Tag: Tim Westergren

Pandora Q1 2018 Beats Expectations, Listener Hours Fall

Pandora reported smaller than anticipated losses in Q1 2018, sending the stock up 8% in after hours trading. Total Pandora Plus and Premium subscribers grew 19 Year over year to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2 Dope Queens, Adweek, Africa, Amazon Fire TV, American Public Media, Android (operating system), Android Auto, AV receiver, Digital audio, HBO, Hulu, IOS, Music Genome Project, Pandora, Smart TV, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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Spotify Stock Rising Ahead Of Today’s Earnings Report

Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] climbed all day ahead of a today’s earnings report. The stock was up 4% to $170.50, as of 2:45 ET. This, the streamer’s first report since going. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chevron Corporation, Goldman Sachs, Initial public offering, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Pandora Radio, Short interest ratio, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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LiveXLive Follows Slacker, SNAP Interactive Acquisitions With Public Stock Offering

LiveXLive Media, Inc. (OTC: LIVX), a live music and music-related online video network, has announced a public offering of shares of its common stock. LiveXLive will sell 7,692,308 shares on the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/09/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Otto Radio Adds Personalized Themed Stations

Audio content aggregator Otto Radio has added Themed Stations – personalized digital radio station that plays audio, news and podcasts based on user preferences. Much like Pandora or Spotify play. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Business Insider, CNBC, Pandora Radio, playlist, Spotify, Tim Westergren, YouTube

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SoundExchange Q1 Collections Down Thanks To Pandora Direct Deals

Digital radio performing rights organization SoundExchange has reported its first down quarter, thanks to new Pandora direct deals with rights holders. Collections were $161.9 million in 2017, compared to $189.3 million. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Apple Inc., Pandora Radio, record label, Royalty payment, SoundExchange, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Tim Westergren

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THU. BRIEF: Pandora Pressured • $1B YouTube Problem • Native Buys Metapop • Slacker Goes Old School • More

Thursday 3.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Activist investors are pressuring Pandora CEO Westergren to make the streamer profitable quickly or sell. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 03/30/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 4K resolution, Airline, Alanis Morissette, Alexis Glick, Apple Music, AutoPlay, Business Insider, Cumulus Media, Donald Trump, Facebook, Mailing list, music, Music Genome Project, Pandora, Pandora Radio, playlist, Slacker, Small business, song, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren, Twitter

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Pandora To ‘Unveil’ On Demand Streaming Music Service On Dec. 6th

Wall Street was not kind to Pandora this week after the music streamer announced its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership. Turnaround hopes. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Business Wire, Chief marketing officer, LinkedIn, Never Miss a Beat, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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“P Is For Pathetic” – Pandora Stock Falls Along With Monthly Listeners As Losses Continue

"P is for pathetic" was the often retweeted commentary on Tuesday evening after Pandora reported its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership.

Bruce Houghton on 10/26/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: and amortization, Apple Music, depreciation, Earnings before interest, Merlin Network, Pandora Radio, Sony, Spotify, Streaming media, taxes, Tim Westergren, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Music Industry Uncharacteristically Silent On Lyor Cohen’s YouTube Hire

Lyor Cohen ran Def Jam and then all of Warner Music Group. He's mentored several generations of hip hop stars. So when he was named as YouTube's Global Head of Music,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/03/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Def Jam Recordings, Google, Internet radio, Merlin Network, Pandora Radio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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New Global Head Of Music Lyor Cohen’s Letter To His YouTube Team [FULL TEXT]

Former top Def Jam and Warner Music Group executive Lyor Cohen has been named the Global Head Of Music for Google's YouTube (more here), and began his tenure with a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Pandora Radio, record label, Sam Smith, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Tim Westergren, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Young Thug

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