Archive for October, 2008
More layoffs: Pandora cuts 20 employees
Friday, October 17th, 2008Does The Long Tail Apply to Mobile Music?
Friday, October 17th, 2008Chris Anderson’s long tail theory posits that technology has enabled companies to earn significant revenue by selling seemingly insignificant amounts of lots of lesser-known media, in addition to the tried and true method of selling millions of copies of a few hits. While there’s plenty of evidence to support his theory in the music world, attendees of the conference heard one executive claim that the long tail is dead, insofar as mobile music goes. [MORE]
Source: Wired
Pioneer’s XMp3 Is the TiVo of Satellite Radio
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Sirius XM chief: Yes, we will be profitable
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008In his keynote interview Tuesday at the Media & Money Conference, a joint production of Dow Jones and Nielsen, Karmazin wasn’t in humility mode. “We’re probably one of the top 25 media companies today,” he said of the newly merged Sirius XM, which brought together the world’s only two satellite radio companies. “I think it’s very clear that we will be the most successful company in the audio entertainment industry. I know certainly, as ranked by revenue, we’ll be there soon. Now we just need to grow our free cash flow and demonstrate that.” [MORE]
Source: CNET
Clear Channel Now Accessible on iPhone
Monday, October 13th, 2008Review: WunderRadio for iPhone
Monday, October 13th, 2008The original iPhone and iPod touch were terrific devices for playing music you’d placed on them. With the advent of the App Store, they’re now capable of playing music streamed from such online music services as Pandora, Last.fm, and AOL. But what about terrestrial radio? Weather Underground’s WunderRadio has you covered. [MORE]
Source: Macworld
Will Verizon’s New Three-Cent Hike Kill SMS Services?
Monday, October 13th, 2008While it may be good for Verizon, the additional charge is not good for any service that sends out millions of SMS messages each month. The move caught a lot of Internet companies, SMS aggregators, and media companies by surprise. [MORE]
Source: TechCrunch
Royalty rate doesn’t change for Apple, music retailers
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Radio makes mobile progress
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008The quest to put a radio tuner in every mobile device continues to move forward. Talks among radio groups, the NAB, cell phone carriers and the FCC are in motion, and if all goes well, supporters believe within five years every portable device could be equipped with a radio chip. Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan says “It’s the next big thing for the industry.”
Source: Inside Radio
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