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Android Developers Are Losing Money, but Why?
Application developers for Google's Andorid platform are concerned about piracy; it's drastically high. Yes, Google is aware of this and has announced plans to combat the piracy outbreak with DRM systems that app developers can integrate into their apps. Problem solved—right? Not so fast. Less than 30% of Android phone users can pay for the apps ...
EMI Loses Another $802 Million, More Trouble Ahead
UPDATED) In its report to investors this morning, EMI detailed a net loss of £512 or US $802 million. The company also wrote off another £602 million ($943M USD) in 2009-2010 and despite a recent round of refinancing still has £3 billion ($4.7B USD) in outstanding debt. Just in case investors think that things can't get ...
Interview: Steve Knopper of Rolling Stone and Appetite for Self-Destruction (PT. 3)
Read Part 1, Read Part 2 Recently, I spoke with Steve Knopper, who is a Rolling Stone contributing editor and author of last year's book Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age. His great tome is now available in paperback. This interview is first in a series that I ...
Study: Going Global Means Going Mobile
A Nielson and Cambridge Group study of trends in information and communication technologies also provides a glimpse at the future od music consumption particularly in emerging markets: concentrate on mobile as much as the internet. Global consumers are hungry for access to information and communication, says the study. especially in countries with a growing middle class. ...
Music Labels Want to Break Your Phone, with Radio
Music labels and radio broadcasters are lobbying Congress in hopes of making it mandatory for cell phones, PDAs, and other portable devices to have FM radio receivers built in. Rather than adapt to the changing market, it seems as if radio favors the idea of artificially propping up its legacy institution—and business model—by any means necessary. ...
NMS Partners with BigChampagne to Find Artists...
That Are “On The Verge" Of Breaking. New Music Seminar has partnered with BigChampagne and their Ultimate Chart Technology to support their Artist on the Verge Project, which, twice a year, at the industry conference, seeks to identify artists that are on the verge of breaking. Three finalists—meeting this unique criteria—are chosen by the NMS Music ...
Carl Jacobson, New VP of Marketing at Nimbit
Direct-to-fan marketing platform Nimbit has appointed Carl Jacobson to VP of Marketing. He brings to the table over 15 years of marketing experience through which he brought empowering solutions to music makers and listeners. Prior to this position, Jacobson was the VP of Marketing for the music software and hardware provider Cakewalk, Inc. “The music industry ...
Billboard Names 10 Best Digital Music Startups
Rdio Named Digital Music Startup Of The Year This week's Billboard Magazine named their 10 Best Digital Music Startups of 2010 and the list includes some surprising choices. To learn more about how the process, we turned to Billboard Senior Editorial Analyst Glenn Peoples. Many Hypebot readers remember Peoples from his now dormant blog Coolfer How ...
epitonic.com Relaunches, Original Founders at Helm
Music editorial site Epitonic.com is being relaunched by its original founders. Established in 1999, the company sought out the create a destination where even the most geographically challenged fans could discover new artists. At its peak, Epitonic.com had hundreds of thousands of monthly visitors. However, the beloved site fell on hard times and was bought by ...
PayPal and Flattr: Making Micropayments Simpler
PayPal wants to make micropayments simpler. Instead of having users purchase chunks of credit up-front, soon, they will be able to buy inexpensive items and be billed once a higher amount is reached. Since users like to purchase things one-at-time, the company thinks that this will encourage more transactions overall. Previously, the associated costs with these ...
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