TechCrunch reports: “Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google do not always disclose every acquisition they make, especially when the companies in question are little fish in the tech big pond, but in aggregate, all that M&A could pose bigger questions about how they are using their financial power and market influence in anticompetitive ways.”
Hypebot reports: “Global concert discovery and marketing platform Bandsintown has partnered with Google’s Waze navigation app to help concertgoers find the quickest route to the show.”
Variety reports: “Streaming video has boomed over the past few years — but it still represents just around one-fifth of all time Americans spend in front of their TVs, according to a new report from Nielsen.”
Deadline reports: “Tubi, which bills itself as the “world’s largest” ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service, said it reached 25 million monthly active users as of December 2019. Total view time on the free platform by the end of last year reached 163 million hours, the company announced in a press release, an increase of 160% over 2018 levels.”
Billboard reports: “SiriusXM announced Tuesday that it has invested $75 million in audio platform SoundCloud, which will use the infusion to enhance its existing services and accelerate product development.”
Deadline reports: “Paradigm has expanded its UK footprint by investing in sound branding agency Pitch & Sync. Founded by principals Alex Lavery and Simon Robinson, the London-based firm specializes in finding, creating and curating sound and music for consumer brands and other content creators.”
VentureBeat reports: “IronSource has long helped games and apps become more popular through its ad monetization tricks. But now it’s going into publishing and development with the opening of Supersonic Games.”
Billboard reports: “The U.K.-based parent company of Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming service, Project Panther Bidco, grew global revenues by 26.4% year-on-year to $147.6 million in 2018, according to new documents filed with the UK Companies House.”
Variety reports: “Splice, the popular platform for rights-cleared sounds and beats, has paid out more than $25 million to musicians in its artist-to-artist marketplace, the company has revealed.”
Hollywood Reporter reports: “The agreement between John Malone’s cable giant and the global streamer covers 11 million pay TV subscribers in Europe.”
