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Spotify expands into the audiobooks market by partnering with Storytel 21 May 2021
Spotify partners with Storytell to stream its audiobook content via the Spotify app. Recently, Spotify introduced Open Access Platform ( OAP) to give publishers and creators a new platform to deliver their content by streaming it on the Spotify … Continue reading
Global Subscription of Online Music Streaming Services record 32% increase 06 April 2020
As per research, global subscriptions of online music streaming platforms witnessed a 32% increase YoY (year-on-year), accounting to 358 million subscribers in the year 2019. With 35% of total paid subscriptions and 31% of total revenue, Spotify leads the … Continue reading
Spotify introduces targeted podcast advertising feature 18 June 2019
Spotify announces the integration of targeted ads on its podcasting service. Now, advertisers can target users, who are streaming podcasts, with relevant ad campaigns and can trigger instant action. Earlier, advertisements on Spotify were only meant for free-tiers music listeners, … Continue reading
Spotify consistently dominates in new markets 17 June 2019
Spotify, the global audio streaming giant, is eventually out-scoring its competitor – Apple Music, as per Q2 market reports. The music streaming service is gaining dominance on new markets including Hungary, Slovakia, Indonesia, Honduras, and Finland. Earlier, Spotify had a … Continue reading
Spotify signs deal with Obamas for producing Podcasts 10 June 2019
Spotify, the music streaming giant, announces a multi-year partnership with Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama’s production company – Higher Ground for producing a series of podcasts. As per the deal, the couple will produce and … Continue reading
Spotify tests a new feature on its music streaming platform 03 June 2019
According to reports, Spotify is secretly testing a new feature named – “Social Listening” among its employees. The new feature would allow multiple users to listen and control a single playlist from their respective devices in real-time. Social Listening feature … Continue reading
Spotify Lite now available in Play Store for Indian users 27 May 2019
For subscribers with low storage space and RAM, Spotify Lite Beta app is now accessible at the Google Play Store. The music streaming app is just 11 MB in size and supports all Android devices of version 4.1 or above. … Continue reading
ByteDance to Launch Music Streaming Platform like Spotify in India 21 May 2019
ByteDance, the Chinese internet company behind TikTok, is now in talks to launch Spotify-like music streaming app for the Indian audience. According to reports, the company has already secured deals with two leading music labels in India – T-Series & … Continue reading
Spotify introduces new Storyline feature for Artists 15 May 2019
Spotify, the global music streaming giant, is testing a new storytelling feature called Storyline, similar to those of insta-stories and Facebook stories, where artists can share their thoughts as well as quotes and can interact better with the audiences. The … Continue reading
Spotify First to Hit 100 Million Paying Subscribers Worldwide 30 April 2019
As per the Q1 2019 reports, Spotify becomes the first-ever music streaming service to hit the 100 Million paying subscribers mark. Despite intense competition in the audio streaming industry, Spotify beats out the major competitors like Google Play Music, Amazon … Continue reading
