Quick Hits: Sonos updates and a Spotify hack?
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Sonos gets Prime Music in EU; Spotify denies hack, despite weirdness. Continue Reading
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Quick Hits: More on podcasts; India and Internet radio; recalling the death of CDs; too many lawyers
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Forbes on podcasting; India and Internet radio; an oral history on CDs’ last days; call for “more innovators and fewer lawyers.” Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Midem, vinyl sales, Spotify millennials, and a Kanye lawsuit
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Pandora CEO at Midem; some context on the vinyl resurgence; Spotify’s millennial listeners; Kanye and Tidal sued over “exclusivity.” Continue Reading
Quick Hits: A defense of radio and some very expensive headphones
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Radio defense from down under. Tech catches up to high-res audio. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Consent decree critiques, SoundCloud tips, and digital visualizations
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Legal expert criticizes consent decree changes; SoundCloud tips for new listeners; visualizing media’s digital upheaval. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Missing kidcasts; Kanye might be a genius; data is good for musicians
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Is Kanye West a tactical genius? Should there be more podcasts for kids? Can musicians benefit from streaming data? Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Closer looks at iHeartMedia, SoundCloud, audio advertising, and suing Spotify
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Will iHeartMedia Survive? To SoundCloud, Love Dave. Audio advertising changing the tune for advertisers. David Lowery talks streaming, royalties, and solutions. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Serial, indie label services, and disruption
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Behind the scenes at Serial; risky consolidation within indie label services; who are music’s disruptors? Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Sony without sales; too much metadata?
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Sony’s future sans sales; another metadata service joining the mix. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: YouTube in India; Sainsbury selling records; high-def vinyl; Panoply exec talks shop
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Mobile YouTubing skyrockets in India; Sainsbury bets big on vinyl; developing high-definition vinyl; Panoply exec talks shop. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Two takes on recent licensing lawsuits; Instagram and music; Chris Price interview
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: One take on the licensing lawsuits…and a second opinion on them; Instagram, home of music superfans; Chris Price questions data deluge. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: More Infinite analysis; Omnifone shuffles; all the royalty lawsuits; Aussie podcasting
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Why Time Spent Listening has dropped; Omnifone’s personnel changes and new products; a round-up of the royalty lawsuits; the state of podcasting in Australia. Continue Reading