Parliament probes the economics of streaming
Oct 19, 2020, 06:00 AM
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the announcement that the culture select committee of the UK Parliament is opening an inquiry into the economics of music streaming, and the music industry's positive response to the number of venues, festivals and other music organisations who will receive support from the Culture Recovery Fund.
SECTION TIMES
01: Streaming inquiry (00:05:38)
02: Culture Recovery Fund (00:27:44)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Parliament’s culture select committee to investigate the economics of music streaming
• UK music industry welcomes Culture Recovery Fund support for numerous venues and festivals, though COVID challenges remain
• The Lexington still in perilous position despite receiving Culture Recovery Fund grant
SECTION TIMES
01: Streaming inquiry (00:05:38)
02: Culture Recovery Fund (00:27:44)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Parliament’s culture select committee to investigate the economics of music streaming
• UK music industry welcomes Culture Recovery Fund support for numerous venues and festivals, though COVID challenges remain
• The Lexington still in perilous position despite receiving Culture Recovery Fund grant
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• BTS management company Big Hit proves a big hit on the South Korean stock market
• CMU and MMF's 'Dissecting The Digital Dollar' project
• UK govt advert encouraging re-skilling for cyber jobs implodes spectacularly (The Register)
• Government job retraining recommendations website offers little hope for musicians