Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Daily News: Wednesday
ISP Warning Would Stop 70% of U.K. File-Swappers: “Seven out of 10 British file-sharers say they would stop infringing if they received a termination warning from their ISP. The threat of cutting off one’s pipe seems to be a deterrent. That’s according to a major survey of media habits conducted by Entertainment Research for Wiggins, a London law firm.” (via The Register)
Warner Staff Has Too Much Time On Their Hands: “Apparently the staff at Warner Bros. Records in Burbank has started a YouTube channel to show off their skills at playing Rock Band while at work. If only they put this much effort into….oh who cares anyway!” (via The Daily Swarm)
NY Times On Bronfman: “His big mistake was not to accept EMI’s bid. Even here, though, the situation is more complicated than is often portrayed. While at $28.50 a share — at one point the offer was worth $31 a share — the deal seems like a no-brainer, the fact that the EMI bid was partly in stock created a lot of risk.” (via NY Times)
NIN Sell Out - Sorta: “It took less than two days for the Nine Inch Nails to sell out 2500 copies of the Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition CD Package at $300 direct from the band’s web site. Add to that any reasonable numbers fron the $75 deluxe edition, $10 CD/DVD preorder and $5 download and it appears Reznor has pocketed a cool million $’s plus without the help of a label and only viral promotion.” (via Hypebot)
Nokia Opens Online Music Store: “Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia unveiled an online music store in Germany, its second such effort in Europe following its first in the UK last November. The service, branded under the Ovi name given to Nokia’s broader Web and mobile services initiative, charges €1 ($1.52) per track.” (via Billboard)
Chesney gets 12 ACM nominations: “Kenny Chesney easily snagged 12 nominations on Tuesday to lead contenders for the annual Academy of Country Music awards, and Rodney Atkins, who has had four straight No. 1 singles, was second with six.” (via MSNBC)
Bruce Allen On Current State Of Industry: “I would hate to be a young band today, battling,” says Allen, who admits he measures success by securing arena-selling tours. “Michael Buble’s selling five million records in this era. He probably would have been selling 15 million if it was in the ’70s and ’80s, in the heyday. My style hasn’t changed much but my ability to adjust to the new technology and understand it is difficult and I’m really learning all the time.” (via Canoe) [We have an interview on our site with Bruce Allen, which can be viewed here]
Majors Partner With Euro Web Community: “Three of the four majors and various independents have signed deals with the online European music community MusicMakesFriends.com. Universal Music, Sony BMG Music and EMI Music have made their entire digital catalog available to the web platform, which today launched a premium subscription option in addition to its free advertising-supported streaming service.” (via Billboard)
More On Facebook’s Music Service: “Is Facebook talking to major labels about a music play? In October, paidContent pointed to that possibility. And just recently, Billboard outlined similar discussions, and etched an initiative that could mirror one plotted by MySpace.” (via DMN)
