LiveXLive, iHeartMedia Set Livestreaming Deal; 7digital Names New CEO; Spotify to Acquire Parcast

LiveXLive announced today an exclusive multi-year agreement with iHeartMedia that combines content, production, distribution and promotion.

Spotify announced plans on Tuesday to acquire Parcast, the podcast network behind Cults, Mythology and other highly scripted infotainment programs. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close soon, have not been disclosed.

The London-based digital services company has appointed a new leader, John Aalbers, following news that director and CEO Simon Cole will step down in April.

Record labels, publishers, songwriters and artists have welcomed the passing of controversial copyright reforms that will transform how user-generated-content (UGS) services like YouTube operate in Europe.

Being featured in large and prominent playlists might be good in the short term for initial streams, but it doesn’t automatically foster a healthy and committed fanbase

Apple Music’s latest update on Android finally brings native Chromebook support for the first time.

More than 50 leading record labels and publishers have filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications, Inc. for contributing and profiting off its internet subscribers' copyright infringement.

As British artists such as Dua Lipa and George Ezra continue to invade the charts, the record industry is continuing to count up the revenue and point to new acts to watch.

CD Baby, DistroKid and The Orchard also named as preferred and recommended aggregators.

Apple Music hasn’t changed much at all since Apple introduced it back in 2015, but Adam Engst has a few suggestions—some extremely easy—that could make listening to music through the service more enjoyable.

Offer was previously available in the US only.

My favorite thing about Spotify has always been music discovery. So when the company started building personalized playlists like Discovery Weekly and Release radar, I was hooked.

Though there are now a handful of services that dominate across all of streaming media, it was not so long ago that the market was open to any newcomers with the ideas and ambition to try and capture those audiences.