A run down of what’s really happening in the global streaming market
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How streaming will continue to change everything in the music business
Denis Simms takes a long view on how the ‘customisable services’ model, combined with new tech, will affect the industry’s future
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How streaming will continue to change everything in the music business
Denis Simms takes a long view on how the ‘customisable services’ model, combined with new tech, will affect the industry’s future
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Global recorded music industry revenues topped $17bn in 2017 – and independent artists generated $472m of it
Industry revenues have grown by over $2bn in past two years, says Midia Research
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BBC Radio 1 is paying songwriters 26% less per minute than it was 5 years ago
Network is now paying PRS £10.98 per minute of music played
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If Universal’s going to go public, Vivendi should strike while the iron’s hot
Why now might be the right time for the French media giant to make its move
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Windowing on Spotify is finally happening – but is it worth it for the labels?
Spotify gained over $350m from its new deals with labels last year
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Universal employed 7,912 people last year – its biggest headcount in a decade
Nearly half of company’s employees were women, with 43% of managerial positions taken by female execs
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Can Amazon and Apple Music catch Spotify’s subscriber base by the end of 2018?
Apple is currently growing its subscriber base at around double the rate of Spotify’s
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How much will artists get paid from the major labels’ Spotify profits?
Sony Corp just gave us a precious hint into the amount of money about to hit the artist community
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