The Wave Of Streaming Media

Spotify provides a lot of benefits to the artists and music industry: reduce illegal download, expend the life span of music, and provide the listeners the opportunities to consume music in the legal ways. Nevertheless, there are huge disputes between Spotify and top artists over royalty issues. Some of top artists like Taylor Swift and Adele against Spotify: Adele acknowledges that streaming is the future of music industry but she wants to show that “it’s not the only way to consume music” (Adele). Swift against Spotify another reason, during an interview with Time Subscribe, Swift states, “Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for...music should not be free.” She argues that the valuable things like the music should be paid.

Ask anyone how they listen to music the answer will likely be through any means of easy access at an affordable cost. A study conducted by news outlet Nielsen 's Music 360 claimed, “Americans streamed 164 billion on-demand tracks across audio and video platforms in 2014”. The rapid increase in popularity music streaming platforms are experiencing leaves people wondering what that means for the music industry. When more consumers utilize the on-demand method of entertainment access, how does that translate to the artist being accessed? Astra Taylor contributes to this discussion in her book, “The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age”. She lays criticism upon the idea of a more digitized

The advancement and development in delivery of media content has also affected the audience’s behavior in certain manner. In distant past, families use to gather around the only television screen in home and enjoy the prime time programs aired by these limited broadcasters. “Millions of households already have cancelled pay-TV subscriptions - up to 10 million U.S. households are currently broadband-only. And about 45 percent of Americans stream television shows at least once a month, according to research firm eMarketer. That number is expected to increase to 53 percent or 175 million people by 2018.” Anderson, Mae, and Michael Liedtke. "HBO Unleashes Streaming from Cable Contracts." The Charleston Gazette, 16 Oct. 2014. Web.

To get higher quality of music you need to pay a subscription every month or can stick with a standard version but u got to subire the advertise that keep comes every 3 music that it’s pretty annoying because it keep interrupts the experience of listening to music another downside of the standard version is that when a playlist or an album is played its all shuffle ( random) and you cant choose your next song, Spotify will select it for you and you but the worst thing of the the standard version is that you cant plau music offline, that’s mean that you have to be connect online all the time and by doing this it takes lots of battery percentages of your

The purpose of this memo is to better understand how the cloud has changed the music industry for both artists and users. This is an evaluation of 5 of the most popular cloud-based music streaming applications. These applications allow people to have access to more music than ever before, wherever they are. Each app has different features that may make them appealing to different people, so it is important to evaluate them to see strengths and weaknesses.

Music streaming is the primary way that millions listen to their favorite musical artist today. Streaming music is a multi million dollar business for the leading companies. Music fans realize that Tidal is a company that is owned by Jay-Z. This is a music subscription service that is getting a lot of attention too. Tidal seemed lost at sea, until Desiree Perez turned the tide for the music service. Jay-Z with the help of Desiree Perez has turned the streaming service into a top contender in the industry.

For years we’ve heard the record companies complain about Pandora, Spotify, even iTunes the now universal go-to place for music, but I never knew why they were complaining. We’ve

Figure 3 Flow chart showing the change in the way music is distributed with the entrance of new actors such as streaming services (Oestricher & Kuzma, 2009)

FKACO Confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Tidal and Wimp Music to provide direct digital content, albums and singles (exclusive and non-exclusive) in audio and video format. Tidal is a new streaming service which launched in 2015 by rap legend Jay-Z. FKACO has already delivered over 20 singles and a handful of videos. FKACO plans to use Tidal for various marketing options beyond mere streaming, by providing a custom options for

This is a monumental year for world music industry because global digital revenues exceeded physical record revenues for the first time. As a digital music service, streaming is the biggest issue in the music industry today. Digital music streaming has grown with the improvement of mobile communications and the spread of smartphones. Consumers got used to use streaming service rather than download for various contents including music and videos.

Tidal, the industry’s only fan-first streaming music service t host an arrays of live fan experiences and live evnts, has claimed to stream 44 global events and concerts, including Indochine, TIDAL X: 1020 and the Papal visit to the United States. The artist-owned streaming service has grown so fast and has amassed three million subscribers in just twelve months. Not just subscribers, Tidal also added new big time artist-owners, which include Lil Wayne, Indochine, Damian Marley and TIP.

The "business side of music is struggling to generate enough revenue because of the new technology" ("How the Internet Changed Music."). "Most of the people who are part of making a record are paid in royalties, and anytime music changes hands without money being involved, those royalties can’t be paid—which is why so much has been done in recent years to try and reduce music piracy"("How The Internet Changed Music."). iTunes and Amazon has helped by offering cheap downloads for single songs, which allows the customer to only purchase songs they like rather than the entire album ("How the Internet Changed Music."). Spotify and Pandora, who offer either ad-based or paid subscription streaming of their music libraries, are Internet radio stations which have also helped with the piracy problem ("How The Internet Changed

Essay – The future of the Film and Television industry with the effect of pay-tv and streaming services

The evolution of the music industry follows the familiar pattern of digitization. Innovation began with the introduction of the vinyl record, transitioned from the cassette tape to the compact disc and landed us in an era of digital downloads. The emergence of music streaming services like Spotify has progressed the industry even further, giving consumers the ability to access music on demand using download-free online platforms. Spotify faces criticism from artists as a result of the overlap of creativity and commerce. They argue that business activities corrupt creativity, transforming it into a tool for profitability rather than an outlet for expression. Artists insist that Spotify deters album sales, favors established artists and fails to support them financially. However, Spotify was created for consumers. It delivers an accessible alternative to purchasing and downloading music. The interplay between creativity and commerce is changing the nature of the music industry. Spotify has adapted to this change, providing a platform that supports both artists and consumers. Through analysis of the market, artist’s revenue, record labels and consumers, I will argue that artists should accept the evolution of the industry and support Spotify.

Recently, Time Warner collaborated with other media companies by acquiring a small percentage of Hulu, in an effort to sustain a future in the new trend of online streaming services. TW invested a hefty $583 million cash stake, joining forces with other media giants Comcast, Walt Disney, and 21st Century Fox. The timing is the reaction Time Warner is making to the onset of major competitors on the horizon such as Netflix and Amazon, and they have a long way to go to catch up. The timing was also based on Hulu’s need for big capital to stay afloat. They were on the verge of suffering a crippling $500 million loss, which the funding from TW alone saved them from. As stated by Time Warner’s CEO, Jeff Bewkes, “Our investment in Hulu underscores Time Warner’s commitment to supporting and developing new platforms for the delivery of high-quality content and great consumer experiences to audiences around the globe,”.