Happy Birthday Susan Boyle

KKLQ Q-106 San Diego JoJo Cookin' Kincaid 1987 California Aircheck Video

Posted on Google Today

I can understand why Sony has lost revenue.  This article mentions the figures and that customers are not happy with the service received from them.  I believe the reason why there is such a drop in revenue, is because they do not back up their stars, such as Susan Boyle.  There is no mention of her in this article even though over a million of her last CD "Someone To Watch Over Me" has been sold world-wide.  They do not publicize her music in the USA, even though there is a tremendous amount of interest in her. They do not see that her music is played on radio, even when fans request it over and over again.  They do not put out what people want to buy, like all the songs and shows she has done so far.  They do not answer calls and emails to them about their stars.  I never got an actual voice when I called NY Sony about radio play for Susan and I never got a reply to my messages and emails, which I sent to them about radio play. I never got a reply to all the messages I posted on their Media Director's Facebook.   I received no customer service what so ever.  A giant company like Sony, should be able to get their stars music played on USA radio, IMO. 

Michael Lynton To Run All Sony U.S. Biz

from Susan Boyle Musical Coming To America? – Deadline.com by NIKKI FINKE

Michael Lynton will be announced as Howard Stringer‘s Sony Corp Of America successor next week. “The people who know in Culver City are very happy — and very relieved,” a source tells me about Sony Pictures Entertainment where Lynton since January 2004 has been chairman alongside Amy Pascal. Sony’s principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Corporation of America, based in New York, NY, is the U.S. subsidiary of Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo. The Japan brass would like to base Lynton full-time in NYC but he prefers to stay in Los Angeles because of his family. So that’s still a question mark. Lynton’s promotion has been expected for some time and even more so since Comcast bought NBCUniversal because the Sony exec is close professionally and personally to Brian Roberts and Steve Burke, something the hyper-ambitious Lynton let it be known throughout Hollywood and beyond. My insiders say this job promotion is because Lynton has become a favorite of Kazuo Hirai, who takes over as Sony Corp President/CEO at the start of April. Stringer will retain the chairman title. My insider says, “Hirai who’s very Americanized really likes Michael. He’s his kind of guy because Michael is all business and not flashy.” Lynton already oversees Sony’s movie and TV studio, distribution deals, global production operations, and such. He previously was CEO of AOL Europe and before that headed Pearson’s Penguin publishing company as well as served a brief stint running Disney’s Hollywood Pictures.
But Lynton has a herculean task in front of him. Here’s why: Sony’s U.S. shares have lost more than 36% of their value over the last 12 months. The company is plagued by a feeling that it’s too slow moving and out of touch with consumers, technology, and business. One of the key aspects of the Sony Corp Of America job is ensuring that the corporation’s proprietary technology doesn’t lose out to hardware advancements and content exclusivity. Sony always will be haunted by its Betamax loss to VHS which started the company on a long downward spiral. Since then, the Sony Corp Of America top exec’s marching orders have been to ensure that Sony doesn’t get left out in the cold when the hardware manufacturers and content providers agreed on an industry standard whether for CD, DVD, Blu-ray, 3D or other formats. Problem is, this has meant that even when Sony has had proprietary technology, the company has shared it rather than tried to go it alone again. The result is that the Sony Corp Of America job requires an executive capable of subtle diplomacy and industry respect, and Lynton fits that description perfectly. (On the other hand, he is not shy about his political activism for President Obama and is along with his wife one of the reelection campaign’s top bundlers. And he has used his current gig as a soapbox, most controversially scolding movie theaters for making Americans fat by selling unhealthy concession snacks.)
Combatting current trends won’t be easy. Apple, not Sony, controls tablets and music players. Amazon, not Sony, dominates e-readers. And Microsoft, not Sony, is No. 1 in game consoles while Sony angeredPlayStation owners by failing to keep them informed about the status of the PlayStation Network when it was temporarily taken down due to a hacker attack. Sony couldn’t even hold on to its once-commanding position in TV set sales: in the last quarter of 2011, Samsung was #1 in revenues from worldwide flat panel TVs with 26.3% of the market, up 18% from the same period in 2010, according to research group NPD DisplaySearch. Sony was No. 3 with 9.8%, a drop of 34%. And the jury is still out on Sony’s 3D TV sales. In December Sony sold its stake in an LCD-display manufacturing venture to Samsung.
Meanwhile, sales of music and video discs continued to plummet. Partly as a result, neither Sony Pictures nor Sony Music are generating much excitement. In the last quarter of 2011 the filmed unit’s sales were up 7.7%, to about $2.1B, but due to marketing costs its profits were down 85% to $9M. The company says that Arthur Christmas underperformed. Music sales were down 11.7% to $1.6B, with profits off 21.7% to $196M, despite strong sales for recordings from Adelle and the cast of Glee.

