Quick Hits: The Wild West. Spotify as MySpace.
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Music’s wild west frontier in distribution. Spotify, the new…MySpace? Continue Reading
Quick Hits
Quick Hits: Podcast music; Apple Music annual discount; video hires for Apple
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: A deep dive into composing podcast music. A year of Apple Music for $99. Apple hires Breaking Bad duo. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Believe Digital sale rumors; A2IM indie celebration, stand-up comedy app
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Believe Digital for sale? A2IM launches celebration of indies. Stand-up comedy app tries niche audience. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: A double dose of podcast pieces
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Podcast preservation initiative at UW-Madison. Interviews about NPR shaping the direction of podcasting’s future. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Apple, Apple Music, and Adult Swim
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Podcasts at WWDC; Carpool Karaoke release date; Adult Swim Singles gets another 52 weeks. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Music and marketing; podcasts and politics; whiskey and a whole lot of money
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Fast Company tackles music as marketing tool. The Atlantic on podcasts reviving democracy. Glenmorangie introduces a very high end bottling. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Saavn profile; Big Machine’s streaming plans
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Up close and personal with Saavn. Behind the scenes with Big Machine’s streaming plan. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Apple cools on exclusives; Amazon’s music moves; StartUp gets TV season
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Apple Music shifts focus on exclusive music releases; Amazon building up multiple music strategies; Gimlet Media podcast getting a TV season. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Warner streaming promotion; Germany could end FM receiver sales; Spotify valuation
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Warner Music Nashville streaming promotion; Germany moves to make FM-only radio receivers illegal; Spotify valuation still growing. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: YouTube’s YouTube study; Apple joins Giphy; NPR and sponsors; MP3s are dead
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Research into YouTube’s music industry influence; Apple launches Giphy channel; NPR interview on corporate sponsorships; MP3s are dead. For real. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Free YouTube originals; live video outlook; Harry Styles fans take the charts
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: YouTube to make original shows for free viewing; PIAS manager talks live video potential; Harry Styles fans try gaming the charts. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Apple Music’s video vision; Norway FM shutdowns continue; digital ad spend favors mobile
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: An Apple Music interview on its video future; ongoing FM shutdown in Norway; mobile leading digital ad spend. Continue Reading