Share this postPlatform & StreamHow Pandora is Pitching Itself at Cannes; YouTube Launches New Premium Service InternationallyCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreHow Pandora is Pitching Itself at Cannes; YouTube Launches New Premium Service InternationallyPlatform & StreamJun 19, 2018Share this postPlatform & StreamHow Pandora is Pitching Itself at Cannes; YouTube Launches New Premium Service InternationallyCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreSharePandora is going beyond the standard yacht to entertain clients at the Cannes Lions this year, as it tries to capitalize on creatives’ and buyers’ growing interest in audio.Hit show “Cobra Kai” and Beatles album downloads via YouTube became available in a dozen new territories Monday with the launch of Premium.Little over a year ago, at a special event during Grammy Week in Los Angeles, Daniel Ek was being honored as an official big shot: the No.1 baller on Billboard’s annual Power 100 shaft-swinging listicle. He didn’t show up.The winner for best musical sees a ten-fold increase in streams immediately after winning 10 Tony Awards. The most popular? Solos by star Katrina Lenk, including "Omar Sharif."Big releases by Dua Lipa and Drake mingle with amateur covers on YouTube's new music streaming app.As Mark Mulligan put it recently: “streaming has melded discovery and consumption into a single whole.” This is what is making it so fascinating working in a record label at the moment. Previously…Jamie Dupree is a radio reporter with Cox Media Group in the US, for WSB: and two years ago he lost his voice. As a story on the BBC will tell you… he’s got it back. Kind of.In recent weeks, a slew of high-profile executives have exited Spotify, leaving outsiders wondering why.Listen to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s joint album now.Music revenue increased by 16.5 percent in 2017. But not everyone in the industry is breaking out the champagne bottles.PreviousNext