Spotify gained Apple’s approval to show European Union users pricing information in its iOS app. Spotify is opting into Apple’s “entitlement” for music streaming services, created following the European Commission’s landmark antitrust ruling against the tech giant in March, according to an updated blog post...
Spotify Founder and CEO Daniel Ek believes the company’s approach to flexibility for its customers is a key success factor. Second-quarter earnings, reported on Tuesday (July 23), highlightedSpotify’s accelerated revenue growth, achieving record highs for both gross margin and operating income. Innovations like daylist and...
In its earnings report released Tuesday (July 23), Spotify showcased a record-breaking second quarter, driven by features in its music offerings such as daylist and AI DJ, alongside expansions into video podcasts and audiobooks. These developments have bolstered user engagement, the company said, reinforcing Spotify’s...
Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service Audible is rolling out a new royalty model that will enable creators to monetize more types of content. The model will also allow listeners to access more storytelling, the company said in a Thursday (July 11) blog post on its website. In...
April 08, 2024
It was a week of widespread losses for the CE 100 Index. Only the “Have Fun” pillar gained ground, up 1.1%. Spotify shares gained 17.6%, leading that “fun” segment higher, as the company named a new chief financial officer this past week. As reported, Christian Luiga is joining Spotify from Saab AB, a European defense and security […]
April 01, 2024
Gone are the days when learning was confined to traditional classrooms and heavy textbooks. Today, knowledge is increasingly accessible to anyone with an internet connection, with digital platforms serving as...
January 26, 2022
The platform economy, combined with the creator economy, is primed to help artists, musicians and podcasters, among others, turn their talents into money. As Lily Q. Jolly, product lead for...
September 16, 2019
After over two years of speculation — and a fair number of predictions of imminent doom — it seems MoviePass has finally, actually come to its last reel. MoviePass is...
August 23, 2024
European Union (EU) regulations impacting artificial intelligence (AI) may deny the region’s businesses, academics and others the chance to participate in new technology investment and economic growth opportunities, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote in a joint statement released Friday (Aug. 23). The CEOs wrote in the statement that tech companies doing business in Europe face “overlapping regulations […]
August 14, 2024
Spotify gained Apple’s approval to show European Union users pricing information in its iOS app. Spotify is opting into Apple’s “entitlement” for music streaming services, created following the European Commission’s...
July 11, 2024
Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service Audible is rolling out a new royalty model that will enable creators to monetize more types of content. The model will also allow listeners to access...
June 13, 2024
Spotify is facing an FTC complaint from music publishers and songwriters over royalties. As Bloomberg News reported, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) filed the complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Wednesday (June 13),...
