Archive for the ‘Midem’ Category

Cannes news and tips to your desk

Cannes news and tips to your desk

If you attend Cannes for Midem, Mipim, MipTV or the Cannes Film festival, perhaps you should get the relevant news straight to your desk rather than coming across it by accident on the web. Cannes or Bust runs an occasional newsletter with just that: tips, news, special offers and links to people with bright ideas. [...]

MidemNet Lab: the 15 innovative digital companies

MidemNet Lab: the 15 innovative digital companies

This year, MIDEM is introducing a special section for companies that bring innovative digital services. Some are consumer-based, others provide services that could be used by artists, labels or brands. All were chosen by a panel of experts from the music and digital sectors and will be at MIDEM in January, presenting their services

MySpace’s CEO to keynote at MidemNet 2010

MySpace’s CEO to keynote at MidemNet 2010

Monetisation will be the buzzword this year at MidemNet. And topping the list of must-attend conferences will be the keynote address by Owen Van Natta CEO of MySpace.  He will be there to outline MySpace’s vision of the future of musical content on digital platforms, the evolution of the company as a next generation content [...]

MIDEM 2010: 3 money-saving deadlines on October 31

MIDEM 2010: 3 money-saving deadlines on October 31

Midem people should keep an eye on the date of October 31. If you haven’t signed up yet, this is the last day to get the Early Bird rate of €675 (+VAT), which represents a discount of €450 on the walk-in rate in January. October 31 is also the cut-off date for getting the new [...]

Universal head to keynote at Midem publishing summit

Universal head to keynote at Midem publishing summit

Chairman & CEO of the massive Universal Music Publishing Group, David Renzer, can afford to smile. His group is perhaps the most successful in one of the few healthy sectors remaining in music: publishing. He is uniquely placed to talk about the opportunities and challenges facing music publishers today. Hugely successful worldwide with multi-awards going [...]

South Africa, Midem’s country of honour

It’s easy to fall into clichés when talking about South Africa. The news that they are the country of honour at Midem 2010 is good news. South Africa is at the same time a fantastic gateway into the most musical continent and a fantastic music destination in itself. But rather than trot out the usual [...]

Midem 2010: stay tuned for news and tips

Midem 2010: stay tuned for news and tips

Last year’s Midem, coming just after the credit crunch, inevitably saw a fall in attendance figures. But the fair has since revamped a number of key parts of the event, making it again the must-attend for anyone involved in the business of music (particularly as PopKomm has been cancelled this year). Foremost amongst these changes [...]

Peter Gelb to keynote MidemNet

Peter Gelb to keynote MidemNet

Renowned manager of the New York Metropolitan Opera Peter Gelb has been announced as the keynote speaker at MidemNet, part of Midem 2010 in January next. He will be talking about his ambitious programme to broaden the Met’s audience and will notably use his keynote to outline how new technologies have revitalised the Met, both [...]

South Africa announced as country of honour at Midem 2010

South Africa announced as country of honour at Midem 2010

MIDEM, the worldwide music community event held at Cannes each January, has announced that South Africa will be the guest of honour, following Russia last year. South Africa is musically a pretty cool place. For one thing, it is the tip of the vast African continent, and has connections to the east and west coasts, [...]

MIDEM announces dates, offers MidemNet for free

MIDEM, the leading international music market, today announced the dates for the 44th edition with a major announcement. Recognising the degree to which digital is now an integral part of the music business at every level, it is offering access to the renowned MidemNet conferences to all participants. This is a major innovation, as access [...]