Tag: IOS

Nielsen Acquires Gracenote From Tribune For $560 Million Cash To Improve Music, Media Data Measurement

Nielsen has acquired Gracenote from Tribune in an all cash deal. For the music industry, that leaves its main source of track metadata in familiar hands and the hope of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/20/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple TV, AT&T, BMW, CBS Corporation, Comcast, DirecTV, Google, Internet service provider, IOS, music industry, Sling TV, Sony, The Walt Disney Company, Time Warner

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Links, Live, Mentions, Boomerang All Now On Instagram

Good news for Instagram users who've been experiencing Snapchat envy, the former photo sharing platform is now making links, live streams, tags, and boomerang accessible within its Stories feature, something. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Facebook, Instagram, IOS, Monthly active users, Photo sharing, Snapchat, social media, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Apple Brings Back Music Star Ratings In iOS 10.2 Update

What Apple taketh away, Apple sometimes giveth back. No, not your iPhone headphone jack, but rather music star ratings. They've returned as part of an iOS operating system update that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advanced Audio Coding, Android (operating system), Apple community, Apple Inc., Bluetooth, headphones, IOS, IPhone, Phone connector (audio), Sound quality

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Discogs Receives An Artist-Focused App Update

Recently Discogs released a new and improved version of its vinyl tracking app to the iOS. Of particular note is the update of the app's artist section, providing users with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/05/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Internet access, IOS, IPad, IPhone, Mobile app, Mobile device, record label, social media, YouTube

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Checkmate: Frank Ocean Goes Independent

After ditching Def Jam and successfully releasing his latest album Blonde independently it seems rapper Frank Ocean has chosen to fully strike out on his own. Here we look at. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: .NET Framework, Alden Ehrenreich, American Family Association, American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), AOL, Application programming interface, Authors and Publishers, Business Insider, IOS, The New York Times

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SoundExchange Payments Rise 29% In Q3, Artists And Labels Paid Jump 45%

SoundExchange payments were up 29.2% last quarter. So while the U.S. digital PRO has taken some big hits lately, mostly thanks to Pandora and other direct licensing deals, this impressive growth. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Fiscal year, Internet radio, IOS, Medtronic, music industry, record label, Royalty payment, SoundExchange, Wall Street

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How One Top Music, Entertainment Analyst Did Predicting 2016 Industry Trends

Here the analysts at MIDiA research review their predictions for 2016, having placed big bets on what the year would bring for the music and entertainment industry.

Guest Post on 11/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Chromebook, Google, Google Account, Google Contacts, Google Play, IOS, IPhone

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Join SoundCloud’s Free Artist Forum Live Online Today At 12:45PM ET

UPDATED: SoundCloud's second SoundCloud Artist Forum starts at 12:45 PM ET today. All creators are encouraged to participate for free on Facebook Live.

Bruce Houghton on 11/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Broadcasting, Facebook, GIF, Greenwich Mean Time, IOS, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter

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SoundCloud To Host Free Artist Forum Tomorrow On Facebook Live

SoundCloud is hosting its second annual SoundCloud Artist Forum tomorrow Wednesday, November 16th. Broadcast via Facebook Live all creators are invited to participate.

Bruce Houghton on 11/15/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Broadcasting, Facebook, GIF, IOS, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Facebook: Finally Ready To Be A Media Company?

As it looks towards a future of lagging advertising revenue Facebook will, it seems, begin shifting gears and transitioning into something which looks and acts much more like a media. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/11/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Eminem, Facebook, Google, internet, Internet radio, IOS, IPhone, The Wall Street Journal

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