The funny thing about the music industry these days is the growing influence of people you would least expect to be hanging backstage with the band.
Mobile operators, handset manufacturers, broadband providers and even social networking geeks - Music is fast becoming the digital currency de jour for anyone who wants to engage with consumers online. But what does that mean for the value of music going forward?
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Disaster tends to breed a touch of schadenfreude in all of us. As a new generation of Gorden Gecko’s burn under the blowtorch of angry shareholders and world leaders brace themselves for the bill from mass bailouts – it’s easy to answer the question ‘what is the future of finance?’, by simply asking another; ‘is there a future for finance?’.
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TV is changing. Not in the nature or format of shows that audiences watch – but in the way that consumers discover, consume and interact with content. While it is no secret that platforms like YouTube and Hulu are having a big impact on US audiences, the most disruptive and insightful lessons are to be found elsewhere. Asia, in fact.
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