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19.9 Million Reasons Why Satellite Radio Just Might Survive

October 13, 2010

I know, I was just like you a few years ago. Predicting the crash of that over-leveraged but well-programmed fireball in the sky. But satellite radio continues to plod along and survive, and the latest figu... Read More...

Department of Justice Announces IP Task Force

Paul Resnikoff

October 12, 2010

Against a steadily-growing volume of intellectual property theft, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of its Task Force on Intellectual Property on Friday morning. The Task Force was d... Read More...

The Top 13 Things We’ve Discovered In the Digital New World

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2010

Hey, we couldn't resist - hope you enjoyed the Columbus Day weekend. Here are the top lessons the music industry has 'discovered' in the early days of this 'digital new world'. (1) It's really, really hard to sell music to fans online. Whether the iTu... Read More...

Last Week In Review

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2010

*Jingle Punks introduced a well-crafted iPad app, a nice competitive stab for the B2B sync licensing space. *Pandora reached its 65 millionth registered user, an 8 percent jump since late July. *Vevo fina... Read More...

Wanna Start a Subscription Service? Don’t

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2010

VCs are already frigid when it comes to financing license-dependent startups. So, if your business model depends on four label bosses giving a thumbs up, you're almost guaranteed to lose money in Sand Hill's... Read More...

Who’s Out at Warner Bros. Records

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2010

Same story, different label. And in the case of Warner Bros. Records, it looks like shake-ups have their aftershocks, according to details emerging over the weekend. The WMG unit is trying to maintain a low profile, though Variety has pointed to the rele... Read More...

TuneCore CEO Sharing Ideas On Where to Shove Things

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2010

TuneCore CEO Jeff Price had a few choice words for TAG Strategic's Ted Cohen at Digital Music Forum West. This is must-see footage!... Read More...

Lipitor Outsold the Entire US Recording Industry In 2009

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2010

This has to be one of the more bizarre stats to surface in recent months. It turns out that sales of anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor actually eclipsed the entire recorded music industry last year in the US. ... Read More...

1/3 Of All New Song Downloads Come from Just 50 Songs

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2010

This statistic was actually first mentioned at New Music Seminar in New York, but got renewed attention at Digital Music Forum West this week. It was presented by Eric Garland of BigChampagne during a data-focused panel, and Jay Frank of CMT subsequently of... Read More...

And for Those That Want the Full Gene Simmons Spiel, Here It Is

Paul Resnikoff

October 6, 2010

(#musicindustry) Complete interview and presentation footage from MIPCOM. It's over 40 minutes, so grab some popcorn or start multi-tasking...... Read More...

Also: EMI, Ex-EMI, Copyright Alliance, Coverflow, Facebook, Digital Music Forum West

Paul Resnikoff

October 6, 2010

Dan McCarroll has been appointed President of Capitol & Virgin Label Group in North America, a bump up from EMI Music Publishing. Ex-EMIer Syd Schwartz has just hung the shingle for Linchpin Digital, a c... Read More...

Exclusive: Interscope Revenues Now 70% Digital

Paul Resnikoff

October 6, 2010

This is one of those accomplishments that comes with an asterisk, though UMG division Interscope Geffen A&M now earns 70 percent of its revenues from digital formats. The information comes from IGA executive vice president Ted Mico, who spoke exclusivel... Read More...