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Digital Digest - August 22, 2013
Rdio early stream propels Dead Letter Circus to #2 on ARIA Charts In a clear case of the new promotional guard taking over the old, an exclusive pre-release through streaming service Rdio has led to…

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Digital Digest - August 22, 2013
Rdio early stream propels Dead Letter Circus to #2 on ARIA Charts In a clear case of the new promotional guard taking over the old, an exclusive pre-release through streaming service Rdio has led to…

Digital Digest - August 15, 2013
Rdio launches Stations feature Last week saw the release of Rdio’s new and improved “Stations” feature. Users can choose from ten types of stations or have the ability to launch a stream of music by…

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Digital Digest - August 15, 2013
Rdio launches Stations feature Last week saw the release of Rdio’s new and improved “Stations” feature. Users can choose from ten types of stations or have the ability to launch a stream of music by…

Laneway Festival unveils 2014 lineup
Another year, another amazing Laneway Festival lineup. VISA presale starts at noon on September 30, and will run to October 1. General tickets go on sale October 3; dates and lineup below. Oh, and…

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Laneway Festival unveils 2014 lineup
Another year, another amazing Laneway Festival lineup. VISA presale starts at noon on September 30, and will run to October 1. General tickets go on sale October 3; dates and lineup below. Oh, and…

Ticket scalping becomes hot political issue
Ticket scalping has become a hot issue as major concerts and sports finals arrive, and tickets are exchanging hands at exorbitant mark-ups. One Direction’s, for instance, are going for four times…

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Ticket scalping becomes hot political issue
Ticket scalping has become a hot issue as major concerts and sports finals arrive, and tickets are exchanging hands at exorbitant mark-ups. One Direction’s, for instance, are going for four times…

Hot Seat: Mark Shaw - Songl
Songl has finally flicked the switch. The major-label backed streaming music service was presented at a function in Sydney last Thursday, a week after going live. It’s built by Digital Music…

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Hot Seat: Mark Shaw - Songl
Songl has finally flicked the switch. The major-label backed streaming music service was presented at a function in Sydney last Thursday, a week after going live. It’s built by Digital Music…

Hot Seat: Nick Adams - Telstra
Telstra -- the music and entertainment powerhouse. Don’t laugh. Though it hasn’t yet come to pass, it’s a strapline which is no joke. The Australian telco has serious ambitions to become a player in…

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Hot Seat: Nick Adams - Telstra
Telstra -- the music and entertainment powerhouse. Don’t laugh. Though it hasn’t yet come to pass, it’s a strapline which is no joke. The Australian telco has serious ambitions to become a player in…

Hot Seat: Colin Blake - Rdio
Rdio might like to position itself as the United Nations of streaming services. The company was founded by the Danish mastermind behind Skype, it’s based in the U.S. and its Australian company is now…

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Hot Seat: Colin Blake - Rdio
Rdio might like to position itself as the United Nations of streaming services. The company was founded by the Danish mastermind behind Skype, it’s based in the U.S. and its Australian company is now…

Hot Seat: Willard Ahdritz - Kobalt Music Group
When Kobalt Music Group opened for business in 2000, its founder Willard Ahdritz set about his mission to change the game of music publishing and copyright administration. The Swedish-born executive…

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Hot Seat: Willard Ahdritz - Kobalt Music Group
When Kobalt Music Group opened for business in 2000, its founder Willard Ahdritz set about his mission to change the game of music publishing and copyright administration. The Swedish-born executive…

New signings and team-ups: November 1, 2013
PledgeMusic, Moshcam, team for videos PledgeMusic and online music video catalogue holder Moshcam team up for an initiative called Shoot My Gig, to allow acts around the world to fund and distribute…

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New signings and team-ups: November 1, 2013
PledgeMusic, Moshcam, team for videos PledgeMusic and online music video catalogue holder Moshcam team up for an initiative called Shoot My Gig, to allow acts around the world to fund and distribute…

Hot Seat: Milly Petriella - Executive Producer APRA Awards
Stagnation is like a cancer to an awards ceremony. With that in mind, the APRA Music Awards is on the move this year – quite literally. APRA’s flagship awards gala returns to Melbourne, where it’ll…

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Hot Seat: Milly Petriella - Executive Producer APRA Awards
Stagnation is like a cancer to an awards ceremony. With that in mind, the APRA Music Awards is on the move this year – quite literally. APRA’s flagship awards gala returns to Melbourne, where it’ll…

Hot Seat: Axel Dauchez - CEO of Deezer
When Deezer raised $130 million last October, many observers tipped the music subscription service to win the race. Not so fast. With the arrival of Apple’s iTunes Radio – a streaming service not yet…

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Hot Seat: Axel Dauchez - CEO of Deezer
When Deezer raised $130 million last October, many observers tipped the music subscription service to win the race. Not so fast. With the arrival of Apple’s iTunes Radio – a streaming service not yet…
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