Number of Legal Downloaders Doubled in 2004
The Online Reporter is a terrific Tech/Media/Entertainment journal that does a grat job covering the intersection of these areas. If you...
The Ugly Divorce of FM Radio and the Music Industry
Excellent discussion over at A/V revolution by Jerry Del Colliano on the The Ugly Divorce of FM Radio and the Music Industry. My favorite...
Web-only Album Wins Grammy
Grammy News: "Jazz composer Maria Schneider took home a Grammy on Sunday for her album "Concert in the Garden,"...
All About ClearChannel
We’ve discussed radio consolidation ad nauseum. Now, lets look into the belly of the beast: Clear Channel:> "Sooner or...
The idea factory
Is music a zero sum game? Consider the following: Clearchannel has stumbled badly, along with most of the radio sector. Their...
The False Mathematics of the RIAA
The feedback on the P2P downloading debate has been terrific; Let’s add a few additional bullet points into our repertoire of...
New Music: Radio versus iPod Adverts
Here’s a bizarre observation: I hardly find much in the way of new music on the radio. Haven’t for years. And we’ve...
DVD Sales Boom, 2004 a Record Year
Yet another new media taking names and kicking old media ass: DVD sales posted huge gains in 2004 for the fifth year running but the...
Video Game Industry Sales Reach Record Pace in 2004
Following up on yesterday’s debate, I wanted to highlite to a few more relevant datapoints: "The video game industry enjoyed...
Debate on Downloading
My friend Cody Willard is a hedge fund manager, focused on telecom and technology. He and I had an interesting public debate yesterday,...