2014 Spotlight

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2014 Spotlight on Germany

Germany is the #1 market in Europe and the beachhead to access the European marketplace. It is one of the most important markets in the world for live as well recorded music. According to the latest edition of the Recording Industry in Numbers (RIN) published … [Read More...]

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2014 Focus on Austria

The Austrian music industry generates around EUR 2 billion, accounting for 1.25% of GDP. In terms of value creation and employment, the music industry … [Read More...]

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2014 Focus on Switzerland

Switzerland has a population of 7.9 million with the median age being 40.4 years, nearly perfectly divided between … [Read More...]

Blog / News

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Pandora’s Plan to Share More Airplay Data With Musicians

Stung by accusations that it doesn’t pay enough royalties to artists, Pandora Media has been quietly working on a tool that would demonstrate the company's value by giving artists more information on how their songs perform on its Internet radio … [Read More...]

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Ten Reasons Internet TV Will Grow

In a letter to shareholders, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared ten reasons Internet TV will grow quickly over the next few years. He predicted: Eventually, as linear TV is viewed less, the spectrum it now uses on cable and fiber will be reallocated to … [Read More...]

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New Report says Indie Music scene creates Jobs, Invests in Economy

(Toronto, ON): The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) today released a ground-breaking report that shows what the sector has long known - the Canadian-owned independent music industry creates jobs, generates hundreds of millions of dollars in … [Read More...]