This week’s Music Ally Report should have landed in your inbox last night. Our lead feature takes the announcement of Deezer Elite and WiMP’s Tidal as its cue to explore the potential demand for HD streaming music: will they persuade high-spending audiophiles to give up ownership and move into access? Our country profile focuses on Sweden, where the vision of a market re-energised by streaming may be wobbling a little, with revenues flattening in the first half of this year, and questions asked about the impact streaming is having on indie labels’ cash flow. Finally, our Beyond Music piece looks at Apple’s move into the “phablet” market: can it catch up with rivals after years of insisting that small is beautiful?
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In the year or so since its launch, AI startup Kaiber has been making waves,…