Share this postOnce Enemies of Record Labels, Spotify and Apple are Now Spinning Profits for Themplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherOnce Enemies of Record Labels, Spotify and Apple are Now Spinning Profits for ThemPlatform & StreamOct 06, 2016Share this postOnce Enemies of Record Labels, Spotify and Apple are Now Spinning Profits for Themplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareSince Spotify and Apple have close to two-thirds of the world’s nearly 90m paying subscribers to streaming services, they are the ones shaping the future.Sure, the instant release is losing its special character, it’s not the revelation it once was. But instant availability is a treasure. We live in the era of instant gratification. To promote that which we cannot consume is to leave money on the table.The company previously owned half of the publishing giant, but has now officially inhaled the other 50% after a $750m deal with prior controller the Jackson Estate.Song-tagging and recognition platform Shazam is the latest tech company to roll out a “lite” version of its flagship app.TuneCore Social integrates with all major social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, YouTube and Mixcloud, according to the announcement.Google Daydream View is the new VR headset from Google, but how does it fit in with the wider excitement and hype around virtual reality technology?Video delivery was handled by Ustream’s Pro Broadcasting service, with global reach facilitated by its Software Defined CDN (SD-CDN) technology, which according to IBM is capable of serving live content globally to more than a million concurrent viewers on a single stream, all wrapped up with a rich layer of video data analytics.The Pure Highway 600 is an affordable and easy way to upgrade older car stereos to DAB radio and Bluetooth streaming.With recent news in the air that Spotify may be forking over cash in a potential SoundCloud buy up, Bas Grasmayer takes a moment to scrutinize what seems to be developing into a broader trend towards a gradual consolidation of the music streaming corner of the industry.PreviousNext