THE PITCH: iMusician Digtal Distribution

This PITCH comes from Swiss based indie digital music distributor iMusician; and like all the startups featured on THE PITCH, they've been given 100 words to tell you all about. Continue reading

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Rdio Deal Is Admission That Pandora Business Model Is Unsustainable, Marks Beginning Of The End For Free Music Streaming

Headlines that Pandora purchased a bankrupt Rdio signal consolidation.  But it's also a sign that even Pandora, the largest and most successful streaming music service, knows that its current business model is. Continue reading

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Apple Music Seeking Exec That Has “Good Relationships With Key Music Publishers”

The battle between songwriters, the publishers that represent them and the music streaming services is getting nasty; and Apple Music is hoping to take preemptive action with a new hire. Continue reading

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Deezer Postpones $340 Million IPO

Global music streamer Deezer announced Tuesday that it postponing its IPO. The stock offering had been scheduled to raise $330 million.

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Spotify’s Paid Subscribers Grew 270% Last Year In Deezer’s Home Country

Deezer may be based in France and poised for a flashy IPO. But that has not stopped it's number #1 competitor Spotify is achieving impressive growth there in paid subscribers. Continue reading

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Deezer Announces IPO To Fund Battle With Spotify, Apple Music

Because of its comparatively low profile in the US, Deezer is not always mentioned in the same sentence as Spotify and Apple Music.  But in much of the rest of. Continue reading

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