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Apple's Future In A Streaming World
The pace of change in the music industry is faster than it’s ever been – as with many technological advancements, by the time you are aware of, or used to, a new work practice or development, it is already on it’s way out, or is being surpassed by new emerging ones.
The music industry will have [...]
Spotify & 7Digital Announce Download Deal
It seems that someone has been reading my recent posts, as today Spotify have announced a deal with 7Digital to include buy links for users to purchase and download tracks they have heard through the service.
Stream Upselling, Not Selling Upstream…
With the potential shown by current internet darling, Spotify, there lacks a previous revenue potential for labels, and arguably for streaming services. While the key word of advertising hopes to compensate somewhat for lost music sales, whether they be digital or physical, new style streaming services do not allow for middle ground between new solely [...]
The Demise of Fabchannel
The closure of online concert streaming site Fabchannel heralds not only the loss of a long-running music platform, but also another story of the music industry’s reticence to embrace or support potentially beneficial online mediums.
Spotify, or "How I was challenged by Churchill"
I’ve never been one for jumping on bandwagons. I’d always rather see the wagon coming and inform people – possibly giving my opinion on the importance/chance of success/thinking behind it (“that wagon has three wheels – no chance it’ll work” or suchlike).
You can’t turn anywhere online in the realms of music right now without a [...]
