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Two weeks ago, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry published research which claimed that half of 16 to 24-year-olds use stream-ripping tools to copy music from sites like YouTube. The industry group said that the problem of stream...

The global music industry has been revolutionised by digital technology and social media.  Recently published statistics suggest a further transition of the industry towards a model based on streamed music on mobile devices. From a number of articles...

While both album sales (-11%) and track sales (-23%) dipped in 2016 compared to 2015’s numbers, audio/video streaming results increased 57% from 14.1 billion streams in 2015 to 22.1 billion streams in 2016, according to Billboard and Nielsen Music. ...

App economy set to blossom in 2017. In its 2016 retrospective, App Annie makes some interesting points about the state of our app economy. While some familiar tropes still hold true, there are a few surprises, as well. Last year, App Annie notes, we...

No matter how good you are on the platform, there’s always room for improvement. By taking full advantage of technology and delivering great visual content, you can take any presentation to the next level—thereby fully engaging your audience...