Music Business News: North America
News Ratio for single downloads lengthened from 100-1 to 150-1 News Exec steps up to take worldwide role, reporting into Richard Sanders News Digital service makes pledge to its partners News Beatport and Tomorrowland owner now looks to be taken private and wipe $300m off debt bill News Interesting tactic from TIDAL as UMG get public flak Analysis Service now has 28m paying subscribers and close to 100m active users News Exec joined Polygram in 1996 before moving on to UMG's Distribution arm News Carter joins in newly created role as SVP of Film and Television