Crowdtilt Expands DIY Crowdfunding and Ecommerce With “Sell Something”
Crowdtilt launched as a way for groups to pool money and has grown into a multifaceted service for pooling money, fundraising and selling things all of which share elements of. Continue reading
Rdio Joins Growing BandPage Artist Content Delivery Network
(UPDATED) Rdio has partnered with BandPage to integrate musicians’ content into the music streamer's artist stations and artist profiles. The partnership provides opportunities for musicians to grow their fan base. Continue reading
Switchcam Quietly Shuts Down, Founders Take New Jobs At Facebook
Switchcam shut down at some point recently yet word didn't get out till a close Facebook watcher was tipped that the co-founders, Brett Welch and Chris Hartley, were new hires. Continue reading
YouTube To Acquire Streaming Service Twitch For $1 Billion
Google's video streaming service YouTube has reached an agreement to acquire the popular video game streaming website Twitch in a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion. The deal is. Continue reading
Music Streamer Rdio Adds 9 New Countries
Streaming music service Rdio has launched in nine new territories: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Slovakia And Slovenia. Now available in 60 countries, Rdio is also expanding its catalog. Continue reading
Epidemic Sound Music Library Receives $5 Million Series A Funding Round
Swedish-based Epidemic Sound is a music library that pays composers an upfront fee offering licensees subscriptions for non-exclusive use as well as innovative approaches such as licensing by the second.. Continue reading
3 New Platforms for Music Crowdfunding: Payola.fm, Crowdtivate, Crowdtilt Open
2014 has seen the launch of a variety of crowdfunding platforms around the world suitable for music projects. The following three, Payola.fm, Crowdtivate and Crowdtilt Open, represent very different approaches. Continue reading
Exfm Closes Everything On Monday But Founders Say There’s More To Come
On Monday, May 19th, Exfm closes for good. This news comes after a period of uncertainty following a December announcement that they would shut but would continue on with a. Continue reading
SF Music Tech Announces 2014 Startup Innovators Challenge Winners
Essential industry gathering SF Music Tech is just days away, and they've announced their 2014 Startup Innovators Challenge winners. They sorted through 50 + entries, and chose the top 11. Each. Continue reading
Is There A Snag? More Time Needed To Close Beats Apple Deal [REPORT]
So what's the holdup? Finalization of Apple's deal to buy Beats for a reported $3.2 billion is likely delayed until at least next week, sources tell re/code's Peter Kafka.That's a. Continue reading
DeVon Harris Launches Adventr Interactive Video Creator With John Legend’s Help
DeVon Harris (producer Devo Springsteen) is the mastermind behind Adventr, a new service making it easy to take multiple videos and combine them in a choose your own adventure video.. Continue reading
