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22 Oct

Wal-Mart Wants $10 CDs

by Barry Ritholtz
“There is some impending doom associated with us not helping them.” -unnamed music industry exec Does a CD have to cost...

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2 Oct

Music sales rebound on cheaper CDs, DVD sales increase

by Barry Ritholtz
Here’s a topic that simply will not go away: The Music industry and CD sales. U.S. music sales rebounded 3.9% in the first half of...

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26 Sep

Classical and Opera DVDs: Cheaper than CDs

by Barry Ritholtz
We haven’t addressed anything new in the music area recently (I have a long queu of comments getting ready) but this discussion of...

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2 Sep

iTunes Affiliate Program: For a nickel I will

by Barry Ritholtz
“For a nickel I will” Last October (2003), we raised the question as to whether their would be an iTunes Associate Program....

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28 Aug

Read it here first: Losing the Signal

by Barry Ritholtz
Back in July, we addressed the slow death of Radio in Radio’s Wounded Business Model. This morning, Barron’s cover story hits...

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23 Aug

More on Bad Faith Legal Settlement

by Barry Ritholtz
Since it seems to be Music Monday at the Big Picture, lets go for the hat trick: We previously mentioned the bad faith of the music...

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23 Aug

Clive Davis: Music Retailers a Bore

by Barry Ritholtz
Here’s a news flash: Shopping in retail music stores is boring. So says industry impressario Clive Davis, who apparently has a...

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23 Aug

Anti-Competitive Behavior: Radio

by Barry Ritholtz
Oooh, I’m shocked! Shocked to find anti-competitive behavior in the radio industry! (Your winnings, sir.) Forbers takes a swipe at...

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22 Aug

Is DVD Done?

by Barry Ritholtz
Here’s an interesting take from high end Audio mag AV Revolution: The DVD format is the most successful consumer AV media format...

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16 Aug

DVD recorders, CDs . . .

by Barry Ritholtz
Since we just had a little discussion on gasoline prices (Gasoline versus Crude Oil), lets take a look at some other prcies around the...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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