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Spotify – Data Differentiation.

Reply to this post           Music is now incidental to Spotify. Spotify is moving beyond the simple delivery of streaming music in order to keep ahead...

Music Streaming – Temporary gravy

Reply to this post           Stop Press. Apple has now reversed its position and will now pay the labels for music streams during the trial period...

WWDC 15 – In the crosshairs.

Reply to this post           Apple targets Spotify, Rdio, Pandora and Flipboard at WWDC. Apple Music was the biggest event at Apple’s developer conference where incremental...

Music streaming – Tidal wave

Reply to this post           Tidal at risk of being swamped by a wave of bad press. Tidal is a music streaming offering backed by Jay...

Netflix Q1 15A – The balance of power

Reply to this post           Everything depends on Netflix achieving scale. Netflix reported Q1 15A results slightly below expectations but the subscriber growth was better than...

Android TV – Into the mix.

          The cable companies and the console makers have the advantage. Not to be outdone by Amazon, Google is also having another stab at TV with...

Internet TV – All hail the king

          Rising content value is likely to drive a verticalisation of the industry. Every man and his dog seem to be preparing to launch a streaming...

Netflix Q4– On to stage 2

          Content will be the key asset for Netflix from here. Netflix handsomely beat forecasts with Q4 revenues / EPS of $1.18bn / $0.79 compared to...

Net Neutrality – End of Freedom?

          The Internet will not become the cable industry. In a landmark ruling the US court of appeals has thrown out the FCC’s net neutrality rules...

Broadcast TV – Mostly about sports

            BT’s win over Sky for the champion’s league highlights the crucial nature of sports. The value of broadcast rights is rapidly declining as many...