Music industry
Mobile Music Streaming In China
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
China’s music streaming market is remarkable on several fronts, including the vast size of the market, the high percentage of use of mobile devices for music, high smartphone penetration, prevalent mobile cell coverage (in urban areas), and aggressive government funding for an upgraded and expanded mobile broadband; claiming over one billion 4G subscriptions.
Music Industry Influencers Debate Blockchain's Business Impact In 2019
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
The narrative around the anticipated massive disruption in the music industry, given the promise of blockchain technology, is rooted in change that could revolutionize areas from the tracking of royalty payments to the rise of completely new gatekeepers in the arena.
Why the Mainstream Music Industry Is Still Struggling to Address #MeToo
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Though many artists, producers, and executives were accused of misconduct this year, the consequences for such actions often remained unclear.
5 Music Industry Predictions 2019
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
With the music business in a constant state of tumultuous evolution, 2019 is shaping up to be a wild year for the industry. Here we look at five major developments we're likely to see unfolding in the coming months.
What Netflix’s ‘choose-your-own-soundtrack’ paradigm reveals about the future of the music industry
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
What if you could choose the soundtrack to your favorite film or TV show? Or what if a movie on a streaming service could personalize its soundtrack algorithmically to your tastes – and monitor your consumption behavior to inform future curation?
La musique en streaming va-t-elle sonner la fin de l’album ?
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Depuis trois ans, le streaming est devenu le moyen de vente n°1 de musique en France. Si bien que l’industrie musicale s’est largement tournée vers ce mode d’écoute. Mais que pensent les artistes de cette manière d’aborder la musique ? Cela a-t-il un impact sur leur création ? Et sur leur façon de faire des albums ?
Why has Sony Music just launched a streaming service (and Spotify rival) in Japan?
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- Tuesday, 11 December 2018
The arrival of mora qualitas builds on an existing Hi-Res download service, mora, with which SMEJ has been involved for more than five years.
Rich Asians Turn to Music After Betting on Soccer Craze
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- Sunday, 09 December 2018
Asia’s legions of wealthy investors are getting a chance to profit from the boom in music streaming as Spotify and its peers gain popularity.
Apple acquires A&R and creative services company Platoon
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- Saturday, 08 December 2018
Platoon has developed a raft of early-stage artists in the UK and US over the past two years who have gone on to make waves in the global business.
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