How unsigned artists make money online

A really good article about how unsigned artists are using Youtube to carve out an independent music career- some good case studies that you can link in well with ideas about wikinomics, the Long Tail and David Gauntlett's ideas about the 'making and doing' culture

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12382785

Trouble at HMV

This is a great article about the difficulties experienced by HMV because of the decline in CD sales. It seems that the days of high street music retail are coming to an end...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12118619

This is another good article related to HMV:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12117510

Decline in music sales in 2010

The following article outlines the current state of UK music sales and the difficulties for the industry at the moment:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12120789

Business Models for Digital Music

How do artists and record labels make money from digital music when consumers can download tracks illegally for free? This podcast looks at different business models for making music profitable in the online age...

The Long Tail Theory Revision Podcast

This podcast looks in detail at Chris Anderson's long tail theory and its implications for the music and film industries in the online age...

Welcome

Hi and welcome to the Media in the Online Age blogspot, a blog for everyone doing this topic for the A2 Media exam. On here you'll find links, videos and podcasts with loads of information about the music and film industries in the online age... I hope it helps!