Media Decoder Blog: Pepsi and Twitter Announce Partnership on Ad Campaign
- 9:37 AM — May 30 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
In a world where people are increasingly turning away from sweet sodas and calorie-packed beverages, Pepsi's ad campaign "Live For Now," is attempting to refresh the brand and its image. Read More
Media Decoder Blog: Digital Notes: Samsung Music Hub Takes on Just About Everyone
- 6:14 PM — May 29 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
In the digital music market, there are download stores, Internet radio players, streaming services, online lockers and services tied to mobile devices. Read More
Dw. Dunphy's Reliquary Now on Official Introverse Media Website dwdunphy.com
- 12:20 PM — May 21 —
- Source: PR.com
Red Bank, NJ, May 21, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Acoustic singer-songwriter. Read More
Media Decoder Blog: The Drummer Vanishes
- 6:44 PM — May 18 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
Anyone who has flipped through David King's classic study of Soviet propaganda, "The Commissar Vanishes," knows the power of images to shape history. Read More
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Facebook's 'Global Citizen,' and a Spanish Crossover Act
- 9:46 AM — May 17 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
The news that General Motors was pulling its $10 million in advertising from Facebook has done nothing to dampen interest in the company's initial public offering: intense demand has led to an even-larger share of the company (18 percent) being put up for sale. Read More
Media Decoder Blog: George Martin, Katy Perry and Indie Label Heads on Universal-EMI Deal
- 2:19 PM — May 14 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
The Universal Music Group's proposed $1.9 billion takeover of EMI's recorded-music business — which releases work by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Katy Perry and Coldplay — is perhaps the music industry's most significant deal in the last decade, and one of its most contentious. Read More
Media Decoder Blog: Live Nation Joins the Dance Party, Buying Promoter of Creamfields
- 2:43 PM — May 9 —
- Source: International Herald Tribune
In a deal that demonstrates how important electronic dance music has become to the concert industry, Live Nation Entertainment has bought Cream Holdings, the British promoter behind Creamfields and one of the biggest names in European dance festivals. Read More
Media Decoder Blog: Digital Notes: Royalty Service Responds to Suit by Sirius XM
- 4:33 PM — May 8 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
SoundExchange, which distributes royalties for digital music, has asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against it by Sirius XM Radio. Read More
Media Decoder Blog: Digital Notes: Singer Raises $450,000 on Kickstarter for Her Album
- 5:56 PM — May 3 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
As my colleague Jenna Wortham pointed out on Monday , a smart wristwatch has become the biggest-grossing project on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, with $8.3 million pledged (and 15 days left to raise money). Read More
Media Decoder Blog: Radio Royalties Fight Heats Up Again
- 3:47 PM — Apr 30 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
A bitter fight between radio and the record industry that has lasted decades is flaring up again. Read More
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