Tag: The New York Times

Apple’s New Streaming Service May Be Facing A Rough Start In Europe

Regulators in the European Union may throw a roadblock into Apple’s upcoming launch of its new streaming music service. The computer giant is increasingly under examination over its dealings with record. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Competition law, Europe, European Union, Forbes, Google, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times

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Will Vessel Video Make The Same Mistake As Tidal?

Even though many in music hate to acknowledge it, YouTube really runs the music business these days. Multiple studies have found that most discovery of new music online is the result of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Forbes list of billionaires, Google, Hulu, Jason Kilar, Jeff Bezos, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Why Competition In The Music Space Is Great And Fragmentation In The Music Space Is Dangerous

As you may have heard, Jay-Z bought himself a music streaming service, called Tidal, which is now being relaunched with lots of high profile musicians onboard — in fact as partial equity owners.

Guest Post on 04/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Apple Inc., Dr Dre, IOS, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, Nine Inch Nails, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, Trent Reznor

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Broadcasters Ask FCC For Payola Waiver And It’s Time To Fight Back

Broadcast radio is asking the FCC to be allowed to accept payments to play songs with minimal disclosure. If you find that as abhorrent as we do, its time to speak. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barista, David Lowery, Federal Communications Commission, Forbes, Getty Images, Howard Schultz, iHeartRadio, payola, Sociology of race and ethnic relations, The New York Times

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Song Catalog Finances – The Future Of Music Publishing

By Luiz Augusto Buff from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. After the music industry was shocked in the early 2000s by the growth of piracy and file sharing, many investors were. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: BuzzFeed, EMI, internet, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Peppa Pig, Play-Doh, The New York Times, WWE, YouTube

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Steve Job’s Deposition in iPod Lawsuit Could Cost Apple $1 Billion

In a class action lawsuit nearly a decade in the making, Apple will appear this morning in the Oakland, California courtroom of U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Apple, accused of taking. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/02/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., California, Class Action, Compact disc, Financial Times, IOS, IPod, iTunes, Oakland, Steve Jobs, The New York Times

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Why The Spotify Uber Partnership Matters More Than You Think

[UPDATE 2] I admit to a bit of surprise when Uber's PR team reached out on Friday with a personal invite to "Please join Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Special Partner Guest. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Advertising, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Aux (TV channel), Billboard Magazine, Digital audio, Disc jockey, Friday (1995 film), iHeartRadio, Spotify, Streaming media, Taxicabs of the United States, TechCrunch, The New York Times, Travis Kalanick, Vimeo

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