Advertising on Internet TV Shows and Movies
Posted on May 26, 2009
Steve Robinson, CEO, Panache
If you would like to learn the latest from an expert about video ads for premium Internet streams such as popular TV shows and movies, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Steve Robinson who is the CEO of Panache. His company provides an ad-insertion platform that offers media and entertainment companies the infrastructure to generate advertising revenues from their video streams. Representative clients include MTV, VH1, Country Music Channel, and Nickelodeon, among others. Read more…
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The Record Label Business
Posted on May 19, 2009
Steve Knopper, Author, Appetitte for Self-Destruction
If you would like to know how the Internet transformed the record label business, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Steve Knopper who is the author of Appetite for Self-Destruction. Steve’s book is a chronicle and analysis of the spectacular crash of the record industry in the Digital Age. He is a Rolling Stone contributing editor who has covered the business since 2002. Read more…
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Future of Recorded Music Business
Posted on September 29, 2008
If you would like to learn how the recorded music business will be generating revenue growth in the future, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Greg Scholl who is the CEO of The Orchard which is a publicly-owned distributor of music for independent record labels, including one that it owns named TVT. The company also distributes over 3,000 hours of video and TV shows for clients who are the rights holders. Most of the files are distributed digitally to stores like iTunes, Amazon.com, and eMusic. Read more…
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Implications of DRM-Free Distribution by Major Labels
Posted on February 2, 2008
Summary: If you would like to get an industry executive’s perspective about the decision by all four major record labels to abandon DRMs, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is David Pakman who is the CEO of eMusic. His company is the largest seller of online music in the DRM-free MP3 format. However, the eMusic catalogue historically was limited to independent record labels. Now that the majors have decided to sell DRM-free tracks it looks like a good time to catch-up with David to see what the implications are for eMusic and the industry at large. Read more…
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Two Years Ahead of the Record Labels
Posted on January 4, 2008
About two years ago we published a research report entitled Digital Music Goes Mainstream concluding that it was in the best interests of the record label industry to abandon digital rights management (DRMs). You can get a copy of the February 15, 2006 report by clicking on the preceding link.
Over a year later EMI decided to sell DRM-free tracks, followed by Universal in the autumn, and Warner Music just last month. Finally Business Week reports that Sony-BMG will be the last of the four major labels to throw in the towel sometime during the first quarter of this year.
In our analysis DRM abandonment will benefit the industry for two reasons. Read more…
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Advertising-Supported Internet Music Distribution
Posted on November 27, 2007
If you would like to learn about an advertising-supported website with free legal MP3 downloads, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Peter Rojas who is the Founder of Rcrd Lbl which is a website where you can legally get MP3 music downloads of sponsored artists at no charge. Peter is the founder of other successful Internet businesses including Engadget and WebLogs. Read more…
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A Record Label Succeeds With DRM-Free Sales
Posted on October 1, 2007
If you would like to learn how the leading classical music record label is benefiting from DRM-free music download sales, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Klaus Heymann who is the Founder of Naxos which is the World’s leading classical music record label. In the United States last year the company generated 20% of its income from digital downloads and services as compared to only 8% in the prior year. Read more…
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Doubling Recorded Music Sales Every Year
Posted on June 5, 2007
Summary: If you would like to learn about an online seller of recorded music that has been doubling its sales annually, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is David Pakman who is the CEO of eMusic. His company is second only to Apple’s iTunes in terms of revenues generated by digital download sales. His secret is that eMusic does not use DRMs and they offer an attractive price. Read more…
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