Comments on: UK Music Industry’s Own Economist Says Revenue Up 4.7%!

By: Charging Extra For 3D Is A Mistake | Peter Tanham

Charging Extra For 3D Is A Mistake | Peter Tanham — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:04:59 +0000

[...] I know this seems hard to believe, given all the sky-is-falling talk we hear from the industry – but even the PRS in the UK recently reported (PDF) that 2009 saw a 4.7% rise in the industry’s total revenue. [...]

By: Rocknerd » Blog Archive » The source of the disease.

Rocknerd » Blog Archive » The source of the disease. — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:40:41 +0000

[...] the upward curve of music industry (and, yes, record industry) revenue, even as someone else eats into the [...]

By: A Tsunami Warning from the Music Industry | Beneath the Cover

A Tsunami Warning from the Music Industry | Beneath the Cover — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:36:37 +0000

[...] By the time 2008 came to a close, music sales had fallen to $10.4 billion, a 29% drop from the happy days of 1999. But while recorded albums fell 6 to 7% from the year before, like every year since 2000, concert ticket sales actually increased by 13%. “In terms of what consumers spent as a whole . . . this surprisingly grew by 3%”, noted UK music industry economist, Will Page. [...]

By: Ken Livingstone: I want to protect and promote London’s music scene — MayorWatch

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:00:43 +0000

[...] The UK is the third biggest music market in the world after the USA and Japan, and the music industry was worth £3.6bn in 2008. [...]

By: A Creative Industry Thriving Without Copyright

A Creative Industry Thriving Without Copyright — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:09:09 +0000

[...] their salt will tell you that if you want to maintain profits while revenues are falling (which they are not, by the way) then you need to reduce your costs. A culture of copying lets everyone do that [...]

By: Watford Conservative Candidate, Richard Harrington’s (@Richard4Watford) Response – Disconnection and Web-blocking | WaFiTz!

Sat, 01 May 2010 06:45:13 +0000

[...] the first to reply (below), albeit not the response I was looking for and quoting figures from seemingly out of thin air. So I guess net loss of UK jobs in 2008 was 0? Or was it all the entertainment industry people [...]

By: MusicDNA: Why it matters and why it will fail | The Home Of Zargon

MusicDNA: Why it matters and why it will fail | The Home Of Zargon — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:19:59 +0000

[...] up and artists are making more money while the major labels are making less money. (Read this excellent post here to understand it all). The fact is that the industry is at loss and unable to adapt to us, the [...]

By: BPI: La musica inglese cresce del’1.4% nel 2009, ma il P2P non stava annichilendo il settore? « YBlog

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:42:57 +0000

[...] una gruppo di raccolta delle royalty inglese, per scrittori di musica, compositori ed editori, ha pubblicato uno studio che conclude che le entrate complessive del settore della musica sono cresciute del 4,7% dal [...]

By: “3-Strikes” Recall? UK Music Sales Up 1.4% in 2009

“3-Strikes” Recall? UK Music Sales Up 1.4% in 2009 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:28:40 +0000

[...] PRS for Music, a UK-based royalty collecting group for music writers, composers, and publishers, published a study concluding that total music industry revenues were up 4.7% since [...]

By: 10 Reasons Why The “Three Strikes” Ruling Will Not Save The Irish Recording Industry

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:17:44 +0000

[...] When we look at “the whole music industry,” the picture is completely different. And don’t just take our word for it, the industry groups themselves have been finding the exact same thing. Take for example, the PRS in the UK, who recently reported (PDF) that 2009 saw a 4.7% rise in the industry’s total revenue. [...]