All Entries Tagged With: "Sony BMG"
Vevo Valued at $300 Million?
Yesterday it was reported that Universal Music execs were on the road pitching for investment in Vevo, Universal’s joint venture with Sony Music. They are giving the yet-to-be-launched music video channel a $300 million valuation, more than Spotify even. This, of course, is psychotic. Generally speaking, investors have been very wary of record labels. They [...]
O Tenenbaum, O Tenenbaum
Last week, the digital world watched with great interest as Joel Tenenbaum, a 25 year-old Physics graduate student at Boston University went on trial for copyright infringement; a suit filed personally against Mr. Tenenbaum by the RIAA, a suit that, by week’s end, he ultimately lost. A guilty verdict was handed down, along with a $675,000 judgment, or $22,500 per song, for illegally distributing 30 songs via KaZaA.
Muzu.tv Signs Deal With Universal Music
According to Reuters, Irish premium music content upstart Muzu.tv has announced a deal with Universal where the world’s largest record label will have its artists’ music video content hosted. The company has also signed a deal with EMI, SonyBMG, Ministry of Sound and Cooking Vinyl. So only Warners to come on board - surely that cannot [...]
TMV Interview (Video) – Ciaran Bollard (Co-Founder, Muzu.tv)
The Music Void – Ciaran Bollard on MUZU. Ciaran jumps rights in and outlines how Muzu.tv differs form other video content sites around the world. He opens up and lets viewer know the exact rates Muzu.tv receive for advertising. This is probably one of the most candid interviews undertaken by TMV to date. Enjoy watching…
Musexpo Europe 2008 Report
Well have just begun recovering from the first installment of Musexpo Europe which has been exported to london from the fine folks at AnR Worldwide in Los Angeles. 2.5 days of conference sesssions networking and showcases and I’m now looking forward to an early night! Monday 27th October Got off to a flying state with [...]
EMI.Com & The Demise Of Major Brands
EMI has announced plans for the creation of a new corporate website. EMI.com will be the first major digital move since former Google exec Douglas Merrill joined EMI as president of its digital business in March of 2008 – and it comes not a moment too soon. Until now, the EMI corporate website has carried [...]
TMV Video Interview: Federico Bolza, Senior Director Digital Development – Sony BMG
TMV interviews Federico Bolza, Senior Director of Digital Development for Sony BMG. Federico discusses the changes he has seen during his year of working from Sony BMG – from innovative deals such as Nokia “Comes With Music” to the changes in views on how best to monetize the industry and the organisational problems that have [...]
Are 360 Deals the Panacea for the Music Business?
Undeniably, the recorded music business is relentlessly pursuing 360-degree deals with all new signings. Some live music promoters are also doing the same – note Live Nation and Chairman Michael Cohl’s recent resignation due to the fact that in his view Live Nation was not pursing them as aggressively as he thought that they should [...]
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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...
