MelodyVR has published its financial results for 2018. Thanks to content sales and partnership deals last year, the virtual reality startup reported £1.2 million ($1.6 million) in revenue. Yet, underscoring the VR industry’s sustained unprofitability,…
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Cox Communications Is Disclosing the Identities of 2,793 Business Subscribers to the RIAA
Over the past several years, major music labels, including Sony, Warner, and Universal – represented by the RIAA – have gone on the offensive against major American ISPs. At the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a federal judge st…
Apple Music Strengthens Its Publishing Division By Poaching a Key Google & YouTube Executive
Last year, under its then-new Head of Music, Oliver Schusser, Apple Music quietly unveiled a new global publishing business. The company promoted Elena Segal – previously Legal Director of iTunes International – to the role of Global Director of Music …
Google Now Has 16 Million Paid Music Subscribers — Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter
According to a new report, Google now has over 15 million subscribers on its streaming music platforms – Google Play Music (GPM) and YouTube Music. Despite the great news for the Alphabet-owned company, here’s the kicker – subscriptions have abruptly s…
Fans Infuriated After Quincy Jones Abandons Michael Jackson-Themed Concert
Earlier this year, Quincy Jones announced a surprise concert for Michael Jackson fans. At his upcoming performance at London’s O2 Arena, an orchestra would perform three of the hit albums Jones co-produced with Jackson – Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad…
NBA and UFC Urge Congress for Stricter Laws Against Livestreaming Piracy
Several years ago, lawmakers in the United States attempted to pass harsher anti-piracy laws. Much to the chagrin of the music industry, the Commercial Felony Streaming Act of 2011, along with SOPA and PIPA, failed. Under the new laws, lawmakers could …
LiveXLive Announces Distribution Agreement With Tencent Video
LiveXLive Media has confirmed another major partnership. The global media company has announced a distribution agreement with the video arm of Chinese conglomerate Tencent Corp. The agreement grants Tencent Video the exclusive rights to distribute the …
A New High Court Ruling in India Could Jeopardize Spotify’s Case Against Warner Music Group
Several months ago, after waiting nearly a year, Spotify finally launched its streaming music service in India. The service has found mostly mixed success, at best. During its first week, Spotify signed up one million new users in the country – both p…
Federal Court Grants RIAA Subpoena to Obtain Cloudflare’s Clients’ Personal Information
The RIAA, currently embroiled in an increasingly-bitter legal fight with Russian stream-rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com, has just obtained a new subpoena. A Columbia federal court has granted the RIAA the authority to force Cloudflare to hand over clie…
Streaming Revenue Jumps 29.4% in Warner Music Group’s Q2 2019 Report
Warner Music Group has published the financial reports for the second quarter of 2019 (Q2 2019). For the three months ended March 31st, 2019, WMG reported $1.09 billion in revenue. This figure represents a 13% jump over the same period last year. In …