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Audio streaming platform Pandora touches $417.6M in Q3 06 November 2018

Audio streaming platform Pandora has registered $417.6 million in its Q3 earnings as a result of catapulting business of its paid products such as Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium. The two paid products have brought in $125.8 million in Q3 … Continue reading

SiriusXM set to acquire music streaming service Pandora 25 September 2018

Satellite radio company SiriusXM  has agreed to buy music streaming company Pandora at about $3.5 billion. With the deal, Sirius can tap into the mobile strength of Pandora while helping it in areas such as making personalized listening recommendations. The … Continue reading

Pandora’s paid subscriber base grows 01 August 2018

Music streaming company, Pandora Media has reported a growth in paid subscribers for the second quarter of 2018, thus driving its shares 12 percent higher. Facing competitions from bigger rivals such as Spotify, Google Play Music and Apple Music hasn’t … Continue reading

Spotify terminates alliance with Adswizz platform after Pandora acquisition 01 August 2018

Music streaming giant, Spotify is terminating its partnership with digital audio advertising platform AdsWizz since Pandora acquired AdsWizz in March. Winding up its agreement, Spotify remains dedicated to offer advertisers automated solutions to access engaged audience through its self-service ad … Continue reading

Facebook to have its own Alexa 26 February 2018

The thriving success of Google Home and Alexa have prompted the social media giant Facebook to come up with its own smart speaker and if rumors are to be believed, it may see the daylight in the upcoming summer itself. … Continue reading

Subscription fees likely to be increased owing to hike in royalty 01 February 2018

The Copyright Royalty Board of the U.S. Library of Congress has increased the royalty rate from 10.5% to 15.1% of total revenues of streaming services to be paid to artists and their publishers. With the decision standing effective from 2018 … Continue reading

Altice integrates Netflix into its cloud-based platform 31 January 2018

Altice has announced the availability of its cloud-based platform for all customers including Altice One. This means Netflix will be accessed directly by Altice’s customers from the platform’s user interface. The cloud-based platform substitutes the traditional cable box and allows … Continue reading

Apple responds to Spotify with a new dashboard for artists 25 January 2018

In response to arch-rival Spotify’s products for artists, Apple has launched a new dashboard which will allow artists on Apple Music to track fans’ listening and buying habits. The dashboard is called Apple Music for Artists and is available to … Continue reading

Apple Music grows despite drop in streaming music payment rates 18 January 2018

According to a report, with the increase in streaming consumption, the per-stream rate has been dropping each year and 2017 is no exception. The data is restricted to the calendar year 2017 and represents a mid-sized indie label with an … Continue reading

Pandora to help shows monetize via ‘podcast genome project’ 15 January 2018

After launching a competition to Apple Music last spring, Pandora is all set to build a massive podcast catalog called “podcast genome project” that would help podcasters monetize shows more easily. Talking to Variety, Pandora Internet Radio CEO Roger Lynch … Continue reading