Why Profit Isn’t An Issue For Apple Music

Apple Music may not be showing much of a profit, but Apple has always primarily been a hardware company, and has a history of operating many of its services, like. Continue reading

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Who Still Listens To Broadcast Radio? [CHART]

Though often maligned, many people still listen to broadcast radio; and in some age groups it is still the #1 vehicle for music discovery.  But this are changing. These stats. Continue reading

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A Stream on Apple Music Pays Songwriters And Publishers 33% More Than A Stream On Spotify

All streaming music services are not created equal, at least when its comes to payments. A myriad of advances to major labels, fine print and legal trickery makes it impossible. Continue reading

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: One Direction Gap Worries • T-Mobile Refuses P. Bay Block • Russia Eyes State Music Collection • More

Thursday 8.27.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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“Unparalleled Promotional Value” Of Big Corporate Radio Not So Valuable

As fewer and fewer people discover new music through conventional terrestrial radio, it has switched to a system of playing the same top 40 hits ad nauseam, meaning that its value. Continue reading

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THE PITCH: Adva Mobile – fan acquisition and marketing platform

Our new regular feature THE PITCH asks promising music tech startups to "pitch" their product or service to the Hypebot community in 100 words or less. Today, fan acquisition and marketing platform Adva. Continue reading

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Google Launches A Dedicated Hangouts Site

Although it was not exactly successful as a social network, some of the features associated with Google + have been spun off into their own sites including, most recently, Google. Continue reading

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Apple Music Not Exciting iOS Users, Says New Survey, And Having Little Affect On Streaming Competitors

Apple may need to really ramp up its marketing efforts to interest more of its users in Apple Music.  A new MarketWatch study shows that 77% of Apple’s iOS users in. Continue reading

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SFXE Stock Falls To New Lows As CEO Sillerman “Reaffirms” Intention To Take Company Private

[UPDATE 2] - SFXE ended Tuesday $1.32 down 4.23% -  You get the feeling that  Bob Sillerman could stand on his head in the middle of Wall Street and no one would by. Continue reading

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Apple Music, Labels Did Not Collude To End Freemium, Says European Union Commission

An EU probe, rumored to be motivated by Spotify, found no evidence that Apple Music and the major record labels conspired to end freemium music.  Unlike Spotify, Apple Music does. Continue reading

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