ThingLink Raises $2 Million For Ecommerce In Image Tags, Adds To Exec Team
Helsinki and New York based startup ThingLink has closed a new $2 million financing round led by Helsinki-VC firm Inventure Oy. Other participants include angel investments from former Tumblr president John Maloney,. Continue reading
Grooveshark Settles Lawsuit, Signs Deal With Sony/ATV
Grooveshark has reached a settlement and signed licensing agreements with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. This follows a similar settlement and deal earlier this month with EMI Publishing. While disputes with Universal and. Continue reading
Messaging Apps Line and WeChat Open New Front In The Digital Music Wars
A recent reveal by Line Corporation that it would be launching Line Music as a feature on its messaging app made it clear that messaging apps could extend their competition. Continue reading
Why Digital Distribution Is Such a Mess, And How We Should Fix It
By Guenter Loibl, founder and CEO of Rebeat Digital. There are now more than a dozen companies that can easily distribute your music to hundreds of outlets, within 24 hours.. Continue reading
Nokia Music Upgrades: Adds Likes, Notifications, Tour Dates
Nokia Music, which comes uploaded onto many of the millions of phones that the manufacturer sells each year, has undergone a major upgrade. Users can now ‘like’ their favorite artist and. Continue reading
Not All Developers Have A Problem With Apple’s 30% Of In-App Subscriptions
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. It’s common knowledge that Apple takes 30 percent of the revenue for any app sold in iTunes, which is, of course, the only place. Continue reading
Future of Music Coalition Announces 2013 Summit: Washington, DC, October 28-29
Future of Music Coalition is holding its annual gathering, the Future of Music Summit 2013, in Washington, DC in late October. Described as the "only conference that makes the connection. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Jobs Board: CDBaby Web Products Manager, WXPN & More
New on Hypebot's Music Industry Job Board is an opening for a web product manager at CDBaby. There are also openings at WXPN, Smithsonian Folkways, Spark Music Management, PledgeMusic, and more, Details. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Takes The Show On The Road With First Tour Sponsorship
PledgeMusic extends their presence in the musician's life cycle with their first tour sponsorship featuring Bleu, Will Dailey and fellow PledgeMusic artists this September. Given that PledgeMusic is already involved. Continue reading
