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MIDiA Exclusive: 7digital Acquires Leading Competitor 24-7

Mark Mulligan

10 Mar 2017

24-7

7 digital

7Digital

UK music services provider 7digital today announced they are currently considering the acquisition of longstanding competitor 24-7 from German retail giant MediaMarktSaturn (MMS). 24-7 is one of the longest standing companies in the entire digital music space, founded in 2000 (MMS took a majority holding in 2009).

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Bad Data Is The Worm In The Apple For Streaming Music

Mark Mulligan

14 Mar 2016

7Digital

Bad Data

data

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 come a veritable flood of songwriter class action suits in the US, against TIDAL , Rhapsody and Spotify , twice .

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First Take: Electric Jukebox Aims To Take Digital Music To The Mainstream

Mark Mulligan

14 Oct 2015

Apple

awakening

awakening the music industry in the digital age

Back in 2009 I wrote a report at Forrester entitled ' Taking Digital Music To The Mainstream: The Music Product Features For The Living Room’ . In it I outlined a vision for a standalone, affordable connected hi-fi for the living room that came pre-packaged with all the music in the world.

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