Spotify says it is testing a new service that lets artists and labels promote their tracks in users' recommendations while receiving a lower royalty rate
and get paid less in exchange Josiah Motley / KnowTechie : Spotify will now promote select tracks from artists for free, but that might not be a good thing Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide : ...
Snap stock slid 6%+ after analyst warned of negative reaction to update and Kylie Jenner tweeted suggesting she uses Snapchat less post-update
Should Snapchat Listen? Andrew Krok / CNET : Snapchat should have never made it this far Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : Stock Price Tumble Teaches Snapchat What Happens When You Disappoint Kylie Jenner Peter...
Amazon lands global television rights for The Lord of the Rings, with a multi-season commitment, to debut exclusively on Prime Video
Amazon plans to take you back to Middle Earth Nellie Andreeva / Deadline : Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment Nathan Ingraham / Engadget : Amazon's...
Netflix to cancel House of Cards, its first original series, after season 6, amid allegations against Kevin Spacey
Why Sprint Could Be a Rare Blunder for SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter : ‘House of Cards’ Ending With Sixth and Final Season at Netflix Maria Armental / Wall Street Jou...
SoundCloud closes $169.5M Series F funding round led by Raine Group and Temasek to stay afloat; former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces Alex Ljung as CEO
LOS ANGELES — SoundCloud has gotten … Adam Rowe / TechCo : SoundCloud Closed the Funding It Needs to Stay Alive Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica : Investors rescue embattled SoundCloud with $170 million ...
Twitter debuts an updated mute filter with ability to filter phrases and more, muted tweet threads, and new “hateful conduct” reporting option to combat abuse
Just in Time Julia Alexander / Polygon : Twitter releases new tools to report, mute online harassment Mariella Moon / Engadget : Twitter expands ‘mute’ and ‘report’ features to combat abuse Maya Kosof...
YouTube hires Lyor Cohen as Global Head of Music; Cohen helped build Def Jam label, ran Warner Music, and founded 300 Entertainment in which Google invested $5M
Thursday, September 29, 2016 Ben Popper / The Verge : YouTube hires legendary music executive Lyor Cohen to strengthen ties with artists Geoff Weiss / Tubefilter : YouTube Names Veteran Record Industr...
Instagram “Stories” clones Snapchat's Stories feature for ephemeral photo and video slideshows, will roll out globally on iOS and Android over next few weeks
One of the more eye-rolling sentiments … Alexandra Vaidos / Softpedia News : Instagram Introduces Snapchat-like Feature Stories Shashidhar KJ / MediaNama : Instagram takes on Snapchat with self-destru...
Facebook Heavily Promotes Live Video But Struggles To Deal With Its Visceral Aftermath
for better or for worse Jim Edwards / Business Insider : Facebook *is* biasing the news — but not in the way you think Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post : Is Facebook ready for live video's important r...
SoundCloud Gets Its Own Radio Feature With Launch Of “Stations” On iOS And Android
Sit back, tune in and discover. Owen Williams / The Next Web : SoundCloud gets serious about music discovery with new non-stop stations JC Torres / SlashGear : Soundcloud Stations music discovery teet...