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Audible Says New Royalty Model Monetizes More Content
Audible Says New Royalty Model Monetizes More Content
July 11, 2024  |  Streaming

Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service Audible is rolling out a new royalty model that will enable creators to monetize more types of content. The model will...

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Race to the Bottom as NFT Marketplaces Refuse to Pay Artist Royalties
Race to the Bottom as NFT Marketplaces Refuse to Pay Artist Royalties
October 28, 2022  |  NFTs

One of the most potentially powerful tools to attract artists, musicians and other creators to embrace blockchain-based NFTs as a way of distributing their work is in...

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Pop Duo Chainsmokers to Give Away NFTs That Include Streaming Music Royalties
Pop Duo Chainsmokers to Give Away NFTs That Include Streaming Music Royalties
May 12, 2022  |  NFTs

Pop act The Chainsmokers will release NFTs to give fans a piece of the streaming royalties from the new album “So Far So Good,” Bloomberg...

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Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
April 16, 2021  |  Apple

A letter viewed by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) from Apple Music that was sent to creators, publishers and labels said that the tech giant...

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NEW REPORT: Turning The Page On Digital Media Platforms’ Legacy AP Practices
NEW REPORT: Turning The Page On Digital Media Platforms’ Legacy AP Practices
August 12, 2020  |  CFO

  Businesses are seriously examining how to retool their accounts payable (AP) strategies as they work to better endure a shifting economic landscape. Thirty-eight percent...

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Apple’s Settlement With Qualcomm May Have Cost As Much As $6 Billion
Apple’s Settlement With Qualcomm May Have Cost As Much As $6 Billion
April 18, 2019  |  Legal

The legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm is over, and UBS is estimating the iPhone maker paid Qualcomm in the neighborhood of between $5 billion...

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Lawsuit: Peloton Used 1,000+ Songs Illegally
Lawsuit: Peloton Used 1,000+ Songs Illegally
March 20, 2019  |  Legal

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is suing streaming exercise bike company Peloton, saying the service used upwards of 1,000 songs without licensing them properly,...

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Keeping The Payments Flowing In The Music Business
Keeping The Payments Flowing In The Music Business
August 28, 2018  |  Digital Payments

It’s challenging to come up with a more complex case of payments flow than what is found in the music business. Not only are multiple...

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In The Blockchain Race, FIs Hustle Not To Come In Last
In The Blockchain Race, FIs Hustle Not To Come In Last
June 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Bank of England caught the financial services world’s attention when its Governor, Mark Carney, spoke about the central bank’s latest initiative to revamp and...

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