RIAA Releases 2007 Year-End Shipment Stats – CD’s Drop 17.5%

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has announced the US Manufacturers’ Unit Shipments and Value Chart for 2007. The results are just plain ugly, and showcase the music industry’s continued free fall. 2007 Year-End Shipment Highlights » Net CD shipments dropped 17.5% » Dollar value of Net CD shipments dropped 20.5%. » The vinyl records saw shipments increase 36.6% with a 46.2% increase in...

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Lawo Snaps Up Innovason

Lawo, a French manufacturer of digital audio networking and console systems for production, post production, broadcast, and related applications, announced that it has acquired a majority shareholding in Innovason, a fellow digital mixing console manufacturer from France. The move officially takes Innovason out of bankruptcy proceedings.

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