“While the company added a net 764,000 subscribers in the first quarter, it said it expects to end the current quarter with 8.3 million-8.5 mill subscribers, translating — at the low end — to a gain of 60,000 this quarter.”
Tag: 04.21.08
Summer Music Festivals Get Serious
“Multiday music festivals, once known mainly as draws for college kids willing to endure blazing sun and porta-potty lines in order to see their favorite alternative-rock groups, have become major profit centers for the music industry. In recent years, they have emerged as an essential platform for A-list acts.”
Why Dance Doesn’t Thrive In Spain?
In an interview with the Spanish daily El Mundo, Tamara Rojo, a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, said good ballet had not been seen in Spain since Russian dance troupes toured it in the 1940s. “It is not this [elitism], nor the price of tickets – it is more expensive to see football. No, the real problem is lack of creativity and the lack of support from authorities makes dance distant from most people.”
Art Cologne Sees Further Attendance Erosion
The fair’s organizers said this year’s event, which ended yesterday, had 55,000 visitors compared with 60,000 last year and 70,000 in 2006. Daniel Hug, who takes over the fair’s leadership on May 1, has said his priority is to improve quality and lure more international dealers and collectors.
Authors Complain British Library Is Intolerably OverCrowded
“Two years after one of the world’s greatest libraries opened its doors to undergraduates and anyone working on research, high-profile writers and academics say that the struggle to find a desk is now intolerable. Library directors stand accused of increasing visitor numbers to boost funds and performance bonuses.”
A Really Bad Picasso (Or Is It?)
“For years, the art expert Rómulo-Antonio Ténes has been struggling to call Picasso’s heirs to account on a charge of spoliation. He argues that they have knowingly misrepresented the oeuvre of Picasso’s father, José Ruiz Blasco, as juvenile works by Picasso.”
Russian Dance Wars
“Russian ballet watchers are in for a good spring with the Kirov’s tour. But a depressing future awaits if the factions in St Petersburg and Moscow start to harden and a cold war of dance ideologies starts to brew.”
The Hidden Cost Of Copyright Violations
“Much has been written about how illegal downloading affects the film and music industry, as people steal and even make money – sites like Pirate Bay are not charities where people work for free, believe me – off the stolen work. But the effects of many internet users’ disrespect of copyright can be felt much further than that and they affect the livelihood of millions of people.”
A Historic Flop Sees New Light
The play Moose Murders, is, “even 25 years later, it is considered the standard of awfulness against which all Broadway flops are judged.” Now it’s taking another shot. Was it really so bad after all?
Attack Your Customers And They Won’t Like You (Duh!)
The music and movie industries have been suing consumers. Now a new study says consumer trust of media companies is slipping. “Seventy seven percent of consumers said they trusted technology firms compared to 53% for entertainment and 46% for media. Insurance was the only industry with a lower consumer perception of trust at 45%.”