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Martin Talbot is managing director of the Official Charts Company, providers of the most accurate intelligence data on the British video and music industries – and the most sophisticated chart system anywhere in the world. Talbot joined the world of the Official Charts in October 2007, following several years as editor of Music Week, the trade paper for the UK music industry. Martin started his career in local news, at the Hackney Gazette, where he reported on crime, politics and entertainment. His time at Music Week began in the early 1990s, interrupted by a spell as a staff writer at the NME. He became executive editor of Music Week in January 2002 and editor in January 2005. Talbot is currently overseeing a rebranding of the Official Charts, a relaunch of their consumer web offering (www.theofficialcharts.com) and a repositioning of the Official Charts as the place “Where Legends Are Made” in time for 2012’s 60th Anniversary of the Singles Chart.

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From Strawberry Jam to the Biggest Music Format of All Time

(3) Comments | Posted 2 October 2012 | (00:00)

To those of us of a certain age, it is hard to believe it - but the "format of the future" reaches 30 years old this week.

In October 1982, the very first compact disc (as developed by Philips) rolled off the presses. Doesn't feel anywhere near that long,...

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Music Streaming Comes of Age With New Streaming Countdown

(0) Comments | Posted 10 May 2012 | (11:35)

It is hard to believe that it is now eight years since the first Official Download Chart was launched in the UK. How the world has changed.

Back then, in 2004, the iTunes Store was less than six years old in the UK, YouTube was still a year away, barely...

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Why Noel Gallagher Shouldn't Look Back in Anger at his Lack of Chart Success

(0) Comments | Posted 13 October 2011 | (00:37)

Poor Noel Gallagher. It is a confusing time for the veteran singer-songwriter, who is struggling to understand how the world turns in the era of digital downloads.

The former Oasis songsmith is currently launching his solo career. His first single in July, The Death Of You And...

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Mercury Prize 2011: Adele or PJ? History will Judge...

(3) Comments | Posted 7 September 2011 | (13:16)

So, PJ Harvey's Let England Shake is the 2011 Mercury Prize winner. The album of 2011. Apparently.

The Mercury jury's decision last night is possibly understandable. Polly Harvey is one of the most idiosyncratic, unpredictable and creative artists working in music today. Hers is a unique voice...

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