With CEO Tim Cook’s disclosure of Apple Music subscriber numbers, Apple Music is finally positioned in the music service market. Should Apple Music be compared to other services? Apple Music is not as mature as competitors, but also not in the same business. Continue Reading
Late last week, Arthur and Barbara Sheridan’s ABS Entertainment company launched a new legal foray for copyright royalty charges against iHeartMedia in Illinois. However, three days after filing the suit, ABS filed to dismiss the charges. Continue Reading
TriPlay has acquired eMusic for an undisclosed price. The deal will retain eMusic’s executives and employees for a single company that will combine TriPlay’s cloud services with eMusic’s digital storefront. The joint business will see eMusic integrated into MyMusicCloud so that users can buy tunes and add them to online collections within a single interface. Continue Reading
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed official subscriber numbers for Apple Music at the Wall Street Journal technology conference. He shared that the streaming platform has more than 6.5 million subscribers, with another 8.5 million currently enrolled in free trials. Continue Reading
Global-owned DAX (Digital Audio Exchange), a programmatic audio buying platform, announced today that it will expand dramatically in 2016, offering ad inventory across 18 countries. Demand from existing advertising wishing to create pan-European campaigns is driving the growth. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worth reads from around the web. Today: Where is the British breakout podcast? Also India roundup 2.0 and opposing sides get technical in a panel discussion on music licensing. Continue Reading
We got one glimpse at Apple Music subscribers thanks to Wristly, and today another peek comes from Jackdaw Research. The company surveyed just 500 people about their use of the streaming platform, but the results still offers some insight into how Apple Music is performing in the field after its initial free trials lapsed. Continue Reading
Spreaker has entered into a partnership with Radioline for podcast distribution in Europe. The addition of Spreaker’s lineup to France-based Radioline will more than triple its podcast listings. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Longwave radio; how normal people talk about radio; new iHeartRadio stations; how Classic Rock has changed;much more. Continue Reading
YouTube announced that it will be hosting an event this Wednesday in Los Angeles to formally introduce details about its long-rumored paid video service. Google has been slowly moving toward this shift for months, and the event this week could reveal the culmination of its efforts to create both a more lucrative Netflix- or Hulu-style paid subscription and a formal music streaming platform. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio and Microsoft announced a music partnership. iHeartRadio will be the exclusive digital radio provider for Microsoft Groove, bringing its entire library to any devices equipped with the Groove platform. It will also be supplying Groove’s custom and live radio stations. Continue Reading
Spotify has reportedly started laying the groundwork for a push into Japan and Indonesia. The company currently has a small team on the ground in Japan and is currently looking to hire a financial controller in that market. Spotify is also hiring a music editor in Indonesia, although it will be based out of its headquarters in Singapore. Continue Reading