Nothing will stand in the way of independents (and why the world’s first three-person indie unicorn is only a matter of time away) - Music Business Worldwide
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Nothing will stand in the way of independents (and why the world’s first three-person indie unicorn is only a matter of time away) - Music Business Worldwide
He understood that physical distribution was going away, that digital license strategies needed to change. He shared his view back then that Pandora should be incentivized to build a subscription business, Spotify to enter the radio space, new entrants to have an advantage in the beginning, and much more international access to digital content. The... See more
Sriram Krishnan • Dave Goldberg on music Music
Strange as it sounds, most of the big independent distributors are owned by the same companies that own the major labels. Specifically, RED and the Orchard are owned by Sony; Caroline is owned by Universal; and ADA is owned by Warner.
Donald S. Passman • All You Need to Know About the Music Business: 10th Edition
It is important to point out that neither the music nor radio nor the news industry nor the TV/film industry died, its that the incumbent players were simply shunted aside by new companies without the institutional bloat and interests that nearly always keep incumbents from advancing to the next thing.