DMN: Topspin’s iPhone Ticket Scanner: If It’s Good Enough for the Pixies…

The concert industry is under serious pressure, but an interesting direct-to-fan shift is happening.

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Posted by Ted • Friday, July 30, 2010 .

MidemNet Blog: Midem is Sixty Days Out, So Much To Think About!

MidemNet 2010 is sixty days out & I can’t wait to be back in Cannes!

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Posted by Ted • Wednesday, November 25, 2009 .

NYTimes: Artists Find Backers as Labels Wane

With the structure of the music business shifting radically, some industry
iconoclasts are sidestepping the music giants and inventing new ways for artists
to make and market their music — without ever signing a traditional recording
contract.

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Posted by Ted • Wednesday, July 22, 2009 .

MidemNet 2009 Opening Debate

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tDg6IJVgUs[/youtube] MidemNet chair Ted Cohen (Tag Strategic) moderated this opening session, with speakers Eric Nicoli, of Vue Entertainment and former CEO of EMI; Topspin’s Ian Rogers; and MP3Tunes’ Ian Robertson, beamed in from the US via Kyte.

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Posted by Ted • Thursday, January 22, 2009 .

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