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Data: 8.3m views for Coldplay live on Disney+ Hotstar

Disney+ Hotstar’s exclusive broadcast of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour concert in Ahmedabad attracted 8.3 million views and garnered 165 million minutes of watch time. Viewers tuned in from all parts of the country with Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, NCR Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal contributing 85 per cent viewership. Streaming […]

January 28, 2025

Disney+ Hotstar to stream Coldplay concert live

Disney+ Hotstar is partnering with Coldplay to present their Music of the Spheres World Tour concert live to audiences across India. As the band prepares for their largest-ever stadium performance in Ahmedabad on Republic Day (January 26th), Disney+ Hotstar will enable fans to experience this monumental event on every screen across the country, and also […]

January 17, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Report: UK music industry contributed £7.6bn to UK economy in 2023

UK Music, the collective voice of the UK music industry, has released its annual economic report, This is Music 2024. The report outlines the economic contribution the UK music industry makes to the economy.   It was a stellar year for live music with artists such as Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Harry Styles, Blur and Pink, […]

November 20, 2024

Ofcom licenses 2,000+ frequencies for Glastonbury

The Glastonbury festival is one of the UK’s biggest cultural events. This year some 210,000 people attended the event from June 26th to 30th, which was headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA. And although the main Pyramid stage is where the headline acts perform, the event is huge, with festival-goers entertained by acts and […]

July 5, 2024

BBC to livestream Dua Lipa, Coldplay Glastonbury sets globally

The BBC has announced it will livestream headline Glastonbury performances to a global audience, with Dua Lipa and Coldplay’s 2024 Pyramid Stage sets available to view on the recently relaunched BBC website. Music fans around the world can tune into the stream, which is produced by BBC Studios, to watch Dua Lipa’s headline performance on […]

June 24, 2024

TikTok, Universal Music settle royalties dispute

TikTok will restore millions of Universal Music tracks to its social media platform after the two companes settling a dispute over royalties. In an email to staff published the BBC, Universal’s boss Sir Lucian Grainge said TikTok had agreed to “key changes”, adding “under the new agreement, artist and songwriter compensation will be greater than […]

May 2, 2024

Riedel powers live music implementation for Coldplay Tour

Riedel Communications has announced that Mission Control, a specialist in delivering global RF coordination and licensing solutions, is using Riedel Bolero wireless intercom system, an Artist-1024 node, and 1200 Series SmartPanels as a bespoke live music package for Coldplay’s current Music of the Spheres world tour. For almost two years, Mission Control has implemented a […]

April 9, 2024

Universal Music pulls tracks from TikTok

Universal Music is removing its catalogue of songs from social media platform TikTok when its contract expires today [January 31st] after a breakdown in talks over payments. The move would mean TikTok would no longer have access to tracks by artists including the likes of Taylor Swift, Adele, The Weeknd, Coldplay, BTS and Drake. In […]

January 31, 2024

d&b appoints Bubble Agency as PR partner

d&b, a worldwide provider of professional audio technology and AVLM solutions, has appointed Bubble Agency, a PR, marketing and events specialist for the AV and media and entertainment technology sectors, as its global PR agency. Headquartered in Backnang, Germany, d&b has redefined what’s possible in the world of audio technology and set the standard for […]

May 11, 2023

The Coda Collection channel on Prime Video UK

The Coda Collection, a streaming video channel dedicated to music programming, has announced the UK launch of their immersive experience. The channel reaches across decades and genres to provide fans with exclusive storytelling that details iconic moments in music history. Available exclusively via Prime Video Channels, this UK launch is The Coda Collection’s first step […]

August 10, 2022By Nik Roseveare