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Nov 19, 20 hypetrak speaks with bittorrent s vp of marketing matt mason about the future of sharing. Nov 19, 20 a conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing at bittorrent. Ashley tomberlin lost at sea kosheen djs remix nocturnal global 11. Its literally impossible to illegally download something on bittorrent. Wikipedia in 2008, in his bestselling book the pirates dilemma, matt mason argued that the techsavvy, remix. Matt mason, the executive director of marketing at bittorrent. Doctor who gets official bittorrent boxset from the bbc. Bittorrent announces bundle, a gated torrent aimed at. A conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing. Bittorrent to try a paywall and crowdfunding the new.
In my second year at bittorrent, the marketing team of thirty people that i built and lead captured 80% of the market for torrent download clients, growing us to 170. As officials at the company, including chief content officer matt mason, are quick to point out, theres no reason the company shouldnt be associated with lawabiding citizens and legal commerce. Jul 14, 2014 bittorrent to try a paywall and crowdfunding. Bittorrent vp of marketing matt mason, who joined the company a little more than a year ago, has been directly involved in the partnerships and views these promotions as. We talked to bittorrent cco matt mason about the future of music distribution. Jun 26, 20 in a post on the company blog entitled the real king of bittorrent, bittorrents vp of marketing matt mason took pains to distance bittorrent the company from the reputation that surrounds. For speaking enquiries please contact rachel moran at oration speakers. The executive then mentions comments made by matt mason. Jun 16, 2014 today, 24 hours in bittorrent bundle equals over 554k impressions, 167k downloads, and more than 16k streams.
Bittorrent is filesharing software that uses a peertopeer computer. May 14, 20 bittorrent, a tech company whose name is commonly and incorrectly associated with pirating, has been running a legitimate business since 2004 with over 2 million pieces of licensed content in the bittorrent download manager, which serves more than 170 million people monthly. A conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing at bittorrent. Former journalist and opensource advocate matt mason is finally convincing the entertainment industry that bittorrents filesharing technology is more than a way to illegally download content. Hypetrak speaks with bittorrent s vp of marketing matt mason about the future of sharing. Sep 18, 20 its options not rules, bittorrents head of marketing, matt mason, told me last week. Ro choy appointed chief operating officer, matt mason appointed chief content officer, and jascha kaykaswolff joins as chief marketing officer. Hypetrak speaks with bittorrents vp of marketing matt. Sep 18, 2014 arguing for bittorrents role in distributing films and other media, our own matt mason is stepping into the ring for fantastic fest 2014.
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The delicate relationship between the digital sphere and the music industry has been a twosided. Public enemy get up stand up f brother ali bittorrent. Its literally impossible to illegally download something on bittorrent, mason wrote. Feb 11, 20 bittorrent vp of marketing matt mason, who joined the company a little more than a year ago, has been directly involved in the partnerships and views these promotions as only the beginning of a. Nov 17, 2014 two months ago, thom yorkes suprising release of his new solo album as a bundle on bittorrent created quite a buzz. Mason and his team have been working with big names like dj shadow and tim ferriss to figure.
Similarly, in the new letter, riia requests that bittorrent, inc. Interview with matt mason from bittorrent english version. With children of the machine, which begins shooting this spring, bittorrent has tapped creators marco weber igby goes down, unthinkable, the th floor and jeff stockwell bridge to terabithea, the dangerous live of altar boys to write and serve as executive producers of the scifi series. I think it is as important as utorrent protocol, said matt mason, bittorrents vice president of. Its been a big year for bittorrent, said matt mason, the companys executive director of marketing. Sep 26, 2014 every month around 170 million people use the file sharing program bittorrent to download music, movies, and software, much of it shared illicitly. Now and perhaps more than ever, the digital landscape has somewhat ironically devolved into a wild. The most popular bundle of 20 was from moby, who had 8. One that will be beneficial to artists and audiences alike. Mason talks about the new age of music marketing as being about relationships, and how getting a fans email is worth more than a download. We recently had the opportunity to talk with him about bittorrent. Absolutely, and it will become more widely used as content creators and distributors wake up to the benefits of bittorrent. Geazy talks to bittorrent s matt mason about these things happen, and dropping a digital box set on bittorrent. First off, what is bittorrent and why do people need to know about it.
