Music/Audio

IBC is to award its highest accolade, the International Honor for Excellence, to Dolby Laboratories. In IBC’s 50th anniversary year, it reflects on more than 50 years of continua... More

Apple Inc. has secured a deal for songs from Warner Music Group, the technology giant’s first agreement with a major label since introducing its on-demand music service two years... More

Facebook Inc. is offering major record labels and music publishers hundreds of millions of dollars so the users of its social network can legally include songs in videos they uploa... More

Mercedes-Benz drivers will soon be able redeem a year's worth of free music streaming from TIDAL, the companies announced on Tuesday. Beginning in 2018, customers who have connecte... More

Dolby Laboratories has teamed up with Chinese brands to target more Chinese consumers－not only in the cinema, but also at home and on the go. Five years ago, the San Francisco-ba... More

Music video service Vevo is doubling down on live video with a new talk show format dubbed Vevo Live that combines artist interviews in front of a studio audience and interaction w... More

The global recorded music industry will grow into a nearly $41 billion behemoth by 2030, thanks largely to the growth of streaming, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Lisa Yang and... More

CBS Corp. has snapped up ailing Australian TV broadcaster Ten Network Holdings, securing an offshore testing ground for its on-demand streaming service. The most-watched U.S. netw... More

Dolby Labs, the San Francisco-based company best known for Dolby Atmos audio tools and Dolby Vision imaging technology, is now setting its sights on screens that are decidedly much... More

From sound bars to cinema audio magic, Dolby Laboratories showcased its newest technologies during its annual Dolby Day. Dolby is home to approximately 100 labs in 60,000 square fe... More

Every now and then, a technology comes along that is disruptive, legally provocative and has the entertainment industry screaming and kicking and foretelling of impending doom. A m... More

Suddenly, there’s a new technology emerging that will likely turn the current market on its head. Blockchain technology, or distributed ledger, is a distributed database which vi... More

LCD Soundsystem recently announced the release of its fourth studio album, American Dream, due in September, and now the New York band has just launched its first VR experience to ... More

Millennials’ reputation for a lack of brand loyalty extends to digital services, according to a new report out from Nielsen this morning. The measurement firm’s latest study lo... More

Despite music being everywhere online these days and available to anybody who wants to listen to their favorite tunes while still supporting the artists in one way or another, mill... More

Its DisneyLife service in U.K. and France offers movies, television, books and....music. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger rocked the entertainment world - and Netflix’s stock - th... More

Ever since the first CD was produced - 35 years ago this month - the music industry has been trying to sell fans new formats on the basis of better sound quality. The shiny silver ... More

As streaming platforms like Spotify, Pandora, YouTube and a dozen others have grown, many in the music industry assumed that the dark days of people stealing songs and albums had c... More

When Sky surprised subscribers with the launch of its new Devialet-made surround sound speaker late last month, it also dropped in news that Sky Q customers would soon enjoy enhanc... More

When it comes to live shows, the visuals are key to making a lasting impression. I'd even argue that what you see is just as important as the quality of the music. It is a performa... More