Weller pessimistic in Radio 2 music debate
Paul Weller says labels drop good artists too quickly, while a Radio 2 listener poll found 69% of voters think singles will not survive as formats change.…
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Woman in media power top ten
Sun editor Rebekah Wade is the first woman to enter the top ten of the Media Guardian 100, which includes 19 women, the most since the list began in 2001.…
Britney Spears named number one teen idol in VH1 poll
Britney Spears has been named the number one teen idol in a VH1 poll, ahead of Leonardo DiCaprio, David Cassidy and Nsync, with the list airing on 9 July.…
Download chart launch
Nielsen SoundScan will begin compiling statistics for music downloads from legal sites including Apple's iTunes Music Store and Rhapsody, starting with a top-downloads chart.…
Glastonbury crime nearly halves compared with last year
Police report crime at Glastonbury down almost half, with 316 crimes reported by Monday morning against 600 at the same point last year.…
Chart predictions: Blazin Squad likely to get second number one
Blazin Squad are likely to score a second UK number one with We Just Be Dreamin', with Metallica, Gary Numan and Foo Fighters among likely top 20 new entries.…
Digital radio set sales rising steadily
Digital radio sales could reach 500,000 this year, with around 175,000 sets sold so far, and the BBC is investing £2m in 47 new transmitters.…
US live industry shows more signs of strain as tours scale down
Several major US tours have scaled down or cancelled dates after slow ticket sales, while the UK festival market enjoys a boom summer.…
Freeview reaches 1.6 million homes as multichannel take-up grows
The latest ITC report shows Freeview now in 1.6 million UK homes, with 48.6% of households having multichannel TV and digital TV in 43.9%.…
Big Brother vote numbers slump as ratings keep sliding
Channel 4 and Endemol are hoping a contestant swap between UK and African Big Brother will help, after eviction votes fell about 40% on last year.…
US download survey
An Edison Media Research survey finds 71% of heavy downloaders have burnt copies of CDs instead of buying, with 61% of 12-17-year-olds burning copies.…
Apple update
Apple's iPod is the best-selling MP3 player in the US, and its iTunes download service is growing, though critics question missing catalogue and undisclosed figures.…