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Tag Archives: Music
HMV Sees Physical Content Crash Slowing Down, Despite Christmas Crunch
HMV’s CEO says the slowdown in plastic music and movie sales is itself slowing down – even though its Christmas was nearly a tenth worse than the previous year.
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Industry Moves: Vuguru; BBC; Vevo; Jun Group; MWW
—Vuguru: The independent studio founded by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company has hired entertainment veteran Scott Nocas as head of distribution and marketing. He will report directly to Vuguru President Larry Tanz. Previously, Nocas worked with Sony (NYSE: SNE) Network Entertainment, leading video services, global content programming and marketing for the Playstation Network and Sony Entertainment Network (formerly Qriocity).
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Spotify Launching Integrated Apps Within Its Platform
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took the stage at Spotify’s first-ever press conference to expand the music streaming service’s Facebook integration to a wider world of social networks and devices, arguing that sharing is the only thing that can save the music industry and stop piracy.
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Video: Noel Gallagher On How Technology Is Devaluing The Music Experience
iTunes, Shazam and crowdfunding get a pasting from the former Oasis musician as he promotes his solo album (language not saf… Continue reading
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Prometheus Execs Make Their Exodus, As Billboard Searches For Direction
Over the past few weeks, as Prometheus Global Media, the owner of b-to-b trade magazines Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Back Stage, has continued to find the right formula for its various titles, the company has seen a number of top executives exit, suggesting that the changes in design and focus have left many staffers uncertain about the direction of the business, especially at Billboard, which is in the midst of a revamp.
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Apple Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions
It took a little longer than expected, but Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) launched iTunes Match Monday with the release of a new version of iTunes just days before Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is expected to unveil new developments in its own music strategy.
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Spotify Expected To Launch In More Countries This Week
Spotify is ready to launch in Belgium, Austria and Switzerland, possibly as early as this week, paidContent understands.
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Amazon Prime Kindle Lending Library Opens For Business—With A Catch
Two weeks ahead of the shipping date for the Kindle Fire, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is adding more to its all-you-can-eat media buffet for Amazon Prime members. The $79 annual fee started as a break on shipping costs and earlier this year expanded to include free on-demand TV shows and movies. Today Amazon Prime does the same for e-books, offering more than 5,000 titles free to Kindle users with memberships. The catch?
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This Thursday: paidContent Entertainment, Hollywood
paidContent Entertainment: Everything Everywhere is this Thursday, November 3rd in West Hollywood. We’ve tweaked the p… Continue reading
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Apple Misses October Deadline For U.S. Launch Of iTunes Match
Apple’s iTunes Match service appears to have gotten lost amid the Halloween candy. Despite promises that it would launch its Internet-based music storage service by the end of the October, November 1st has arrived with no sign of one of the more interesting aspects to Apple’s iCloud.
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