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Digital Ministry Profile – Neil Ackland
Welcome to Digital People where we continue to profile inspirational people in the digital industry. This time we introduce Neil Ackland – Managing Director of Sound Alliance. In his profile Neil tells us how he started his digital career – enthusiasm, a great idea and clearly sheer gumption and initiative through a single email, speaks volumes (something to remember). Neil recognises the fundamental shift the media industry is experiencing and brings up the effect the National Broadband Network (NBN) will have on our media habits and how advertising will be applied in parallel with these changes.
Sound Alliance Beat Advertising Blues
ONLINE music publisher Sound Alliance is hoping the double-digit revenue growth it has experienced this financial year will continue next year thanks to a business model that relies equally on creative services, advertising sales and e-commerce.
The Australian – June 22nd 2009
Internet free ride soon over
WITHIN five years internet users will have to pay to access content now free, according to Barry Diller, chief executive of InterActiveCorp in the United States, which runs about 30 websites and turns over $US1.5 billion ($A1.8 billion) each year.
Gerrand takes over as Qjump tech chief
SASHA Gerrand has landed the newly created role of head of technology for Qjump, the online ticketing division of the Sound Alliance Group.
The Sound Alliance, Suite 5, 113 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills NSW, 2010
Telephone: +61 2 9282 4000
www.thesoundalliance.net
Photograph by Calum Paton