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News Loss-making Omnifone switches business strategy, replaces Chairman UK-based company posted a £6.9m loss in 2014
News TIDAL just lost its CFO and COO in quick succession Jay Z's platform appears to have fired key execs
News Poundworld owner tipped to be Spotify’s new $500m sugar daddy TPG Capital reportedly about to pump hundreds of millions into platform
News Pandora is now paying publishers 1/5th of the money it gives labels Publishers would have seen a share of $140m in 2015
News Pandora rival MixRadio shut down by LINE 14 months after Nokia sold it Japanese messaging giant blames financial realities for closure
News Pandora just had to pay Apple and Google $42.6m in ‘app tax’ Tech giants swallow 12.4% of firm's total marketing spend
News Is this the end of MySpace? Brand sold in tech bundle to Time Inc A cautionary tale for any arrogant digital service
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News Streaming habits offer ‘huge opportunity’ for independent music Indie label execs discuss digital future at Indie-Con
News Here’s why 1,500 YouTube views now equates to an ‘album’ in US sales awards The RIAA explains why it's made changes to its Gold and Platinum awards
News LastMinute.com founder leaves Shazam board Brent Hoberman steps down from UK-registered firm's board
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