Are ISPs The Real Thieves Of Music?
Following on from Paul McGuinness’s speech at the music matters conference in Hong Kong last week where ISPs were likened to “Shoplifters” I would like to... Read more.
Will Apple’s iPhone Penetrate The Key Mobile Subscriber Growth Markets And Therefore Become A Force To Be Reckoned With?
Every man and his dog in the mobile and music content sector have been shouting about the iPhone and its ground breaking user interface. I will gladly concur th... Read more.
Report On The Great Escape Festival & Conference In Brighton May 16 – 17th
Hot Flash: New models embracing fan participation prior to the recording of music are working! This report will provide a brief overview of the music seminars o... Read more.
Can New Up and Coming Artists Afford to Give Away Their Music For Free?
After lecturing a bunch of 14 – 17-year-old teenagers on the future of the music industry last Thursday, I have had to revisit some of the opinions I outlined... Read more.
Despised By All The Right People
One afternoon, in the early 1980s, my friend Mitch Easter called up. He was in Winston-Salem at his Drive In studio; I was in my house outside of Chapel Hill wo... Read more.
Are Advertising Funded Models the Panacea Industry is Banking On?
Literally, every man and his dog within the recorded music business is in a fever pitch talking about how advertising funded models are the way forward. With th... Read more.
On-Device Portals By-Pass Content Discovery & Mobile Search Shortcomings; But Do They Also Point the Way To Wider Markets & Greater Revenues?
In-Brief: On-Device Portals (ODPs), a new generation of client applications that leverage the handset’s capabilities to deliver a more appealing user experien... Read more.
Finally Labels Take On Dominance Of iTunes
It is heartening to read the recent news that UMG is taking on the dominance of iTunes and attempting to help create a more level playing field in terms of digi... Read more.
Should ISPs, Mobile Operators & Device Manufacturers Become Copyright Enforcers?
Within the digital realm all territories are encountering rampant pirating of music, copyright enforcement is critical to the survival for the recorded music bu... Read more.
Live Promoters Driving The Business Model Change?
With record music increasingly being given away from free and 360 deals becoming the norm, is copyright enforcement critical to the survival for the recorded mu... Read more.
