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Executive Shuffles: Grooveshark, Shazam, VEVO, Turner, Saavn, Vodafone,...
Grooveshark might offer a case study on what not to do PR-wise, with infuriated labels and angry artists ultimately burying the site and shaming its founders. But hey, maybe it wasn’t all the press...
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Adele’s ‘Hello’ Beats First-Day YouTube Viewing Record
The Adele video, released on Friday, surpassed 23.2 million views within the first 24 hours on YouTube. That edges out Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood,” which reached 20.1 million within its first 24....
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The Popularity of Digital Music Services, 2004-present
// From Google’s beta-stage measurement analysis of topics, designed to accurately measure overall interest in a broader topic area, not just one specific search term. Results are relative to...
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VEVO Rebels Against Its Host Organism, YouTube
Music video and entertainment platform Vevo has recently acquired Showyou, a subscription-based video streaming platform that helps users find (and pay for) video content. The move is a direct...
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Executive Shuffle: Twitter, TouchTunes, Vevo, Soundcloud, ASCAP, Sky, SESAC…
The latest executive moves across the music industry… First, there’s turmoil at Twitter: the company has plans to announce the appointment of two new board members, whose names remain unreleased. The...
View ArticleThanks to Streaming Revenue, Warner Music Group Posts Strong 3Q Earnings
In very, very good news for the music group, in a conference call announcing its third-quarter financial results ended on June 30, Warner Music Group posted only a $9 million loss on revenues of $811...
View ArticleVevo Looks To Secure Up To $500 Million For “Aggressive” International Expansion
Right after announcing their deal with Warner Music Group (first hinted at here at Digital Music News), The Financial Times is reporting that Vevo has hired top banking firm Goldman Sachs to lock down...
View ArticleVevo Abandons the Dream of Building a Stand-Alone Music Video Platform
Ironically enough, Vevo’s announcement comes right as Google doubles down on its (yet to roll out) music streaming service, YouTube Music. Vevo has announced that it will give up plans to build its own...
View ArticleTwo Teenagers Demonstrate Just How Easy It Is to Hack VEVO
Two teenage hackers, Prosox and Kuroi’ish, also referred to as “Nassim B.” and “Gabriel K. A. B.,” were recently arrested for vandalizing several VEVO videos. That includes “Despacito,” the...
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