Posted on 7th February, 2019 by
Georgia Meyer
in Acquisition, Anchor, App Spend, Audio Ad Engagement, Audio Influencer, Dpo, F1 Filing, Gimlet, Gimlet Media, HBO, Influencer Marketing, Instagram, Instagram Influencer, Licensing Deals, Major Labels, Monetisation, Monetisation Tool, Music Licensing, Niche Audiences, Podcast Listeners, Podcasts, Revenue, Revenue Mix, Serial, Serial Podcast, Sponsorship and Spotify
Following six days of speculation, Spotify announced yesterday that it is acquiring Gimlet Media (comprising Gimlet – the production house, and Anchor – the production, distribution and monetisation software tool), for…
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Posted on 19th April, 2017 by
Mark Mulligan
in Deezer, Music Licensing, Music Streaming, Music Suscriptions, Streaming and User Centric Licensing
One of the great, though less heralded, successes of streaming in 2016 was keeping the lid on artist angst. Previous years had been defined by seemingly endless complaints from worried…
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Posted on 4th April, 2017 by
Mark Mulligan
in Major Labels, Music Licensing, Spotify, Streaming Music and Universal Music
Universal Music and Spotify have finally agreed on terms for the streaming service’s new licensing deal which reportedly includes better rates tied to growth targets and premium windowing. Check out…
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Posted on 14th March, 2016 by
Mark Mulligan
in 7Digital, Bad Data, Data, GRD, Mechanical Rights, Medianet, Music Licensing, Music Rights, Neighbouring Rights, Omnifone, Performance Rights, Record Label Rights and Songwriter Rights
2016 is proving to be tricky year for streaming rights. No sooner did it start to look like artists and labels were beginning to feel comfortable with streaming then along…
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Posted on 3rd November, 2015 by
Mark Mulligan
in Deezer, Licensing, Mtv, Music Licensing, On Demand, Pandora, Pandora Media, Pandora Radio, Serial, Serial Podcast, Spotify, Streaming Music, Streaming Radio and Viacom
Pandora this week announced that it signed a deal to become the exclusive streaming partner for hugely successful podcast Serial. The move is interesting on many fronts, not least…
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