- Fabchannel, which webcasts shows from the best two venues in Amsterdam (Paradiso and Melkweg), is one reason 2008 will be the year live music webcasting makes sense. The company plans to announce a deal Tuesday with Universal Music Netherlands that will let it offer free, ad-supported webcasts of Universal Music artists' shows at those venues.(Full Article)
- World's Greatest Record Collection on Ebay (Article)
- At the Digital Music Forum East conference, Sony/BMG executive Thomas Hesse braved the digital music-friendly crowds for an interview with John Frankenheimer of the law firm Loeb & Loeb. (Full Article)
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing has appointed Joseph Puzio as CFO for the publisher's worldwide operations. Marty Bandier, chairman/CEO of Sony/ATV, confirmed the appointment today. (Full Article)
- Teens still think mainstream music blows. Nearly half of all teenagers bought no compact discs in 2007, accelerating the music industry's painful transition from CDs to digital downloads, according to a report released today. (Full Article)
- Apple's iTunes will likely whip past Wal-Mart Stores to become the largest U.S. music retailer sometime this year. (Read Article)