Picture worth a thousand words.

Syco and Media

LONDON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Syco Entertainment today announces the appointment of Ben Todd as Head of Media UK. In this comprehensive role, Ben will be responsible for Syco Entertainment's public relations and media-related activity in the UK. This role encompasses Syco's music and television properties including The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, Red or Black and the recently announced unnamed DJ and new cooking formats. Ben is appointed following more than two years at The Daily Mail as a senior showbusiness journalist and three years at the Sunday Mirror as Assistant Editor (Showbusiness). Between 2007 and 2009 Ben was editor of men's weekly lifestyle magazine Zoo. Previously, Ben was Group Showbusiness Editor at The Northern and Shell Media Group working across the Express Newspapers' titles including the Daily Star and Daily Express having previously been the pop columnist on the Daily Star. Ben is currently nominated for Showbiz Journalist of the Year at The British Press Awards. Charles Garland, COO of Syco Entertainment, said: "I am delighted Ben is joining Syco. He has a great deal of press experience to bring to the Syco team and his appointment is part of the exciting growth plans we have for the company." Ben Todd said: "I am really thrilled to be joining Syco at such an exciting time for the company. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Daily Mail - but believe now is the right time in my career to take up this very different challenge." Ben's appointment was made by Syco's COO Charles Garland and Global Head of Media, Ann-Marie Thomson. He will join Syco on April 10. About SYCO ENTERTAINMENT Syco Entertainment is leading global music, television, film and digital production and exploitation company. Syco is a joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment, with offices in London and Los Angeles.Syco's television and music assets include leading global franchises The X Factor and Got Talent, as well as artists such as Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Il Divo, Cher Lloyd, One Direction & Labrinth. The X Factor launched in 2004 in the UK. Airing on ITV1, The X Factor has been the number one show in the UK for eight years, with the 2010 finale achieving a peak of 21.2 million viewers, and a 65% share. The 2011 finale, held at Wembley Arena in front of a live audience of 12,000, was the most watched TV show of the year, with a bigger audience than the Royal Wedding. Local versions of The X Factor launched in the US in fall 2011, on Fox, immediately becoming the number one unscripted show of the season. The X Factor also gave Fox victory in the November "sweep" among adults aged 18 to 49 for only the second time in the network's history. The US version airs in 162 countries. Local versions of The X Factor are now produced in more than 35 territories. Around the world, The X Factor has increased the average demographic for many broadcasters by up to 250%. In Denmark, it has been the number one show for the last four years, peaking with an 80% share of the audience. In Colombia, it has consistently ranked number one, with a 75% share of the audience. In countries such as Greece, Hungary, The Netherlands, France and Italy, The X Factor consistently delivers a 50% to 65% share of viewing audiences. Artists discovered by The X Factor format have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 110 number ones, 270 top 10, and 501 top 50 releases. Got Talent launched in the USA in 2006, as America's Got Talent, reawakening the nation's passion for variety entertainment and becoming an award-winning ratings hit across the globe. In the US, America's Got Talent has been the highest-rated series on NBC for the last four seasons, reaching average audiences of up to 16.4 million viewers. The 2011 series achieved the highest-rated launch of the show's six seasons so far. The US version airs in 125 countries. Britain's Got Talent launched in the UK in 2007, on ITV1, immediately becoming the nation's highest-rated new entertainment programme of the year, with a peak audience of 11.6 million viewers. The show has consistently beaten ITV1's prime time average audience by up to 120% for all viewers, and by up to 191% for young adults. A peak audience of 18.3 million viewers saw Susan Boyle finish a narrow second to dance troupe Diversity in the 2009 final of Britain's Got Talent. The event ranked as the UK's number one entertainment programme of the decade and the highest-rated show of 2009. The 2011 series ranked as the number one show in its time slot, beating its nearest competitor by an astonishing 500% for all viewers. Local versions of the show have been produced in 49 territories so far. Around the world, China's Got Talent delivered a record-breaking 575 million viewers for the 2011 final, while Australia's Got Talent was the most watched show on Australian television in 2011. In countries such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands, Got Talent has boosted broadcasters' prime time audience shares by as much as 304%. Media Contact: Ann-Marie Thomson. Global Head of Media. Syco Entertainment. Ann-marie.thomson@sonymusic.com +13104351034 (US) +447849894877 (UK)