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SCA Preparedness — A Fizzle In The Making?
SCA Preparedness — A Fizzle In The Making?
April 19, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Call it the fizzle that might be felt across Europe – and beyond. Call it the corporate equivalent of deer in the headlights. Billions of...

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Amazon Adds Music Streaming For Prime Members
Amazon Adds Music Streaming For Prime Members
April 19, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced the launch of a new music streaming service for customers with Alexa. “Customers in the U.S. who do not yet have a...

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Spotify Shares Sink On Amazon Music News
Spotify Shares Sink On Amazon Music News
April 16, 2019  |  Amazon

Reports that Amazon is planning to launch a free ad-supported music service caused Spotify shares to fall 4 percent on Monday (April 15). According to Reuters,...

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Amazon To Launch Free Ad-Supported Music Service
Amazon To Launch Free Ad-Supported Music Service
April 15, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon, the eCommerce giant, could launch a music service that is free and ad-supported in the coming days, reported Billboard. According to Billboard, citing sources...

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Dutch Antitrust Agency To Investigate Apple Over App Favoritism
Dutch Antitrust Agency To Investigate Apple Over App Favoritism
April 11, 2019  |  Regulation

Apple is being investigated by the Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) over accusations that it gives precedence to its own apps over competitors,...

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Apple Music Subscriptions Surpass Spotify In US
Apple Music Subscriptions Surpass Spotify In US
April 08, 2019  |  Apple

Apple Music has overtaken Spotify in the number of paid subscribers it has in the United States, according to reports. Apple Music had 28 million...

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Spotify Buys Parcast To Further Goal To Lead In Streaming Audio
Spotify Buys Parcast To Further Goal To Lead In Streaming Audio
March 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spotify Technology, producer of the audio streaming subscription service, announced Tuesday (March 26) it is acquiring Parcast, a storytelling-driven podcast studio, for an undisclosed sum. In...

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EU Reg Mulls Apple Antitrust Investigation
EU Reg Mulls Apple Antitrust Investigation
March 15, 2019  |  Apple

The European Union’s competition regulator might launch a probe of Apple over antitrust allegations. The tech giant is accused of using its app store to...

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Spotify’s Antitrust Verse In Growing Chorus Against Apple’s Apps   
Spotify’s Antitrust Verse In Growing Chorus Against Apple’s Apps  
March 13, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

And, now, a bit of disharmony in the music streaming business. As reported Wednesday (March 13), Spotify, the music streaming juggernaut, has filed an antitrust...

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