Music News Archives: Page 4

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 7-23-04 (July 23, 2004): People · CMP Media's VARBusiness, a bi-weekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration, has expanded its editorial staff with the addition of Alexander Wolfe and Cristina McEachern as senior editors.

Thomson to Acquire Information Holdings Inc. (July 2, 2004): The Thomson Corporation and Information Holdings Inc.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 7-2-04 (July 2, 2004): Book Deals | Content Deals Film and Television | Launches and Redesigns Music Business | People People · Mark Smelzer has been named the new Publisher of JCK (Jewelers' Circular Keystone) magazine, Reed Business Information's (RBI's) flagship jewelry publication, which is relocating from King of Prussia, PA to New York City.

Survey: Most Americans Oppose Music Download Lawsuits (July 2, 2004): A majority of Americans say the music industry should not sue people who illegally download music off the Internet, according to a new poll by the legal website FindLaw.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 6-18-04 (June 18, 2004): Book Deals | Content Deals Film and Television | Launches and Redesigns Miscellaneous | Music Business | People People · CXO Media Inc.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 6-4-04 (June 4, 2004): People · Axel Ganz, President of Gruner + Jahr's International Magazine Division announced the appointment of J.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 5-21-04 (May 21, 2004): People · National Lampoon, Inc.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 5-14-04 (May 14, 2004): Book Deals | Content Deals | Film and Television Launches and Redesigns | Miscellaneous Music Business | People People · PennWell Corporation, a business-to-business publisher and organizer of conferences and exhibitions, has appointed Eldon R.

Music Player Network to Provide Content to eBay Buyers (May 14, 2004): The Music Player Network (MPN), a music instrument publishing company, announced that they have formed a new relationship with eBay to make expert music-product information and other related content available to eBay musical instrument buyers.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 5-7-04 (May 7, 2004): People · Kenneth A.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 4-23-04 (April 23, 2004): Book Deals | Content Deals | Film and Television Launches and Redesigns | Miscellaneous Music Business | People People · PennWell Corporation, a business-to-business publisher and organizer of conferences and exhibitions based in Tulsa, has elected Thomas Fowler as Vice President of its Fire Group headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 4-2-04 (April 2, 2004): People · Dave Mevorah, publisher of Gruner + Jahr USA's Child magazine, announced the appointment of Sabine Feldmann as associate publisher for Child magazine.

Study: Many Americans Blame High CD Prices for Downloading (March 26, 2004): While the news media have been filled with stories about what some are calling "Internet music piracy," a large majority of the American public views downloading music for personal use as an innocent act, and thinks the high price of CDs leads to a lot of downloading.

2003 Overall Music Sales Decline (March 12, 2004): According to recent news reports, the music industry began to show some positive signs of fiscal recovery beginning in 2003.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes for 2-13-04 (February 13, 2004): Content Deals | Film and Television Launches and Redesigns | Music Business | People People Gruner + Jahr announced that Daniel B.

Country Music 2003: Year of Challenges and Opportunities (February 6, 2004): Country Music entered a building cycle in 2003 with a decline in the number of superstar releases and the continued push to develop the next round of Country hitmakers.

Study Links Burning and Downloading to Falling Music Sales (June 20, 2003): While there are a variety of reasons contributing to the downturn in music sales, the twin problems of downloading and burning are clearly the most potent ones, according to a recent national survey of 12 to 44 year olds conducted by Edison Media Research for the trade publication Radio & Records.

Tommy Mottola Leaves Sony Music For New Venture (January 10, 2003): After a 14-year tenure at Sony Music Entertainment, Thomas D.

CDNow Relaunches Using Amazon.com's Ecommerce Platform (December 6, 2002): After struggling against competitor Amazon.

Billboard and Broadjam Announce Music Search Portal (August 23, 2002): Broadjam and Billboard.