Archive For January, 2010
Court rules against Japanese labels in master-ringtone case
The Tokyo High Court has dealt a blow to Japanese labels’ efforts to maintain their tight grip on mobile-based music distribution.
Saturday, January 30, 2010Read more
Japan music sales slide 27% in 2009; Sony reclaims No. 1 spot
Physical music sales were worth 236.4 billion yen ($2.6 billion) on a retail basis in Japan in calendar 2009, down 27% from 2008, according to Tokyo-based music-market research company SIP.
Monday, January 25, 2010Read more
Ripplewood loses faith in Columbia
Ripplewood Holdings is selling its 25.5% stake in Tokyo-based label Columbia Music Entertainment for $27 million to Japanese mobile-content developer Faith.
Saturday, January 23, 2010Read more
Suzuki tapped as Sony Music Asia CFO/EVP
Universal Music Japan Vice Chairman Nobuko Suzuki will leave the company at the end of January to become chief financial officer and executive vice president of Sony Music Entertainment Asia, sources at Sony confirm.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010Read more
Japanese market falls by double digits in 2009
As the Japanese music industry prepares for another challenging year comes the grim – yet not unexpected – physical-shipments data for calendar 2009.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010Read more
