November 7th, 2012 by Music Ally

Music Ally Report 305

Our lead feature picks apart Google's music ambitions in Europe with Play. It has its deals with labels and publishers in place, but it is still displeasing the industry for not doing enough to stem piracy...

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October 19th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Streaming playlists app Songza launched in Canada 70 days ago as a mobile/tablet app, and it's already reached the 1m downloads milestone.

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September 19th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Digital distributor Believe Digital has teamed up with DEP Distribution for a push into Canada, opening Believe Digital Canada.

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August 15th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Canadian telco Public Mobile has launched a new music streaming service for Android phones, Siren Music

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August 15th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Canada’s public service broadcaster CBC did not disadvantage other new media players in launching its CBC Music service.

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April 11th, 2012 by Music Ally

YouTube has celebrated YouTube Live’s first birthday by launching some new features that could be very useful for artists and labels, including software called Wirecast for YouTube Live to "produce and...

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April 11th, 2012 by Music Ally

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It's a year since YouTube launched its YouTube Live feature for partners who want to livestream their broadcasts (or, indeed, gigs).

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February 14th, 2012 by Music Ally

CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, has followed in the footsteps of its NPR and BBC cousins and have launched its own music portal, in addition to an iPhone app. Though much of the content is a consolidation...

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January 11th, 2012 by Music Ally

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TuneCore has launched its digital music distribution service in Canada, using the same model as its US operation, with artists keeping 100% of the revenues from their digital music while paying a flat...

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