Broadband Content Bits: Public Enemy-Sellaband; MUTV Archive; Audi TV; BBC Casualty
– Public Enemy Sellaband: Amsterdam-based music fan-funding startup Sellaband will fund the new album from hip-hop luminaries Public Enemy, whose frontman Chuck D is already an ambassador for the company. The band hopes to raise $250,000 through individual payments of $25 and has so far raised $17,000.
– MUTV archives: Manchester United’s subscription-only online and digital TV channel MUTV has digitised its entire archive through a deal with transmission company WRN. It means thousands of hours of first team matches and interviews are now available to publish online and the club promises “improved services” for subscribers. From How-Do.
– Audi TV: Carmaker Audi has axed its Sky TV channel after four years in favour of publishing more video content on its own VOD site and online video platforms and promoting its clips via social networking sites. NMA.
– BBC: The Beeb’s TV drama Casualty will show a one-off, online-only, eight-minute episode on 31 October. Release.
We need a new platform
In the last few days Rap Giants Public Enemy have joined Sellaband.. google it in News .. its everywhere .. See what they have to say about it..
http://vimeo.com/6776325
Here is their page at sellaband they been their 2 days are are at 10% of their required funding.
http://www.sellaband.com/publicenemy
Sellaband is absolutely awesome, fans enjoy being part of the projects. Fans decide what music they want to hear recorded by becoming believers in the acts they want to hear.
In a time when illegal downloading has ravaged the music industry. Fans having some sense of ownership with the music they love, is a great way forward.
Essentially with fan funding. A band just needs a great promotional team, leading to less need for singular investment by large companies & a more close connection with their music fans.
Sellaband has until now been developing the platform with independendents starting out.
As Public Enemy said on their sellaband blog..
“When the tide rises so do all the ships”
This is the way forward in music.
Aly
http://www.sellaband.com/alycook