Owning the App Store means that Apple has the power to control the success of apps released on iOS, and owning Apple Music means the company has a good reason to do just that. Doing so would be illegal, of course, but there are a number of ways to be anti-competitive without people catching on. While there’s… Continue reading Apple responds to Spotify’s accusations of being anti-competitive
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Spotify plans to release a dozen original video programs
Spotify was the undisputed king of music-streaming before Apple entered the market, but now that Apple Music is here… Spotify is still undisputed leader. In fact, a Spotify vice president by the name of Jonathan Forster claims that the launch of Apple Music has caused his company to grow faster than ever. In order to ensure that… Continue reading Spotify plans to release a dozen original video programs
Spotify now has more than thirty million paying subscribers
Apple Music has had some really impressive growth since it launched last June, so does that mean should Spotify be worried? Even though it’s still the undisputed king of music streaming, Apple Music is growing at a ridiculous pace, and many people are wondering if Spotify can keep up. Well wonder no more, because Spotify founder and… Continue reading Spotify now has more than thirty million paying subscribers
Spotify is partnering up with Google
Data centers are really expensive to build, and even more so to maintain, which is why most companies find it difficult to justify operating their own data centers. Companies like Facebook and Google operate on an inconceivably massive scale, so it makes sense for them to operate their own data centers, but few other companies can… Continue reading Spotify is partnering up with Google
Here’s how to use Spotify to its full potential
Spotify is pretty much a must-have for anyone who even remotely enjoys music, which is basically everyone, but even those of you who have been using the music-streaming service for years might not know how to use it to its full potential. There’s a plethora of features and tricks that you might not even know exist,… Continue reading Here’s how to use Spotify to its full potential
Spotify might be close to reaching thirty million paying subscribers
Apple Music may have more than eleven million paying subscribers, but Spotify has nearly three times that amount. It reached ten million paying subscribers back in May of 2014, which then doubled to twenty million in June of 2015, and now The Financial Times is claiming that Spotify is close to reaching thirty million. That means… Continue reading Spotify might be close to reaching thirty million paying subscribers
Spotify is now a video-streaming service as well
Just as the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, Spotify has added a video-streaming feature to its Android app, with the iOS app expected to receive the same feature in a week or so. Users can access the feature through the Browse tab, where they’ll be able to view short clips from popular content creators… Continue reading Spotify is now a video-streaming service as well
Spotify will start offering video content for the first time this week
Music-streaming may be popular, but it’s not exactly lucrative, which is why Spotify still operates on a loss even though it’s one of the most-popular music-streaming services in the world. Obviously, that’s something that needs to change if Spotify wants continue operating, which is why the company is planning to expand into the video-streaming market this week.… Continue reading Spotify will start offering video content for the first time this week
Spotify’s social features are getting a boost with two new acquisitions
Hot on the heels of Deezer’s announcement that it has raised $109 million in new funding, Spotify announced that it has acquired two startups: Cord Project and Soundwave. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, and we don’t know what Spotify intends to do with them, but it’ll most likely use them to boost its messaging and social… Continue reading Spotify’s social features are getting a boost with two new acquisitions
Spotify is being sued for $150 million in allegedly unpaid royalties
Spotify’s less-than-friendly relationship with the music industry stems from one thing: royalties. To be more precise, it stems from Spotify’s self-confessed inability to distribute royalties quickly and accurately, many times neglecting to pay royalties at all. That’s why Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker frontman David Lowery is suing the music streaming service for at least $150 million… Continue reading Spotify is being sued for $150 million in allegedly unpaid royalties