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Former journalist and opensource advocate matt mason is finally. 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. Public enemy get up stand up f brother ali bittorrent. Mason and his team have been working with big names like dj shadow and tim ferriss to figure. Hypetrak speaks with bittorrents vp of marketing matt. 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. Matt mason born august 11, 1978 is an english author and creative executive. Madonna releases new film exclusively via bittorrent bundle. The company is now beginning to launch a new endeavor to empower those in the content creation business.
This is the very thing the platform is designed for. It is quite simply the cheapest and most efficient way to share digital information, because the audience is the server farm. 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. Dec 11, 2012 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. Now and perhaps more than ever, the digital landscape has somewhat ironically devolved into a. Shiloh backwards original mix lowbit 267 hour 2 tiff lacey vocal set 01. Jun 17, 2014 the most popular bundle of 20 was from moby, who had 8. Bittorrent isnt about online piracy, says marketing head matt mason. Under the guidance of matt mason, author of the pirates dilemma and bittorrent s executive director of marketing, the company has a plan for how to edit the dictionary of the internet lexicon.
Bittorrent executive director of marketing matt mason told bits blogs jenna. Bittorrent isnt about online piracy, says marketing head. Nov 19, 20 a conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing at bittorrent. Every month around 170 million people use the file sharing program bittorrent to download music, movies, and software, much of it shared illicitly. We talked to bittorrent cco matt mason about the future of music distribution.
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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. Its literally impossible to illegally download something on bittorrent. Bittorrent s efforts in this area prompted fast company to name it one of 20s most innovative companies, an award mason hopes might change the perception. Arguing for bittorrent s role in distributing films and other media, our own matt mason is stepping into the ring for fantastic fest 2014. 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. Bittorrent would really like everyone to stop suggesting its. Under the guidance of matt mason, author of the pirates dilemma and. Bittorrent bundle is proving to be a valuable tool for. Bittorrent to try a paywall and crowdfunding the new york times. 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. We attended sf musictech summit where our own panelist, matt mason, had the quote of the day.
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. This year, bittorrent s 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. Interview with matt mason from bittorrent english version. We recently had the opportunity to talk with him about bittorrent, piracy, and the. The most popular bundle of 20 was from moby, who had 8. Its a media format thats really designed for the internet, and it lets you distribute a. Jul 14, 2014 bittorrent to try a paywall and crowdfunding. Its been a big year for bittorrent, said matt mason, the companys. Matt mason university of bristol austin, texas area linkedin. He is also the bestselling author of the pirates dilemma, the first book in the history of the world to hit the number one spot on amazons economicsfree enterprise bestseller list and the rap bestseller list at the same time. Jun 16, 2014 today, 24 hours in bittorrent bundle equals over 554k impressions, 167k downloads, and more than 16k streams. Ro choy appointed chief operating officer, matt mason appointed chief content officer, and jascha kaykaswolff joins as chief marketing officer. Matt mason, the executive director of marketing at bittorrent.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover matts connections. Nov 25, 2012 its been a big year for bittorrent, said matt mason, the companys executive director of marketing. Momentum for bittorrent sync continues to build, as the app expands to new platforms. Jun 19, 20 download public enemys bittorrent bundle get remix contest details.
Pirate favorite bittorrent offers a new way to pay for. Riaa asks bittorrent to help clamp down on piracy billboard. Oct 16, 2015 view matt masons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. We recently had the opportunity to talk with him about bittorrent.
Matt mason dylan love matt mason is the author of the pirates dilemma and one of bittorrent s newest employees. I think it is as important as utorrent protocol, said matt mason, bittorrents vice president of. According to mason the artist promotions bittorrent ran have been a great success, and not just because of the impressive download statistic. I think it is as important as utorrent protocol, said matt mason, bittorrent s vice president of marketing. Nov 17, 2014 two months ago, thom yorkes suprising release of his new solo album as a bundle on bittorrent created quite a buzz.
