Disney, LucasFilm, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. want the court to pause VidAngel's $1 movie rental service. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online MORE
The music major responds that the suggestion of antitrust violations are "nothing but speculation and conjecture" and pretext for avoiding $17 million claims plus allegations of fraud. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Tech Business THR Online MORE
Pandora and other webcasters will have to pay more for free streams, while webcasters with a paid offering (including Pandora) will get some relief. MORE
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In case you haven’t noticed, Billboard and The Official Charts have begun including streaming in measuring chart ranking. Now think about that for a minute–in a world where artists like Taylor Swift are windowing with great success how can you ever think that it’s a good idea to use streaming as a way of measuring success? In the USA it’s already started to happen, with the Billboard consumption chart, that combines album sales, streams, and track sales. MORE
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A hearing in bankruptcy court examined whether Netflix has cause to put Relativity's "Masterminds" and "The Disappointments Room" on its service next month. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Television Tech Business THR Online MORE
They claim the TVpad network streams Chinese programs in addition to content from HBO, BBC and CNN, all unauthorized. read more. THR Online THR, Esq. Television Dish Network Business MORE
We’ve seen stories recently about various successes for artists in negotiations with major labels about “transparency” in the payment of the artist’s share of streaming royalties received by record companies. But remember how the money flows for artists in the case of ad supported streaming services: Advertiser → Ad Network → Service → Label/Aggregator → Artist. Remember–most streaming royalties are a share of the service’s advertising revenue. MORE
But, I think most people enjoy Pandora enough that listening to a few ads can become the new normal to the free streaming radio experience. If you don’t like ads, opt for a premium ad-free service. The fastest growing area of consumer consumption of music is streaming. See BBC News, “Streaming music revenues up 40% globally in 2012,” Aug. Internet radio and streaming services are clearly part of the future of the music business. MORE
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The streaming company owes about $220 million to creditors. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Tech Business THR Online MORE
“Spinrilla specializes in ripping off music creators by offering thousands of unlicensed sound recordings for free," says the RIAA. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online MORE
and I wish I could say that his article in today’s New York Times “ In Shift to Streaming, Music Business Has Lost Billions ” kept pace with his other work. How much do you think it costs to render an accounting statement for 1 billion streams? ANTHONY BOURDAIN. MORE
19 Recordings is challenging a judge's recent decision to dismiss a claim that Sony breaches it duties by treating streamed music a certain way. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Business THR Online MORE
Not under consideration: the legality of ivi's streaming or the constitutionality of a woman who was ordered to pay $222,000 for sharing 24 songs online. MORE
Eriq Gardner Judge rejects argument that ivi, Inc., was a cable system. read more. THR, Esq. Television Tech Television MORE
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If you’ve been watching Pandora lately, you’ll see four high level decisions that smack of desperation: Executives cashing out, bear hugging overhead with offices in major markets, bizarre acquisitions for even more cash, and now–DEBT! That’s right, after burning through the shareholders money, they are not doing another follow on public offering of stock. Why? MORE
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Comcast argues that its cable package does not go over the Internet so it's not subject to those rules. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Tech Business THR Online MORE
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Foreign streaming and non-permanent downloads are the subject of the guild's latest big legal move. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Music THR Online Sony Music The Walt Disney Company Universal Music Group Warner Music Group MORE
An arbitrator concludes that videos streamed online for free damaged her brand and ability to profit. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Tech Business THR Online MORE
The plaintiffs, including a founding member of the group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, call the streaming giant's recent $43 million settlement with publishers and songwriters an "empty gesture." MORE
Pandora and Spotify (among others) have made a big deal out of providing “data” and “analytics” about streaming uses to artists–and particularly managers–about how the artist is performing on their respective services. You know–the fan of the artist who most likely was driven to the service by the artist they are streaming. CNBC did a little fact checking on streaming data provided by iHeart Radio analyzing the recent Grammy nominees. MORE
The Wall Street Journal reports that the “black box” at streaming services is even worse that we thought: In the 10 months that ended this past January, Spotify users in the U.S. Let’s just assume that Spotify pays on a rough justice number of 60-70% of total streams. MORE
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