Pandora Royalty Costs Are Growing Faster Than Revenue [CHART]
Thursday was a busy day for Pandora. CEO Joe Kennedy resigned just before reporting good results for the last quarter. The company grew healthily, but still failed to turn a. Continue reading
Stereotypes: A Little App With Big Plans
Guest post by Daniel Turner (@dantrnr) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. While the ideological tug-of-war trudges on between hardline anti-piracy crusaders and digital rights freedom fighters, music tech innovators. Continue reading
Why Wait For Google’s YouTube Music Service? Stream It Free Now!
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Google and YouTube are working on at least one subscription music service to complement YouTube (free music videos) and Google Music (free music locker. Continue reading
iTunes Wants To Pay 50% Less Than Pandora For Streaming [REPORT]
It's no secret that iTunes has been in heavy talks with music labels and rightsholders to launch a music streaming service. But beyond speculation that iTunes streaming would look more. Continue reading
Pandora Steps Up Attack On $14B Radio Ad Market
Broadcast radio is about to take another body blow as Pandora steps up it's efforts to sell local advertising. Radio is still a $14 billion ad sales market; and starting. Continue reading
Another Direct Payment Deal For Clear Channel: eOne Music
Radio giant Clear Channel today announced a direct deal with independent label, distributor and marketer Entertainment One Music to share revenue from digital and terrestrial radio. eOne's music library includes. Continue reading
YouTube & Google Play In Talks To Launch Streaming Music Services, Warner Music Cuts First Deal
The latest news regarding Google's plans for not one, but two streaming music services from YouTube and Google Play adds detail to earlier reports, yet still makes it clear that. Continue reading
Beats’ Daisy Gets $60 Million To Go Independent, Plus They’re Talking To Apple
The buzz around streaming music is heating up incredibly at the moment. Late last night Beats announced that they've received a $60 million investment for their Daisy music service from. Continue reading
The Game Of Music Discovery
Guest post by Marc Ruxin (@ruxputin) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The wonderful thing about music is that there will always be another new band to love,. Continue reading
How To Make The Freemium World Pay
Guest post by Alicia Yaffe (@thespllbndgroup) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I saw a great tweet recently from a satirical Twitter account which said: “Welcome to the. Continue reading
EQuala’s Friends-based Streaming Mobile Music Lets You Decide Each Friend’s Influence
By Aarti Kelapure of Evolver.fm. As a publication that tracks the crowded digital music ecosystem, we know all too well the simple act of choosing what to use for music. Continue reading
