While I don’t deny the convenience of streaming music and video, I often am left wondering what these services are really doing to help the artists. Streaming, like most of the internet so far, is a winner take all better. It is good for Drake, Beyonce, and Post-Malone. Not so much if you are an … Continue reading The antithesis of streaming music
The smartest (business) man in hip hop, Jay Z, says Schibsted ASA, a Norwegian media group that sold him Tidal Music service (a year ago for $56 million) had inflated subscriber numbers and were disingenous when they sold him the company. So he is suing them and wants to be compensated for the damages caused by their lies. Regardless of who … Continue reading Not a Tidal wave
For a long time, I have argued that bandwidth (usage) can be a good predictor of economic trends and shifts. I was reminded of that earlier this morning, when reading a press release about Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Report: Asia-Pacific & Europe, when this bit caught my eye. Netflix is making gains in the new European markets … Continue reading Netflix, Apple Music & need for bandwidth