While the likes of artists, labels and publishers have been able to benefit from the increasingly streaming-orientated listening habits of music consumers, the digital revolution posed a threat to the manufacturers responsible for the production of physical media, which many are leaving behind for pay-monthly digital services. 

According to the BPI, streaming has just about doubled year-on-year, from 5.2 billion tracks streamed in 2013 to 10.2 billion at the same time this year. Users of streaming platforms such as ...