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Business News • 3 min read

No safe harbour talk in Warner negotiations, says YouTube's Lyor Cohen

YouTube's Lyor Cohen says safe harbour laws did not feature in his talks with Warner Music, which focused instead on growing YouTube's subscription and advertising businesses.…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2017

Business News • 2 min read

Warner extends its deal with YouTube

Warner Music has extended its YouTube deals for publishing and recordings, with shorter terms, while CEO Steve Cooper says safe harbour laws weaken rights owners' negotiating power.…

Chris Cooke • 08 May 2017

Business News • 1 min read

YouTube CEO promises to "do better" at keeping ads off extremist material

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has apologised to advertisers over ads appearing beside extremist material, promising to do better, while Katy Perry and Demi Lovato unveiled new YouTube shows.…

Andy Malt • 08 May 2017

Business News • 1 min read

Epidemic Sound raises new funding

Royalty free music platform Epidemic Sound has raised new funding from Kichi Invest, more than doubling its valuation to $45 million.…

Andy Malt • 28 Apr 2017

Business News • 4 min read

Insights Blog: Safe harbours in five steps

Ahead of a CMU Insights session at SPOT+, this blog recaps the safe harbour debate in five steps, from its origins to the music industry's value gap complaints about YouTube.…

Chris Cooke • 26 Apr 2017

Digital services and platforms news • 12 min read

Trends: Realising the revenue potential of free streams

CMU Trends considers how the music business could better monetise ad-funded free streaming as paid subscriptions drive record industry growth.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Apr 2017

Business News • 1 min read

Radio industry says advertising on air is safer than online

Radiocentre is promoting radio as a safer advertising environment than online, following a backlash against brands' ads appearing alongside extremist YouTube content.…

Chris Cooke • 06 Apr 2017

Business News • 3 min read

Vevo capitalises on ad industry's YouTube backlash

Vevo is telling advertisers that its official music channels offer safer ad placement than YouTube at large, as brands pull ads over concerns about extremist content.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Apr 2017

Artist News • 1 min read

Ty Segall would rather give you his music for free than have you listen to it on Spotify

Ty Segall says his latest self-titled album is not on Spotify because he thinks streaming pays artists poorly, and that he would rather give music away free.…

Andy Malt • 15 Mar 2017

Business News • 1 min read

YouTube to launch TV streaming service

YouTube is launching a US TV streaming service at $35 per month, combining content from terrestrial and cable broadcasters with its own creator content and Red exclusives.…

Andy Malt • 02 Mar 2017

Business News • 1 min read

Who might be enemy number one of music in 2017?

CMU Trends considers five possible targets for the music industry's ire in 2017, including YouTube, Facebook, Spotify, US radio and secondary ticketing.…

CMU Editorial • 30 Jan 2017

Business News

CMU Podcast: Review Of The Music Business Year 2016

The CMU Podcast reviews the big music business stories of 2016, including streaming growth, the fight against secondary ticketing and the safe harbours debate.…

Andy Malt • 23 Dec 2016