Spotify has so far converted less than 5 per cent of its userbase to paying subscribers, while France's Deezer has a meagre 0.3 per cent conversion rate,
Deezer and Spotify are accessible on iOS and Android devices)
one with the widest possible selection, better service, and more respect for people’s ideas and lives.”
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huge chain stores were mercilessly swallowing up independent store
depriving communities across the country of a personal relationship with their musi
HMV chief executive Simon Fox reported that CDs currently account for about a quarter of HMV’s business
If HMV merely maintains its share of the shrinking CD pie over the next three years, the company projects its annual revenues from CDs to fall to £120 million
the entire CD market in the UK would be worth just £300 million in three years’ time
£145m of turnover that has to be replaced by “digital entertainment devices”.
1 million subscribers in Europe already pay the monthly premium subscription fee, while more than 10 million users go the free route.
Billboard reported that Spotify in just three weeks amassed at least 1 million total US users, and 70,000 paid subscribers in the first week
Spotify’s partnership with Facebook
ny labels or musicians who want to make money from CDs better wow buyers with unforgettable packaging
consumers have demonstrated that they’re willing to sacrifice sound quality for convenience and portability.
enough audiophiles – and videophiles for that matter – to sustain an entertainment ecosystem to cater to their needs?
Not having actual possession of a digital file is the premise of ‘cloud’-based computing, a
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transmedia storytelling’ is a technique of telling stories
mass media to develop media franchises
type of thing that CD-ROM started doing in the 1990s