GLG News by Digital Music Experts (North America)

Wireless carriers have been cashing in on 'social networks' for years, in the form of ad-hoc texting.  Failure to convert this behavior by building out more and better social-connection mechanisms have left them open to the Internet social networks driving 'down into mobile.'  (See innovative...

Despite increased shipments the Nintendo Wii will once again be in short supply this holiday season. This of coarse should not come as a suprise since the majority of console sales happen during this time period and consoles are always in short supply. Rather Nintendo's focus must be on its future....

Two or three years ago MySpace Music‘s latest initiative would have been just what the market needed to connect with disillusioned fans. Today it is nothing special. Imeem, Last.fm and iLike (which is partnered with Facebook) all offer the same or very similar offerings. Furthermore, unlike its competitors,...

The decline in music sales is due in large to the adjustment in the format which it is being sold. There was little to no preparation for this on the side of major labels, but the indies were hungry like the wolf. The music industry now has to look for new ways to reclaim their profits, and this...

Microsoft is making the correct moves on pricing to drive console demand and to stimulate more game production from 3rd parties

As president of World Class Records, a new record label which markets, publishes, and distributes musical content world-wide, I find that it is critical to note that a key factor in any analysis pertaining to the question at hand is the extreme and rapid pace that people are changing the way they procure...

As president of World Class Records, a new record label which markets, publishes, and distributes musical content world-wide, I find that it is critical to note that a key factor in any analysis pertaining to the question at hand is the extreme and rapid pace that people are changing the way they procure...

As president of World Class Records, a new record label which markets, publishes, and distributes musical content world-wide, I find that it is critical to note that a key factor in any analysis pertaining to the question at hand is the extreme and rapid pace that people are changing the way they procure...

ESA has pitched it about right, calling it a Media and Business Summit but one suspects most of the business that got done was also media-related.

The change to E3 has absolutely had an impact on the industry and it is for sure a major change. Change that will require the process to evolve. Some industry endemics love the change, others, not so much. Regardless, the industry is not going to die because of this change.