In November, New York judge Colleen McMahon ruled against Sirius XM’s request for summary dismissal of a lawsuit filed by The Turtles that seeks $100 million in royalties from the satellite radio company. This week, she reaffirmed that ruling, rejecting Sirius XM’s arguments that Flo & Eddie did not own copyrights for recordings by The Turtles made before Feb. 15, 1972, which are not protected by federal law. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: What high-def streamers are listening to; Spotify hosts diversity-centric hackathon. Continue Reading
TuneCore has entered into a partnership with MixGenius to add mastering to its Artist Service suite of tools. The LANDR Embeddable Platform will be incorporated into artists’ dashboards, so musicians can master their songs within the TuneCore system to prepare them for distribution. Continue Reading
In the latest of a string of announcements related to Spotify’s brand marketing opportunities, the global music service has partnered with Hong Kong-based Pixels, a multi-faceted advertising solutions company. The company intends this alliance to further Spotify’s penetration in the local Hong Kong digital ad market. Continue Reading
If you’re not into video games, Twitch may not be on your radar. That could change in the coming months thanks to a new move aimed at bringing more musicians into its stable of video broadcasters. Twitch made its name as a platform for live video streams of people playing video games. Much like YouTube, the network has many stars who have attracted large viewerships for their entertaining personalities or skilled gameplay. Twitch became popular enough to attract interest from Amazon, which bought the site for a cool $970 million last year. Continue Reading
Rdio has officially launched in India, and is the first globel service to step into the specialty Indian streaming market. The free radio-only version of its streaming service will be available, while the premium service will cost $1.99, or about 120 rupees, per month. Continue Reading
A new report from SNL Kagan estimates mobile (smartphone and tablet) entertainment revenue for 2014, breaking out the gaming, video, and music categories. Total mobile entertainment revenue was $9.1-billion, and music accrued $1.8-billion. RAIN News spoke with John Fletcher, who authored the report. Continue Reading
We are adapting the “Throwback Thursday” social meme to cast an affectionate backward glance at music sites of the past. Today, a rear-view image of SHOUTcast, one of the most influential early streaming music platforms (and still influential today). Continue Reading
Consulting firm Deloitte released a study which assesses and predicts how the Millennial generation, deeply immersed in digital lifestyles, consumes media. Deloitte discovered that music consumption ranks second behind Pay-TV, ahead of computer games, movies, and other categories. But how much money? Continue Reading
TagStation, the industry-facing part of the NextRadio consumer mobile app, shared its wrap-up from this year’s CES, and the focus for the company this year was cars. It kicked off the event by announcing the launch of a car listening platform that showcases the interactive features of NextRadio. This joint project by TagStation and iBiquity looks to straddle several approaches to the connected car by blending online offerings with HD radio and the more traditional analog radio. Continue Reading
In a private note to investors, Morgan Stanley issues results of a 2,000-person survey that canvassed for listening choices. AM/FM radio had the greatest reach in this sample, with YouTube a strong second. Satellite radio and podcasts were also measured, in a spectrum of 17 audio sources. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Sonos exec talks streaming and speakers; did iTunes end Single of the Week promo? Continue Reading