RAIN Time Travel: September 2016 headlines

In this monthly feature, we look back one decade

and revisit selected headlines.

Today: highlights from September 2016.

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Spotify debuts in Japan

Royalty lawsuit questions the legal definition a stream

BBC Head of Radio Helen Boaden to step down

Shazam posts a profit and breaks 1 billion downloads

YouTube hires music industry veteran Lyor Cohen

Google Play Music launches in India

Spotify technology strikes again with Daily Mix, a new personalized listening feature

Labels mount lawsuit against German stream ripping operation

SHOUTcast releases new station software and business features

Playlists get more listening time than albums

iHeartMedia confirms: On-demand, two flavors, January launch

Milk Music’s last day; users now encouraged to use Slacker

ASCAP unveils new digital team

RIAA: Subscription streaming revenue doubled in U.S. for H1 2016

Jelli releases metrics, tracks growth of broadcast radio programmatic

Podtrac adds Top 20 ranker for individual podcasts

Nielsen: 80% of Americans stream audio

Pandora finalizes direct licensing with Warner Music; now has all major labels and publishing groups for on-demand

Spotify zips up to 40 million subscribers

IFPI finds stream ripping is the top piracy activity

Sweden’s streaming revenue now holds 85% music market share

Amazon adds Audible Channels to Prime subscription, greatly expanding reach of original audio programs

DAB sales on the rise globally; 50 million receivers sold

UK Music report found streaming growth in 2015

BMI annual revenue breaks $1 billion

Streaming share grows for Spain (H1 2016 results)

Access Industries takes majority ownership of Deezer

Apple Music has 17 million subscribers

The U.S. spends half its digital time in smartphone apps

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