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Pandora, Smart Speakers and Other Surprises From The Infinite Dial Study
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For a number of years Edison Research has been conducting a study to measure media and tech consumptions in the US. The latest batch of info from the study reveals some surprising numbers regarding the use of Pandora and Smart Speakers. Guest post by Bobby Oswinski of Music 3.0 For 20 years Edison Research has been conducting its Infinite Dial study that measures media and technology consumption in the United States. As always, the latest edition has a number of interesting discoveries, but it ...
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Why Didn't Google Shut Down YouTube-MP3 Sooner?
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Why did YouTube and Google let the RIAA take the lead in shutting down YouTube-MP3? Much like their own Lyor Cohen's recent missive defending low payments and blaming musicians and labels for the “disconnect between YouTube and the rest of the industry," in failing to work to shut down the top streamripper, YouTube keeps missing opportunities to gain the respect of the music community. Op-ed by Bruce Houghton, publisher of Hypebot and MusicThinkTank and president of Skyline Artists By many ...
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If 'Everyone Just Wants Free Stuff' Mentality Responsible For Piracy, Why Isn't Nintendo Able To Keep Classic Consoles In Stock?
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Recent buying trends among consumers of Nintendo's classic consoles have recently provided further rebuffment of the 'people just want free stuff' myth often proclaimed by content industries. Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt For a long time, we've been trying to debunk the “But people just want stuff for free" myth that purports to explain why the only proper strategy for infringement is heavy enforcement. Everyone should have instantly recognized that this was a dumb meme put forth by the content ...
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Is Music Streaming Really Worth $28 Billion? [Mark Mulligan]
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A new Goldman Sachs report claims that Universal Music is worth $23.5 billion and that the paid streaming market will be worth $28 billion in 2030. That's almost double the size of the entire recorded music business in 2016. Analyst Mark Mulligan dives into the numbers. Guest post by music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Goldman Sachs just made some headlines with its assessment that Universal Music is worth $23.5 billion and that the paid streaming market will be ...
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Why You Can’t Put The Music Industry On A Blockchain
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In this excerpt from "Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts," author David Gerard offers a critical examination of the Bitcoin and blockchain phenomenon, and what it means for music and the music industry. Guest post by David Gerard from his book Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts An edited excerpt from Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts By David Gerard, the first critical examination of the entire Bitcoin ...
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Deezer Expands High Fidelity Streaming as Spotify, Napster Prep Competitors
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HiFi, Hi Rez, FLAC or whatever it's called, higher fidelity music is coming to streaming, and Deezer wants to lead the way. Today, the French based global streamer announced an expansion and rebranding of its U.S. hi fi music option. Deezer is expanding its higher quality streaming music service to Google Google Home and all speakers using Google Chromecast technology. Previously exclusive to Sonos, Deezer's hi fi streaming will also be available on Bang & Olufsen, Yamaha, Onkyo, Pioneer and ...
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Battling Ticketmaster Lawsuit, Songkick Struggles With Skeleton Staff
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Things are looking grim for Songkick. The ticketing company was forced to drop the majority of its staff, and has its fingers crossed to win a fast-approaching lawsuit against Ticketmaster in hopes of being able to complete its existing contracts. Guest post by Dave Brooks of Amplify Ticketing company Songkick has let go most of its staff and is hoping against long odds to win its upcoming lawsuit against Ticketmaster so that investors can recoup some portion of the $90 ...
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To Survive, Spotify Must Follow Apple's Example
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In the final lap of its race to go public, Spotify plans to hit the NYSE by year's end, but a number of uncertainties about the company's future remain, with some suggesting the company will need to take a leaf out of Apple's book if they hope to survive Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 Spotify just bounded over it’s last major roadblock to going public with its new licensing agreement with Warner Music, and now it’s final hurdle is convincing the SEC that its direct listing ...
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