Tag: Maker Studios

Emoticast Raises $5 Million As Sean Parker, will.i.am, David Guetta Back Mobile Music Messenger

Emoticast believes it has found the best way make sure that music and music marketing take advantage of the current explosion in mobile messaging. Today, a group of all-star investors. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Antisemitism, Chat room, David A. Marcus, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, List of YouTubers, Maker Studios, Mobile app, PewDiePie, Record chart, Snapchat, TechCrunch, The Walt Disney Company, Universal Music Group, Vietnam, Warner Music Group, WhatsApp, YouTube

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What The Music Industry Can Learn From The Gaming Industry

Here Bas Grasmayer explores the unprecedented growth of gamer personalities, the business models they use, and what the music industry can do to learn and directly benefit from the gaming. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Antisemitism, Casey Neistat, H3h3 Productions, List of YouTubers, Maker Studios, PewDiePie, The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company, YouTube, YouTube Red

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

This week, as we flip back through a full seven days of exciting music industry news, we revisit Songkick's trade secret sharing scandal, Sirius's victory in a pre-72 royalty case,. Continue reading

admin on 02/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Antisemitism, H3h3 Productions, List of YouTubers, Maker Studios, New York, PewDiePie, Sirius XM Holdings, The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company, YouTube

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YouTube Continues To Host PewDiePie, 100’s Of Hate Rock Bands – Should Artists, Labels Pull Videos In Protest?

Following the release of YouTube star PewDiePie's "Death To All Jews" video, Disney has severed ties. But YouTube seems to be holding fast, also featuring Neo Nazi bands like Weisse Wölfe who. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Antisemitism, Death (metal band), Fiverr, Forbes, Jews, Maker Studios, PewDiePie, The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company, YouTube

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Spotify Lets Video Partnerships Lapse, Pledges More Original Content

Just 9 months after adding video to its music streaming platform, Spotify is letting deals with major content sources lapse in favor, the company says, of producing more original content itself.

Bruce Houghton on 10/25/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AT&T, BBC, CNN, Comedy Central, HBO, Maker Studios, MTV, Spotify, Time Warner, Warner Bros.

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This One Chart Shows Why Spotify Added Video

Last week, Spotify added audio and video content from a wide variety of major media companies including NPR, MTV, Vice and The Nerdist. While seen as a preemptive move prior. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BBC, Comedy Central, ESPN, Maker Studios, MTV, NBC, RunKeeper, Spotify, Streaming media, The Nerdist Podcast

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Spotify Adds Personalization, Video, Podcasts, News from MTV, VICE, BBC, NPR, Slate, Comedy Central, Nerdist, Others

[UPDATED] "Today music discovery and collection have converged…. radio and the record store are converging (online)," said Spotify CEO Daniel Ek during his introduction to today's launch event. But music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Admiral Ackbar, Amy Schumer, Chris Hardwick, Comedy Central, Dan Casey, Maker Studios, MTV, Spotify, The Nerdist Podcast, Time Inc.

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Tonight In LA: Hypebot Music & Tech Meetup

Tonight Hypebot presents our fourth LA music and tech meetup for readers to have a conversation with like-minded peers. You are invited to gather for drinks next Wednesday, April 29th from 7:00. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Book of Revelation, Conversation, Downtown Los Angeles, Hypebot, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Maker Studios, music industry, Soundhound, Upward Spiral

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Music Advertising Moves Outdoors In LA and NYC

Lately, we have been conversing a lot about online advertising and its ever changing digital trends, so today’s topic is on outdoor advertising – What works and what are the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Agoura Hills, Associated Press, Book of Revelation, California, Ciclovía, Conversation, Hypebot, Los Angeles, Maker Studios, music industry, photography

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The Impending YouTube Music Showdown

YouTube multichannel networks (MCNs) like Maker, Machinima, and Fullscreen have reshaped the business of online video, but there's still one dicey area that hasn't yet been worked out to everyone's satisfaction – the music that. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: DreamWorks Animation, Facebook, Google, independent music, Maker Studios, music industry, MySpace, The Walt Disney Company, YouTube, Zoe Keating

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