Viacom wants to pay less for tracks on Rock Band
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Bad news for labels hoping to rake in buckets of cash from music videogames, as Viacom’s president and CEO Philippe Dauman has told financial analysts that he hopes to find ways of paying the music industry less for the use of tracks in Rock Band. According to Dauman, Viacom is “looking to reduce the cost structure associated with Rock Band, being selective in the music titles that we choose for Rock Band based on their cost. The music industry will assist with this category (more…)

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