Social music site imeem have been placed as the number one US music-streaming service in the US, ahead of Yahoo and AOL. The rankings aren?t from either of the main measurement companies (Comscore and Nielsen) so will doubtlessly be contradicted / challenged by other rankings. Also the difference between imeem and Yahoo is less than 10 percent so, depending on the strength of the methodology, ...
Another guest blog today from Jupiter's European Media Analyst Nick Thomas
Tempting as it is to join the chorus of disapproval as details of UK broadcaster ITV?s latest PR disasters around voting irregularities emerge - and boy, do they make themselves an easy target - what are the wider lessons for broadcasters adjusting to a world of declining revenues and fragmenting audiences?
Now that the dust has settled on the Midem furore Qtrax have announced the important addition of Universal Music Group and Universal Music Publishing to their roster of content partners. You may recall that Universal were the first to sign up with competitor Spiral Frog. Universal have been carving out a niche for themselves as the ?first to the table? label partner for the more edgy digital mus ...
Part one of another semi-regular series, this week Apple and Nokia
Apple and Nokia have their horns locked in an intriguing corporate duel, each opening up secondary fronts on their opponent?s turf in a bid to out-flank them: Apple with the iPhone and Nokia with their music strategy. The new ?away? business of each is comparative small fry in their opponent?s ?home? marketplace but ...
Another Comes With Music ?insider? story in today?s Register, attempting to throw further doubt on Nokia?s business model for the offering. This is the second ?insider? CWM story in as many weeks, which begs the question ?why??. Is it just because CWM is newsworthy, or are some vested interests getting information in the public domain to help negotiations perhaps?