Streams are the new downloads: Apple music service rumours swirl as Netflix tests ads and Spotify experiments with video June 2, 2015 The battle to dominate the growing online media streaming market, and to make money from it, is about to go up a level. Tech giant Apple is rumoured to be preparing to announce a $10 (£6.50) a month music streaming service at its WWDC conference for software developers on Monday. If the move [...]
Music streaming wars: Is Apple about to unveil a Spotify killer? June 1, 2015 After months of conjecture, is Apple about to take the bull by the horns and launch a Spotify rival? The Wall Street Journal reported today that the company is poised to take on the music streaming giant. According to the WSJ, the technology giant is planning to go into direct competition with Spotify and Pandora, an internet radio [...]
Spotify puts the spotlight on video content May 20, 2015 Music streaming service Spotify yesterday announced that it has made its first move into video and signed some major media partners. The firm said it has partnered with the BBC, MTV, ESPN, Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel Live (above), as well as some major podcasting networks.
Spotify launches new platform, which includes videos and podcasts May 20, 2015 Spotify has taken a huge leap forward and added videos to its streaming service. At an event in New York, the company showed how its new platform will serve up content pertinent at every time of day – from music and podcasts to videos and news. Spotify’s chief executive, Daniel Ek, called the company’s new [...]
No problems for Spotify chair May 7, 2015 WHAT do you do when a hip-hop mogul tries to muscle in on your territory? If you’re Spotify chairman and co-founder Martin Lorentzon you hit them with a zippy one-liner. When asked what he would do about Jay-Z, given the rap king’s push into music streaming with his Tidal service, Lorentzon said: “I would say [...]
Spotify data identifies musical middle age and a musical mid-life crisis when you start listening to Taylor Swift April 27, 2015 Forget middle-aged spread – technology now brings with it the middle-aged stream. Your musical tastes, much like those for food, drink or a growing preference for a quiet night in, change over time. But thanks to the boffins at Spotify analysing the streaming habits of millions of users, we can officially pinpoint the time when [...]
Rise of Spotify positive for Taylor Swift and music industy as a whole April 14, 2015 The global music industry suffered a drop in sales in 2014, despite strong growth in digital sales and in particular the streaming market. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) annual report into the digital music industry paints a familiar tale record companies and artists struggling to transition to an increasingly digital-dominated world. [...]
Jay Z removes his album from rival as the tide turns on Spotify April 7, 2015 RAP MOGUL Jay Z yesterday yanked his first album from Spotify in the US, making it available instead on his new Tidal streaming music service. It is, however, still available on Spotify in the UK. Reasonable Doubt, Jay Z’s 1996 debut album, had been listed on Spotify as recently as Monday. Now, Spotify customers can [...]
Tidal wave as Jay Z’s debut album disappears from Spotify April 7, 2015 Is this the beginning of a Tidal wave of artists pulling out from Spotify? Jay Z fans this morning woke up to discover his classic debut album Reasonable Doubt was no longer available in the US and Canada. It's still available in the UK, however. So far, the rest of his back catalogue, including [...]
After Zayn Malik quit One Direction Spotify experienced a massive “spike of sadness” March 26, 2015 Other than people with ears who are aged over 20, the biggest single winner of a singer quitting the world' biggest boyband is Spotify, it turns out. While fans of One Direction weep over their posters, Spotify is providing what must be the 21st Century equivalent of the telephone helpline for when Robbie Williams left [...]