YouTube & Video

YouTube’s Lyor Cohen Dishes On Music’s “New Golden Age,” Streaming Subscriptions and Props To Daniel Ek

YouTube's Global Head Of Music, Lyor Cohen, is known for speaking his mind. So when the former label exec sat down for a keynote interview at the 2017 Music Matters. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/19/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., California, Cupertino, Google, IPhone, music, New York City, San Francisco, Spotify, Steve Jobs, Streaming media, YouTube

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Spotify is Beating Apple Music and Here Is Why

Of the two major front-runners in the steaming war, Spotify and Apple Music, the former appears to be beating out its competition on several fronts. Here we look at some. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/19/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Facebook, Google Play Music, Hulu, IOS, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Desktop Still Beats Phones For YouTube Viewing [New Survey]

[UPDATED] Social media is moving to mobile, but the desktop is still the most popular device to watch YouTube videos for consumers across generations. In its Q3 report, “The Generational. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/15/2017 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazoncom, American Dream, Baby boomers, Bloomberg L.P., Brand loyalty, London, millennials, Renting, United Kingdom, Youth

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YouTube Discovers Way To Pay Artists Even Less

YouTube's meager payouts have been a frequent source of contention in the music industry, so it is of little surprise, although it is a cause for further consternation, that the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Advertising agency, Alphabet Inc., Audience (TV network), BuzzFeed, DoubleClick, Facebook, Google, Jonah Peretti, Web banner

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Music Industry Asks Google Why It Doesn’t Do More To Stop YouTube Stream Ripping

Last week, when an RIAA lawsuit forced YouTube-MP3 offline, we asked why Google has not worked to shut it down sooner. With other stream ripping sites still live, others in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/12/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon Fire TV, Amazoncom, Android (operating system), Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan BC, Cats and the Internet, Facebook, Google, Streaming media, TorrentFreak, YouTube

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Facebook Plays Money Card On YouTube

Further evidence that YouTube is doing its best to muscle in on YouTube's territory, the popular social network has offered the music industry a truckload of cash in exchange for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/12/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Dream, Apple Inc., Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Charlottesville, Child, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Parental leave, Priscilla Chan (philanthropist), The World's Billionaires, Virginia

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Get Familiar With YouTube’s New Monetization Icons

In recent month YouTube has begun putting in place a new set of guidelines and controls to give advertisers more control and awareness surrounding where their ads are placed. This. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, YouTube

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Ex-Maker, MySpace Music, MTV Exec Courtney Holt To Head Revamped Spotify Video Effort

Former Maker, MySpace Music and MTV executive Courtney Holt is finally moving his career past the letter “M” to head revamped video efforts at Spotify. The news comes on the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Hulu, ICloud, IPhone, JPMorgan Chase, Netflix, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube

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BandLab Acquires, Rebrands DJ Live Streamer Chew.tv

After struggling financially for months, DJ community and live streamer Chew.tv has been acquired by Singapore based social music creation platform BandLab. The service will rebrand as "Chew by BandLab."

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 24/7 Wall St., Adorama Coupon, Amazoncom, App Store (iOS), Apple Music, AXS (ticket merchant), Beverly Hills, Bounce music, California, Disc jockey, London

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Facebook Offering Labels, Publishers “Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars” For Music Rights

Facebook is offering major record labels and music publishers millions of dollars for limited rights to their catalog, according to a new report. The offer comes alongside efforts by the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Alabama Shakes, App Store (iOS), Business Insider, BuzzFeed, copyright, Facebook, Social network, Streaming media, W (UK TV channel), YouTube

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7 Tips For Publishing Engaging Facebook Video Content

As a result of the popular social media platform's fiery competition with YouTube for video supremacy, Facebook is pushing its native video content more than normal posts, presenting a useful. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/05/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, BuzzFeed, Digital media, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, List of Facebook features, Mass media, Snapchat, YouTube

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