Music Tech

New York Times Subscribers Now Get Free Spotify Premium

On-demand music streamers are all pretty much stuck charging $/€/£ 9.99 – much to there detriment, according to MIDiA's Mark Mulligan. So to attract new customers, they are constantly experimenting with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Allstate, Average revenue per user, Digital media, Donald Trump, music, News satire, Reuters, Spotify, Subscription business model, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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For Continued Growth, Music Streaming Needs Product & Pricing Innovation [MARK MULLIGAN]

Issues with pricing are nothing new in the streaming economy. Although $9.99 remains something of a standard, many companies are working to ease customers in with steeper discounts, with the. Continue reading

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Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Music, Business Insider, Encryption, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Spotify, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube

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Snapchat Faces Challenges And Opportunities As IPO Nears

As the tech world braces for Snapchat's impending IPO, the popular photo sharing app has number of challenges to face, whether from their ever-unpredictable consumer base, or competitors like Instagram.

Guest Post on 02/08/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bobby Murphy (businessman), DJ Khaled, Evan Spiegel, Facebook, Initial public offering, Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg, Reggie Brown (wide receiver), Snap, Snapchat

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WED. BRIEF: Spinal Tap Creators Join $400M Lawsuit • Spotify, AccuWeather Partner • YouTube Expands Live • More

WEDNESDAY 2.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Which is sadder? Rock stars way past their prime or a multi-billion company ripping off the parody of aging rock stars. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2AM (band), ABC News, Acrobatics, All rights reserved, Alternative rock, American Civil Liberties Union, Andy Kaufman, Ars nova, Bad Romance, Ball pit, Band-Aid, Born This Way (song), Houston, Kill Rock Stars, Lady Gaga, music, NRG Stadium, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LI, The Simpsons, United States

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Snapchat IPO Invites Skepticism, Here’s Why

Creating massive buzz in economic circles, Snapchat's parent company's filing of an IPO is one of the most hotly anticipated business moves of the year, but the recent public review. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Android (operating system), Facebook, Google, Initial public offering, Instagram, Snap, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube

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10 Pandora Initiatives It Says Are Moving The Music Industry Forward

Not long ago, if you asked someone in the music industry about Pandora, you'd get an earful about aggressive attempts to pay lower royalties. Now, their not paying much more. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Grammy Award, L. Londell McMillan, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Prince (musician), Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Spotify Joins Apple, Facebook, Google, 100+ More Major Companies In Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Immigration Plan

Spotify has joined more than 120 companies filing an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco in the case against President Trump's anti-immigration executive order. Until. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amicus curiae, Apple Inc., Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Muslim world, San Francisco, Travis Kalanick, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Tiga On Tech, Humor And Self-Challenge [INTERVIEW]

Here DJ, producer, nightlife entrepreneur, and Turbo Recordings founder spills the beans on his twenty-five years in the rave industry, discussing how his career has changed, the technology he utilizes. Continue reading

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Tags: Air Miles, album, Amaya Inc., American Civil Liberties Union, Arctic Monkeys, Artificial Intelligence, Bernard Arnault, Columbia Records, Depeche Mode, Montreal

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Instagram Stories Cut Snapchat Growth by 82%

Snapchat was soaring early in 2016. But the launch of Instagram Stories appears to have led to an incredible drop in Snapchat user growth, according to new stats in its. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Evan Spiegel, Facebook, Initial public offering, Instagram, IOS, QR code, Search box, Snap, Snapchat, TechCrunch, Twitter

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TUE. BRIEF: Gaga Superbowl Sales Surge • Michael Jackson Tax Trial • Russell Simmons’ “Scenario” • Dio Hologram • More

TUESDAY 2.7.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Did Lady Gaga make a measured statement of miss a massive opportunity? Either way, fans rewarded her Superbowl performance. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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