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What a potential GOOG exit means for Top100.cn
The WSJ’s Loretta Chen covers the potential fallout from a Google China withdrawal for its music partner Top100.cn HERE. Top100 launched the world’s first free-to-stream-or-download music service in association with Google in 2008. You can read more about that HERE. … Continue reading
Posted in Label, digital
Tagged Baidu, Google, nokia comes with music, spotify, top100
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Spotify to China…?
Spotify, the ad-supported music service that has swept Europe over the 12 months since launch, has plans for China. According to Shakil Khan (Spotify’s consiglieri) at a keynote speech given at London’s brand new NOAH conference, the company that already … Continue reading
Posted in Label, digital
Tagged aigo music, China, digital, google music, nokia comes with music, recorded music, spotify
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The Growth of digital music in China
…albeit from a low base. CHINA DIGITAL MUSIC MARKET TO IMPROVE STEADILY: IRESEARCH BEIJING – China’s digital music market is expected to continue the steady development in 2010 and realize a market revenue of 2.15 billion yuan (US$315 million) in … Continue reading
Baidu “heart” QTrax
Reuters today confirmed that the struggling ad-supported free music service, QTrax (not to be confused with Pepsi’s new China based record label Q Music) has teamed up with Baidu. H/T to our friends at Outdustry. This seems to be a … Continue reading
China makes WTO-friendly noise…
According to TechCrunch, China is finally getting “more’ serious about music copyright infringement. The move seems to be a direct attack on China’s leading search engine, Baidu, that by some estimates derives up to 80% of its traffic from its … Continue reading
Rock in China
We have been planning to write a little piece on Rock in China – we still will, when we get it together. In the meantime, Beijing Review has jumped our gun – you can read a short article HERE. Rock … Continue reading
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Tagged lacrimosa, painkiller magazine, rock in china, wiki, yu yang
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Music Matters Tidbits
The Radar recently came across this Larry LeBlanc (former longtime editor of Billboard Canada) interview with Jasper Donat. Donat, co-founder and executive director of Hong Kong-based entertainment marketing agency Branded, is also the president of Branded’s annual music industry conference, … Continue reading
Posted in china music, digital, intellectual property, live music, music matters asia
Tagged Branded, Google, Jasper Donat, Larry LeBlanc, Music Matters
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Concert webcasting – a novelty?
UPDATE: Even more surprising is that Youku have suspended ALL of their services tonight to broadcast this event. We imagine some serious $$’s have exchanged hands. Check it out NOW at YOUKU Nokia 5800 Youku Live Broadcast The music still … Continue reading
More big China numbers….
Holy Crap. We’ve just had a little look at the Youku Buzz newsletter and this month, there are some pretty mind bogglingly mindboggling numbers. And I quote: Last Saturday BLAH (Ed: A SINGLE DAY) 146,803,100 video views BLAH Total view … Continue reading
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