Spotify collects audiobook platform
Spotify is moving into audiobooks with the acquisition of Findaway.
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Spotify debuts granular charts
Spotify is providing a lot of detailed charts on how music on the platform is performing all around the world.
Spotify’s next frontier: video… and more advertising
Spotify is transitioning its business from a music streamer to a creator-focused platform that provides support for any audio and video content.
Podcasts cue up an interactive future
Your favorite podcasts may soon debut interactive tools that let you connect with creators and advertisers to shape your listening experience.
Power of Music tunes up a meet cute
A new dating app called Power of Music matches people based on their tastes in music, leveraging either a user’s Spotify or Apple Music accounts to find compatible partners.
Spotify advertises itself
Spotify is rolling out a new ad campaign, “All Ears on You,” in order to woo more advertisers to its platform.
Film and TV streamers tune up audio-only content
Streaming services such as HBO Max and Netflix are expanding beyond the visual world of film and TV to the audible world of podcasts.
Audius tunes up blockchain-to-wallet music-streaming service
Blockchain-backed music streaming service Audius has raised a new round of funding.
Amazon may deliver live audio
Amazon may deliver live audio The Future. Amazon is reportedly creating a live-audio platform that will mostly focus on streaming live concerts, talk-radio shows, or podcast recordings. Call it next-generation radio. But with YouTube Live providing a similar experience (but with, you know, video) Amazon may need to attract potential users with marquee, exclusive talent […]
Joe Rogan gets locked in Spotify’s walled garden
Joe Rogan seems to be slipping from the zeitgeist.