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Guest Column: Bottom-Up Development is Steering the Mobile Market

Authored by Hal Bringman on March 3, 2009 - 12:51pm.

A brisk breeze ushered in the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, amidst the anticipation of a dazzling display of new handsets and gadgets galore as nearly 50,000 members of the global mobile industry descended upon the Gaudi guilded city.

Digital Media Wire Announces Agenda & Speakers for Digital Music Forum East in New York City, February 26-27

Authored by dmw on February 11, 2008 - 11:59am.

New York, NY (February 11, 2008) -- Digital Media Wire is pleased to announce the agenda and speakers for the upcoming Digital Music Forum East to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, NY on Tuesday, February 26 and Wednesday, February 27, 2008.

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Thank You to Digital Music Forum East Participants

Authored by Ned Sherman on March 2, 2007 - 12:18pm.

Dear Digital Music Forum East Participants,
Thank you for participating in Digital Music Forum East in New York City this week. We are pleased to report that we had a record high 523 participants at this year's event. From the networking to the stimulating discussions to the live music and receptions, the event was a great success. All of us at Digital Media Wire certainly appreciate the time and effort that everyone put into making the 7th annual event such a great success. We also want to thank our co-hosts - the Consumer Electronics Association and Billboard - and our sponsors and media partners.

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Future Music Stars Must Prove Themselves on the Internet

Authored by Jay Baage on March 1, 2007 - 12:20pm.

From Digital Music Forum East: Proven internet success is becoming a more important consideration for record companies when signing a new artist. That was one of the interesting take-aways from the panel “A&R in a Digital Age”. A&R (the process by which the record labels are finding new talent) is fundamentally changing, and it’s happening fast.

Press Coverage of the 2007 Digital Music Forum East

Authored by Robert Spears on March 1, 2007 - 10:23am.

Future Music Stars Must Prove Themselves on the Internet (DMW)
More Innovation Needed to Boost Mobile Music Sales In the US (DMW)
Music Industry Remains Divided Over DRM (DMW)
Music Discovery Gets Social (Red Herring)
Forget DRM. It's the music (CNET)
iLike Shares Apple’s GarageBand (Red Herring)
Music Execs Clash over Tech (Red Herring)
Music Executives Judge Jobs, Lament Losses (CNET)
Video Killed the Distributor (Wired)
Music Industry Grapples with MP3 Devices, File Formats (DMNews)
Digital Music Mashups Remain Fraught For Marketers (MediaPost)
Audience Member Steals Show at Digital Music Forum East (Wired)
Music Lags on Satellite Radio (Wired)
Music Executives Lament State Of Industry (FMQB)
Digital Music Forum Day 2: (More) Suits Talk (More) DRM (AppScout)
Digital Music Forum Day 1: The Suits Talk DRM (AppScout)
Digital Music Forum East: Day One (Podbop)
Monetize the Music! (p2pnet)
College Students Take to Ruckus (CNET)
Sansa connects (CNET)

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More Innovation Needed to Boost Mobile Music Sales In the US

Authored by Jay Baage on February 28, 2007 - 10:41am.

From Digital Music Forum East: The Music Industry in the US has come to terms with what needs to be done in order to make the mobile entertainment revolution happen: Improve the user experience, increase pricing flexibility, come to terms with compatibility issues, and find a true killer application.

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Music Industry Remains Divided Over DRM

Authored by Jay Baage on February 27, 2007 - 1:19pm.

From Digital Music Forum East 2007: The future of music is not dropping DRM, but offering consumers new innovative music products, according to Thomas Gewecke, SVP, Digital Business Group, Sony BMG, at Digital Music Forum in New York City. However, many other industry insiders disagree.