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The struggle currently taking place in the mobile industry between hardware manufactures and operators is being mirrored in the music business. Artists want more control of how their music is distributed, they want to engage their fans using today’s newly available social mediums and they’ve recognized that this silly concept of a record label oligopoly needs to die; likewise manufactures want to tap into the consumer space directly rather than letting the operators take all the credit.
Reuters has an interview with Dave Stewart, now heading Nokia’s Artist Advisory Council and Dr. Tero Ojanperä, who as of the turn of 2008 is now VP of Entertainment & Communities, to discuss the current digital music market, how mobile is changing everything and the Nokia Music Store.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
