Why Merlin NEEDS To Be Treated In Parity With Major Labels
The fact Apple is prepared to pay a reported $150 million USD split between the four major labels, whilst excluding independent labels is quite frankly morally ... Read more.
Why An Antitrust Investigation Into iTunes Abuse Of Market Dominance Makes Sense
If the US Federal Commission can launch an anti-trust inquiry into Google’s dominance of search advertising, why can’t it do the same in terms of Apple’s ... Read more.
Lisa Gerrard Interview
What is the driving reason or thing that got you into music? If you are born with an artistic soul, you will probably find some way in which to communicate thro... Read more.
Apple’s Orwellian Censorship Patent
Earlier today it was brought to TMV’s attention that Apple is developing software that is capable of sensing when someone is trying to record a live event and... Read more.
Strategic Conversation With Ian Hogarth, CEO of Songkick.
1. Artists and investors might define Songkick as a ticket broker, data provider, content aggregator, or social network. How would you define the company? Wow, ... Read more.
Why Major Labels Will Continue To Be Apple’s Bitches!
It’s a well know fact that the major labels missed a massive opportunity when originally negotiating with Apple for the first iTunes music licenses back in 20... Read more.
The New Internet Domain Battle – A World Beyond Dot Com
Back in the original Internet boom and bomb of 1999/2000 I’m sure most our readers were aware of the cyber-squatting phenomena that managed to make numerous c... Read more.
What Is A Fair And Equitable Retail Price For Digital Music?
Recent news hot of the press sees Amazon discounting individual hit tracks for a retail price of $0.69 USD. TMV asks what does this mean for labels and artists?... Read more.
The Cloud Reality Check
The last year has witnessed every louder crowing about the game changing ability of cloud services. But is it really such a game changer? Furthermore, will rece... Read more.
Industry Opinions: Cloud-Based Music Services
This week we look at the executive’s opinion focusing on streaming services views on Cloud Music services al-la Amazon, Google and Apple and what their im... Read more.
