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YouTube dispute under the spotlight at CMU Podcast: Live
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 20 June 2014
The topics up for debate at the first ever edition of the CMU Podcast: Live have been confirmed, with the indie sector’s ongoing dispute with YouTube set to top the agenda.
How important is YouTube to the record industry, as both a revenue generator and promotional platform? Is YouTube simply ‘upgrading’ by adding in a subscription audio service, or is this a brand new product that should be licensed separately? And if YouTube goes through with its threat of blocking the indie labels from its video platform, who stands to lose out the most?
There’ll be plenty to discuss, though YouTube won’t be the only topic under consideration as we review the last month in music. Other recent digital developments – including Apple’s Beats acquisition and the launch of Amazon Prime Music – will be dealt with, as will the recently announced cutbacks at BBC Radio, and the subsequent announcement of a new music strategy at the Beeb, including the launch of yet another music awards show.
Joining CMU Editor Andy Malt and Business Editor Chris Cooke to discuss, dissect and debate the month in music will be Music Managers Forum CEO Jon Webster, Cooking Vinyl’s Head Of Digital Marketing Sammy Andrews, and co-founder of playlist creation service Songdrop, Brittney Bean. Come join the debate, which takes place on Tuesday, 24 June, at 7.30pm at London’s Roundhouse.
Tickets are £10 – book yours here. And, on the off chance that it still matters by Tuesday, the England World Cup match will be screened in the Made Bar & Kitchen from 5pm. Recording will then start at 7.30pm, and edited highlights of the debate will then appear in the CMU Podcast later this month.
