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Night & Day • 4 min read

Manchester City Council officials criticised as Night & Day noise dispute continues in court

Neighbour who complained about Night & Day noise spent £21k on sound insulation, but had to move out of flat after ongoing noise and backlash caused stress. Meanwhile MVT boss Mark Davyd says redevelopment of neighbouring building "should not have passed planning".…

Chris Cooke • 01 Dec 2022

Night & Day • 2 min read

Night & Day noise abatement notice court case begins

A court case that will decide the future of Manchester's long-established Night & Day music venue starts today. An acoustic expert said the venue is not to blame for the noise, but rather poor sound insulation that should have been improved when the neighbouring building was redeveloped into flats.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2022

Utopia Music • 1 min read

Utopia confirms rejig and downsizing

The recently expansive and acquisitive Utopia Music last week confirmed a structural rejig which will also result in a downsizing…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2022

Night & Day • 3 min read

Night & Day supporters urge Manchester City Council to rethink as noise dispute heads to court

An article published in this weekend's Observer says that Night & Day's court battle with Manchester City Council will decide the future of the music venue, with Elbow frontman Guy Garvey saying its closure would be "the death of culture" in Manchester…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2022

Artist remuneration remains a key sticking point as MPs return to the economics of streaming debate

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Department Of Culture Media & Sport • 11 min read

Artist remuneration remains a key sticking point as MPs return to the economics of streaming debate

MPs on the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee yesterday heard from music industry experts and…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2022

Night & Day • 3 min read

Manchester music venue Night & Day Café facing closure as it continues to fight noise complaint

A single complaint lodged with Manchester City Council by a resident who moved into an adjacent building during lockdown while music venues were closed now threatens the future of Manchester's Oldham Street music venue Night & Day…

Chris Cooke • 27 Oct 2022

Streaming • 2 min read

Apple Music increases baseline subscription rate to 10.99

Apple Music is increasing its baseline price from £9.99 to £10.99, with many people hoping that other services - including Spotify - will follow suit…

Chris Cooke • 25 Oct 2022

Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 4 min read

Ticketing and event company Pollen collapsed owing £78.6 million

Administrators for collapsed events and ticketing business Pollen have revealed that the company owes more than £78.6 million, including…

Chris Cooke • 25 Oct 2022

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Festicket did not hold promoters’ ticket sale monies in trust, administrators confirm

Administrators for Festicket have confirmed that a number of the promoters who worked with the collapsed ticketing company are insisting…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2022

Spotify • 1 min read

Spotify might be about to launch platinum level with higher quality audio

Spotify appears to be testing customer response to a possible 'platinum' plan including "HiFi, Studio Sound, Headphone Tuner, Audio Insights, Library Pro, Playlist Pro and limited-ad Spotify podcasts”.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Oct 2022

Stream-ripper Yout circumvents YouTube’s technical protection measures, court concludes

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Yout • 4 min read

Stream-ripper Yout circumvents YouTube’s technical protection measures, court concludes

The US record industry has scored a win in its ongoing battle against stream-ripping – and, in particular, against the most…

Chris Cooke • 04 Oct 2022

Festicket • 2 min read

Lyte confirms acquisition of Festicket and Event Genius assets

Chris Cooke • 29 Sep 2022