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Appeals Court Rules Against Monster & Noel Lee; They Must Pay Beats $14+Mil

August 27, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

This long and complex series of intertwined legal actions between Monster LLC (and all other Monster related parties) and Beats Electronics LLC (and all other Beats related entities) seemed to be winding down. Back in 2016, I reported on the lower court ruling in favor of Beats who had filed several motions for summary judgment. It seemed as though this was the end, but in 2018, more actions ensued.

Now, 5 years in, have we reached the end?…

[Read more…] about Appeals Court Rules Against Monster & Noel Lee; They Must Pay Beats $14+Mil

Filed Under: Law, News Tagged With: Apple, Apple Music, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Music, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Noel Lee

Sprint Throws a Life Preserver to Drowning Tidal

January 25, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

Cash Infusion Buys Time for Struggling Service

Tidal logoTidal, the musician-owned music streaming service put together by rapper Jay Z, announced this week that it has sold a third of the company to telecom giant Sprint. Although the original announcement did not disclose the price, Billboard, the music industry trade journal, said that Sprint invested $200 million for a 33% stake in the company.

See more on the dynamic situation surrounding Tidal… [Read more…] about Sprint Throws a Life Preserver to Drowning Tidal

Filed Under: Financial, Industry Trends, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, Apple Music, Google, Jay Z, Pandora, Shawn Carter, Spotify, Sprint, streaming, Tidal

Chaos in Cupertino: Apple’s First Quarterly Sales & Profit Decline in 13 Years

April 27, 2016 by Ted 1 Comment

iPhone Sales Fall for the First Time in Its History

Photo of Apple store in ChinaCupertino, CA-based Apple, Inc. announced its fiscal first quarter results yesterday and it wasn’t a pretty picture. And although Wall Street acted with shock, no one should have been surprised as Apple had warned this would be a tough quarter back in January. Apple remains a huge and cash-rich company, but the deeper you dig into this latest report, the more obvious it becomes that there is a legitimate cause for concern.

See more on this tough quarter by the Tech’s largest company… [Read more…] about Chaos in Cupertino: Apple’s First Quarterly Sales & Profit Decline in 13 Years

Filed Under: Financial, Management, News, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Apple Music, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Macintosh, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook

Tidal Targets Netflix – Adding Movies to Service

March 31, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Company Reports Stunning Growth Numbers

Photo of Jay Z and Beyonce
Jay Z, with his wife Beyonce

Tidal, the high quality music streaming service purchased by rapper Jay Z one year ago, is said to be adding movie streaming to their service, Page Six (part of the New York Post) reported yesterday. According to the report, Tidal has already notified Apple that it intends to add movie streaming to its app, formally starting the required approval process.

Tidal has had an exceptionally challenging year, with three CEOs in nine months. Will opening up to competition on a movie service make things better?

See more on this surprising development… [Read more…] about Tidal Targets Netflix – Adding Movies to Service

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Apple Music, Beyonce', Jay Z, Jimmy Iovine, streaming, Tidal

More Than 7 Out of 10 Music Industry Execs Say Tidal Won’t Last a Year

September 3, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Tidal logoIf I were Jay Z’s publicist, I’d be nervous right now. The popular rapper’s reputation as a savvy businessman is in serious jeopardy. Billboard, one of the oldest and most prominent music industry publications, has recently launched a new annual survey of the top “A-list music business professionals.” In order to capture their honest opinions, the survey is conducted on an anonymous basis. While not exceptionally detailed or deep, the survey is meant to cover a “broad range of temperature-taking topics.”

The results of this inaugural effort offered some surprises – including the fact that more than 7 out of 10 of these top music industry executives predict that the Tidal music streaming service won’t survive its first year – a remarkable no-confidence vote in Jay Z, Tidal’s owner.

See more on the surprising results from this first every survey… [Read more…] about More Than 7 Out of 10 Music Industry Execs Say Tidal Won’t Last a Year

Filed Under: Brands, News, Survey Tagged With: Andre Young, Apple Music, Beats, Beyonce', Billboard, Dr. Dre, Jay Z, Jimmy Iovine, Madonna, Rhianna, Shawn Carter, Spotify, streaming, Tidal

A Bad Day at the Office for Apple: Stock Goes Cold, Investigation Gets Hot

July 23, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Tim Cook at product launch.Apple, Inc. released the financial results of their fiscal third quarter Tuesday and by most measures, it was good news. Revenues hit $49.6 billion with net profits coming in at a robust $10.7 billion. These results were well over the $37.4 billion and $7.7 billion respectively booked in the same quarter last year. Unit sales of iPhones grew a remarkable 35%, with iPhone revenues increasing 59% to a new quarterly record; sales in China more than doubled; service revenues hit a new record; and cash reserves are at an astounding $203 billion.

How did Wall Street react to all of this “good” news? The stock tanked. At one point Apple’s market value collapsed $60 billion as the stock dropped 7% in just a matter of minutes after the announcement. Yesterday, the stock closed down 5.2%.

See why this is happening…and why government investigators are in high gear… [Read more…] about A Bad Day at the Office for Apple: Stock Goes Cold, Investigation Gets Hot

Filed Under: Brands, Law, News, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Apple Music, streaming

Instead of a Wave, Tidal Turns into a Tempest in a Teapot; Another CEO Exits

June 23, 2015 by Ted 9 Comments

Tidal logoTidal Music Service has, for the second time in only a matter of months, dismissed its CEO. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Tidal has dismissed interim chief executive Peter Tonstad who held the position for only about three months. In a statement, they thanked Tonstad for his service.

But Tonstad had a different take on his exit…read on… [Read more…] about Instead of a Wave, Tidal Turns into a Tempest in a Teapot; Another CEO Exits

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple Music, Beats Music, Jay Z, Shawn Carter, Spotify, Tidal

Apple Faces the Music – Multiple Investigations Launched

June 11, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Apple Music logoJust days after Apple, Inc. announced its plans to attempt to reassert its leading role in the music distribution and streaming businesses, we learn from the New York Times that two powerful state attorneys general in New York and Connecticut have launched an investigation into Apple’s music licensing practices. The purpose of the investigation is to determine if Apple has broken any antitrust laws in cutting deals that allegedly restrict music industry providers from offering their content on a free basis with other services.

See why there is suspicion of anti-competitive practices by Apple… [Read more…] about Apple Faces the Music – Multiple Investigations Launched

Filed Under: Brands, Law, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Apple Music, Beats Electronics, Beats Music, Connecticut, Department of Justice, Eric T. Schneiderman, George Jepson, Jay Z, Jimmy Iovine, New York, Spotify, strategy

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