mercoledì 30 marzo 2011

David Joseph: The music industry will survive the digital revolution

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/14/david-joseph-universal-music-brit-awards

Vocabulary

  • to overhaul: revisionare, rivedere (he's overhauled the Brit Awards)
  • to steer: guidare, governare (Universal boss can steer his label)
  • label: etichetta discografica
  • charged with: accusato di 
  • breakthroughs: scoperte 
  • shutdown: chiusura
  • billing: fatturazione
  • long-mooted: a lungo dibattuto
  • thought leading: pensiero guida
  • retail: vendita al dettaglio
  • fulfil: adempiere
  • bold: coraggioso


Idiomatic expressions

  • with sales down a further _%
  • a decline in _ sales
  • a fallow period for
  • the collapse of (a company, a business...)
  • to be in decline
  • an expected/unexpected fall
  • to break an act
  • to brooze up