VuHaus, a public media music video platform, announced a new partnership that will highlight Colorado radio stations. VuHaus has added a VuHaus Colorado page thanks to a collaboration with six public radio stations in the state that are part of the Colorado Music Strategy. Continue Reading
Music streaming startup Vadio is planning to sell off its business after it was unable to secure enough investment. The company, which ran a music video distribution service, has now cut most of its team and is looking for a buyer. Continue Reading
Facebook is reportedly still pushing for deals with music labels that would allow for use of licensed music in user posts. According to TechCrunch, label deals would most likely center on music used in videos. Continue Reading
Vevo has been working on towards a subscription tier for at least a full year, but it seems that the wait will continue. CEO Erik Huggers said in an interview that the subscription plans are on hold while Vevo focuses on international expansion and producing original content. Continue Reading
YouTube has added live streaming to its mobile version. Creators with more than 10,000 subscribers can take advantage of this feature, although it will roll out to all users “soon.” Continue Reading
Vevo is pulling in solid viewer numbers, but its performance is still tightly tied to YouTube. According to the comScore Video Metrix data, about 97 million Americans watched at least one Vevo music video in October 2016. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Why is Sprint throwing money at Tidal? A profile on China’s Tencent. Hulu’s VR music reality show. Continue Reading
Music Ally’s NY:LON Connect conference yesterday gathered experts and leaders from the music business to discuss some of the industry’s top topics. One session debated the prices for streaming music access and asked whether a lower monthly rate would help bring in more paying listeners. Another session focused on labels and how they can address the large share of media consumption given to video. This included a presentation by Charles Caldas, CEO of indie label network Merlin. Continue Reading
Mobile analytics specialist App Annie has published its 2016 Retrospective. The report tracked another year of growth for the app industry, growth in worldwide downloads and time spent in app. Many other reports last year pointed to mobile as a key source of listeners for streaming music services, but this retrospective revealed that it can also be a big revenue driver. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Amazon launches anime channel; Shazam game show gets host. Continue Reading
Dash Radio has entered into a joint venture with ad agency Engine Group to make video content for the online radio platform, creating a new revenue source. Dash’s service is ad-free, and instead of standalone spots, any promotions are done by the on-air talent or happen as sponsored stations. Continue Reading
Twitch, the livestreaming service owned by Amazon, announced the launch of a general interest channel and detailed its mobile broadcasting plans. These updates are positioning Twitch to be a more comprehensive video source, similar to the scope at YouTube, rather than a specialist. Continue Reading