Category: OpenPlay News

  • Digital Music News: OpenPlay Teams with Stem to Expand Direct Delivery Service for Seamless Music and Video Distribution

    Digital Music News: OpenPlay Teams with Stem to Expand Direct Delivery Service for Seamless Music and Video Distribution

    Digital Music News covered the new OpenPlay partnership with Stem expanding their direct delivery service for music and video assets. OpenPlay teams up with Stem to expand its Direct Delivery service, enabling users to seamlessly send music and video assets and corresponding metadata directly to DSPs without negotiating additional licensing…

  • Music Ally Op-Ed: 20 years after iTunes, moving past the ‘Pick, Pack & Ship’ distribution model

    Music Ally Op-Ed: 20 years after iTunes, moving past the ‘Pick, Pack & Ship’ distribution model

    Music Ally published OpenPlay’s Co-Founder and Chief Client Officer, Edward Ginis’ recent op-ed discussing how it’s time for the music industry to move past it’s old distribution models and fully adapt to the modern, digital music industry. Twenty years ago, when iTunes was first launched, the music industry needed a…

  • Platform and Stream: OpenPlay, Stem to Expand Direct Delivery Service for Seamless Music and Video Distribution

    Platform and Stream: OpenPlay, Stem to Expand Direct Delivery Service for Seamless Music and Video Distribution

    Platform and Stream covered OpenPlay’s newly announced partnership with Stem providing expanded direct delivery services to their clients. This new deal allows OpenPlay users, whether Merlin members or not, to utilize Stem’s existing licenses with DSPs, streamlining the process even further. Stem will also manage statements and payments for select…

  • Platform and Stream: New Year, New Features From OpenPlay to Benefit Music Companies

    Platform and Stream: New Year, New Features From OpenPlay to Benefit Music Companies

    Platform and Stream recently interviewed OpenPlay’s Chief Operating and Growth Officer, Jonathan Bender to discuss OpenPlay’s latest developments. The team has found great success bridging the gap between content creation, metadata management, assets, and delivery — helping organizations bring their people, process, and assets together in one place so they…

  • Music Ally Op-Ed: Resetting the Record: The Path to Honorable Data Practices in Music

    Music Ally Op-Ed: Resetting the Record: The Path to Honorable Data Practices in Music

    Music Ally published Edward Ginis’ op-ed about new proposals for DDEX, data hoarding by large music companies, and their new Pledge that at the end of any contract with an artist or label, that all data and assets be returned to the artist or owner in the standard DDEX formats…

  • Music Row: Justin Levenson Joins OpenPlay As Professional Services Product Lead

    Music Row: Justin Levenson Joins OpenPlay As Professional Services Product Lead

    Music Row has covered OpenPlay’s recent hiring of Justin Levinson as their new Professional Services Product Lead. Nashville-based Justin Levenson has been named Professional Services Product Lead at OpenPlay, one of the music industry’s leading asset management platforms.In his new role, Levenson will work with OpenPlay’s engineering team, clients, and other stakeholders…

  • Hypebot: Indie Spotlight: Edward Ginis of OpenPlay

    Hypebot: Indie Spotlight: Edward Ginis of OpenPlay

    Hypebot reposted the A2IM Featured Executive highlighting Edward Ginis from OpenPlay. Edward Ginis is a 20+ year tech executive veteran focused on the music industry. He has held multiple roles in engineering, from entry-level to CTO, with a deep background in computer science.Ginis also mentors startups and entrepreneurs in music…

  • Creative Industries News: OpenPlay’s Sessions tool set now supports the uploading and storage of stem files

    Creative Industries News: OpenPlay’s Sessions tool set now supports the uploading and storage of stem files

    Creative Industries News covered OpenPlay’s newly added support for stem files in their Sessions tool set. Asset and catalogue management firm OpenPlay now supports stem files in its Sessions tool set, allowing users to upload and store any number of stem files associated with a track alongside other assets traditionally…

  • A2IM: Featured Executive – Edward Ginis

    A2IM: Featured Executive – Edward Ginis

    A2IM’s Featured Executive Column highlighted OpenPlay’s Edward Ginis this week! Edward Ginis is a 20+ year tech executive veteran primarily focused on the music industry who has held multiple roles in engineering from entry level to CTO with a deep background in computer science. He also mentors startups and entrepreneurs in…

  • Record of the Day: OpenPlay Launches New Ability to Upload and Manage Music Stem Files

    Record of the Day: OpenPlay Launches New Ability to Upload and Manage Music Stem Files

    Record of the Day covered OpenPlay’s newly added support for stem files in their Sessions tool set. OpenPlay Inc., provider of the music industry’s leading platform for asset and catalog management, announced today newly added support for stem files in its Sessions tool set. With new stems support, users can…