Dolby, Sony Create New Patent Pool for ‘Earth-Shattering’ Audio; How Do We Improve Music Rights…
Dolby, Sony Create New Patent Pool for ‘Earth-Shattering’ Audio — www.bloomberg.com Dolby Laboratories Inc., Sony Group Corp. and the…
Dolby, Sony Create New Patent Pool for ‘Earth-Shattering’ Audio — www.bloomberg.com
Dolby Laboratories Inc., Sony Group Corp. and the research institute Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s U.S. arm have created a patent pool they say will promote the next generation of sound without the type of litigation that has plagued the technology industry for years.
The Big Clean Up: How Do We Improve Music Rights Data? — www.synchtank.com
We examine the progress being made with regards to cleaning up music rights data and look at industry-wide solutions and initiatives.
A Train Publishing Signs onto Adaptr, Finds New Opportunities for Diverse Catalog — platformstream.medium.com
A Train Entertainment is joining Adaptr’s 3,600+ new publisher partners, including Kobalt, Warner Chappell, and BMG, and will enable Adaptr to provide high-quality, fully licensed tracks to developers and entrepreneurs whose tech products involve music.
Qrates: the ultimate non-streaming service — happymag.tv
Pronounced ‘Crates’, Qrates has streamlined the distribution of physical music, making it easier for artists to profit from vinyl releases.
An NFT of Jay-Z’s first album has sparked a record label lawsuit — www.theverge.com
Roc-A-Fella Records, the label co-founded by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, has sued co-founder Damon Dash for allegedly trying to auction a non-fungible token version of Jay-Z’s 1996 album Reasonable Doubt.
Concert Streaming Was A Lifeline For The Music Industry During Covid. This Ex-Salesforce Exec Is Making It Part Of The Post-Pandemic Future. — www.forbes.com
Mary Kay Huse cofounded livestreaming platform Mandolin at the height of the pandemic. A year later, the company is valued at $47 million with a roster of enviable clients.
Would You Buy Shares in Your Favorite Musician? — tedgioia.substack.com
The next stage of music tokenization might look very strange
Spotify launches Greenroom: 5 things you should know this Clubhouse rival — siliconcanals.com
Spotify, a Swedish audio streaming platform, has unveiled Clubhouse clone — Greenroom. Take a look at 5 features that make Greenroom a worthy competitor.
Audigo Labs launches its smart mic, app and cloud service — musically.com
The business included hardware, software and services for musicians, podcasters and video creators: a wireless microphone; a smartphone app for recording; and a cloud platform for storing, collaborating and sharing the results.
SiriusXM Canada is bringing fans closer to their favourite Canadian artists with Far & Wide performance series — www.newswire.ca
Presented in partnership with Live Nation Canada, the six-part series kicks off this summer.
Apple Music: Apple Music Spatial Audio coming to India soon — telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
Apple has announced its new Spatial Audio feature will be coming to India soon after users reported that the feature was not consistently available.
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