SPOT is reaching less than 1.5% of its potential addressable market outside of Europe and the Americas
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Universal and Warner employ around 13,000 people between them – over 3,000 more than in 2012
If you want to really get a taste of the music industry’s commercial comeback, you’ve got to take a look at the jobs
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Apple Music For Artists launches, rivalling Spotify’s analytics tools
Unsurprisingly, Apple is putting Shazam data front and center within its app
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Per Sundin steps down as MD of Universal Music Sweden to join ABBA branding company Pop House
New structure begins at Universal’s Nordic companies, as trio of executives step up
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The major labels are close to generating $1m from streaming every hour – but global growth is actually slowing down
MBW analysis shows that global major label streaming revenue growth slowed by 19.1% YoY in the first six months of this year
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Sony Music’s merch operation expands as Araca Group sells division to The Thread Shop
Sony’s move comes six months after rival Universal Music Group swooped for Los Angeles-based merch maker Epic Rights
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Warner Music streaming revenues surge above $500m in last quarter, but publishing slides 4.5%
Within WMG’s recorded music figures, streaming generated $540m, up by $92m (+20.5%) on the equivalent figure from the prior year quarter.
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Sir Lucian Grainge: Sale of 10% of Universal to Tencent an ‘exciting development’
“This is an exciting development for both Vivendi and UMG and affirms once again just how much our strategy and hard work are succeeding.”
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Tencent in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group
Chinese media giant Tencent Holdings Limited is in discussions to buy 10% of Universal Music Group, UMG’s parent Vivendi has confirmed today (August 6). Tencent has made an offer which puts a preliminary equity valuation of €30bn ($34bn) on UMG o…
Spotify has acquired three podcast companies this year. Total cost: $404m.
Full extent of expenditure revealed within new SEC filing
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