Share this postPlatform & StreamWhy 2017 is the Year of Reckoning for the Streaming Music Business; How A Music App Can Help Dish NetworkCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreWhy 2017 is the Year of Reckoning for the Streaming Music Business; How A Music App Can Help Dish NetworkPlatform & StreamJun 30, 2017Share this postPlatform & StreamWhy 2017 is the Year of Reckoning for the Streaming Music Business; How A Music App Can Help Dish NetworkCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareCan Spotify make a profit? Will Tidal and SoundCloud survive? Streaming music is on the verge of its moment of truth.iHeartMedia will integrate its digital radio and on-demand streaming products into Layer3 TV's television service, Billboard has learned."Streaming is like the Atari era in video gaming. It’s just gonna get bigger."Recently, Dish Network launched Dish Music, a mobile app which allows customers to sync music throughout their home via a central control..This week Apple is beginning to roll out the first new personalized playlist under Apple Music’s ‘For You’ section. The playlist, entitled ‘Chill’..While many organisations struggle to corral and verify the data for their customers, streaming platform Spotify has the opposite problem - how to make theThe Audiophiliac ponders whether stereo is all that important for the enjoyment of music.Music-focused virtual reality startup MelodyVR has announced its latest partnership: with Microsoft. The deal includes marketing and funding for the companySuspensions are rare for big publicationsAs Spotify continues to scale (50 million users) yet not make a profit (its net loss doubled to $568M), the streaming service is faced with many paths towards profitability (including renegotiating royalty rates) and having its long-awaited IPO.Podcasts are fast becoming the spoken-word choice for the younger people, enabling big brands and advertisers to target a thriving audience.Capping a tumultuous year for the music-streaming pioneer, Pandora is losing founder and CEO Tim Westergren as well as its president and chief marketing officer.PreviousNext