More than 4 million people have downloaded it so far. Momentum for bittorrent sync continues to build, as the app expands to new platforms. Madonna releases new film exclusively via bittorrent. Kevin smiths horrorcomedy tusk to open fantastic fest 2014 this years festival marks the grand. He has written and produced tv series, screenplays, comic strips, apps and records, not to. Matt mason university of bristol austin, texas area. Matt mason currently serves as chief content officer at bittorrent, inc. Bittorrent offers distribute sonys the interview via. Mason said the company wasnt happy with the download interface, so it.
Mason and his team have been working with big names. He is the former chief content officer for bittorrent inc. Bittorrent executive director of marketing matt mason told bits blogs jenna. Monthly bundle site visitors have increased from 2. Pirate favorite bittorrent offers a new way to pay for. On june 5th, oaklandbased rapper geazy gave back to fans by making his entire back catalog three albums, remixes, bsides, a curated photo and poster set available for download. Hypetrak speaks with bittorrents vp of marketing matt mason. Matt mason is the chief content officer at bittorrent, and the driving force behind the companys bundles initiative, which gets musicians, filmmakers, authors and other creators to. Previously i have held roles as a studio head at sony pictures, cco marketing head at bittorrent, and was the founding editorinchief of rwd magazine. We also caught up with another member of our team, yuri cardenas, who, as senior producer for interactive media, is responsible for making in other 0. I think it is as important as utorrent protocol, said matt mason, bittorrent s vice president of marketing. Bittorrents matt mason on rethinking the music industry. The companys vice president of marketing matt mason penned a blog post on tuesday saying that while bittorrent built the opensource, peertopeer technology used for content sharing, it does not.
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Former journalist and opensource advocate matt mason is finally convincing the entertainment industry that bittorrent s filesharing technology is more than a way to illegally download content. We have reached out to sony on a number of fronts, he said. And after six days, the onehundredmillionth bittorrent bundle download. Riaa asks bittorrent to help clamp down on piracy billboard. Two months ago, thom yorkes suprising release of his new solo album as a bundle on bittorrent created quite a buzz. We recently had the opportunity to talk with him about bittorrent, piracy, and the. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover matts connections.
Sep 22, 2012 according to mason the artist promotions bittorrent ran have been a great success, and not just because of the impressive download statistic. Oct 16, 2015 view matt masons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The problem with information and how to fix it by matt mason. Its options not rules, bittorrent s head of marketing, matt mason, told me last week. This year, bittorrents chief content officer matt mason will take on a challenger to duke it out over whether the file sharing platform is a valuable tool or an enabler of piracy. We attended sf musictech summit where our own panelist, matt mason, had the quote of the day. In my second year at bittorrent, the marketing team of thirty people that i built and lead captured 80% of the market for torrent download clients, growing us. The companys vice president of marketing matt mason penned a blog. The broadcasters bbc worldwide division is releasing an official digital boxset of 10 episodes from its. The company is now beginning to launch a new endeavor to empower those in the content creation business. Hes driven the growth of some of the most popular products on the internet, launched and relaunched global brands, and written a bestselling book on innovation the pirates dilemma, the first book in history to hit the number one spot on amazons economicsfree enterprise bestseller list and the rap bestseller list at the. Kevin smith s horrorcomedy tusk to open fantastic fest 2014 this years festival marks the grand.
According to mason the artist promotions bittorrent ran have been a great success, and not just because of the impressive download statistic. Bittorrent, a purveyor of filesharing technology that is widely used to gain free access to music and films, has come up with a bold proposition for its tens of millions of daily users. Bittorrent had begun promoting specific artists content in its download clients and he wanted to expand upon that. Sep 26, 2014 matt mason is the chief content officer at bittorrent, and the driving force behind the companys bundles initiative, which gets musicians, filmmakers, authors and other creators to.
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