Streaming problems as (multi-issue) claims problems

Abstract

We study the problem of allocating the revenues raised via paid subscriptions to music streaming platforms among participating artists. We show that the main methods to solve streaming problems (pro-rata, user-centric, as well as classes generalizing them) can be seen as specific (and well-known) rules to solve (multi-issue) claims problems, which have long been studied in the operations research literature. Our results provide strong links between the well-established literature on (multi-issue) claims problems and the emerging literature on streaming problems.