Music Tech

Facebook Chatbot Creation Platform Octane AI Raises $1.5M, Partners With 50 Cent, Aerosmith, KISS, SPiN

Chatbot boosters are fond of saying that just as no musician or business would think of not having a web site, very soon they'll all also need chatbots. Making that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 'S Up, Albany, Android (operating system), Animals as Leaders, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Google, New York, Snapchat, WhatsApp, YouTube

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Guvera Fails To Pay U.S. and South American Staff

Troubled music streaming service Guvera has failed to pay promised severance and other monies due former staffers in the U.S and South America.

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alan Sugar, American Association of Independent Music, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Baptists, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Broadcast Music, Donald Trump, Inc., President of the United States, United States

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Spotify Acquires Preact To Help Boost Paid Subscriptions

As Spotify's label renegotiaions have dragged on, we've heard repeatedly that boosting paid subscriptions is a top priority for rightsholders. Today's acquisition of Preact could help the music streamer accomplish. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Freemium, Google Play Music, IPhone, music industry, Spotify, Subscription business model, United States

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YouTube, GEMA Deal Finally Brings Music Videos To Germany

An ongoing dispute that reaches back to 2009 has kept music videos off YouTube. A new deal with German collecting society GEMA, which still leaves some key issues unresolved, will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Afghanistan, copyright, Copyright Act 1994, Fair dealing, Kandahar Province, News, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, United States Department of Defense, Wikimedia movement

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WED. BRIEF: Streaming Surge Boosts Sony Revenue • Digital Sales Tumble • SFX Stalls • More

Wednesday 11.2.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Streaming music's tipping point has turned into a rocket launch. If you're surprised, you weren't listening to consumers. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, Al Anbar Governorate, Albany, Albany County, Amatrice, Animals as Leaders, anime, Ar-Rutbah, Bachelor of Business Administration, Google, music. spotify, New York

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Ditto Music Adds 7th Global Office In Sweden

Ditto Music is opening their seventh worldwide office in Stockholm Sweden. Ditto serves as the digital distribution and label services arm of 100,000 artists globally.

Bruce Houghton on 11/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alfred Nobel, Bob Dylan, Digital distribution, iTunes, Jean-Paul Sartre, Nobel Prize in Literature, Sam Smith, Sara Danius, Stockholm, Swedish Academy

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Spotify App Control Of Sonos Launches In Public Beta

One of the most requested additions of Sonos users – the ability to control Sonos wireless speakers directly from the Spotify app using the music streamer's Connect feature - is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Deezer, Internet of things, IOS, IPhone, Sonos, Spotify, TuneIn

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TUE. BRIEF: YouTube Finally Adds Germany • Prince’s Baby Is Still Dancing • Bandnamevault Controversy • More

TUESDAY 11.1.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Wish I had something interesting to say this morning, but… it must be my Halloween sugar hangover. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 11/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Borg (Star Trek), Costume Contest, Do it yourself, Email spam, Hal Leonard Corporation, Halloween, Los Angeles, New York City, newsletter, Plan of Attack

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Deadline For SXSW Accelerator Startup Pitch Event Nears

Calling all startups! Enter the 9th annual SXSW Accelerator Live Pitch competition. An incredible 71% of SXSW Accelerator alumni have gone on to secure a collective $3.1 Billion in funding.

Bruce Houghton on 10/31/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: #Haiti, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Associated Press, Austin, Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song), Ballet, Barack Obama, Roku, south by southwest, startups, SXSW, tech, Texas

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Non-Discretionary Pricing: Why Spotify Costs 63% More In UK Than US [Mark Mulligan]

The price of streaming music subscriptions is a contentious ongoing debate within the industry. Is $10 per month too much or too little. Would twice as many people pay if. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/31/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2016, Apple Inc., Average revenue per user, Brexit, European Single Market, European Union, iTunes, Spotify, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum

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MON. BRIEF: NMPA, NSAI, Sony Settle Royalty Issues • Publishers Ranked • Pirate Party Scores Victory • More

MONDAY 10.31.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Who knew publishing would become music's sexiest sector? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 10/31/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, Alaska Airlines, Andrew Cuomo, Animals as Leaders, Apartment, Beauty salon, Bia East District, Bill (law), Chief executive officer, Ghana

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