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Activision Blizzard is no hero to Warner Music Group

Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Walt Disney (DIS), Viacom (VIA), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Technology

<>As an Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) shareholder, I'm extremely gratified by the unqualified success of the Guitar Hero franchise. However, I'm none too happy about statements made by Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. who believes that Activision Blizzard should be paying more to license the songs. When I first heard about that, I admit, I became a bit worried. After all, if the publisher has to pony up a higher amount of cash to the music industry...
By  Steven Mallas   (-37.29%  risk: moderate)  10/01/08 Comment


EMI On Board, MySpace Music Launches Tonight

myspace logo, yet agin.jpgEager to try out MySpace Music? So are we. But you'll have to wait until midnight eastern to give it a spin at http://www.myspace.com/music. The press release is below, but if you want the bullet points:

  • EMI, the lone holdout among the four big music labels, is in.
  • So are a bunch of indies
  • Free streaming music
  • MP3 Downloads for sale via Amazon
<>EMI MUSIC AND SONY/ ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING SIGN ON TO GROUNDBREAKING 'MYSPACE MUSIC' JOINT VENTURE ALONGSIDE SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, AND WARNER MUSIC GROUP
THE ORCHARD JOINS MYSPACE MUSIC'S LINE-UP OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC DISTRI...
By  Henry Blodget   (+7.76%  risk: moderate)  09/24/08 Comment


Warner Music (WMG) Shuffles Management: Cohen Up, Vien Out

lyor cohen.jpgA management shuffle at Warner Music Group: Lyor Cohen, last seen selling about 25% of his WMG holdings while the company argues that its shares are undervalued, has gotten a promotion, and the company has a new CFO.

UP: Cohen, promoted from head of WMG's US recorded music to Vice Chairman, which means that he now oversees UK and Latin America.

Michael Fleisher, former EVP and CFO, is also a Vice Chairman! He's now in charge of strategy and operations, where he "will lead the transformation of WMG's business models and operational processes". But he still has to handle IR.

<>Steven Macri, former...
By  Henry Blodget   (+7.76%  risk: moderate)  09/16/08 Comment


Fall album releases raise new questions for the music industry

Filed under: Products and services, Consumer experience, Marketing and advertising, Walt Disney (DIS), Sony Corp ADR (SNE)

The Associated Press reported on five upcoming albums this fall in an article posted yesterday, raising new questions about the music industry and the success these albums may enjoy. The big news are the number of comeback albums being released in the next few months, notably from Metallica and Australian band AC/DC. Both albums come after lapses of five years or more from the artists, a time period that has seen major upheaval and change in the industry, and the AP cite...
By  Richard Driver   (+0.00%)  08/29/08 Comment


Playing Whack-A-Mole With The Free Music Crowd
<>whacka mole.jpgThere are intellectually honest arguments for why free music is inevitable. The most obvious one is that you can't stop people from stealing, so you're just going to have to deal with it, and figure out some way to survive.

But that's not what you hear from thought leaders like Mike Arrington from TechCrunch and Mike Masnick from TechDirt, as well as others who offer advice and argue positions that are not consistent with themselves -- or with basic laws of business or self-preservation.

This weekend, Arrington wrote again, as he has before, that music should be free.

Specifically, the articl...
By  Henry Blodget   (+7.76%  risk: moderate)  08/18/08 Comment



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