Digital

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Spotify codebase gives possible insight into new supremium tier

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Spotify • 2 min read

Spotify codebase gives possible insight into new supremium tier

A Reddit user has spotted code in the Spotify app which suggests that a long-anticipated higher-priced subscription tier will include higher-quality audio, audiobooks and extra curation tools…

Chris Cooke • 25 Sep 2023

YouTube unveils new AI-powered tools for creators

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AI • 2 min read

YouTube unveils new AI-powered tools for creators

YouTube has unveiled a number of AI-powered tools it will be making available to content creators over the next year, including one that will make it easier to navigate its Creator Music service…

Chris Cooke • 25 Sep 2023

Deezer instigates second price rise in key European markets

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Deezer • 2 min read

Deezer instigates second price rise in key European markets

Deezer has instigated another price increase in some key European markets, so that a €10.99 subscription becomes €11.99…

Chris Cooke • 22 Sep 2023

Entertainment retailers and streaming services set out vision for future growth

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Digital • 1 min read

Entertainment retailers and streaming services set out vision for future growth

ERA - the UK trade body for entertainment retailers and streaming services - has published a new ‘vision document’ setting out its members’ values, goals and principles…

Chris Cooke • 15 Sep 2023

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Direct-To-Fan • 1 min read

DistroKid buys Bandzoogle

DIY distributor DistroKid has bought direct-to-fan platform Bandzoogle, meaning artists will be able to create and manage websites and online stores within the DistroKid ecosystem…

Chris Cooke • 14 Sep 2023

Believe criticises ‘reverse Robin Hood’ elements of Deezer's new artist-centric model for payments

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Digital • 3 min read

Believe criticises ‘reverse Robin Hood’ elements of Deezer's new artist-centric model for payments

Believe has responded to Deezer’s plan to change the way it shares its revenues each month, welcoming some elements of that plan, but criticising the decision to direct more money to ‘professional artists’…

Chris Cooke • 12 Sep 2023

Spotify bans white noise podcasters from Ambassador Ads programme

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Spotify • 2 min read

Spotify bans white noise podcasters from Ambassador Ads programme

Spotify will stop the makers of white noise podcasts from participating in a programme where podcasters can earn money by promoting the streaming service’s own products…

Chris Cooke • 05 Sep 2023

YouTube sets out three principles for the development of AI music

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umg • 3 min read

YouTube sets out three principles for the development of AI music

YouTube and UMG team up to unleash AI, with Lucian Grainge saying there's a "promising upside" but music industry needs to set "rules of the road" which include "responsibly embracing" AI and "appropriate protections".…

Chris Cooke • 23 Aug 2023

The Pirate Bay reopens to new members to avoid a “generation of potential uploaders” being lost

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Piracy • 2 min read

The Pirate Bay reopens to new members to avoid a “generation of potential uploaders” being lost

Not only is The Pirate Bay amazingly still operating – despite all the many legal battles it has lost over the…

Chris Cooke • 29 Jun 2023

Live Business • 1 min read

P2P ticket selling platform The Physical Network combines with We Represent, becomes StreetTeam

Peer-to-peer ticket selling platforms The Physical Network and We Represent have come together under a new brand, StreetTeam, which offers,…

Chris Cooke • 13 Apr 2016