Once Enemies of Record Labels, Spotify and Apple are Now Spinning Profits for Them
Change of Tune: Once Enemies of Record Labels, Spotify and Apple are Now Spinning Profits for Them — www.economist.com
Since 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.
Lefsetz Letter: Instant Releases — lefsetz.com
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.
Sony Corporation completes Sony/ATV buy as Bandier hails ‘terrific’ deal — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
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.
Lite listenin’: Shazam becomes latest tech firm to embrace small apps for emerging markets — venturebeat.com
Song-tagging and recognition platform Shazam is the latest tech company to roll out a “lite” version of its flagship app.
TuneCore Acquires Social Media Management Startup JustGo, Rebrands as TuneCore Social — www.billboard.com
TuneCore Social integrates with all major social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, YouTube and Mixcloud, according to the announcement.
What is Google Daydream and what does it mean for music? — musically.com
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?
IBM Cloud Video: Roland’s live music event shows how B2B is blending with B2C — v-net.tv
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.
Add Digital Radio, Music Streaming, Spotify And Hands-Free Calling To Your Car’s Audio System — www.forbes.com
The Pure Highway 600 is an affordable and easy way to upgrade older car stereos to DAB radio and Bluetooth streaming.
BEWARE: Streaming Music Consolidation Ahead — www.hypebot.com
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.