Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment today announced the creation of a new long-term global venture to focus on the production and exploitation of music, television, film and digital content.
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Worth remembering that Mr Cowell's Syco label accounts for over 75% of Sony Music UK's (UK arm of Sony Music Entertainment) profits even though he only employs 18 staff
Monday, 14 June 2010
Warner retreats from Live Streaming!
Click on the link below to read about Warner Music's thoughts on Live Streaming web sites. Warner say that sites like Spotify and Last FM are "clearly not positive for the industry".
Saturday, 12 June 2010
M-Flow
Billed as a cross between i-Tunes and Twitter M-Flow is a new service where, once you have purchased a track you can forward it to your followers. They can listen once. If they purchase you get 20% of the purchase price as a credit towards buying more music.
Record companies are already using it to develop artist fan bases by direct fan contact. In addition you can follow people and receive what they have purchased and recommendations from them as to why.
Click on the image below for the M-Flow web site. Do you think that the 'social media' aspect of the site will prove popular with music fans?
Record companies are already using it to develop artist fan bases by direct fan contact. In addition you can follow people and receive what they have purchased and recommendations from them as to why.
Click on the image below for the M-Flow web site. Do you think that the 'social media' aspect of the site will prove popular with music fans?
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Monday, 17 May 2010
IFPI Digital Music Video
CLICK this link here for an excellent video which demonstrates the impact streaming music services are having on the industry
Friday, 7 May 2010
SONY Stats
Read this to understand how Thomas Hesse (SONY MUSIC) see's the demise of CD's over the next two years. Really interesting stats for your project and exam!
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