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A Ticket Reseller Reacts to Live Nation Tickemaster Merger
OP-ED: This potential merger will take an industry that thrives on taking advantage of consumers and make it even more attainable for unconscionable practices to become the norm. Ticketmaster and Live Nation thrive in the shadows and are forced to find creative ways to keep a wide group of stakeholders happy and fed. Questionable service fees ...
Merger Expected of Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Ticketmaster is expected on Monday to announce an agreement to merge with Live Nation in a deal that could reshape the music and live entertainment business. Barring a last-minute twist, the boards of both companies were planning to meet to approve the merger after the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, people close to the deal said. ...
Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger Could Raise Ticket Prices
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are expected to announce a merger Monday in a deal that could lead to a dramatic change in how event tickets are sold. From the fixed price norm that often results in quick sellouts for popular shows to an auction-based model that legitimizes what scalpers have always done. If Live Nation and ...
Youtube, Tell Us of This Thing Called 'Internet'
Found footage offers a veritable smorgasbord of geeky trivia about the Web provide an always-amusing, often startling picture of how we used to be. YouTube is awesome. But you know that. Its the repository for the flotsam and Jetsons of popular culture, an outlet for teen ennui, some of the longest Rick-rolling practical jokes, and every ...
EconMusic Conference Coverage
SUBSCRIPTIONS, MYSPACE DATA,EXPERIMENTATION & MOBILE A guest post from fellow ArtistDish podcaster Patrick Wooward The EconMusic event held at the LA Times building on Thursday brought together some good thinkers and business people in the digital music space. The familiar topics were covered: mobile, artist/fan connections, and more. 'What's up with subscription?' came up ...
WSDG No Sweat for Sweatshop Studios
In an era marked by large studio closings and sizeable dips in traditional record company revenue, signs of a resilient independent studio community bear witness to the health of niche-oriented studio owner/operators. Witness Sweatshop Studios a 1060 sq. ft. acoustic and aesthetic gem recently completed in Katonah, NY by Walters-Storyk Design Group. “As the owner of ...
Internet Companies Vying for Stimulus
companies are looking to cash in as U.S. lawmakers hash out a $900 billion stimulus plan aimed at jump-starting the souring economy. Nearly $10 billion in federal grants and loans and $100 million in tax credits could be spent extending high-speed Internet access to rural areas and poor neighborhoods, a goal outlined by President Barack Obama ...
Daily D.I.Y. - Create a Video Sampler
I wrote yesterday about the importance of YouTube and suggested creative ways to use it to promote your project. A Hypebot reader reminded me of another video strategy that I've found very effective for introducing new fans and talent buyers to an artist: the video sampler. A sampler is just a 3-5 minute mini-infomercial created by ...
Video: Trent Reznor's New Model for Music Business Profits
During MidemNet Techdirt's Mike Masnick gave this overview of Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails' album release and monetization strategy. At the risk of gushing, this is a must see for anyone who a part of or even interested in the new music business. I'll let the video and Masnick's accompanying article do the talking. But ...
