels"

SPOTIFY AND THE USA. WHY NOT?

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Spotify and the resistance that they’re reportedly getting from major labels about launching in the US. From what I gather, the labels seem to be concerned about cannibalizing their biggest market with a free streaming service. There also seems to be a lot of chatter about whether [...]

Nov, 24 2009 6 Comments Full Story

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction – with Myspace Music

With the launch of Myspace Music only six or so months ago in the US, cracks are appearing in the joint venture between FOX Interactive (owner of MySpace) and the four major label partners. According to recent reports from CNET, MySpace has experienced trouble in converting the decent traffic levels to the service into actual [...]

May, 13 2009 1 Comments Full Story

Qtrax Relaunching? What About all the Lawsuits it is Facing? TMV Drills Down on Qtrax

Interestingly according to both Billboard, The Financial Times and a Qtrax press release the subsidiary of Brilliant Technologies company has re-launched in the United States. TMV finds this intriguing, especially considering the total failure of the company’s “jump-the-gun” launch at Midem in January 2008. Coming a week after ad-funded model SpiralFrog’s demise and reports of [...]

Apr, 14 2009 32 Comments Full Story

TMV Video Interview with Tim Dellow Co-Founder of Transgressive Records

The Music Void – Transgressive Records on MUZU.

Apr, 14 2009 0 Comments Full Story

Variable Pricing – What It Should Really Mean

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner at TAG Strategic has provided TMV with another post and this time he focuses on the issue of Variable Pricing and what it should entail. In TMV’s view this is an issue that should have forced Apple come to the table many years ago.
Yesterday, I was quoted in the Los [...]

Mar, 27 2009 1 Comments Full Story

Indies, Myspace Music and Market Share

A few days after the newly appointed President of Myspace Music, Courtney Holt reached out to independent record labels during his MidemNet keynote, Merlin the representative body of 12,000 independent labels were already voicing their concern over terms.
Merlin’s CEO Charles Caladas made clear the reasons why they had not yet signed a licensing deal with [...]

Jan, 26 2009 2 Comments Full Story

TMV Video Interview: Feargal Sharkey, CEO – UK Music

TMV interviews Feargal Sharkey, CEO of UK Music, an umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the UK’s commercial music industry.
He discusses the issues facing the music industry in this period of evolution and a vision for the future of the industry to keep it intact and vibrant.
Feargal also shares some of his thoughts following [...]

Jan, 20 2009 0 Comments Full Story

Dot. Bleep Conference Report

Dot. Bleep the conference put together by AIR (Association of Independent Record Labels in Australia) had a stellar line-up of speakers and panellists. The proceedings got off to a great start with TMV evangelising about the importance of the emerging markets – in opening the conference with a presentation focusing on the Current Global Digital [...]

Nov, 27 2008 0 Comments Full Story

Official WE7.com Launch

The folks at WE7 put on a great launch party last night and they obviously have a lot to shout about. Every UK digital music person worth their salt was in attendance. As we all know I have been dubious in reference to ad-funded business models within a number of posts I wrote here on [...]

Nov, 13 2008 1 Comments Full Story

Indies break rank to sign with MySpace Music

Earlier today it was announced that independent music aggregator IODA has come to an agreement for its catalogue of labels to be distributed via the new Myspace Music service.
But what does this mean in terms of the global negotiations with Merlin? Merlin (not IODA or The Orchard) are meant to be the primary industry [...]

Oct, 23 2008 0 Comments Full Story