James Bethell

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  www.worldofradio.com/dxld4038.txt - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/1/2004    Last Visited: 6/15/2004  

  James Bethell is strategy and development manager at Capital Radio

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  www.dancesite.com/arc/15jan99/news2.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/8/1999    Last Visited: 12/21/2002  

  Megadog mainman Michael Dog has slammed the Ministry Of Sound, following the recent announcement that James Bethell, Ministry's Head of Media, is advising the British Conservative party about how to attract young voters.Bethell co-wrote a Tory pamphlet (entitled "Blue Skies Ahead") which theorised that only by recruiting young members could the party restore their fortunes."The Ministry of Sound have dominated the dance scene and have become a benchmark for clubbing over the years", Dog snarled in Wax magazine."We must now question their motives.After all, they are actively supporting the Tories, a party responsible for fucking up this country for 16 years". . .

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  Digital Coast Weekly - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 3/8/2001  

  James Bethell , CEO of Ministry of Sound Digital , emanates warmth tempered with dignified reserve.The 32-year old speaks quietly , but with the urgency and deliberation of a man obsessed.And he's not alone.Urgency and quiet obsession permeate the cramped interconnected offices at Ministry of Sound headquarters on a gloomy South London block near Elephant and Castle tube station.
  
  The building houses about 150 of Bethell's colleagues , who fuel the company's recording , club promo , magazine and Internet publishing divisions.But more importantly , # 103 Gaunt Street is home to a vast , multi-level nightclub : dance music's ancestral Mecca to millions of rave fans worldwide.
  
  Thousands of youth jam the club weekly hoping to be first to hear a virgin-fresh remix of the latest by Chicane , ATB , or whoever's topping the chart-heap ; a ritual cycle echoed at hundreds of younger venues throughout the country.
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  There are limitations--a digital rights management system where musicians are paid for each user transaction doesn't exist , concedes Bethell.It's a mess right now. He claims a recent Ministry magazine survey showed 76 percent of its readers have a PC and 60 percent are online , and believes this is representative of its broader affinity population.Club culture is a natural fit for evolution from product-based to service-based music psychology , he hopes , It's a rich , fast-moving , disposable culture.Music is constantly remixed.Immediately , the idea of owning music becomes irrelevant.Fans want absolutely the most up-to-date version of a tune.And when you buy a CD , it's of date the following week..
  
  The current legal and commercial brouhaha over Napster , CDnow , and the proliferation of free download portals may make the digital music landscape appear hopelessly complex to some.
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  But Bethell , the consummate and serenely obsessed maestro of rave , sees things more simply.Most consumers want to pay an affordable price and consume legitimately.We just have to create a user-friendly environment in which they can do so.That's our obligation as an industry.We haven't done that yet.Ministry is a small , fast-moving label selling underground.Our demographic gets the Internet..

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  Douglas County Bank - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/17/2003    Last Visited: 2/18/2004  

  James Bethell, strategy development manager at Capital Radio, said the group understood the benefits of community services but warned that the funding issue still posed a threat to small commercial broadcasters.
  
  "Ofcom has not resolved the crucial question of how it will be funded, and we are particularly concerned on behalf of smaller stations that there is protection for people with existing businesses," he said.

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  Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Commercial radio... - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 2/18/2004  

  James Bethell, the strategy development manager at Capital Radio, said the group understood the benefits of community services but warned that the funding issue still posed a threat to small commercial broadcasters.
  
  "Ofcom has not resolved the crucial question of how it will be funded, and we are particularly concerned on behalf of smaller stations that there is protection for people with existing businesses," he said.

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  Radionewsweb.com - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/1/2002    Last Visited: 3/15/2005  

  2002-02-12: James Bethell, former managing director of the Ministry of Sound's media operations has joined Capital Radio as a strategy consultant.He will advise on a wide range of issues, particularly the prospects of consolidation in the UK radio industry when regulations change and the development of Capital's digital radio strategy.Bethell quit his former post in October.

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  Streaming Media Europe 99 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/20/1999    Last Visited: 1/21/2003  

  James Bethell, CEO, Ministry of Sound

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  The Radio Academy - Radio at the Edge - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/25/2004    Last Visited: 8/26/2006  

  Julian Gorniok (GWR Group), James Bethell (Capital Radio Group) & Nick Piggott (Creation)

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  no euro - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/10/2003    Last Visited: 12/28/2005  

  James Bethell, former Head of Media, Ministry of Sound

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  no euro - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/29/2002    Last Visited: 10/23/2002  

  James Bethell, former Head of Media, Ministry of Sound

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