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Is HMV Group simply too big?Telegraph.co.ukDiversification is also continuing apace and last year one in five pounds collected by record labels was not related to music sales. British record labels ... |
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BRANDING: Gaming goes Cutting EdgeCalifornia ChronicleAnd, although the initial licensing agreement is currently for one year, PKR producer Paul Cordon is confident the company will want to continue the ... |
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“The Future Of Music” Unsigned Radio LoungeOnline PR News (press release)Currently completing the website in Jan. of 2010 his goal was to build an internet radio station and music licensing company that was eco friendly with a ... |
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Bavarian film fund ups budget...Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:21:52 ESTInternational News: Bayerischer Rundfunk increases contribution -- While the flailing economy has forced some European film subsidies to slash their budgets or reduce spending, Bavarian regional funder FimFernsehFondsBayern (FFF) announced on Monday that it was increasing its annual budget by some E350,000 ($450,967). |
Granada, SevenOne link Down Under...Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:12:22 ESTInternational News: Duo to co-produce shows in Oz, NZ -- Granada Australia announced Monday it had inked a deal to rep all SevenOne formats in Oz and NZ. |
Fox Star Studios inks Tamil deal...Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:55:05 ESTInternational Top Story: Co-production deal signed with Murugadoss -- After establishing a Bollywood beachhead with "My Name Is Khan" and "Quick Gun Murugan," Fox Star Studios is entering the Tamil-language market via a co-production with A.R. Murugadoss Prods. |
Kadokawa to show events live...Mon, 6 Sep 2010 05:54:03 ESTInternational News: First up is perf by Takarazuka troupe -- Multiplex operator Kadokawa Cineplex has launched a project to beam theatrical events live to its cinemas. |
Fests spur production, build new partnerships...Mon, 6 Sep 2010 05:00:00 ESTScout & About: Dubai: Dubai fest faces competition for the few Arab films -- There are two main challenges facing us," says Dubai Intl. Film Festival chairman Abdulhamid Juma. "The first is the small number of films produced in the Arab world. The second is that there are more festivals that want to screen these films." |
Pro scouts emirate's highways, byways...Mon, 6 Sep 2010 05:00:00 ESTScout & About: Dubai: Dresser shares his vision of Dubai -- It takes a lot to impress globetrotting location veteran Douglas Dresser, but he was duly smitten during a trip to Dubai last year. |
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Kanye On Twitter...Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:13:24 +0000This is important.
Historically, there’s been a buffer between star and audience. And this buffer was managed by professionals who’d seen it all and told you how and when to play. It was like everybody with a media profile had a coach. And if you disobeyed him, you were booted from the team.
But now, through the [...] |
Take It To The Limit...Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:38:06 +0000We won.
I’ve been reading this coffee table book about the Eagles. Unfortunately, there’s not much in it I don’t know, but the pictures are fascinating. David Geffen before dental work. And Stephen Stills too. When no one got up close and personal with a rock star unless they were having sex.
By time they formed the [...] |
Quote Of The Day...Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:57:52 +0000
"What they’ve latched onto, what people want, is recognition and to share their accomplishments."
Rob Katz, CEO Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts’ CEO On New EpicMix Application
He’s talking about FarmVille. That’s the "they" in the quote above. According to this article, FarmVille is making $1 million PER DAY selling virtual goods surrounding their free game.
Free game.
But if you [...] |
The End Of Monoculture...Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:50:50 +0000We are experiencing a revolution. Caused by the computer, aided by the Internet, old media monoliths are crumbling and seedlings are popping up all over. The old guard is protesting, wannabes are struggling for a toehold in the decaying old game and newbies are reinventing the media business unchallenged and unknown. And to outsiders, trying [...] |
Re-Katy Perry...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:13:48 +0000They want her to be successful, don’t you get it?
It’s easier this way. You find someone attractive, hook her up with the producers/songwriters du jour, and hype her to high heaven. If it doesn’t work?
Then you’re screwed. Then you’ve got to do it the hard way. You’ve got to find someone with talent, who’s put [...] |
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