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Meta announces ad-free premium option in Europe to comply with data regulations

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Meta announces ad-free premium option in Europe to comply with data regulations

Meta is launching an ad-free premium option for Facebook and Instagram in Europe - but only to comply with data regulations in the European Union - the social media firm insists “we believe in an ad-supported internet”…

Chris Cooke • 31 Oct 2023

Spotify also in talks with industry to change track allocation process

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Spotify also in talks with industry to change track allocation process

Spotify is in talks with the labels and distributors about changing the way it allocates revenues to tracks each month - like with changes proposed by Deezer, Spotify’s plan will impact functional audio and smaller self-releasing musicians…

Chris Cooke • 25 Oct 2023

Deezer and Sacem evaluating artist-centric model for songwriters

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Deezer and Sacem evaluating artist-centric model for songwriters

Deezer and French collecting society Sacem have announced a new partnership to assess the viability of switching to an “artist-centric” model for distributing song royalties - similar to what the streaming service is already piloting on the recordings side…

Andy Malt • 25 Oct 2023

Boomy announces alliance with Beatdapp to counter stream manipulation

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Boomy announces alliance with Beatdapp to counter stream manipulation

Music generation platform Boomy has announced an integration with Beatdapp to combat stream manipulation, having been temporarily cut off by Spotify earlier this year because of “patterns of artificial streaming”…

Chris Cooke • 24 Oct 2023

Bandcamp union negotiators among the job losses at direct-to-fan firm

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Bandcamp union negotiators among the job losses at direct-to-fan firm

The majority of Bandcamp employees who had joined the Bandcamp United union have not been offered jobs by the direct-to-firm’s new owner Songtradr - including all eight who had been leading negotiations with former parent company Epic Games…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

X introduces dollar a year charge on basic accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines

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X introduces dollar a year charge on basic accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines

X is now charging a dollar a year to people setting up new basic accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines. The social media firm says the pilot is part of ongoing efforts to stop people setting up bot and spam accounts on the platform.…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

Patreon buys livestreaming platform Moment

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Patreon buys livestreaming platform Moment

Memberships platform Patreon has bought livestreaming set-up Moments as it enhances the range of tools it offers its creators…

Chris Cooke • 18 Oct 2023

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Spotify adds new Merch Hub to its app

Spotify has added a Merch Hub to its app which will recommend merchandise based on the music each user has listened to…

Chris Cooke • 17 Oct 2023

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Splice updates AI-powered Create tool

Music creation platform Splice has updated its AI-powered Create tool resulting, the company says, in “a new entry point into the world of Splice sounds, where any loop can be the start of a new creative journey”…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Authors criticise lack of transparency around Spotify's new audiobook offer

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Authors criticise lack of transparency around Spotify's new audiobook offer

The UK’s Society Of Authors has criticised the lack of transparency about the deals Spotify has negotiated with book publishers in order to include access to audiobooks as part of its premium subscription package…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Google restores functionality to smart speakers after new ruling in Sonos patent dispute

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Google restores functionality to smart speakers after new ruling in Sonos patent dispute

Google has restored some functionality to its smart speakers, previously removed because of a patent dispute with Sonos. Last week a judge ruled that the Sonos patents at the heart of the dispute were unenforceable…

Chris Cooke • 11 Oct 2023

Spotify adds new restrictions to its free tier in India

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Spotify adds new restrictions to its free tier in India

Spotify has added some extra restrictions to its free tier in India as it tries to convert more users to its premium service in the market…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2023