This week on Digital Music Trends I chat with\xa0Darren Hemmings\xa0(Motive Unknown) and\xa0Tom Satchwell\xa0(Beatsontoast,\xa0Fortitude PR). It's a busy week as we tackle Tunewiki's closure, the rumours surrounding iTunes Radio and the indie sector, the idea of Jay-Z's Samsung deal being a controlled (& lucrative) leak, Spotify apps (where to?), Sony Music Unlimited and Xbox Music expanding their feature sets, Amazon to launch AutoRip in Germany, C3S crowdfunding, Saavn striking a deal with Tata Docomo, music streaming app Anghami reaching 2m users, Pink Floyd "schooling" Pandora in an editorial on USA Today & finally an interview with Michael Robertson on his new startup Uberstations.
You can find the shownotes with links to the articles discussed here:\xa0http://bit.ly/DMT138notes\xa0and below the show's timeline and links to specific points on YouTube (make sure you subscribe to\xa0DMT's YouTube channel)
00:15\xa0Introduction & Guests
01:41\xa0Tunewiki announces closure
11:11\xa0iTunes Radio and the Indies
17:45\xa0Jay-Z and Kanye West album releases - strategies?
26:20\xa0Spotify Apps, how do they help artists and where are they heading?
35:00\xa0Sony Music Unlimited releases iOS update with offline music playing
41:55\xa0Xbox Music to announce a web-based version of the service (at long last...) ?
44:55 Amazon reaches a deal with GEMA to launch AutoRip in Germany
45:55\xa0C3S to launch a crowdfunding campaign to kick start the project of a new pan-European collection society with Creative Commons provisions
50:15\xa0Saavn strikes a deal with Tata Docomo, one of the country's largest mobile operators
51:06\xa0Anghami reaches 2 million users concentrating on Middle East and Northern African territories
52:08\xa0Pink Floyd criticise Pandora in an editorial for USA Today -
01:00:10\xa0Guest plugs - Darren: Eliza and the Bear, Spring Offensive, Houndstooth
Tom: Beatsontoast.wordpress.com & Fortitude Pr
01:02:25\xa0An interview with Michael Robertson on his new startup Uberstations
01:10:23\xa0Outro and end
Have a great week and 'till next time!
Andrea Leonelli
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