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 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...
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,...
Universal Sales Increase Outperforms Industry by 400%
Something I left out of yesterday’s video discussion: "Universal’s new move is the second time in 16 months that Mr....
Universal to Cable/Internet: Pay us for Videos
Here’s an interesting new development from mega-label Universal, via today’s NYT: "Universal Music Group of Vivendi...
Radio Execs Fear the iPod
Back on Janaury 15th, we discussed that the iPod shuffle = new radio. I just discovered this interview with Emmis Communications CEO....
Pro & Con of FCC Chair Michael Powell’s Tenure
On Saturday, I noted that a WSJ Poll gave retiring FCC Chair Powell an "F." I suspected that the poll might be of interest to...