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Facebook to stream music next?

Started by Oldboy, Jul 8, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Jul 8, 2015
    Music Allyreports that Facebook is contemplating starting its very own streaming service. Since so many clips are viewed on Facebook—Variety suggests “4 billion video views per day on average in the first quarter of 2015”—the company has been testing a new way to make money from video streaming. According to vague speculation from several anonymous sources, Facebook may also be talking with labels about following its entry into video monetization with a move into music streaming. “It’s a mass land grab,” one of these anonymous sources said, describing the escalating battle between the streaming services. But actual details of Facebook's thinking are scarce.

    http://www.thefader.com/2015/07/08/facebook-music-streaming
     
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  2. Lil Wayne
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    Jul 8, 2015
    can definitely see it happening
     
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  3. Old Account
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    As big as Facebook is, they won't be able to compete with Apple Music

    If they were smarter they would consider starting a video-streaming service before too many companies go down that path
     
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    Jul 8, 2015
    S80 Stream

    @Narsh as guest DJ
     
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    if you read koolo's post it says "the company has been testing a new way to make money from video streaming"
     
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  6. Old Account
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    I skimmed it for the main points, I didn't see that part

    Good for them
     
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  7. sxneighty123
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    Facebook investing in a lot of things recently, its great.
     
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  8. because the internet
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    because the internet

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    Facebook in 2015 <<<<<
     
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  9. sawalrath
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    Soon everything will be Facebook. Bow to the Facebook gods!
     
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    Jul 8, 2015
    But I don't give a s---. Their idea of "streams" will prob be that someone shares a song and then your feed plays the first few seconds of it because your settings haven't been updated to disallow automatic play.
     
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  12. Serg
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    What do they mean by video streaming? Like music videos? Movies? TV?
     
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    Who the f--- would wanna hear Young Thug all the time
     
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    Music.
    Spotify/Tidal/Apple Music etc
     
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    Who wouldn't
     
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  16. Juney Dark
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    Life Invader streaming?... sweet
     
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    Jul 8, 2015
    Honestly think people will download illegally even more now, especially with all the exclusive deals artists are signing.
     
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    Me
     
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    Plug Djibouti all u need. I want a mobile app though
     
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