Nine Inch Nails is following in the footsteps of a growing number of bands that have left the traditional world of labels and is self-distributing their own work.
In addition, they are offering fans the chance to download their basic album in for free, without any DRM. As PaidContent points out, though, that’s just the beginning:
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PaidContent has word that the guys in charge of Sony-owned Crackle are being moved aside:
“Updated: THR reports that the co-founders new “roles are changing and that’s still being worked out.” The spokesman also said that the company has “let some people go,” which as rumored before, are about 8 people out of a total of [...]
PaidContent is reporting that TidalTV has pocketed a nice chunk of venture capital. Who are they are what do they want to do. Well:
“TidalTV wants to position itself as a provider of streaming video that’s professionally produced.”
Ya know, the more I think about the more it seems to me that professionally produced streaming video is, [...]
PaidContent points out that Boom Studios is making some noise in the comic world:
“The company is looking to offer artists an alternative distribution route than major comic book publishers. As an example of its marketing capabilities, it recently published a comic for free on MySpace, which in turn lead to successful sales of the physical [...]
PaidContent has learned that the big media forces behind the TV show streaming website Hulu is exploring creating a similar portal for music, pairing up with MySpace:
“The constant in both instances is content for equity. Under this scheme, MySpace would be the operator with the major music labels—Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group [...]
Joseph Weisenthal has some more detail on the CurrentTV IPO over at the essential PaidConnent
