Jazz Odyssey

Don’t miss Austan Goolsbee’s article in today’s New York Times about the recent approval of a bill that would require Apple to reveal software code that would allow music purchased at the iTunes music store to work on other digital music players–not solely on iPods.
The article has a distinct pro-Apple sensibility–Goolsbee argues:
If the French gave [...]

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Bridge Ratings & Research has been tracking radio listening behavior for years, and their most recent study shows that terrestrial radio’s audience is on the decline in a big way, with podcasting and MP3 players having an impact on radio listening time, particularly among younger listeners. According toBridge Ratings head honcho Dave Van [...]

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Starting in the late 90s, many of the annual digital music conventions such as Webnoize or Plug-in were filled with chatter about making the experience of consuming digital music “feel free” (an expression is generally credited to long-time digital music advocate Jim Griffin). This was an acknowledgement that music can’t actually BE free, but [...]

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It seems like video sharing websites like YouTube have mushroomed overnight, consuming bandwidth and productivity in offices and college campuses across the country. With a vast array of choices in this seemingly endless online marketing landscape and a giant vault of unrecouped music videos getting larger by the minute, what’s a music marketer to [...]

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In a very tentative step towards more widespread digital distribution of films, 6 of the major film studios announced that they will begin selling titles digitally through Movielink. Additionally, Sony and Lionsgate will make titles available through the CinemaNow service.
Hollywood has had a bit of time to watch the music industry struggle with the [...]

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There’s a good article in today’s San Mateo Daily Journal that offers a good summary of where things are between Steve Jobs and the major labels regarding the 99 cent price point for digital songs. The labels continue to make their case for variable pricing, with new and superstar music positioned at a higher [...]

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