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UMG’s Ty Roberts: get ready for revolutionary new digital music products

Ty Roberts is a Silicon Valley and record industry insider with a genuine love for both technology and music. Universal Music Group's first-ever CTO shared his thoughts about the technological future of music with MEF Minute... Ten years ago, when Sony Ericsson’s Walkman branded phones ruled the mobile music space,…

Tim GreenFebruary 23, 2017

Interviews Music

Why the time has come for sponsored mobile data

The world's smartphone users don't want bits and bytes, says Syntonic CEO Gary Greenbaum. They want music, video and games. He talked to MEF Minute about this changing consumer mindset and Syntonic's sponsored content models. We live in an era of exploding demand for streaming video, on-demand music and connected…

Tim GreenFebruary 16, 2017

Guest blog Mobile Gaming

Monumental days in app store gaming lead to record-shattering year

2016 was a huge year for mobile games and app stores that saw download and revenue figures hit record breaking numbers. Josh Spoelstra from MEF member Bango takes us through the highlights of landmark year for the apps ecosystem. It’s no stretch to declare 2016 as the most significant year…

MEFFebruary 7, 2017

Internet of Things Music Tech Focus

Listen up: your essential guide to smart speakers

The battle for your kitchen is hotting up. CES was packed with smart speakers – without doubt the tech industry's most dynamic sector. Here's a round-up of the big new launches...

Tim GreenJanuary 12, 2017

Africa Interviews Music VAS

Africa’s mobile-first music scene: Antos Stella, Content Connect Africa

There’s huge potential in Africa’s mobile-first music scene. But you need strong local knowledge to unlock it. So says Antos Stella, managing director of Content Connect Africa. In this exclusive interview for MEF Minute, she explains why she is so excited about the market… In the ‘mature markets’ of Europe…

Tim GreenJanuary 4, 2017

Africa Music

AfricaCom: new models and mobile services are accelerating digital business in Africa

Earlier in November, Africa’s mobile movers and shakers came together for the annual mobile and technology conference, AfricaCom. Here Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at MEF takes the pulse of the event and discusses some of the highlights of MEF's packed programme of events, forums and workshops during the conference in Cape…

Rimma PerelmuterNovember 28, 2016

Mobile video Tech Focus

After Vine what’s next for mobile video?

So it’s RIP Vine and thanks for some enjoyable six second moments. Twitter’s short-form video app couldn’t compete with Facebook Live, SnapChat Stories et al. But there will be plenty more twists and turns before mobile video is ‘done’… In March 2015, the tech press was gleefully reporting a war.…

MEFNovember 3, 2016

Music Opinions

What if the internet destroys everything?

For all the changes brought about by the information technology, can its impact compare to the that of railways, telegrams and machinery? Tim Green examines an argument that it can - and that the digital era is set to overturn the entire 'post war edifice'... A little while I ago…

Tim GreenNovember 2, 2016

Music Tech Focus

Pixel: why the future of search made Google a mobile phone maker

For nearly a decade Google stayed out of the hardware market. But now a new range of devices branded with a 'G' puts the tech giant in direct competition with Apple. Why now? It's all to do with the uncertain future of search... For the last ten years, there’s been…

MEFOctober 5, 2016

Music Tech Focus wearables

iPhone 7: the facts, the context, the controversies

With the launch of the iPhone 7, can Apple save itself from crisis? After all, this is a company that announced its first quarterly sales decline in 13 years earlier this year - to a miserly $50.6bn. Here's a analysis of the new devices and the issues facing the world's…

Tim GreenSeptember 8, 2016

UMG’s Ty Roberts: get ready for revolutionary new digital music products

Why the time has come for sponsored mobile data

Monumental days in app store gaming lead to record-shattering year

Listen up: your essential guide to smart speakers

Africa’s mobile-first music scene: Antos Stella, Content Connect Africa

AfricaCom: new models and mobile services are accelerating digital business in Africa

After Vine what’s next for mobile video?

What if the internet destroys everything?

Pixel: why the future of search made Google a mobile phone maker

iPhone 7: the facts, the context, the controversies

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