Tag: Public company

Deezer Offers 99¢ For 3 Months Streaming, Users Pass 14M

Deezer is offering its Premium+ streaming music service to U.S. users for three months for $.99. Not well known in the States, Deezer is a top tier competitor to Spotify. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Deezer, Google, music industry, Public company, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Wall Street

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UPDATE: Spotify [NYSE:SPOT] Ends Day Down 5.66%

UPDATED: Spotify stock began trading Thursday at $151.43, 11% lower than its $170 Wednesday close, after the streamer missed revenue estimates Wall Street analysts. The stock ended trading on Thursday. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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To Survive, Spotify Must Follow Apple’s Example

In the final lap of its race to go public, Spotify plans to hit the NYSE by year's end, but a number of uncertainties about the company's future remain, with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/30/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Business Insider, Goldman Sachs, Initial public offering, IPhone, NASDAQ, New York, New York Stock Exchange, Public company, S&P 500 Index, Wall Street

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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

Guest Post on 08/25/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Disc jockey, Fawlty Towers, Initial public offering, iTunes, Jerry Maguire, music industry, Public company, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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Lenders Crush Sillerman’s Plan To Pull SFX From Bankruptcy

It seems Bob Sillerman's plan to emerge from bankruptcy and retain some of his SFX assets was foiled by the same lenders which he originally dealt with in order to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/03/2016 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accountancy, AOL, Common stock, Electronic dance music, Equity (finance), NASDAQ, Preferred stock, Public company, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX (magazine), SFXE

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SFX Considers Legal Action Against Founder Sillerman, Top Execs

The fall of controversial SFX founder and former CEO Robert "FX" Sillerman has been as dramatic as his rise. The next chapter in his demise is likely to include a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/28/2016 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bankruptcy, bEATPORT, Chapter 11, Delaware, Electronic dance music, John Q. Hammons, Public company, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX (magazine), Title 11, United States bankruptcy court, United States Code

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Why Independent Music Publishers Should Wait to Join Class Action Against Spotify [MONICA CORTON, DAVID LOWERY]

Today is the last day for music publishers to sign on to participate in the Spotify and NMPA (National Music Publishers Association) settlement agreement. But independent musician and songwriter David Lowery. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/30/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, Apple Inc., business, Class Action, Esquire (magazine), Los Angeles, music, National Music Publishers’ Association, Personal computer, Public company, Spotify

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SFXE Teeters On Bankruptcy, Explores Debt Restructuring

[UPDATED] With SFXE stock trading down 95% for the year and saddled with $300 million in debt, the EDM conglom has very few options. But even as it teeters towards. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/01/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Asset, Corporation, Electronic dance music, EMC Corporation, Google, Public company, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX (magazine), The Wall Street Journal, Wall Street

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SFXE CEO Withdraws Purchase Offer, Stock Drops 41% As Bankruptcy Looms

[UPDATED] EDM giant SFXE appears headed for bankruptcy after CEO and founder Robert Sillerman withdrew his offer to buy the company's outstanding stock. The news sent shares falling sharply on Thursday.

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Users Of Music, From Tech Giants To Fans, Require Greater Incentive To Fix A Broken Market [Op-Ed]

Even as massive companies like Amazon and Spotify seek to profit off of artists, their failure to properly compensate said artists with the amount they are morally and legally owed. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Deezer, Goldman Sachs, IndiGo, Initial public offering, Jet Airways, music industry, Public company, Rakesh Gangwal, Spotify, United Kingdom

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