Music Business Times Marketing Newshttp://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/QFEOQ7LDWP.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ Jackson was working on the pop album with songwriter Claude Kelly and R+B star Akon, who says that Jackson was motivated by the ticket sales for his performances. He told Akon, 'My fans are still there. They still love me. They're alive.' Akon said: 'His kids are like his first priority, and they had never seen him perform live. He was trying to create the most incredible show for his kids.' http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5624GH20090703 Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5624GH20090703? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:55 GMT For major label Sony Music, the idea of distributing artists from the fat part of the long tail has proven too tempting to resist. The media giant announced on Wednesday that it acquired an undisclosed percentage of longtime independent music bastion IODA, short for Independent Online Distribution Alliance. Sony now stands to profit from the distribution of music formerly considered too niche to garner major label interest... http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/07/sony-buys-part-of-the-long-tail/ Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/07/sony-buys-part-of-the-long-tail/? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:39 GMT Everyone knows Simon Cowell is vain: a fellow American Idol judge once joked that his RayBan sunglasses are mirrored on the inside too. He even turned down a recent dinner invitation from Barack Obama because their diaries 'didn't quite match'. All the more reason why he's been chafing at the bit of late, says The Sunday Times. Despite his success as TV's most bankable personality, 'Mr Nasty' is not his own man. http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/simon-cowell-the-restless-ambition-of-tvs-mr-nasty-44237.aspx Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/simon-cowell-the-restless-ambition-of-tvs-mr-nasty-44237.aspx? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:36 GMT The world's biggest distributor of links to copyright infringing material is to be bought by a software entrepreneur and turned into a legitimate business, the site has announced. The Pirate Bay has agreed to be acquired for £4.8 million. Swedish company Global Gaming Factory (GGF) has agreed to buy the site, which has been at the centre of political, legal and cultural storms all its life. It was the biggest repository of links to pirated content, though it hosted none itself. Its founders were found guilty earlier this year of facilitating copyright infringement in Sweden. http://www.out-law.com/page-10139 Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.out-law.com/page-10139? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:59 GMT Jackson's solo album sales in the United States skyrocketed from 10,000 copies in the week before his death to 422,000 in the week ended June 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan. During the same period, U.S. track downloads surged from about 48,000 copies to 2.6 million. The week... http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/michael-jackson-music-sales-surge-could-1003990445.story Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/michael-jackson-music-sales-surge-could-1003990445.story? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:49 GMT With its independent distribution subsidiary RED, Sony Music currently provides award winning sales and marketing services to independent labels and artists. IODA now brings its proven digital distribution platform for the independent sector into the Sony Music network. With distinct areas of expertise and market focus, RED and IODA will build on their complementary technologies and increase the scope of sales and promotional opportunities that each currently offers its existing and growing customer base worldwide. Both companies will also leverage the global marketing and financial strength of Sony Music to continue expanding their businesses and providing best in class service. http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4017269&access=EH Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4017269&access=EH? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15 GMT AEG can still generate revenue from its audio and video footage of the rehearsals, which it owns under its contract with Jackson. 'We own the intellectual property,' AEG's CEO says. 'It is our responsibility and fiduciary duty to the estate to monetize as much of these assets as we can under the original contract, because the majority of the profit would go to the estate.' http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i04299584a9f4430cf5f4c302d16510d9 Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i04299584a9f4430cf5f4c302d16510d9? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:10 GMT It’s a major release, and a big deal for the company. When most people think of RealNetworks, they think of media delivery software, multimedia formats, music, and gaming services (and also its recent dispute with Hollywood studios over digital rights management with its RealDVD product)—not necessarily mobile devices... http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/24/realnetworks-rolls-out-novel-media-player-moves-deeper-into-mobile-and-social-space/ Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/24/realnetworks-rolls-out-novel-media-player-moves-deeper-into-mobile-and-social-space/? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:30 GMT There are major differences between the big music download shops, particularly when it comes to selection. That was the findings of chip.de, a Munich-based technology portal. Because it is difficult to determine how many songs in total are offered by any given shop, the testers selected 50 representative artists... http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275131,big-differences-between-online-music-stores.html Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275131,big-differences-between-online-music-stores.html? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:28 GMT A secret library of over a hundred songs recorded by Michael Jackson could be released following his death. One of the singer's biographers, Ian Halperin, claimed that the unheard songs had been made for his children. Mr Halperin, author of Unmasked, The Michael Jackson Story, said before his death:He wants to... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6584011.ece Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6584011.ece? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:47 GMT The Copyright Royalty Board has indicated that satellite radio will pay higher royalties, which jumped from 6% to 6.5% last year and will grow over time to 8% in 2012. There’s just one problem: the so-called 'U.S. Music Royalty Fee' of $1.98 per month for primary subscriptions or $0.97 a month for... http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10002363/sirius-xm-price-hike-using-royalties-as-income-boost-excuse/ Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10002363/sirius-xm-price-hike-using-royalties-as-income-boost-excuse/? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:08 GMT As news spread about Michael Jackson's death on Thursday, fans and curiosity seekers inundated the Internet for information, slowing several major news sites to a crawl, according to website performance measurement firm Keynote Systems. The firm said that during the early evening hours, sites including ABC, CBS, AOL... http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/26/death-michael-jackson-spikes-news-traffic%2C-music-sales Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/26/death-michael-jackson-spikes-news-traffic%2C-music-sales? