Podcasting exploded due to the lack of gatekeepers. Now big tech companies are starting to act like traditional media networks, signing popular hosts to exclusive contracts and establishing paywalls.
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The history of recorded music has been marked by endless artistic and technological changes. While music labels persist, digital technology has profoundly altered why they exist and how they work.
Apple’s decision to end iTunes for its new desktop operating system is an attempt to retain and regain market share from rival media platforms.
A serious security threat was found in popular video game Fortnite’s installation method after it bypassed Google’s official app store.
In a time of an overwhelming amount of music available, discerning consumers have to be even more strategic.
Move over Netflix, here’s whodunnit by headphones.
The current global dominance of Canadian music on today’s Billboard charts obscures the difficulties many early rap artists faced in garnering local support for this country’s hip hop music.
Smartphone apps can help people cut back on the amount of alcohol they drink. But is it nagging apps or gentle persuiasion that people prefer?
Apps have been with us for less than 10 years, but have changed the way we use our phones.
Apple’s move into the streaming market has a headstart of up to 100 million subscribers but will still need sustained support to get more of us to pay for online music.
Yet another survey has found Australians are paying more than their American and British counterparts for the same entertainment goods and services. In its submission to the government’s Competition Policy…
Apple recently announced its purchase of Beats Electronics, for a reported US$3 billion. Beats Electronics was started by Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine, and includes the signature headphones range and Beats…
Coldplay has barred music streaming service Spotify from adding their latest album Ghost Stories to its database, sparking a debate about the sustainability of the streaming model. Coldplay signed an exclusivity…
Patents may have once seemed like a good idea. At least it seemed that way to the Venetians, who in 1474 declared the publication and protection of the “works and devices” of “men of great genius” would…
People capture and kill cane toads to prevent further spread of the invasive species, but in two thirds of cases they’re…
What’s the difference between selling a secondhand music CD and transferring ownership of the same songs bought from iTunes? Not much, you’d think - except one’s illegal, according to a New York court…
International music provider Spotify is preparing for its launch into the Australian market later this year. As a subscription-based streaming service, the success of the Stockholm-based Spotify across…
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Barrister at Queensland Bar and member, Creative Commons Australia
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PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Co-director, Centre for Digital Business, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in Multimedia, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Essex
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University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Computer Games and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Senior Lecturer in human-centred computing & human-computer interaction, Western Sydney University
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Research Assistant, University of Dundee
