Netflix is relying on classic movies, rather than new ones. Meanwhile, the music industry is saying: “Hasta la vista, ARPU.”
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
PortalDisc App is a new a ‘hyper-localized and hyper-targeted’ music streaming service in Chile
Platform offers 130,000 Chilean songs from 300 national labels and more than 7,000 independent artists,
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Anderson .Paak signs global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music
Deal signed in partnership with Dr. Dre’s Hard Workin’ Black Folks
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Deezer signs strategic partnership with Brazilian Netflix rival Globoplay
Globoplay’s users can subscribe to Deezer Premium for free for 12 months
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Songtradr acquires Pretzel, which provides DCMA-proof music for Twitch and YouTube livestreamers
It’s Songtradr’s third acquisition in the past six months alone
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Why are Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Sting, Chris Martin and Stevie Nicks demanding the UK government ‘fix streaming’?
Page and Plant reunited at last… in letter calling for 50% of ‘lean back’ streaming royalties to be paid direct to artists
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Universal Music Group launches Tuff Gong Collective joint venture with Cedella Marley
Partnership encompasses new film and television projects, as well as recorded music from artists signed through the JV
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Primary Wave buys catalog of Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard in ‘multi-million-dollar deal’
Deal includes publishing and recorded music catalogs, as well as his master royalties as a producer
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‘I want to create a frictionless music business where people actually get paid.’
Grammy-nominated producer and Ariana Grande collaborator Tommy Brown discusses how he approaches production, the best advice he’s been given, and why he thinks the music business needs a long overdue update
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Ian Holder promoted to SVP, Creative at Sony Music Publishing
Holder joined Sony from BMI in 2017, having signed the likes of Post Malone and Frank Ocean to PRO
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