The aim of this Chorus+ event organized within the MIDEM 2011 in Cannes (France) was to discuss the challenges of the European music market in an international context and to assess the business and societal impact of current and future music search and recommendation technologies and services.
So far the digital changeover has been highly disruptive to the music business.
The intention was to identify what is lying ahead, especially from a technological viewpoint with regard to latest technologies emerging from R&D. The goal of this think-tank was to establish, with highly qualified market and technology experts, a clear understanding of, and outlook on, the future of future musical services, to identify crucial technologies in relation to search and to outline the map of key enabling technologies in the area.
The Think-Tank analyzed current music consumption patterns, emerging services and technologies and discussed technological gaps in the music industry in terms of search, recommendation and personalization. It identified and the open questions and the challenges of the music industry in the coming 10 years.
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