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U.S. Record Industry Lost 24 Million Customers From 2007 to 2009

ShareThe NPD Group’s Russ Crupnick presented some insightful data on U.S. music purchases from 2007 to 2009. Here are the numbers:
24 million fewer people bought music in 2009 compared to 2007.
From 2007 to 2009, there were 33 million fewer CD buyers in the U.S. and 24 million fewer music buyers in total, a 21% [...]

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Chris Bauer

6 March 2010

Chris Bauer

CD Packaging: Forget About Saving the Planet

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Due to the economic meltdown, eco-friendly packaging is off the priority list of many record companies. “Green packaging is way down on my list right now,” says the head of one U.S. independent distributor, adding that there are “bigger problems to worry about.”
“We’re thinking about another kind of green right now,” says Duncan Browne, COO [...]

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Marion Isobel

1 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Redeye Distribution Partners with Ninja Tune

ShareRedeye Distribution partners with Ninja Tune, and its imprint labels Big Dada & Counter Records.
Ninja Tune is an internationally renowned independent record label based in London who has launched the careers of Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, The Cinematic Orchestra, Roots Manuva, Spank Rock, Mr Scruff, Thunderheist, and many more acts over the course of [...]

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Marion Isobel

29 July 2009

Marion Isobel