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Spotify Officially Signs On to Support Facebook's New Cryptocurrency — the Libra

Spotify Officially Signs On to Support Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency — the Libra

Daniel Sanchez
June 18, 2019
According to a leaked report from the Wall Street Journal last week, Spotify had signed on to support Facebook’s cryptocurrency project. Over two dozen other companies were rumored to be supporting the crypt... Read More...
Spotify Reportedly Signs On to Support Facebook's New Cryptocurrency, the Libra

Spotify Reportedly Signs On to Support Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency, the Libra

Daniel Sanchez
June 17, 2019
Spotify has reportedly jumped onto the lengthy backers' list for Facebook’s new cryptocurrency project. For more than a year, Facebook has quietly worked on a new cryptocurrency dubbed the Libra.  Now, the c... Read More...
Facebook Vows to 'Take Action' Against Rampant Ticket Scammers on Its Platform

Facebook Vows to ‘Take Action’ Against Rampant Ticket Scammers on Its Platform — But Will It Work?

Daniel Sanchez
March 26, 2019
How exactly does Facebook plan to take on ticket scammers?  The social media company may not know. According to a recent report, users on Facebook remain furious at the social media giant. Not over privac... Read More...
Facebook Signs Deals with Rightsholders in India and Thailand, Includes Tap Through Songs to Spotify

Facebook Signs Deals with Rightsholders in India and Thailand — And Adds ‘Tap Through to Spotify’ Functionality

Daniel Sanchez
March 14, 2019
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Facebook is signing new deals around the world — and steadily building out its music functionality. As SXSW, Facebook made a slew of announcements. First, the social media giant has signed new licensing d... Read More...
Introducing Lasso, Facebook's Latest TikTok/Musical.ly Killer

Introducing Lasso, Facebook’s Latest TikTok/Musical.ly Killer

Daniel Sanchez
October 25, 2018
Facebook wants to deal the final blow to Musical.ly TikTok.  But will Zuckerberg’s empire end up the real loser here? In an effort to turn its disastrous 2018 around, Facebook has introduced several ‘new’ fe... Read More...
Facebook Unveils Music on Stories, Expands Lip Sync Live, and Will Soon Launch Songs on Profile

Facebook Unveils Music on Stories, Expands Lip Sync Live, and Will Soon Launch Songs on Profile

Daniel Sanchez
October 24, 2018
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Thanks to its long term deals with the major labels, Facebook continues to double down on its music features. Admittedly, Facebook hasn’t had a great 2018. During its Q2 2018 earnings call, company execut... Read More...
European Union Passes Copyright Directive

European Union Approves Key Copyright Directive Initiatives

Daniel Sanchez
September 12, 2018
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With today’s vote, expect YouTube and other user-generated content platforms to finally pay copyright holders their fair share.  Yet, with the Copyright Directive, has the music industry inadvertently lobbied... Read More...
Music Industry Latest - Spotify, SoundCloud, Smart Speakers, YouTube, Facebook, Intercept Music, More...

Latest Industry: Spotify, SoundCloud, Facebook, AWAL, Intercept Music, More…

Daniel Sanchez
September 11, 2018
Spotify adds Nielsen Brand Effect to its verification suite. Spotify already uses another Nielsen product – Digital Ad Ratings.  The company’s adoption of Nielsen Brand Effect across multiple regions – inclu... Read More...
Facebook Strikes Deal with APRA AMCOS

Facebook Strikes a Major Licensing Deal with APRA AMCOS

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Facebook scores yet another major licensing deal. Australian performance and mechanical rights society APRA AMCOS has signed a major licensing agreement with Facebook. Under terms of the agreement, Facebo... Read More...
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Latest Industry: Facebook, Spotify & Samsung, Drake, Ticketfly, MelodyVR, Pussy Riot, Downtown, More…

Daniel Sanchez
August 9, 2018
Facebook hemorrhaging users as YouTube balloons. Online market research firm SimilarWeb is now predicting that Facebook will become the third-largest site in the US.  In the past two years, Facebook’s monthl... Read More...

Introducing ‘Talent Show,’ Facebook’s Blatant Rip-Off of Musical.ly

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August 1, 2018
Could talent singing competitions help Facebook finally take down Musical.ly? Several months ago, independent researcher and engineer Jane Manchun Wong found an interesting but unannounced feature on Insta... Read More...
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Latest Industry: Piracy Drops, TanaCon, Stony Plain, Idris Elba, James Mtume, Netflix, More…

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July 5, 2018
Fewer young people are pirating content. According to a new report from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO), piracy has dropped 7% among 16-to-24-year-olds since 2015.  Over half now subscribe to an ... Read More...
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