YouTube says they have paid out one billion dollars to the music industry in years – ITavisen.en

the music industry is not further impressed.

In a blog post presents Youtube’s Robert Kyncl more of strømmesidens contribution to the music industry.

1 dollars per user per year
, Among other things, he’s pointing out that YouTube has paid out one billion dollars, around nok 8.3 billion, in annonseroyalties to the music industry over the past twelve months.

“Even though music subscription services such increases more than any other abonnementsløsning, ads also an important contributor to turnover. Actually have YouTube generated over 1 billion from advertising to the music industry over the past twelve months, and demonstrates that the more experiences and the models are successful,” writes Kyncl.

Despite milliardutbetalingen does not allow the music industry to tear themselves with the right yet.

“Google has issued several unexplained numbers on it they claim that YouTube pays the music industry”, says a spokesperson from the organization IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) to the BBC, and adds:

“the Announcement provides little reason to celebrate. With 800 million users worldwide, generates YouTube just a little over 1 dollar per user in the course of a whole year.”

Comment: ITavisen can’t vouch for the IFPIs pirate statements.

– Numbers pales
According to the IFPI-talspersonen they generate much more revenue from abonnementsløsningene from musikkstrømmetjenestene.

“It pales in comparison with the revenues generated from other services like Apple, Deezer and Spotify. For example, in 2015 paid Spotify record companies alone more than 2 billion dollars. Estimated to be 18 dollars per user.”

Kyncl admits in the blog post that the current model is not perfect, but that they are thrilled to see the progress.

“In a time that has never been more competition for attention, can’t the fans get enough good music. It is evident that this creative industry has two strong engines of growth – subscriptions and advertising – and we are honored to be a part of it”, he concludes the blog post.

Source:
BBC,
YouTube Blog