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A neural network on what you love to listen to. Music Audience Exchange (MAX) has unveiled its Artist Matching Engine.  The platform’s data model uses neural networks to map music tastes onto the demographic, psychographic, geographic and be…

Point Blank Online – Exclusive Student Discounts

Every student loves a discount, so why not check out this list of offers available to you when you become a Point Blank online student… To take advantage of the discounts below, email Support. Discount for Returning Point Blank Students So, you’ve finished your online course but still feel there’s more to learn. No worries. We […]

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SoundCloud Suddenly Sounds Terrible, Producer Alleges

A new controversy could harm SoundCloud’s chances of remaining a viable streaming music alternative for music fans. SoundCloud didn’t have a stellar 2017. Due to a lack of a sustainable business model, the streaming music platform faced the threat of b…

Americans: Get Ready for a Serious Spotify Price Hike

With local and state governments failing to bring in enough tax revenue, some lawmakers have proposed a controversial idea:  Why not take streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Netflix? By the end of 2019, analysts expect Netflix to have 60…

Point Blank Launches Deep House Amsterdam Guest Podcast Series – Submit Yours Now

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve teamed up with Deep House Amsterdam to launch a new mix series. In collaboration with this massive international publication, we are offering our students a monthly guest slot within their podcast series, which boasts a huge digital listenership of millions of monthly stream. Point Blank’s guest slots will sit alongside those by […]

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Spotify, SoundCloud and Deezer join forces as part of new EU lobbying group

Digital Music Europe (DME) will try to impact policy on a variety of issues
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Streaming Music Now Has Its Own Lobbying Group

Spotify, Deezer, and SoundCloud now have their own lobbying group. How big is the streaming music business? According to a report published in September, major labels make $14.2 million a day from streaming.  A recent study by MiDiA Research shows that…