Newspaper Unity in Push for Link Tax Collapsing in Canada Drew Wilson | August 9, 2021 The united push for a link tax in Canada might be collapsing as newspapers appear to be going separate ways.
Drew Curtis: Fark.com Facing “Existential Threat” With Plummeting Ad Revenue Drew Wilson | April 3, 2020 Online advertising is plummeting. It has caused Fark’s founder, Drew Curtis, to sound the alarm and say that the site is facing an “existential threat”.
History Repeats Itself: Google France Deletes Snippets Over Link Tax Drew Wilson | September 27, 2019 Experts and observers cautioned against the Link Tax. Google warned of the consequences. Publishers didn’t listen. Now, Google acted.
Streaming Becomes Music Industry’s Biggest Revenue Source Drew Wilson | April 25, 2018 Online music streaming for the major music labels has reached a huge milestone. It is now the biggest source of revenue.
Cineplex – Movie Quality, Not Piracy to Blame for Revenue Drop Drew Wilson | April 11, 2018 Today, we take a look at the financial situation for Cineplex in light of the Fairplay Canada allegations.
Piracy What? Good Times Continue to Roll, Rogers Revenue Up Drew Wilson | April 9, 2018 As major players continue to argue that piracy is killing the industry, Rogers financial statements suggests things are actually looking great.
What Piracy? Bell Revenue Goes Up, Dividends Rise Drew Wilson | April 8, 2018 We look at another corporation to see if things are as gloomy as FairPlay Canada suggests. Seems things are going fine with Bell.
Banner Year: Canadian Film and TV Posts New Growth Records Drew Wilson | February 6, 2018 A key argument for Internet censorship is that film and TV is dying in Canada. It appears the numbers show otherwise.
Spotify Takes Second Place for Most Record Label Revenue Generated Drew Wilson | June 29, 2012 One of the many things that record labels have said in the past is that because physical record labels have fallen, that means file-sharing is killing the industry. The reality has been that sources of revenue has shifted and the fact that Spotify has now become the second largest source of revenue for the record …
