Music Business Times International News Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/GFDELBLYFY.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ Multi-billion-dollar transactions, including the buyout of GoDaddy.com and the sale of EMI Music Publishing, helped aid a 28% boost in the value of media transactions last year, according to a report from I-bank Berkery Noyes. Volume was up as well, with 389 deals struck during 2011, compared with 336 deals struck in 2010... http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2012/02/07/the-morning-leverage-legislative-%E2%80%98time-bomb%E2%80%99-ticking-away-in-europe/ Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2012/02/07/the-morning-leverage-legislative-%E2%80%98time-bomb%E2%80%99-ticking-away-in-europe/? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:36 GMT Paul McCartney is now pulling both solo and Wings content from 'all streaming services.,' That of course encompasses Spotify, though a representative Wednesday morning clarified that removals on Spotify actually happened in 2010. McCartney and Wings content is getting ripped down from other streaming services, which suggests that this could be a 'streaming clean sweep' and a clean emphasis on other formats like downloading... http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/120207mccartney Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/120207mccartney? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:12 GMT The Czech Republic has stopped ratification of the controversial anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (Acta), becoming the second EU country to do so after Poland. 'We cannot accept under any circumstances, that civil liberties and free access to information are threatened in any way,' Prime Minister Petr Necas said... http://euobserver.com/22/115154 Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://euobserver.com/22/115154? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:04 GMT Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr. is a big fan of Spotify. In what was likely his final interview before leaving Warner Music, Bronfman defended Spotify's ability to drive more value for artists and labels. 'Everywhere we look, Spotify is incrementally positive,' Bronfman said. He noted that the streaming music startup is 'a real and growing revenue stream.' Bronfman claimed that part of the success comes from a deal that Warner Music helped to negotiate that passed on more value to labels and artists. 'They have Warner Music to thank for a much better economic deal. We insisted on a much stronger deal and refused to sign unless we got that deal,' he said... http://gigaom.com/2012/01/31/bronfman-spotify/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29 Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://gigaom.com/2012/01/31/bronfman-spotify/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:31 GMT RECORD industry mogul Alan McGee has told how his tough Scots childhood prepared him for the music business. The 51-year-old described how he had 16 stitches in his head after dad John beat him for being cheeky. McGee, who discovered Oasis and signed Primal Scream to his Creation label, said his mum and his grandmother also hit him. But the Glasgow-born record boss credits his upbringing with preparing him for the rigours of the music industry. The dad-of-two said: 'Glasgow and my childhood shaped me as the man I am... http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2012/02/07/record-mogul-alan-mcgee-beatings-from-my-dad-helped-me-survive-in-music-business-86908-23739014/ Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2012/02/07/record-mogul-alan-mcgee-beatings-from-my-dad-helped-me-survive-in-music-business-86908-23739014/? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:24 GMT Noel Gallagher is positive that the fame and adulation that fellow singer Adele is getting will be short lived, as female singers have 'very short shelf life' in the music industry. The 23-year-old singer shot to international fame following her emotional performance at the Brit Awards last year. Her album '21' topped the charts around the world and sold more than 17 million copies... http://www.andhranews.net/Entertainment/2012/Noel-Gallagher-predicts-Adele-wont-last-1513.htm Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://www.andhranews.net/Entertainment/2012/Noel-Gallagher-predicts-Adele-wont-last-1513.htm? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:21 GMT People often think that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks - you know like the ones that knocked the Department of Justice, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and Universal Music recently – require hundreds of attackers generating gigabytes of traffic per second to pound a Website down into the ground. Ah, no they don't... http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/ddos-attacks-size-doesnt-matter/1982 Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/ddos-attacks-size-doesnt-matter/1982? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:47 GMT Browsing the music thread on Reddit, I stumbled upon Drew Smith, an independent artist from Hamilton, Ontario. What caught my eye was the following headline, which had me incredibly intrigued: 'My brother outsourced his new music video to Bangalore, India. This is what he got back.' Was I intrigued? Big time. Was the video going to be a lesson in what not to do? Was it going to become a viral sensation because it was so awful? OR...was the end product something he could become incredibly proud of? See for yourself... http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/02/indie-artist-outsources-music-video-to-bangalore-india-wth-surprising-results.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FDqMf+%28hypebot%29&utm_content=Netvibes Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/02/indie-artist-outsources-music-video-to-bangalore-india-wth-surprising-results.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FDqMf+%28hypebot%29&utm_content=Netvibes? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:51 GMT Label Engine is specifically designed for record labels. The simply-laid-out system allows owners to allocate royalties, send and track artist statements, get detailed reports on sales and request invoices. Unlike the specialist software used by big accounting firms, it doesn't require specialist accounting knowledge to understand, or deep pockets to run. In the year and a half that it's been in development, Label Engine - which is entirely web-based, working as well on an iPhone as it does on a desktop - has evolved additional features, such as the ability to upload tracks to online stores, promote them and get feedback from listeners... http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-02/06/label-engine Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-02/06/label-engine? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:40 GMT High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs; and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a5b62dd8-4cd7-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1lg7Ot6SM The recorded legacy of the jazz pioneers who transformed 20th-century music remains a scramble of compilations, collectors' listings and expensive special-issue sets. Now Universal has tidied things up for five main artists at least by combining their master recordings, including sideman appearances, under a single budget-priced roof. Dip in at random and the music is marvellous and the sound quality excellent. With live performances and recordings from outside the notional time frame added, these sets are the nearest thing in the jazz canon to complete collections... http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a5b62dd8-4cd7-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1lg7HQjZs Delicious/mbtimes/iticker http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a5b62dd8-4cd7-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1lg7HQjZs? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:22 GMT