Apple Music has entered an arrangement with Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to this deal, the German telecom is now advertising that its customers can have six months of free access to the streaming music service. Continue Reading
YouTube has entered a licensing deal with German collection society GEMA. The two parties had been at an impasse since 2009, meaning that German viewers would often have music videos containing GEMA repertoire blocked. Details of the arrangement have not been disclosed, but they seem to have taken immediate effect. Continue Reading
The latest statistics for Germany showed that streaming held a quarter of the country’s music market, and a new survey from Bitkom further enforces those findings. And as with U.S. data, streaming is more popular among younger German listeners. Continue Reading
Germany’s music industry body, BVMI, has released a mid-year report with positive results for streaming. During the first half of 2016, streaming secured a 24.4% share of the German music market, beating out the 14% share for downloads. Continue Reading
TuneCore announced that it has launched its digital distribution and publishing administration business in Germany. The German debut means that artists in that market will have access to the company’s support services and can choose to release their work to TuneCore’s digital storefront partners. Continue Reading
The Official German Album Charts will begin reflecting streaming counts starting Feb. 5. However, the update from BVMI/GfK comes with several caveats in what streams will be included and how they will be valued in rankings. Continue Reading
A German court has ruled in support of the safe harbor rules that protect YouTube against legal infringements made by its members. The Higher Regional Court Munich has decided that copyright infringements are the responsibility of the people who upload the offending material, not with YouTube as the hosting platform. Continue Reading
The German Federal Music Industry Association, or BVMI, has released its 2015 music data for the nation. The year saw a 3.9% increase in value with sales rising to €1.5 billion. Streaming services were a big portion of that growth, with the format gaining 96.6% last year. Continue Reading
Leaders from Germany and the UK both voiced support for digital radio at the WorldDMB conference in London this week. The main takeaways from both officials were the importance of digital for radio’s future and the need for governments to collaborate to achieve that vision. Continue Reading
Budget grocery chain Aldi announced that it is launching a streaming music service that will only be available in its home market of Germany. It’s build on Napster’s full streaming catalog and has no freemium option. Continue Reading
Germany’s music sector posted gains from streaming and sales in the first half of 2015, according to a report by the Federal Music Industry Association (BVMI). Streaming services now account for 12.8% of the country’s music revenue, up from 7.7% in the first half of 2014. “The 87 percent increase in music streaming even exceeds the forecast contained in the streaming study we published back in March,” the group’s managing director Dr. Florian Drücke said. Continue Reading
Media Broadcast has set a goal of increasing the number of DAB+ broadcasting locations from 61 to 110 by December 2016. The expanded network is projected to boost the range of digital radio from 60% to 82% indoors, while mobile reception coverage should grow from about 63% to 93%. Continue Reading