Category archives: Mark Mulligan

The global recorded music business generated over $50m a day last year – and more than $2m of it went to DIY artists

Midia Research’s numbers suggest DIY artists took a 4.1% market share, with Universal Music Group on 30%
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Why Apple’s profit warning could put music and video center stage at the company

Apple’s Services division is becoming increasingly important for the US corporation, says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan
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The global recorded music business is on course to top $20bn in annual revenues in 2019 – but it can’t over-rely on the USA

Mark Mulligan says that global sales hit $18.9bn this year
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Spotify ‘doing a Netflix’: is Daniel Ek’s platform already too big for the labels to stop it?

Mark Mulligan on why the major rights-holders may be facing a ‘prisoner’s dilemma’
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A million new tracks are being uploaded to streaming service Napster every 6 weeks

Bill Patrizio revealed intriguing stat at Midem last week
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Despacito storms past 5bn streams milestone as Latin America takes flight

Analyst Mark Mulligan explains why record-breaking single may be ‘the new normal’
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