The surge in streaming music and streaming is having a major impact on entertainment companies ; the Recording Industry Association of America ( uk ) reveals that streaming music overtook digital downloads in the US last year . Meanwhile , in the UK a study by the Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board ( BARB ) shows that around a quarter of UK companies now subscribe to streaming video services , such as Netflix . This may be good news for Audioboom , apple and InternetQ , the makers of video - streaming service Akazoo .
The surge in streaming music and video is having a major impact on entertainment companies; the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reveals that streaming music overtook digital downloads in the US last year. Meanwhile, in the UK a study by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) shows that around a quarter of UK households now subscribe to streaming video services, such as Netflix. This may be good news for Audioboom, 7digital and InternetQ, the owner of music-streaming service Akazoo.