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EMI Layoffs Begin at Label Home of Coldplay, Beastie Boys

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2008-06-25 17:20:03 by Evan Serpick in Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
...layoffs long expected at EMI have begun. The major label, which previously announced plans to fire up to 2,000 employees about one-third of its work force as part of a massive restructuring, began lowering the boom at its Nashville office and at subsidiary labels Blue Note and Caroline, according to reports. Billboard confirmed that Nashville...
 
 
 
 
 
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Hypebot's Music 2.0 Week In Review: Layoffs Continue, EU Eyes Sony BMG & Much More

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2007-12-16 20:30:47 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
...layoffs continued this week at Columbia and RealNetworks . Here is a roundup of other recent job cuts The European Union could still deny the merger of Sony BMG A Nokia sponsored study looks at the future of entertainment and music New site Songza.com turns any computer into a free net based jukebox A list of recent Gold and Platinum album...
 
 
 
 
 
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EMI Review & Exec Layoffs Continue. Cinema Synergies Sought.

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2008-01-07 09:48:47 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
...layoffs continue with Ian Hanson, who was promoted to COO last January, left the company just before Christmas. Chief Information Officer James Anderson will leave soon according to a report from the UK's Telegraph. Jo McCollum, the head of human resources, left late last year In an effort to find new marketing avenues for the label, Hands is...
 
 
 
 
 
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Thursday's Music 2.0 Briefing: Yahoo Layoffs, Motley Crue Live Nation 360, Free Radiohead Remix & Much More

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2008-02-13 05:52:16 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
...layoffs of more than 1000 including reportedly 50+ in the media group . They also p aid $160 million for Maven Networks yesterday. The company, whose customers include CBS Sports, Sony BMG and TV Guide, helps web sites show video and insert ads. ( SF Chronicle Robin Leach (yes the "Lifestyles Of..." guy) is claiming that Motley Crue has...
 
 
 
 
 
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Music 2.0 Week In Review: Capital Layoffs, Nokia Denies Payments, Starbucks Cuts Music & Much More

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2008-04-27 04:03:00 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
...layoffs at Capital and Virgin Records , but Greg Thompson was promoted to EVP of a combined promo staff Nokia denies making high payments to labels for "Comes With Music". Sony BMG says they'll sign on anyway. I still want to know how the acts get paid The slow economy is beginning to effect entertainment spending Starbucks is pushing music...
 
 
 
 
 
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Amidst Layoffs Some Good EMI News

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2008-06-25 11:39:59 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
...layoffs have begun in earnest; and although no one may be in the mood to celebrate, this week EMI's Coldplay debuted at #1 on the US album chart with "Viva La Vida," selling 721,000 units. The album is in its second week at #1 in the UK Also, new EMI solo artist Katy Perry had a strong debut at #9 on the US Album chart with "One of the Boys"....
 
 
 
 
 
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Wednesday's Music Briefing: EMI Layoffs, MySpace Inflators & More

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2008-07-02 07:30:00 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
...layoffs continue at all EMI labels. I hear new sad stories almost daily coming from almost every corner except publishing and digital. Artist managers are telling me they have no one to talk to and see few left to market their releases. Inevitably this is a transition for the label group, but at this moment with blood everywhere and an an...
 
 
 
 
 
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Pandora Cuts Staff 14%. Are More Layoffs Ahead?

2008-10-19 16:33:02 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
 
...layoffs come from what is by many measurements one of the more successful music start-ups. As founder Tim Westergren pointed out in the announcement , battles like royalty rates are almost behind the company. But a bad economy is a bad economy; and Pandora is smart to conserve cash as it works toward profitablitiy. Expect more such...
 
 
 
 
 
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Recent Top Music 2.0 Stories

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2007-12-13 08:22:37 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
Layoffs at RealNetworks , SonyBMG/Columbia and Universal's Island Def Jam iTunes Top Albums and Songs of 2007 4QFor (4 Questions For) New Music Strategies Andrew Dubber Vote for your favorite blogs in Hypebot's Music Blog Awards 7 Digital appears ready to enter US market MySpace Transmissions offers new music marketing opportunities Recent...