All Entries in the "Linkage" Category
Registration Open For NON-COMMvention; Bob Lefsetz in NON-COMMversation
Registration for the 12th Annual NON-COMMvention is now open, with Early Bird rates for radio employees as low as $50. Bob Lefsetz will be at the center of the NON-COMMversation, and hotel info too…
Linkage: Why YouTube Bought RightsFlow, Pre-Roll Spots Up, Shared Commercials
Three related stories that point to the future of web-based video: In short, and this ain’t rocket science, online viewing continues to skyrocket. More important, so does the monetization…
Linkage: Ticketmaster To Refund Millions, The 4.74 Degrees of Separation, More…
The proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit could have Ticketmaster paying pack millions; Facebook makes it 4.74 degrees of Kevin Bacon, and Google Music uses Cyber Monday to jump-start the service…
Linkage: Facebook Music, Movie Studios Want You To Buy, and EMI – Now What?
How many times have Facebook users recommended music? What are the movie studios doing to try to promote sales? And now that EMI is sold, what happens next?
Worth Watching: R.E.M. and The Black Keys Release Single-shot Videos
While R.E.M. releases two stark and beautiful videos for their latest and possibly last, The Black Keys use the exact same technique and elicit nearly the opposite reaction…
Linkage: Conan and the Future of Sales, Digital Spend Rockets 23%, and More…
Stories about the future of media worth perusing, including TBS’ Conan O’Brien sales conundrum, digital media as and ad dollar sponge, another alleged iTunes competitor, and what we can learn from WNYC’s new App…
LA’s KCSN Debuts as 25th Largest AAA Radio Station
In it’s first month, KCSN/Northridge has posted an audience of 83,300. Small by LA standards, but it puts the station among the Top 25 largest AAA stations in the country…
Linkage: MTV Still Has It – Or Does It?, Steve Jobs’ Legacy, Muppets
Who should get credit for MTV’s VMA mega-ratings? What is Steve Jobs’ greatest legacy? Why were the Muppets ever canceled in the first place?
Newport Folk Festival: Coverage From NPR, WFUV, Folk Alley, WMVY, and WERS
Online music festival coverage matured this year with NPR Music’s live audio AND video stream of the Newport Folk Festival. We’ve got the links you need to catch up on all the great music you may have missed…
Linkage: Analog Dollars to Digital Dimes
As the record industry perhaps turns a corner with the transition to digital, radio continues to struggle. What can we learn from the New York Times paywall, the Writers Guild, and Condé Nast?
Reinventing the Music Video: New Polyphonic Spree Video/APP/Game…
Are we seeing a rebirth of the music video? Dallas collective the Polyphonic Spree has released their first new song in four years – and it comes as an app for $1.99…
NPR Music’s Project Song: Innovative Content That Is Sorely Needed
While there are only a handful of episodes, NPR’s Project Song is a strong example of what all radio stations, TV channels, and websites need — hit shows. Watch the Moby episode here…
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Spotify is Here, But WRXP and Borders Go Away…
Linkage: WRXP/New York will head into the sunset today, Borders’ financing deal crumbles, and Spotify launches. Great link that compares and contrasts Spotify, Pandora, and other streamers…
Uh-oh. Only 7.5% Of Your Facebook Fans See Your Posts
Got a fan page for your radio station, artist, or business? New analysis shows that you may be wildly overestimating the number of people seeing your posts….
Linkage: Music’s Cloudy Future, Cable TV’s Ad Haul, Marvin Gaye and Football Cops
The New York Times reports on The Cloud That Ate Your Music, Cable TV has a massive upfront, Marvin Gaye’s Facebook success, and Peyton and Eli Manning are “Football Cops”…
Linkage: FCC on “Hamsterization,” Spotify Gets $100m, Who Will Own “.Radio?”
The FCC makes it official — many of us are just hamsters, Spotify may launch in the U.S. as early as this summer, and new top level domains are approved — if you’ve got the cash…
