Consumers Getting Fed Up With Streaming Subscriptions
While many television consumers have cut the cord and are eschewing traditional cable in favor of streaming options, it seems these same streaming services are taking up some of the. Continue reading
Streamer Boomplay Music Raises $20 million
African based music streamer Boomplay Music has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand across Africa. The company reports more than 44 million app downloads and is adding. Continue reading
Apple Music Has More Paid US Subscribers Than Spotify [Report]
Apple Music has more paid subscribers that Spotify in the United States, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the figures. Apple has. Continue reading
Apple Music Is Now Cheaper Than Spotify, YouTube In India
The race to the bottom continues as Apple Music cuts streaming music subscription rates in India weeks after Spotify and YouTube Premium launched there. New individual subscriptions have been cut. Continue reading
Pandora, SiriusXM Launch Pandora NOW
SiriusXM and Pandora has launched the first cross-platform listening experience since the satellite broadcaster acquired the streaming service. Leveraging Pandora's listener data, Pandora NOW is be both a SiriusXM channel. Continue reading
Stream-Ripping Finally On The Decline
As with so many consumer practices, piracy has its own trends which, in the age of streaming, most recently took the form of stream-ripping, an illegal process whereby, content is. Continue reading
Spotify Names Chaka Zulu To Head Artist Relations
Spotify has hired Chaka Zulu to head artist and talent relations. Zulu is the long term manager of rapper Ludacris and co-founder of the Disturbing Tha Peace label. He replaces. Continue reading
Apple Becomes A Media Company, Pivots To Subscriptions [Mark Mulligan]
As iPhone and hardware sales slowed, Apple has sought new revenue streams; and like it has with Apple Music is shifting to a revenue strategy based more on content and. Continue reading
Alison Bonny Is Leaving Spotify And I’m Sad
Alison Bonny is leaving Spotify after eight years as Communications Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Bonny joined when Spotify had just a million subscribers and exits as it. Continue reading
