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Songtradr agrees acquisition deal for B2B music firm 7digital

Music licensing firm Songtradr has long had an eye for an acquisition: Big Sync Music in 2019, CueSongs in 2020, Pretzel in 2021...
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Music publishers talk innovation: ‘When there’s a will, there’s always a way’

We hear a lot about the new revenue streams that labels are hunting down in social, gaming, fitness and other areas
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Utopia Music signs database deal with B2B firm 7digital

After a flurry of hires and acquisitions, another building block has fallen into place for Utopia Music's ambitious plans.
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7digital bolsters its social business with Lomotif deal

B2B music firm 7digital's latest deal is with The two-year agreement will see Lomotif using 7digital's platform to stream licensed music and clips from major label licensors.
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7digital signs up to use Super Hi-Fi’s audio technology

We spotted the potential of startup Super Hi-Fi back in 2019, and talked to the company about its plans to use AI to make streaming services sound more like traditional radio – with automated mixing, branding stings,...
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7digital financials reveal Covid-19’s impact on its business

B2B digital music firm 7digital published its financial results for 2020 yesterday, with its revenues from ongoing operations falling by 20% to £6.5m (around $9m). However, the company narrowed its operating loss from...
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Kuaishou has 305m daily users – and now licensed music too

Chinese social videos app Kuaishou is huge: it has more than 760 million monthly active users, and 305 million daily active users. Now it has licensed music for those people to use. The company has signed a two-year deal...
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7digital says it’s on track for operational profitability

Earlier this month, B2B digital music firm 7digital announced that it was raising £6m ($7.7m) from selling shares, to support its business. Now the company has added a further £1m, this time from a new revolving credit...
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Apex Rides hopes to take on Peloton, and it’s licensing music

Where there's a startup that's gone public in a big IPO, there'll be fledgling rivals hoping to follow the same path and compete with it. Such is the case with fitness firm Peloton. One of its latest rivals is called Apex...
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B2B music firm 7digital raises £6m in new funding

It's not that long since B2B digital music company 7digital was having serious financial troubles, but it's been working hard to survive. By January 2020 the company said it had "stabilised itself", before borrowing £500k...
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eMusic gets into livestreaming with eMusicLive launch

The last time we checked in on eMusic, it had just launched its eMU token as part of a blockchain drive, while its boss had joined the board of B2B firm 7digital. A few months on, the two companies are hopping aboard the...
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Jazzed streaming jazz service plans expansion and HD tier

We wrote about the launch of jazz-focused streaming service Jazzed in the UK earlier this year, with its blend of an ad-supported free tier and a premium subscription. Now the service is set for expansion on two fronts....