MTV President Sean Atkins To Exit After One Year [Full Text Of His Email To Viacom Staff]
Sean Atkins has been the president of MTV for just a year, and during his tenure the network has veered back towards it musical base. But in the last 9 weeks. Continue reading
Pandora’s New Direct Deals Are Very Bad News For SoundExchange And Potentially For Artists
Hidden in the hoopla surrounding Pandora's direct deals last week, and the resulting launch of the Pandora Plus interactive streaming service, was the major blow they dealt to SoundExchange; and the. Continue reading
Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Apple’s Subscriber Count, Pandora + Ticketfly = Win-Win-Win, Ehhh Deezer? This Week in Music and More
Another work week is over and its time for a bit 'o buli, as in Liv Buli, who as Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound has the best job. Continue reading
The Company That Owns Warner Music Group Just Took Control Of Music Streamer Deezer
Access Industries has taken control of global music stream Deezer. The move advances the goal of the conglomerate, which also owns Warner Music Group and has made major investments in. Continue reading
Pandora Hopes To Announce New $5, $10 Per Month Music Services Tomorrow [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 2] It's no secret that Pandora is about to launch a Spotify like on-demand streaming music service. Exactly what form it will take and how it will differentiate from the. Continue reading
A Look At How Well Streaming Music Is Really Doing And The Major Label’s “Streaming Reality Distortion Field” [Mark Mulligan]
All 3 major labels have reported impressive growth in streaming income. But that's only a fraction of the story, says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA. "If the music service. Continue reading
Desperate For New Label Deals, Spotify Reverses Position And Will Allow Release Windowing [Report]
Spotify is ready to allow new releases to be windowed on its paid Premium service. The music streamer needs new contracts with the major labels before it can move forward. Continue reading
Spotify IPO Watch: Blame ≠ Profit
Although Spotify, like so many streaming companies, blames its lack of substantial profit on its requisite payment of such high royalty rates, the company's woes may in fact stem from a flawed. Continue reading
The Coming Arms Race In Online Music: Artist Services [TIM QUIRK]
Digital music industry veteran Tim Quirk examines the coming arms race in the music industry, with online music services competing to offer artists programs and features which enable them to generate revenue. Continue reading
