Spotify UK posts revenue growth in 2016
Spotify’s UK operations collected revenue of £237 million in 2016, up 27% from the previous year. Subscription revenue was the main driver of the year’s growth with a 26% increase. Continue Reading
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A third of Canadian adults listened to podcasts in the past year [Study]
Audience Insights published research into podcast listening in Canada. Nearly 10 million Canadian adults, or 34% of the country’s adult population, have listened to podcasts in the past year. 12.5 million adults, or 43% of the population, have ever listened to a podcast. Continue Reading
RAJAR Q3 data shows continued digital radio share
The third quarter data from RAJAR has been released, with the latest information about radio listening in the UK. The rate of weekly listening remained steady at 90% of the adult population, or about 49.1 million people. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Apple and video. A Sonos profile. Stranger Things in Spotify.
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: A difficult road for Apple’s video plans. Behind the scenes at Sonos. Take your Spotify listening to the Upside Down. Continue Reading
Music metadata startup Auddly adds music managers to its platform
Auddly, based in Sweden, operates a songwriter database with information such as co-writer and producer details, split agreements, and credits. Auddly recently announced that it is expanding its pool to include data from music managers as well. Continue Reading
Holly Lim joins TuneIn as CFO
TuneIn has hired Holly Lim as its new CFO. Lim will finance, legal, HR, workplace and corporate development from TuneIn’s San Francisco office. She joins the team from SoundCloud, where she was appointed that audio company’s first CFO in September 2016. Continue Reading
Tidal X charity concert raises $3.7 million
Tidal’s recent charity concert raised $3.7 million for relief following multiple devastating natural disasters in North America. Tidal X: Brooklyn is the third charity performance hosted by the Jay-Z owned streaming service. Continue Reading
Stream ripping is back in the spotlight, drawing ire from RIAA and caution from EFF
Stream ripping has been one of the most persistent trends in potential copyright infringement, topping reports from the IFPI, Muso, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Websites that allow stream ripping were a focus in the RIAA’s letter to the U.S. Trade Representative with information for the Notorious Markets List. Continue Reading
Can Spotify reach 200-million subscribers in three years? One financial house (and investor) projects
Investment bank (and Spotify investor) GP Bullhound released a new paper projecting that Spotify could be valued at $20 billion by the time the streaming service goes public. It also projected subscriber growth reaching 100 million by summer of 2018. As of July 2017, Spotify had 60 million subscribers. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Big numbers for Dirty John. Labels get into podcasts.
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Checking in on The LA Times’ Dirty John. Labels join the podcast game. Continue Reading
Warner Music updates: Topsify founder leaves, public policy exec joins
Warner Music Group announced two personnel developments. First, Kieron Donoghue is leaving the label. Second, Warner has hired Mark Baker as vice president of public policy and government affairs. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Free music; monetizing podcasts; podcaster listening habits
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Where to find free music downloads; advice for how to monetize your podcasts; podcasters may listen less to other podcasts. Continue Reading