Quick Hits: A Spotify tweet; refuting Neil Young; Apple Music ads
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: Spotify’s tweet sets calculators going; commentary on Neil Young; Apple Music commercials. Continue Reading
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Quick Hits: Programmatic ad study; Alibaba’s music venture
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: IAB study of programmatic advertising; Alibaba expands music ventures in China. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Pandora programmatic; YouTube compared to cable; Spotify’s new playlist
Worthy news items and interesting reads from around the web. Today: Analyzing Pandora programmatic; YouTube is bigger than cable; inside Spotify’s new playlist. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Michael Huppe debates The Hill; Italian telecom music service at 2M listeners
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Today, SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe responds to a column in The Hill. Should music licensing costs to Internet radio be escalated or decreased? Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Reactions to Taylor Swift vs. Apple
Quick Hits scans for brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Today: Taylor Swift vs. Apple. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Mobile video research; a Spotify exclusive; Apple Music pricing in India
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: IAB research in mobile video; spotify offers an exclusive track; a rumor about Apple Music pricing in India. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: T-DAB+ testing in Czech Republic; audio quality questions at Apple Music; indie Internet radio outlook
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Czech Republic launches large T-DAB+ trial; Apple Music will be below standard audio quality; a rough outlook for indie Internet radio. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Thoughts from Sonos’ CEO; results from NPR’s audio quality tests
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Sonos CEO on streaming’s impact and NPR listeners get an F on their audio quality test. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Spotify’s royalties; Steve Albini on copyright; Deezer on Apple
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Billboard on Spotify payouts; Steve Albini talks copyright; Deezer not worried about Apple rivalry. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: YouTube exec on Music Key; hypothetical Apple acquisitions; a possible class action against Sony
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: YouTube’s Kyncl says all’s well with Music Key; who could Apple buy next?; Potential Sony class action following contract leak. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Tidal’s “disaster”; Sony execs continue on
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the Internet. Bloomberg says Tidal is a “disaster.” Sony executives sign news contracts worth millions, in wake of leaked Spoptify contract. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Mark Mulligan on Spotify’s updates; CNET on YouTube; Pandora on music therapy for cancer
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the Internet: Spotify’s new competitive strategy; YouTube and the music industry; finding therapeutic potential in Pandora’s Music Genome. Continue Reading