Jimmy Turner partners with Corbis for Worldcup
We bumped into the guys at London based, integrated music agency Jimmy Turner recently. They told us about an exciting partnership they forged with Cape Town production company Fort Films and stock footage company Corbis Motion. The collaboration is taking shape in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Third party media partners can licence from a [...]
What photographers can learn from the music industry
Mike Masnick at the popular (850.000+ subscribers) Techdirt blog has strong views about copyright. He is a believer in loosening copyright and giving away content for free. He believes in this so much that he does not oppose re-using his posts and even allows people to copy all Techdirt posts and publish them as their [...]
Insider says: Music can be free
Tom Delonge is the guitar player in the pop-punk band Blink-182. He’s also an unlikely businessman with strong views on the revenue models for the music industry. In this interview with Guitarcenter he explains why bands don’t really need record companies anymore and why giving away music for free is a good thing for bands. Told from [...]
Illegal downloaders spend more on music
People who illegally download music from the internet also spend more money on music than anyone else, according to a new study. The survey, published today, found that those who admit illegally downloading music spent an average of £77 a year on music – £33 more than those who claim that they never download music [...]
Music on MSN via myspace
In a move that will further confuse (or strengthen) the music marketplace Microsoft is talking to MySpace about a music offering. This comes days after Google announcing a music search engine and the beginning of a convergence of music with complementary media content. Microsoft in Talks with MySpace About Music Offering for MSN | Kara Swisher [...]
Google will offer music service
Google is to embark on a music initiative that will find many traditional music companies worrying what the offer will be. Google to blend search, music in One Box | Media Maverick – CNET News news.cnet.com | October 21, 2009 Quote: Google will soon launch a music initiative, which the company at this point is [...]
Introduction to a changing music industry
The music industry had to deal with change early and has since had to adapt to several waves of change. The latest revolution in the industry is streaming, subscription music and this has been described by some as the final blow to the music busines model. With so many common themes running across all Media content stakeholder are there things we can [...]
Legislation forces radio stations to pay for music
Bloomberg reports: “Radio station owners wouldhave to pay new fees to play music on the air under legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee over opposition from broadcasters.” “The measure, approved in a voice vote, would establish a royalty to be split between recording artists and labels. Satellite and Internet radio already pay such fees. [...]
More music industry disruption on the way
In a move that will put further pressure on music businessmodels another startup is set to focus on monthly fees for streaming music online. “As Spotify gets set to launch in the US, a new monthly subscription music service is preparing to steal its thunder with backing from dot com entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus [...]
Record labels lose, fans and artists win
In a second article by Jason Feinberg on the future of the music industry he reports on some of the reactions of other industry insiders. They all agree there are fundamental problems and that a complete restructure of the music industry is happening with power moving from the labels to fans and artists. Fast Media Magazine will [...]
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