France’s recorded music revenues grow 3.4% YoY, as income from streaming video plummets
France’s recorded music revenue grew by low single-digits in the first half of 2025.The period was marked by some surprises, ...
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DMN Pro Weekly: Just Five Streaming Music Platforms Account for 99% of All US-Based Subscribers, First-Half 2025 Data Reveals
The streaming music market is becoming increasingly concentrated, with just five streaming music giants now controlling nearly the entire US-based ...
BMG’s organic revenue fell 4.4% YoY in H1 2025, as EBITDA margin jumped; underlying streaming revenue up high single-digits
BMG saw its revenue decline by 7.8% YoY to EUR €424 million (USD $507m) in the first half of 2025, ...
Thomas Coesfeld on BMG’s H1 2025 results, why music streaming ‘remains undervalued’, and a strategy focused on the ‘core business’ of music rights
BMG reported its H1 2025 results earlier today (August 28), with numbers that told a familiar story for the modern ...
Italy’s paid streaming subscriptions jump 12.7% YoY in first half of 2025 as local acts dominate the charts
While some major recorded music markets, like the US and India, have seen a slowdown in revenue growth recently, the ...
IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley urges action to accelerate India’s music streaming revenues – amid subscription growth challenges
There are some troubling market signs for the recorded music business in India… and the message from global recorded music ...
The US’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule could soon be law. What would that mean for streaming services?
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
Netease Cloud Music sees 15.2% YoY growth in subscription streaming revenue in H1, amid focus on indie artists, in-house music
Netease Cloud Music, China’s second-largest operator of music streaming services, has reported double-digit growth in streaming and music subscription revenue ...
Bubble superfan app, concerts, merch are accelerating Tencent Music’s growth… as company expands beyond streaming
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
Founder of music streaming service BlueBeat indicted over alleged $3.1m fraud scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted Hank Risan, the 70-year-old founder of purported music streaming service BlueBeat, on four counts ...
