Entertainment

How Much Does Spotify Pay Artists?

With millions of users each month, Spotify is the world’s leading music streaming platform. Daniel Ek and Co have been heavily criticized for their low payouts. Today, we will look at how much Spotify pays […]

Entertainment

‘THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S SHIFT TO DIGITAL IN JAPAN APPEARS TO BE GAINING TRACTION.’

Japan is the world’s second biggest recorded music market – worth some $2.9 billion to record labels last year, according to IFPI data. In this feature, we speak to Misaki Iki, Head of Business Development at Japan’s biggest domestic music streaming service, Line Music. World Leaders is supported by PPL, a leading international neighbouring rights collector. […]

Cinema/TV

Can You Make Watchable Videos On A Budget?

If you’re of a certain age – anywhere in the mid-thirties or over – then you’ll remember a time when making home videos was something that only wealthy people could do. Purchasing a camcorder was beyond most individuals unless they were enthusiasts who’d save up or make cuts elsewhere to afford it. If you took a modern smartphone back to the early 1990s – and there was the infrastructure to make it work, of course – then people would be staggered by what it can do. In fact, even the average early 2010s device would look like magic to a 90s audience. […]