Share this postIs Life Easier with So Many Digital Formats?: Bayern Munich, Apple Music Extend Deal; UnitedMasters Quietly Rolls Out Serviceplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherIs Life Easier with So Many Digital Formats?: Bayern Munich, Apple Music Extend Deal; UnitedMasters Quietly Rolls Out ServicePlatform & StreamJul 18, 2018Share this postIs Life Easier with So Many Digital Formats?: Bayern Munich, Apple Music Extend Deal; UnitedMasters Quietly Rolls Out Serviceplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherSharePaul Wilson looks at how digital audio has become more complicated...In a crowded, competitive landscape for music streaming, distribution and analytics, UnitedMasters has arguably struggled to deliver on its lofty promises to date.You want a Bayern-specific playlist, Die Roten has you covered!On June 20, Instagram announced IGTV, the company’s attempt to compete with YouTube and distinguish itself with vertical video content.Spotify has launched its self-serve advertising platform in Australia.The Music Modernization Act has some beneficial aspects, but overall it simply incorporates streaming services like Spotify into the same anticompetitive regulatory framework that currently governs music copyrights.As the sonic landscape has transitioned from mono to stereo to smart, one thing has remained the same: the ability of recorded sound to take our breath away.Recode recently reported that two of the three major record labels had started selling their equity stakes in Spotify: How else can you read this but to infer that the major labels feel pretty secure…Radio programmers who work in country and other adult-leaning formats might well be heartened by a new study from an online company that suggests listeners over the age of 30 have little time for music discovery.PreviousNext