Articles by Andrew K. Burger

Part 1 of this two-part article examines how companies such as TiVo have developed innovative business models to make the longstanding dream of digital media convergence a reality. Part 2 takes an in-depth look at the importance of content to this movement Driven by technology, access to content is TiVo's primary need. To a large degree, however,...

Choosing an e-commerce software system from among the wide variety of vendor offerings available in today's marketplace can be tricky Once you've settled on a particular application, application package or enterprise system, choosing the form and function that best suits your business needs and organizational structure -- not to mention ensuring th...

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has launched a new legal assault on digital radio in Washington, D.C. The "Perform Act of 2006" effectively hamstrings the ongoing growth and development of nascent digital satellite and Internet radio businesses, according to industry watchdogs, in the name of protecting musicians' and recording companies' property rights and leveling the playing field for traditional radio broadcasters...

Would you like to ramp up your e-commerce capabilities? The good news is that there are plenty of options out there from which to choose, as we see inPart 1 of this two-part series. With ongoing technological and business development, more and more of them offer the potential to realize your goals, but making the right selection can be a daunting task...

It is both simpler and more complicated, easier and more difficult to make it in the music business these days Take the Internet radio market, for instance. Digital recording and music broadcasting once required making rather large investments of capital for systems that could only be operated by experienced, well-trained technicians....

Would you like to ramp up your e-commerce capabilities? Increase the amount of business you're doing over the Internet? Bring new digital channels into your sales and marketing mix? Or perhaps you would like to better tailor your e-commerce platform to match your business needs and order management processes? The good news is that there are plenty ...

The music industry isn't what it used to be, as we saw in last week'sPart 1 in this three-part series. The rapid advent of new digital audio technologies has created a wealth of options and opportunities -- as well as panic, consternation and sometimes radical change -- for recording companies, broadcasters and musicians, not to mention the listening audience...

Streaming digital audio and video, MP3 ripping and CD burning, podcasts, webcasts, satellite radio, digital audio broadacasting (DAB) and now streaming mobile wireless: The rapid advent of new digital audio technology has created a wealth of options and opportunities for technology providers, new and established music companies, musicians and music lovers alike...