Spotify, Chernin Ink Deal to Adapt Podcasts for TV, Film; Streaming Boosts Italy’s Music Biz…
Chernin Entertainment Inks Spotify First-Look Deal to Adapt Podcasts for TV, Film — variety.com
Chernin Entertainment Inks Spotify First-Look Deal to Adapt Podcasts for TV, Film — variety.com
Peter Chernin wants to spin Spotify’s podcasts into TV and movie gold.
The 10,000-person dance party streaming in your living room — www.theverge.com
As dance studios closed because of COVID-19, Dance Church launched a streaming platform. Now it’s become one of the biggest workout classes of quarantine.
New Music Drops Every Minute. But Back-Catalogs Are Driving the Industry’s Transformation — www.rollingstone.com
Amid a pandemic and an abundance of new music, the value of older music catalogs keeps rising — and the investor interest may spark seismic shifts in the record business.
Spotify, “Fortnite” creator and Tinder parent Match join forces to challenge Apple’s App Store fees — www.cnbc.com
A group of Apple’s critics — including Spotify Technology, Match Group and “Fortnite” creator Epic Games — have joined a nonprofit group that plans to advocate for legal and regulatory action to challenge the iPhone maker’s App Store practices.
Joe Rogan Is Already a Headache for Spotify — www.vulture.com
This week’s edition of Nick Quah’s Hot Pod, an industry newsletter about podcasting, takes a look at Joe Rogan’s new partnership with Spotify.
Italy’s recorded music industry grew 2.1% in H1 2020, with streaming up 26.4% — Music Business Worldwide — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Cast your mind back to March, when the coronavirus was causing frightening harm in Italy — not only to the health of the nation’s population, but also to the local economy.
Facebook Live’s New Music Terms of Service Unfairly Impact Artists — news.bloomberglaw.com
Facebook has updated its terms of service to include changes for music streaming. Technology attorney and law professor Andrew Rossow examines whether theses changes will harm copyright holders and content creators, specifically DJs.
A Tale Of Two Ecosystems: On Bandcamp, Spotify And The Wide-Open Future — www.npr.org
There’s Bandcamp, beloved by artists. There’s Spotify, very well-liked by listeners. And then there’s that big question mark.
Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV Brings World-Changing Music and Performances to Amazon Fire TV — www.broadwayworld.com
Qwest TV, the streaming video service dedicated to high-calibre, world-changing music and artists, is now available on Amazon Fire TV worldwide.
Spotify adds an interactive feature for podcasts with launch of ‘Polls’ — techcrunch.com
Spotify today is introducing a new feature designed to make podcasts more interactive.
Amazon launch their HD music streaming service in Canada — routenote.com
Amazon Music Unlimited is expanding its high definition streaming service to offer top quality music to Canadians with their first 90 days free.
Boston Local Music Festival is this weekend, streaming from Somerville venue and beyond — www.cambridgeday.com
Live music fans aching for some semblance of pre-Covid normalcy, look no further. The Boston Local Music Festival, which is in its second year, will stream this weekend in a virtual format.
How to update your Spotify Bio for artists — routenote.com
Your artist profile is where your music lives online and where listeners get to learn about you.
Denzyl Feigelson and Troy Carter talk artists, labels and industry evolution — musically.com
Q&A and Platoon are two of the most interesting new music companies to emerge in recent years, and we had their founders Troy Carter and Denzyl Feigelson.
Spotify Plug-In ‘Receiptify’ Turns Top Tracks Into Instagram Ready Receipt — junkee.com
Introducing ‘Receiptify’, a Spotify plug-in that transforms your top tracks into a shopping receipt, inspired by Instagram account @albumreceipts.
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