Pandora Abandons Internet Radio Fairness Act, Turns To Copyright Royalty Board
Yesterday Billboard reported that Pandora is abandoning its efforts to reduce rates via the Internet Radio Fairness Act confirming earlier reports at Forbes. Pandora is now expected to focus efforts. Continue reading
Why Digital Consumer Companies Are A Poor Indicator Of The Future of Music Tech Investment
Last week Mark Mulligan shared his take on why Twitter was a stock worth watching to suggest the fate of public music offerings and to affect the perspectives of potential. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Close Up 8.6% After New Stats Suggest Apple’s iTunes Radio Not A Threat
UPDATE 2 4:30 ET – Pandora stock was up 8.61% at the close of trading Tuesday, a day after the company's CFO shared stats showing continued growth in the weeks. Continue reading
Value Added Streaming
There are countless avenues to access music but there's no question on demand streaming has developed a respectable monopoly on music discovery. Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody and many others draw in. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: iTunes Radio, ole, Songfile & More
Apple’s iTunes Radio will be launching in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Nordic countries as soon as early next year. Its largest competitor, Pandora, still isn’t available in. Continue reading
iTunes Radio To Expand To UK, Canada Ahead Of Pandora
iTunes Radio will launch in the UK, Canada and other international markets early in 2014, ahead of Pandora. iTunes Radio will also launch on Australia and new Zealand, two markets where. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Follow Buttons, But Will Artists and Labels Use Them?
Spotify has added Follow buttons in the hopes that artists, labels, blogs and brands will embed them on sites. The buttons make it easy for web visitors to follow artists,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Why Musicians Are Being Warned About Upgrading To Apple's iOS 7 Spotify, Pandora and TuneIn Form Streaming Audio Task Force, Release Online Listener Survey YouTube Music Video Biz: Offline Viewing,. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: BMI Revenues, iTunes Radio, IMPEL & More
BMI has released their latest fiscal report, which includes record-high revenue figures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Its $944 million in revenue and $814 million in royalty. Continue reading
Spotify, Pandora and TuneIn Form Streaming Audio Task Force, Release Online Listener Survey
Three very different streaming services – Spotify, Pandora and TuneIn have joined forces to form what their calling The Streaming Audio Task Force. First up from the rather grandiosely named organization is. Continue reading
