Tag: streaming

• Nightmares on wax: the environmental impact of the vinyl revival

  January 29, 2020

  Inside a US vinyl pressing plant – its owners have asked that I do not give its location – dozens of hydraulic machines run all day and night. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/28/vinyl-record-revival-environmental-impact-music-industry-streaming more ›

• The Schedule and the Stream

  December 13, 2019

  Right now, we’re at a tipping point between two concepts that shape how we experience the world—the schedule and the stream. The first has lasted over a century, and the… more ›

• Pop’s need for speed: ‘You have to drop new stuff constantly’

  September 19, 2019

  The music industry in 2019, says Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis, could be compared to a Pez dispenser. He is not talking about big heads – rather, the seemingly endless, instantly… more ›

• Chinese vertical dramas made for phone viewing show the future of mobile video

  July 23, 2019

  Who are you? Got two minutes to spare? We’d love to know a bit more about our readers.Start! All data collected in the survey is anonymous. https://thenextweb.com/world/2019/07/17/chinese-vertical-dramas-made-for-phone-viewing-show-the-future-of-mobile-video/ more ›

• At VidCon’s 10-Year Anniversary, Influencers, Fans, And Brands All Seem Ready To Leave YouTube Behind

  July 13, 2019

  Get ready to feel so old that you turn to dust. VidCon celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week. Yet the palpable sadness hovering over Thursday’s panels revealed how heavily the… more ›

• Netflix’s Content Budget Is Bigger Than It Seems (Netflix Misunderstandings, Pt. 1)

  June 15, 2019

  Netflix’s content spend remains one of the most obsessed-upon aspects of the company’s business model and future. It’s also one that’s often misreported or misunderstood. https://redef.com/original/netflix-misunderstandings-pt-1-netflixs-content-budget-is-bigger-than-it-seems more ›

• ‘Quality’ Is a Distraction – If It Exists at All (Netflix Misunderstandings, Pt. 6)

  June 15, 2019

  The first lesson you learn when you start working in Hollywood is that everyone you know has an opinion to offer on the content you do (or choose not to)… more ›

• The global value of music copyright topped $28bn in 2017

  April 17, 2019

  What is the global value of music copyright? This intriguing question was addressed by Music Business Worldwide for calendar years 2014, 2015 and 2016; and we can now reveal the… more ›

• Streaming Wars

  November 23, 2018

  Streaming Wars Quartz AfricaThe important stories of innovation across the continent’s wide-ranging economies https://qz.com/guide/streaming-wars/ more ›