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Apple agrees to buy headphone maker Beats for US $3 billion
Apple is striking a new chord with a three billion US-dollar acquisition of Beats Electronics, a headphone and music streaming specialist that also brings the swagger of rapper Dr. Dre and recording impresario Jimmy Iovine.
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YouTube Challenges Apple With Music Streaming Service
Nov. 13 -- Googles YouTube unveiled its new music-streaming service, giving the Internet company another tool to compete with Apple. Bloomberg's Hans Nichols reports on ""Countdown."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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Dont Tell Taylor Swift: Music Streaming Counts
Nov. 7 -- In today's ""Single Best Chart,"" Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu displays the rising level of revenue derived from streaming services by the music industry. She speaks on ""Bloomberg Surveillance.""
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Disney Movie-Sharing App Now on Android
Nov. 4 -- On Before The Bell, Bloomberg's Betty Liu, Matt Miller and Julie Hyman report on todays top trending news stories. They speak on on In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Do Musicians Still Buy CDs?
Nov. 20 -- Musicians Gloria Estefan, Ne-Yo, Trisha Yearwood (with Garth Brooks), and Bernadette Peters tell Bloomberg how they listen to music. The interviews took place at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publisher (ASCAP)...
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Apple Said to Be in Talks to Buy Jay Z's Tidal: WSJ
June 30 -- Apple is in exploratory talks to buy Tidal, the WSJ reports, citing unidentified people familiar. Bloomberg's Alex Webb has more on "Bloomberg West."
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Can Netflix Win Over Skeptics at Home?
April 14 -- Mike Olson, Piper Jaffray senior research analyst, discusses the growth prospects for Netflix with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Is Spotify Destined to Win the Streaming Music Race?
May 2 -- Troy Carter, Atom Factory's founder and chief executive officer, discusses the evolution of streaming music with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West."
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How Alively Plans to Compete With Other Streaming Apps
Sept. 1 -- Vadim Lavrusik, Alively founder, discusses the live-streaming app's strategy with Bloomberg's Emily Chang and Sarah Frier on "Bloomberg West."
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Spotify's Potential IPO Plans
July 20 -- Bloomberg's Alex Barinka discusses Spotify's potential IPO plans with Bloomberg's David Gura and Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Bob Iger: MLB Deal Is Vital to the Future of Disney
Aug. 9 -- Bob Iger, Walt Disney Co.'s chairman and chief executive officer, comments on Disney's agreement to pay $1 billion for a minority stake in BAMTech, a technology and streaming business formed by Major League Baseball. He speaks...
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Bob Iger: ESPN Growth Will Not Be as Robust as Once Was
Aug. 9 -- Bob Iger, Walt Disney Co.'s chairman and chief executive officer, comments on the growth prospects for ESPN. He speaks during an interview with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg West."
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Disney's Iger Sees Growth in New ESPN Online, MLB Deal
Aug. 9 -- Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger speaks to Bloomberg Television's David Westin about Disney's $1 billion minority stake in BAMTech, the future of the ESPN franchise and the opening of Shanghai Disney.
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Twitch CEO: Working With Bezos Has Been Interesting
Sept. 14 -- Emmett Shear, Twitch's chief executive officer, discusses Amazon's streaming plans for Twitch. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Markets."
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What's Driving Netflix's Subscriber Growth?
Oct. 17 -- Shares of Netflix rose in extended trading after the world’s largest online TV network added 3.6 million subscribers in the third quarter, beating analysts’ estimates. Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw takes a look at the numbers on...
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Are Netflix Shares a Little Too Expensive?
Oct. 17 -- Greg Portell, A.T. Kearney lead partner, David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy's chief executive officer and a Bloomberg contributing editor, and Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw discuss the outlook for Netflix with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on...
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Netflix Bets Big on 'Bright' in Bid to Outdo Theaters
Mar.14 -- Will Smith’s next movie -- part cop flick, part sci-fi -- has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster except one. When “Bright†is released later this year it’ll be playing on Netflix Inc.’s streaming service, not...
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Songwriters Seek New Streaming Standards
Mar.07 -- The writers who craft songs for artists from Garth Brooks to Beyonce plan to tell a panel of judges this week that the increasing popularity of music-streaming services like Spotify will destroy their profession unless they get...
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Turntables enjoying boom times
LEADIN: As vinyl records make a global comeback, turntables are following suit.Driven by booming sales, a turntable manufacturer in the Czech Republic is cashing in on the vinyl revival. STORYLINE:A record spins on a turntable, a needle...
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Turntables enjoying boom times
CZECH AUSTRIA TURNTABLES SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:01 SHOTLISTAssociated Press Prague, Czech Republic - 1 March 20171. Tight of man's hand putting needle on record on turntable2. Mid of man putting...
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CBS CEO Les Moonves Says Broadcast TV Isn't Dead
Sep.20 -- CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves talks about competing for viewers with digital outlets. He speaks to David Rubenstein for "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."
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Here's Why Apple Should Buy Netflix
Nov.09 -- Barry Ritholtz, a Bloomberg View columnist, explains why he thinks Apple Inc. should buy Netflix Inc. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley on "Bloomberg Markets."