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Departing Yahoo music chief gave Scott Moore two days' notice

Departing Yahoo music chief Ian Rogers wasn't "reorganized out" of the company, a source tells us. "The reorg was caused by his departure with two days' notice." Rogers left for all the obvious reasons: to escape both Microsoft and — like others before him — Yahoo Media czar Scott Moore's high-pressure management style. "He was tied of swimming upstream," our source says. "But he was careful to make nice with Scott before he left as to not burn the bridge."

4:00 PM on Sat Apr 5 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
2,867 views, 5 comments

Latest by n/a: Hrm. Seeing how I sent my letter of resignation March 30th, and I'm still sitting in a Yahoo! desk today, I'd have to call bullshit on this one. I gave standard two weeks, shortened by two days because of a more »

reorgs

Scott Moore shakes up Yahoo Media Group, music chief leaves

Scott Moore, the former Microsoftie now running Yahoo's media businesses, has reorganized his group, which runs Yahoo's original-content websites. Out the door: Ian Rogers, the outspoken head of Yahoo Music, who had loudly criticized the music industry for insisting on copy protection. Rogers says on his blog that he's joining Topspin Media, a music startup, as CEO. Rogers also oversaw some of Yahoo's video efforts, which Moore now says he'll run personally. The reorg comes in advance of two days of all-hands meetings in Sunnyvale and Santa Monica in two weeks. Moore's memo: More »

1:40 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Owen Thomas
2,229 views, 4 comments

Latest by TheGunslinger: If in doubt, just reorganize! It would appear that the brightest and most talented people are leaving the sinking ship. Onward to better things. Good luck to them all. There are a few more people who need to go because more »

great moments in journalism

AP breaks four-month-old story on Yahoo Music

Record company sources told the AP Yahoo wants to offer DRM-free MP3s for sale or for free via an ad-supported service. Thank you, in-the-know record executives! Ian Rogers, the general manager of Yahoo Music, publicly said much the same thing back in October. More »

9:03 AM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
464 views, 3 comments

yahoo

Anyone want to buy a music subscription service? Anyone? Anyone?

According to Silicon Alley Insider, Yahoo may be looking to sell its music subscription service. The move makes sense: Ian Rogers, the general manager of Yahoo Music, declared in October that he was done inconveniencing users with the digital restrictions labels required for online music subscriptions. Subscriptions simply haven't materialized as the profitable business model for artists, labels, and services alike that many had imagined. Freeing itself of the failed model will allow Yahoo to focus on free, ad-supported music. The only problem now is dumping the old service. More »

2:00 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Tim Faulkner
931 views, 7 comments

Latest by macbeach: Yahoo has purchased so many innovative things over the years and then slowly killed them (unlike Microsoft that just puts a bullet through their heads right away). I had, at various times: Yahoo as an ISP, pager service, movie content, web more »

copyfight

Yahoo Music to do away with DRM

Ian Rogers, general manager of Yahoo Music, told music execs it's time to quit whining, grow up, and get rid of digital rights management — the copy-protection software that's the bane of music listeners everywhere. In a deliciously ranty presentation, Rogers explains how record labels forced Yahoo Music to build an annoying music software client to ensure the industry stayed in control of the music. Yahoo, says Rogers, won't put up with DRM's inconvenience anymore. Rogers says he'd rather quit the digital-music business than keep frustrating his users. "I personally don't have any more time to give and can't bear to see any more money spent on pathetic attempts for control instead of building consumer value." Ah, there's the keyword: "value." Is this really a high-minded protest — or an artful negotiating tactic to counter labels' demands to boost prices on DRM-free music?

1:49 PM on Tue Oct 9 2007
By Mary Jane Irwin
555 views, 3 comments

Latest by sharky: The record labels are so fucking retarded it can't be believed. This type of ignorance could maybe be understood in 2000, but 8 years later and they're still trying to put the genie back in the bottle? When more »