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:04 GMT U.K. retail store chain Woolworths, which shuttered its more than 800 stores after declaring bankruptcy late last year, has been relaunched as a retail site selling media including CDs, DVDs and video games. The site is operated by Shop Direct Group, which acquired the brand during administration... http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/25/u.k.-retail-brand-woolworths-becomes-web-media-store Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/25/u.k.-retail-brand-woolworths-becomes-web-media-store? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:21 GMT The killer features of FriendFeed continue. Today, the service has just added a way to share files on the service. So now it’s just as easy to share a PDF or text file as it is to share a picture. 'You can attach (almost) any file to your FriendFeed posts via the web interface or by emailing file attachments to... http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/24/friendfeed-adds-file-sharing-no-movies-but-mp3s-are-fine/ Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/24/friendfeed-adds-file-sharing-no-movies-but-mp3s-are-fine/? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:18 GMT A Swedish court ruled today that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for a successful appeal instead. Judge Tomas Norstrom is a... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied-judge-declared-unbiased.ars Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied-judge-declared-unbiased.ars? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:16 GMT Michael Jackson's planned 50-show run at the O2 Arena in London would have been the highest-grossing single concert engagement. Now it's a major problem for the promoter AEG Live. More than $85 million worth of tickets have already been sold for the series of performances, which have the now sadly ironic title 'This Is It.' As much as $30 million has already been spent on production, according to sources close to the situation. So what's at stake for AEG, the world's second-largest concert promoter, can't be overstated... http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i07c5940218c277f489900a30200f6586 Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i07c5940218c277f489900a30200f6586? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:11 GMT A military band from one of the regiments that guards Queen Elizabeth II signed a $1.65 million record deal Tuesday with a division of Universal Music. The 350-year-old Coldstream Guards band is due to release an album entitled 'Heroes' later this year on Decca, Universal's classical label. It will... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/23/entertainment/e063126D86.DTL Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/23/entertainment/e063126D86.DTL? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:30 GMT StubHub, the secondary ticket marketplace owned by eBay, announced that it has partnered with Time Warner's Music, which will integrate its Fan to Fan marketplace into AOL Music to offer users instant access to tickets. The deal will enable AOL Music users to buy or sell concert tickets from... http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/24/aol-music-integrates-stubhub-ticket-marketplace Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/24/aol-music-integrates-stubhub-ticket-marketplace? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:20 GMT The Echo Nest, a music intelligence platform providing data-driven solutions to the digital music industry, today announced the launch of its Fanalytics platform. Fanalytics applies patented web crawling, machine learning and semantic web technology to help artists and labels better understand, locate and build their http://sev.prnewswire.com/music/20090624/NE3727924062009-1.html Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://sev.prnewswire.com/music/20090624/NE3727924062009-1.html? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:19 GMT ReverbNation, a provider of online music marketing services, on Wednesday announced a new Sponsored Songs program that will provide up to 1,000 artists the opportunity to earn money when their songs are downloaded by fans. Each song will incorporate 'a small section of branded messaging within the digital cover art... http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/24/reverbnation-offers-artists-cash-%2526%2523039%3Bsponsored-songs%2526%2523039%3B-promotion Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/24/reverbnation-offers-artists-cash-%2526%2523039%3Bsponsored-songs%2526%2523039%3B-promotion? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:17 GMT 'The FBI is a government organization. If we have to wait on them to create a new Anti-Piracy logo for us, it could be months before we are back online and releasing music again,' said Universal Music attorney William Levinson... http://moredigitaler.com/2009/06/24/universal-music-loses-fbi-anti-piracy-logo/ Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://moredigitaler.com/2009/06/24/universal-music-loses-fbi-anti-piracy-logo/? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:42 GMT Twitter users are more likely to buy music online than non-users. An NPD report says that 33% of Twitter users bought a CD in the last three months, compared to 23% of all Internet users, and 34% of Twitterers purchased a digital download, which is considerably more than the 16% of overall... http://beatcrave.com/2009-06-23/twitter-is-helping-the-music-industry/ Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://beatcrave.com/2009-06-23/twitter-is-helping-the-music-industry/? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:36 GMT Interested in purchasing seeqpod.com? The asking price is $125,000, but the buyer gets more than just and url and some residual traffic. According to information shared Friday morning by broker Sedo with Digital Music News, the transfer also includes about one million former user emails, an archive of 400,00 now-def http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061909seeqpod Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061909seeqpod? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:28 GMT One of Europe's largest music conferences Popkomm will not be held this year. 'The digital crisis is fully on the music industry by. Many companies maybe due to the theft on the Internet no longer afford to participate in Popkomm 2009,' organizer... http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/06/popkomm-2009-cancelled.html Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/06/popkomm-2009-cancelled.html? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:27 GMT Music publisher EverGreen, now best known as the owners of the 2 Live Crew, Third Eye Blind, MC Hammer and - most importantly - Tupac Shakur catalogues, has just signed a deal with WIDEawake, the Canadian company that acquired the assets of Death Row Records last January. 'After purchasing the Death Row catalog... http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/music/article/death-row-records-plots-massive-comeback-79325 Delicious/mbtimes/fticker http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/music/article/death-row-records-plots-massive-comeback-79325? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:18 GMT