FRIDAY 10.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web It’s rare that a day’s headlines are all about music. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Category archives: Music Tech
Are Accelerators, Incubators Really Helping Founders And Creatives Build A New Music Business?
Bas Grasmayer takes a close look at startups and accelerator programs within the music business, and how well they work to help young artists and entrepreneurs advance their careers. _______________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog Every year, thousands of startups graduate from accelerator programs or incubators. The music…
Amazon Loses $2 A Month On Every Subscriber To Its New Music Service
After departing from an industry trend and offering their unlimited streaming service for the low price of $7.99 per month, it looks as the payouts Amazon will need to subsidize its new service, at least for a while. ________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The major record…
Smart Home Technology Is Revolutionizing The Music Industry
With the rise of the Internet of Things and the increasing connectivity of smart home technologies, the way in which the industry operates in relation to consumers is changing, as music streaming and discovery become increasingly integrated into homes. _______________________________ Guest post by Beth Kotz The steady march of progress…
THU. BRIEF: Facebook App Adds Tickets • Streaming Prices Too High • R.I.P. Phil Chess • More
Thursday 10.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Facebook adding in-app ticket purchases is great news. Unfortunately, they’ve linked with only a few big ticketing providers. Updated under our More News tab
SoundCloud Go Launches In Canada
SoundCloud has launched its paid on demand music streaming service in Canada. Alongside the paid launch, the music streamer is adding ads to its free service with a portion of the revenue being returned to creators. SoundCloud Go is now available on web, iOS App Store and Google Play, and…
How Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat Count Video Views Differently
Video views are critical for measuring success not only to artists, but also labels, advertisers, and anyone else attached to the video in question. Unfortunately, measuring these views is not always easy, as each platform has their own method for counting. Here we examine what the different platforms use to…
CHANGES @ ADA • Sony/ATV • ie:music • UPMG
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), Warner Music Group’s independent distribution and services arm, has hired Christine Taylor as Senior Vice President, Finance. Taylor joins from Island Records. MORE: • Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Brian Monaco to President, Global Chief Marketing Officer following a record-breaking year for the company’s synchronization department….
Device Restricted Music Subscriptions Are Coming…
Apple’s decision to ditch the headphone jack highlighted the idea that future music services might soon be device specific, and it looks as though Amazon is taking the plunge by offering a subscription service with a strict one device limit. _______________________ By Leigh Beadon on Techdirt In the last episode…
Have Donations Become A Viable Part Of Musicians’ Business Model?
As live streaming and other newer media models becoming increasingly commonplace in the new music economy, it may be time to revisit donations and see if they are perhaps a more legitimate component of artists’ business model than previously thought. _______________________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer of Musc X Tech…