Is Pandora Changing the Music Industry?

Source: Daily Finance

We're streaming a lot of music these days. Shares of market leader Pandora Media (P) soared 12% on Thursday after posting better-than-expected quarterly results. Sure, the music discovery giant did post a loss for the period. Applau ...
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The Strangely Tilted Playing Field of Music Copyright Royalties

Source: Brookings Institution

To say that copyright law is complex would be an understatement. At the most basic level, however, it is underpinned by a simple premise: that “authors” (including songwriters and recording artists) deserve to be compensated for ...
Full article at: Brookings Institution  More like this  19 hours ago, 3:04pm CDT

The Future is NAO

Source: GovLoop

NAO: A humanoid programmable robot with a mind of its own. This little robot (57 cm) may have big plans to walk into the life of every human being. Created by Aldebaran Robotics with the launch of Project NAO in 2004, this robot has slowl ...
Full article at: GovLoop  More like this  20 hours ago, 1:35pm CDT

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The radio star alive and well: Q&A with Tom Leykis

Source: InVocus

Music streaming services, satellite radio and online radio have made it so that the future of terrestrial radio is uncertain, much like other traditional mediums. And yet, the radio star is very much alive and well. “Shock jock” Tom ...
Full article at: InVocus  More like this  21 hours ago, 12:33pm CDT

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Source: Follow the Media

Slovakia’s Radio Viva lost its national / multi-regional radio license in a decision by regulator Broadcasting and Retransmission Council (RVR) at the end of its license term. Four applicants had come forward, said the RVR, but three dropped out ...
Full article at: Follow the Media  More like this  21 hours ago, 12:24pm CDT

Klaxons' James Righton, Keira Knightly Engaged

Source: Spinner.com

Download and listen to free music, Internet radio and MP3s; or watch free music videos, concerts and live performances. Use the music search function and read the blog to find information on new, established and indie rock recording artists. Get f ...
Full article at: Spinner.com  More like this  23 hours ago, 10:54am CDT

Post-Earnings Pop Draws Bulls to Pandora

Source: SchaeffersResearch.com: Daily Market Blog

Stocks quoted in this article: Speculative investors on Thursday swarmed the shares of Pandora Media, Inc. (P - 11.39), as the Internet radio stock enjoyed a post-earnings rally of more than 12%. During the course of the session, approximately ...
Full article at: SchaeffersResearch.com: Daily Market Blog  More like this  23 hours ago, 10:52am CDT

2013 Cadillac XTS First Drive: The Best (and Only) Big American Luxury Car

Source: Car and Driver

The Lincoln Town Car is no more. The Cadillac DTS is dead. Luxury, as defined by big, floating cars designed to isolate six occupants from reality, is extinct. The world has moved on, and there’s no stronger evidence than the repla ...
Full article at: Car and Driver  More like this  23 hours ago, 10:39am CDT

Sony and Tivoli Intro Music Apps (Peacefully); Dish Network Feature Under Fire

Source: Philly.com

Is there really no such thing as a free entertainment lunch? Depends on who you're asking.  Sony and Tivoli Audio have just introduced free (at least for a while) music streaming apps for the iPhone/iPod, But three broadcast networks yesterd ...
Full article at: Philly.com  More like this  23 hours ago, 10:34am CDT