UP289 Sport's Napster moment and the lessons of Spotify

Unofficial Partner Podcast

English - January 20, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Will Page was Chief Economist of Spotify and PRS for Music and is the author of the critically acclaimed book Tarzan Economics.
Some Will Page references to read alongside the pod.

This chart from The Economist on the age of festival headlinersNew Year New Ideas, key chart showing the growth of stadiums and festivals below - think Big Eventer) Billboard: Examining Covid's Impact on UK's live and recorded industriesMusic Business Worldwide: Live Music Goes From Suffering to RecoveringIQ Magazine: Economist Will Page on Live Music's Resurgence Financial Times: Roar of the live music crowd drowns out stadium income from sport

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