Editor's note

Well, who would have thought that in these 'over exposed as the norm' days, a less than three-second flash of female flesh would have triggered the sort of moral outrage that initiates a tidal wave of puritanism, but Janet's Super Bowl exposure has done just that! Moral outrage has been expressed in the US Congress and by upstanding citizens, the Federal Communications Commission and right-wing radio commentators are demanding stricter decency standards. As we report, Viacom, Clear Channel, MTV and others have been impelled to respond to this.

Now don't get us wrong, here at Vip we are all for people doing right by their fellow man, and we think that the music industry as a major communicator has to exercise responsibility and to use its vast influence for good wherever and whenever possible. But surely the best way to exercise this is in similar manner to the initiatives of the Roskilde Festival reported in this News, not by over reacting to publicity stunts given global exposure by media displaying and re-running the very images that they pretend to be outraged by.

Hopefully by now we're a grown up business, let's keep a sense of proportion here, before over the top censorship takes the sort of hold that has caused as much, if not more, damage to society in the past, than the excesses it professes to curb.

On the subject of good things, attendance figures for ILMC 16, which takes place in just under two weeks, are up, and include the participation of live music industry representatives from territories new to the Conference, such as Ghana.

In terms of the health of the industry and of music as a communicator between people and cultures this can only be a good thing, and the Developing Markets, and Crossing Borders panels should yield interesting results, of which we shall of course keep you informed.

 

Mojo Concerts, bought by Clear Channel Entertainment in 1998 to become the Dutch arm of the Company, have dismissed Willem Venemar on the day before Dutch business regulatory authorities searched their offices.

 

Agent Brian Nielsen has left the Danish office of The Agency and set up a new operation;.

 

The Darkness, having sold over1.2 million albums in the UK since July 2003, have dominated the Brits, winning three awards at the UK music industry's annual ceremony taking best British album, best British group and best British rock act at the event in London.

 

According to reports from New York featured in The Guardian and elsewhere, America's biggest radio broadcaster Clear Channel vowed to "fight the rising tide of indecency on the airwaves" as a reaction to the official and public outcry resulting from the now infamous Janet Jackson breast baring Super Bowl half-time incident.

 

Impala the international trade association representing the interests of independent record companies and publishers continue to pursue the promotion of the expansion and competitiveness of independent music in the interest of cultural diversity.

 

Every year, Denmark's Roskilde Festival supports specific humanitarian projects. For the second year now, the festival focuses on the Palestine conflict

 

In a new strategic move DEAG inked a distribution cooperation agreement with Ticket Online Software on February 25.

 

With over 60 companies and more than 46 DJ performances, the Dutch music industry is out in full force during Winter Music Conference in Miami.

 

Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis chose the prestigious Oxford Union as the venue to announce a confirmed headliner, while the official launch of the north of the border

 

The dominant blue chip among the corporate companies that operate in the international concert market have released the business report for 2003.

 

German concert market leader CTS Eventim have been out on the road. After dates Paris and the UK amongst others, the company reported that Anglo-Saxon investors have shown interest in investing in the venture.

 

Mean Fiddler make a second attempt to move into the German festival market.

 

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