Share this postStreaming Services Rewire India's Local Music Industry; U.S., U.K. Music Charts Both Favor Paid Streaming Nowplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherStreaming Services Rewire India's Local Music Industry; U.S., U.K. Music Charts Both Favor Paid Streaming NowPlatform & StreamJun 28, 2018Share this postStreaming Services Rewire India's Local Music Industry; U.S., U.K. Music Charts Both Favor Paid Streaming Nowplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareIf you’ve been following music-tech news this year, the recent influx of investment and M&A activity in the Indian music streaming market might have caught your eye.Britain changes the rules of its music charts after Billboard does the same in AmericaIf the first thing that comes to your mind when reading this title is “you can’t compare apples and oranges”, watch me. In this basket full of oranges, apples and some exotic Chinese fruits, Facebook…LiveXLive Media announced today that Slacker Radio has launched a "Skill" allowing the service to be integrated with Amazon Alexa.Spotify is likely to ramp up advertising as it seeks new ways to make money on music, Barclays said.New Wharton research explores the links between music and personality.Blockchain technology - it's everywhere, talked about at every tech conference and panel session. Is it all it's chalked up to be, at least for the music industry? Our Head of Data Strategy breaks down why we shouldn't be focused on blockchain, but on the consistency of data to change the music industry.As Variety reported exclusively earlier this month, Prince’s estate and Sony Music Entertainment have inked an exclusive distribution agreement. The deal, officially announced today, includes 35 previously released album titles from the artist’s catalog — several of which are among the best-se...‘Fans First’, if you didn’t know, is the brand representing Spotify’s data-mining work for/with artist partners – the result of which is to ensure that an acts’ biggest fans are granted early access to goodies, including tickets to intimate shows, via email alerts.Evidence is growing that Apple plans a subscription service to compete with the likes of Amazon, Netflix, and others. Apple’s would differ by offering original video programming, with music, news, magazines, and even iCloud storage.PreviousNext