Biz news: Classical streaming is up 88 percent

Biz news: Classical streaming is up 88 percent

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norman lebrecht

October 10, 2016

The German music industry reports a huge rise in classical streaming – 88% – and a 16% fall in classical downloads during the first half of this year.

It’s not clear from the data released is this is just paid-for streaming or all sorts. Read here.

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Comments

  • Mervon Mehta says:

    Go to http://www.rcmusic.ca/livestream for an eclectic mix of contemporary classical and jazz concerts taped live in Koerner Hall, Toronto. Kronos/Tagaq, Koh/Saariaho, Jackie Parker/Stewart Copeland, Afiara Quartet/Skratch Bastid, Brad Mehldau, James Ehnes, Oscar Peterson Tribute and more.

  • Hugh Jorganne says:

    These percentages are completely meaningless without the actual figures underlying them, and what the measures are. How do you meaure streaming/downloads? In tracks, albums, hours or Euros?
    Example: last year’s number 100, this year’s number 188, an increase of 88%.
    Last year’s number 120000, this year’s number 1000800, a decrease of 12%.

  • Hugh Jorganne says:

    sorry, correction: the last line should of course read 120000, 100800 and 16%.

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