And after six days, the onehundredmillionth bittorrent bundle download. Doctor who gets official bittorrent boxset from the bbc. 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. Download public enemys bittorrent bundle get remix contest details. Madonna releases new film exclusively via bittorrent. Bittorrent courts the entertainment industry us news. Bittorrent and dj shadow team up to pay muisicians for.
The same way light confuses scientists by existing as particles and waves at the same time, information. For speaking enquiries please contact rachel moran at oration speakers. Mason and his team have been working with big names. Cco marketing head at bittorrent, and was the founding editorinchief of rwd magazine. Bittorrent offers distribute sonys the interview via. 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. Bittorrent announces bundle, a gated torrent aimed at. Now and perhaps more than ever, the digital landscape has somewhat ironically devolved into a wild. Geazy talks to bittorrent s matt mason about these things happen, and dropping a digital box set on bittorrent. Under the guidance of matt mason, author of the pirates dilemma and bittorrents executive director of marketing, the company has a plan for how to edit the dictionary of the internet lexicon. A talk on my book the pirates dilemma, explaining why its often best to compete with pirates rather than fight them. Hypetrak speaks with bittorrents vp of marketing matt mason. 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.
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. Its options not rules, bittorrent s head of marketing, matt mason, told me last week. Perry mason 1 hours and 00 minutes movie perry mason is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. A conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing. He has written and produced tv series, screenplays, comic strips, apps and records, not to. Bittorrent bundle hits 100 million downloads and streams.
The problem with information and how to fix it by matt mason. Matt mason currently serves as chief content officer at bittorrent, inc. Nov 19, 20 hypetrak speaks with bittorrent s vp of marketing matt mason about the future of sharing. 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. Its been a big year for bittorrent, said matt mason, the companys executive director of marketing. 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. Bittorrents matt mason on rethinking the music industry. Today, that project has been downloaded more than 1 million times. Bittorrent chief content officer matt mason told deadline today that his filesharing service wants to circulate the interview. 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. Mason said the company wasnt happy with the download interface, so it. We are pleased to announce the official release of bittorrent web for mac, an online torrent client with a fresh interface that helps you quickly search, download.
Well, it sounds like bittorrent, the company developing the open source. Bittorrent, says mason, is a legit channel for a lot of people to make a lot of money. 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. Bittorrent is filesharing software that uses a peertopeer computer. 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. Matt mason, chief content officer, bittorrent, inc. Bittorrent takes a page from netflix, plans to release. 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. The companys vice president of marketing matt mason penned a blog. Two months ago, thom yorkes suprising release of his new solo album as a bundle on bittorrent created quite a buzz.
A conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing at bittorrent. Credit courtesy of bittorrent bittorrent, the startup behind the popular peertopeer filesharing system of the same name, has an unusual resolution for 20. The broadcasters bbc worldwide division is releasing an official digital boxset of 10 episodes from its. The delicate relationship between the digital sphere and the music industry has been a twosided.
Bittorrent to try a paywall and crowdfunding the new. Getting your book in front of 160 million users is usually. 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. Their vice president matt mason wrote a blog post last week stating that their opensource, peer to peer technology is used to share content, but they do not endorse any form of piracy whatsoever. Public enemy get up stand up f brother ali bittorrent bundle. Mason you are not alone paolo mojo mix animal language 10. Similarly, in the new letter, riia requests that bittorrent, inc. 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. 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. Kevin smith s horrorcomedy tusk to open fantastic fest 2014 this years festival marks the grand. We think bittorrent is the distribution method of the future.
Alex day and bittorrents matt mason talk youtube farming, chart hacking, and using bittorrent to get music to the people. One that will be beneficial to artists and audiences alike. Bittorrents matt mason on rethinking the music industry business. In a post on the company blog entitled the real king of bittorrent, bittorrent s vp of marketing matt mason took pains to distance bittorrent the. This is the first time ever that an artist has worked directly with bittorrent to monetize content, said matt mason, executive director of marketing at bittorrent, in an interview with the.
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