Tag: Streaming media

Music Stocks: Pandora, Live Nation Soar, Spotify Down

Most major music stocks are generally having a great day on Wall Street, with the exception of Spotify. As of mid-day Friday, most major indexes were up 1-2%. But Pandora. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2018 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, Allen & Company, Ally Financial, Android (operating system), Android Auto, Initial public offering, New York Stock Exchange, Spotify, Streaming media, Wall Street

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Pandora Q1 2018 Beats Expectations, Listener Hours Fall

Pandora reported smaller than anticipated losses in Q1 2018, sending the stock up 8% in after hours trading. Total Pandora Plus and Premium subscribers grew 19 Year over year to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2 Dope Queens, Adweek, Africa, Amazon Fire TV, American Public Media, Android (operating system), Android Auto, AV receiver, Digital audio, HBO, Hulu, IOS, Music Genome Project, Pandora, Smart TV, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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Spotify Reports 170M Users, Stock Drops 8%

Spotify shares fell 8% in after-hours trading Wednesday, after its first quarterly earnings report.The streamer posted a user base of 170 million, including 75 million paid subscribers. That's up 4. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Ali Salman, Apple Music, Daily Mix, Freemium, Mobile app, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Spotify Stock Rising Ahead Of Today’s Earnings Report

Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] climbed all day ahead of a today’s earnings report. The stock was up 4% to $170.50, as of 2:45 ET. This, the streamer’s first report since going. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chevron Corporation, Goldman Sachs, Initial public offering, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Pandora Radio, Short interest ratio, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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Sony Sells $750M Spotify Stock, Will Artists Get Fair Share?

Sony has sold half its 5.7% stake in Spotify, Sony Corp. CFO Hiroki Totoki told Wall Street yesterday. At Spotify's average stock price, the sale netted Sony more than $750. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Billboard Magazine, Bryson Tiller, Business Insider, DJ Khaled, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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No Fee TickPick Acquires Razorgator, Adds 1M Users

[UPDATED] No-fee ticket marketplace TickPick has acquired ticket reseller Razorgator. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed, but Razorgator had raised $60 million in funding from Oak, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2018 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accel Partners, Apple Music, Artificial Intelligence, BetterWorks, Billboard Magazine, Board of directors, Business Insider, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spotify, Streaming media, tickets

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Deezer, Jazz FM Partner To Honor Iconic Record Labels

Deezer has announced a partnership with Jazz FM in honor of International Jazz Day. The streaming service has joined forces with the radio station on a new series called ‘Jazz Stories,’. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Access Industries, African-American music, Alto saxophone, American Express, Association of National Advertisers, AT&T, Deezer, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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What Happens When Paid Streaming Has 96% Market Share? Sweden Has Answers

The music industry is experiencing a resurgence thanks to streaming. But can that growth continue and will more users return promised revenue to artists and labels? MIDiA's Mark Mulligan says. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bloomberg L.P., General Mills, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Sirius XM Holdings, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, United States, YouTube

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Streaming Habits Mirror Purchasing Habits: The Big Lie Of Spotify [David Lowery]

A theory often perpetuated by Spotify maintains that streaming will yield more revenue than downloads or traditional retail sales, as it generates money for the artist with every play, as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/30/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Advertising, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bloomberg L.P., Initial public offering, music industry, New York Stock Exchange, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Apple Music Extends Free Trial Beyond 3 Months

Apple Music is using a new weapon in its battle to overtake Spotify in the streaming music subscriber wars – extending the free trials of some new users beyond the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, New York, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Tidal (service), United States

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Which Spotify Playlist Is The Most Important?

While the holy grail of playlist placement for many artists may be the curated front page playlists, the ones which they should be going after are the personalized algorithmically generated. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/30/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Ali Salman, Apple Music, Berlin, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Daily Mix, Mobile app, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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