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Viacom says the music industry prefers working with Rock Band, and pumps up Beatles game
GoNintendo — ... is something that we probably got because we’re Viacom–we’re MTV Networks.” - Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman Mr. Dauman also took a bit of his time to get us more psyched for the upcoming Beatles game.“It will just blow you away. It really goes through the history of The Beatles and they’re collaborating with it. [Gamers] will start out in clubs in Liverpool and work [their] way through to the Abbey Road studio with never-before-heard dialog from when they were recording their music.” Link This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 5:37 pm and is filed under ...

Screw Consumers, Actual Bands Prefer Rock Band [Rock Band]
Kotaku — ... of our networks are ideal vehicles to promote the game, and you'll see more and more of that as we move forward. We also have the opportunity to attract talent to [Rock Band] in a way that our competitors have greater difficulty doing. The fact Guitar Hero have a Metallica game coming early next year kinda negates that point, but then, the Rock Band v Guitar Hero stoush has never been about accuracy. It’s been about the spectacle. Viacom: Talent Prefers Rock Band [Edge] ...

Viacom CEO: Rock Band more attractive to the music industry
Opposable Thumbs — ... still wears the crown when it comes to downloadable content. Rock Band features a large library of tracks, and according to Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, the company is much more attractive to prospective artists and labels than its competitor."There's a strong music orientation to our company; many of our networks are ideal vehicles to promote the game, and you'll see more and more of that as we move forward," Dauman explained during the company's 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference. "We also have the opportunity to attract talent to [ Rock Band ] in a ...

Viacom: Rock Band attracts more talent
Joystiq [Xbox] — ... According to Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman (Via Edge Online), Rock Band has an easier time of attracting musicians than its competitor, Guitar Hero. Dauman said that he believes artists see that Viacom has a "music orientation" (the ...

Viacom: Music Talent Prefers Rock Band
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... Edge Online has posted an article in which Viacom's CEO, Philippe Dauman, claims that their Rock Band franchise is in a better position to attract music talent than that of their competitors. ...

Viacom Says Talent Prefer Rock Band to Guitar Hero; Teases Beatles Game
Kombo.com — ... Tuesday's UBS 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference that his company's franchise has an easier time attracting talent than that of his competitors. "There's a strong music orientation to our company; many of our networks are ideal vehicles to promote the game, and you'll see more and more of that as we move forward. We also have the opportunity to attract talent to [Rock Band] in a way that our competitors have greater difficulty doing." -- Philippe Dauman, via EDGE Online Supporting the argument is the company's recent acquisition of the rights to do a ...

Talent Prefers Rock Band, Claims Viacom CEO
The Escapist : Latest News — ... you've pretty much won the game. "Game over, man," as some might say. So it's no surprise that at the 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, claimed that the Rock Band franchise has an easier time attracting talent than their competition in Activision's Guitar Hero . ""There's a strong music orientation to our company," said Dauman, whose Viacom is the parent company of MTV Networks and Rock Band developer, Harmonix. "Many of our networks are ideal vehicles to promote the game, and you'll see more and more of that as we move ...