Tag: Board of directors

Live Music Streamer LiveXLive Acquires Social Video App SNAP Interactive For $34 Million

Premium live music video streaming network LiveXLive Media has entered into a merger agreement to acquire SNAP Interactive, a provider of live video social networking and interactive dating applications.

Bruce Houghton on 09/11/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Co-Founders Case Against TuneCore To Move Forward, says Judge

A case brought by two co-founders of TuneCore against the indie digital music distributor has merit and will moved forward, a U.S. District Court ruled late last week. The plaintiffs. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/21/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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TuneIn Raises $50 Million For Online Audio Service

Online radio station and audio aggregator TuneIn has raised $50 million to fund a growing portfolio of programming for a paid service to rival Sirius XM.

Bruce Houghton on 08/15/2017 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Pandora Names Sling Exec Roger Lynch As CEO and President

Sling CEO Roger Lynch has been named the CEO and president of Pandora starting September 18th. He will also join the board of directors. Additionally, Michael Lynton, current chairman of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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ASCAP Names New Board Of Directors

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has released the results of its biennial election for the Board of Directors.

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Big Machine Records, Board of directors, CBS, Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Joshua, Paramore, Taylor York, Zac Farro

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Why You Aren’t Getting What You Want From The Music Business

In the music industry, finding success in the requires hard work, determination and, many believe, a certain amount of good old fashioned luck. Others feel the latter is simply the. Continue reading

admin on 03/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2012 Brit Awards, AC Entertainment, Bandcamp, Beijing, BMW, Board of directors, Hypebot, music industry, south by southwest, Spotify

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Pandora [NYSE: P] Stock Falls Another 6.5%, After Liberty Media CEO Disses Streamer Yet Again

Pandora stock closed down 6.5% at $11.66 on Tuesday after Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei again called the music streamer overvalued, this time at the an investor conference Monday. But is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bernie Ecclestone, Board of directors, Formula One, Greg Maffei, Liberty Media, Market capitalization, Pandora Radio, Sirius XM Holdings

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Gasparilla – A Different Kind Of Music Festival [INTERVIEW]

Gasparilla Music Festival has been seeing steady growth over the past several years. Here Executive Director David Cox sat down to share the festival's vision, as well the challenge of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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SoundCloud Named Merrit Farren As New General Counsel

Streaming music service SoundCloud has named Merritt Farren as its new General Counsel. Farren's bailiwick includes oversight of SoundCloud's legal affairs and public policy strategy, as well as data protection,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this re-visitation of full week of music industry news, we take another look at the impending death of net neutrality, whether cassettes are becoming the next vinyl, YouTube's launch. Continue reading

admin on 01/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, AT&T, Billboard Magazine, Board of directors, Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Jay-Z, Marcelo Claure, Streaming media, Tidal (service)

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Why Do Streams Count As Sales On Billboard Charts? “There is no consumption,” says Digital Music Veteran

This week Billboard and Nielsen added streaming to their genre charts, and digital music veteran Jim Griffin is asking why. He's held top digital posts at Warner Music, Cherry Lane. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Billboard Magazine, Board of directors, country music, Creative industries, Drake (musician), iTunes, Jay-Z, Marcelo Claure, Nielsen N.V., Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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