Listen "Are iPhone users the real victims of the Apple Tax?"
Episode Synopsis
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the new class action legal claim in London on behalf of the millions of iOS users in the UK, presenting consumers rather than app-makers as the bigger losers when Apple adds a 30% commission onto in-app purchases, plus Believe’s first step towards its IPO.
SECTION TIMES
01: Apple Tax (00:12:27)
02: Believe (00:26:00)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Apple’s App Store rules now subject to £1.5 billion class action claim before UK tribunal
• Believe confirms first step completed towards IPO on Paris stock exchange
ALSO MENTIONED
• BRITs goes ahead with audience of keyworkers, but makes Coldplay stay outside
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SECTION TIMES
01: Apple Tax (00:12:27)
02: Believe (00:26:00)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Apple’s App Store rules now subject to £1.5 billion class action claim before UK tribunal
• Believe confirms first step completed towards IPO on Paris stock exchange
ALSO MENTIONED
• BRITs goes ahead with audience of keyworkers, but makes Coldplay stay outside
MORE FROM CMU
• Book your place on CMU’s weekly webinars
• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon
• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin
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