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Digital services and platforms news
Tidal to make up to a quarter of its employees redundant public
Tidal • 1 min read

Tidal to make up to a quarter of its employees redundant

Having laid off about 10% of its workforce late last year, streaming service Tidal is about to instigate a more significant downsizing, with up to a quarter of its 400 employees facing redundancy. This was announced to staff by Jack Dorsey, CEO of parent company Block, yesterday…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Music industry warns of AI “malpractices” on an industrial scale, says EU AI Act must “be made meaningful” to safeguard creatives public
Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

Music industry warns of AI “malpractices” on an industrial scale, says EU AI Act must “be made meaningful” to safeguard creatives

The EU AI Act was welcomed by the music industry earlier this year because of what it says about copyright and transparency. But how useful the act is will depend on how it is implemented. To that end, the music industry has called on EU lawmakers to ensure the new rules are “made meaningful”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Triller brings in former VEVO exec to kickstart “transformation journey” as vertical video’s poor cousin licks its lips at prospect of TikTok ban public
Triller • 5 min read

Triller brings in former VEVO exec to kickstart “transformation journey” as vertical video’s poor cousin licks its lips at prospect of TikTok ban

Triller is BACK! Just in time for Halloween. And this time it’s deadly serious about being the biggest app of all time and wiping the floor with every other feeble app out there. TikTok doesn’t have its own Bare Knuckle Fighting championship, does it? Oh and it’s got a new CEO too…
Sam Taylor & Chris Cooke •
Streaming isn’t radio, the majors and DSPs tell Canadian regulator public
CRTC • 2 min read

Streaming isn’t radio, the majors and DSPs tell Canadian regulator

Canadian broadcasting regulator the CRTC is implementing the elements of Canada’s Online Streaming Act that aim to promote Canadian content. That has led to concerns that radio industry rules will be applied to streaming platforms, prompting an open letter from the major labels and digital services…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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