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SoundCloud Takes On Debt Funding

Fergus Halliday March 27, 2017 No Comments

Hip and unprofitable music streaming platform SoundCloud could be on the ropes, with reports the company has secured a $70 million round of debt funding from a trio of new investors.…

Pandora Talks Up Samsung Partnership, Oz Insights

Fergus Halliday March 13, 2017 No Comments

At a recent media event in Sydney, Pandora’s Director of Business Development, Rick Gleave talked up the music streaming service’s gains within the Australian market and their partnership with Samsung. “Our partner Samsung…

Spotify Zooms Ahead Of Apple

Fergus Halliday March 3, 2017 No Comments

Ahead of the company announcing their plans for a new higher-resolution streaming tier, Spotify has announced that it has added 10 million new subscribers over the last five months. The…

Streaming Overtakes Digital Audio Sales In Latest Nielsen Report

Fergus Halliday February 20, 2017 No Comments

According to the latest numbers out of Nielsen, audio streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have finally overtaken digital music sales. Nielsen’s data shows that, at least in the US music…

High Res Audio Set To Go Mainstream, Big Boost For Retailers

David Richards February 17, 2017 No Comments

As major music Companies push for more revenue and streaming Companies higher subscriptions, it’s now tipped that 2017 will be the year when High Res Audio goes main stream. Last…

Facebook Set To Challenge YouTube With Music Licensing Deal

Jon Bragg February 14, 2017 No Comments

Facebook is in negotiations with record labels to license music for user-generated content and music videos on the social media site. Bloomberg reported Facebook has met with labels, music publishers and…

Dodgy Tidal Numbers?, As Spotify Fail To Cut Deal With Music Companies

David Richards February 9, 2017 No Comments

Serious questions are being raised about the subscriber numbers for Tidal, the music streaming service that is popular with top end Hi Fi owners while at the same time Spotify…

Apple Wants To Sell Movies Two Weeks After They Are Released

David Richards December 8, 2016 No Comments

Apple who are struggling to stop consumers deserting their proprietary eco system, are now talking to Hollywood Studio’s to get access to movies two weeks after they have been released…

Ebay CEO Confronts Australian Government Over Digital GST

Fergus Halliday December 5, 2016 No Comments

Reports say eBay’s global CEO Devin Wenig has met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and a number of key cabinet ministers in order to make a case against the…

Has Amazon Secretly Launched In Australia?

David Richards November 21, 2016 No Comments

Has Amazon Prime done a soft launch in Australia using content from overseas servers. Over the weekend I could, sign up to Amazon Prime using an Australian credit card and…