Beatles: Rock Band

Beatles Boost EMI. (But About That Debt…)

Peter Kafka in Media on December 14, 2009 at 7:11 am PT

The good news for EMI is that it is selling lots and lots of Beatles albums. Still! The bad news: EMI’s owner is suing its lender–and trying to borrow more money. Who said the music business was glamorous?

Weekend Update, 3.28.09

Beth Callaghan in News on March 28, 2009 at 11:15 pm PT

Another week into challenging times, and the theme for Weekend Update is undoubtedly cost-saving, with a healthy dose of revenue-seeking. On the revenue-seeking side, BoomTown’s Twitter Business Plan Count-Up hasn’t yielded any real keepers yet. There is a real contender, though–since Jennifer Aniston so publicly broke up with her boyfriend John Mayer on account of his Twitter “addiction,” BoomTown suggests offering “Twitter rehab” for those not willing to lose their relationships just yet.

Rock Band: I Am a Golden God!

John Paczkowski in News on March 27, 2009 at 9:36 am PT

Quite a franchise, that Rock Band. According to new stats from the NPD Group, the music videogame has surpassed $1 billion in North American retail sales, making it the No. 1 title of 2008 by revenue across all game genres. Not bad for a product that’s been around just 15 months.