Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders
Two Years Ahead of the Record Labels
Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh 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…
Categories: Podcast Video
Tags: advertising, Business Week, digital media, digital music, DRM, EMI, Internet, Phil Leigh, radio, Record Label, Sony BMG, Universal Music, Warner Music, wireless internet
A Record Label Succeeds With DRM-Free Sales
Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh 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…
Categories: Podcast Audio
Tags: Classical Music, Digital Downloads, digital music, Digtial Media, DRM Free, iTunes, Naxos, Record Label
