The deals highlight the changing dynamics of the music industry as once-powerful labels decline because of the migration to digital downloads.
As once-powerful labels decline because of the migration to digital downloads, musicians are scrambling to connect with fans, and Wal-Mart is using exclusive deals to assume a new role: hit maker.
With numerous popular traditional TV shows on Netflix and Hulu along with the introduction of HBO Now, the migration to digital consumption is thriving.
It is expected that the migration to digital TV will offer a wider choice of channels, higher-quality sound and pictures and spectrum efficiency.
"Our latest circulation numbers are in line with what we have seen over the last few years, a steady migration to digital," said Michael Brunt, chief marketing officer and managing director of circulation at The Economist.
Mr Bryant said S4C needed to make changes to head off the threat of declining revenues and the migration of viewers after digital switchover to Channel 4. S4C is broadcast in place of Channel 4 on digital terrestrial analogue TV in Wales.
This migration of analog into digital circuits means that the choice of what front-end functions are implemented by analog and digital means generally depend on factors such as required performance, cost, size, and power consumption.
The communications minister Lord Carter's interim Digital Britain report, published in January, said the process of "digital migration" would not begin until digital radio accounted for more than 50% of all listening.
It will also conduct a cost-benefit analysis of digital migration and will grant a one-off, five-year extension of existing community radio licences and re-examine the rules on the funding of community radio.
