Tag: Spotify
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Apple Faces Potential 500 Million Euro Fine From European Union Over Spotify Complaint
The European Union may slap Apple with a 500 million Euro fine for breaching competition laws over complaints filed by Spotify five years ago. The fine, which equals $539 million, would be one of the biggest fines a big tech company has been issued from the European Union, according to the Financial Times. The penalty…
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Spotify Signs New Deal With Joe Rogan Worth as Much as $250 Million, But Expands His Distribution to YouTube and More
Spotify is keeping hit podcaster Joe Rogan on its platform thanks to a new deal worth as much as $250 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Spotify announced the new deal on its site, but didn’t offer any financial details. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Joe Rogan Experience podcast will no longer…
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Apple Unveiled Changes to its App Store, Which Spotify Just Ripped
Apple on Friday laid out how its App Store will charge developers in the Europe as part of a new EU regulation that dismantles excessive power from Big Tech companies. Spotify quickly responded by calling it “extortion, plain and simple.” The biggest change to the fee structure that developers pay to be on the App…
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This Streaming Service is Betting You’ll Pay to Watch Music Videos and Sing Karaoke on Your TV
A new streaming service wants to shake up how you enjoy music in the home – by putting the television screen front and center with a vast library of music videos, interactive elements, games, and karaoke. Meet ROXi, which is making its debut ahead of the official start of CES 2024. The service, which is…
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Spotify is Laying Off More Than 1,000 Employees
Today, Spotify announced that they will be laying off 17% of their staff a number that works out to be more than 1,000 employees. This comes as CEO Daniel Ek said the company needs to cut costs. “To align Spotify with our future goals and ensure we are right-sized for the challenges ahead, I have…
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Spotify Overhauls Smart TV App To Make it Easier to View and Control Your Music
Spotify on Thursday rolled out a makeover for its smart TV app, giving users more control the music they stream. The changes include a redesigned homepage that’s more in-line with the existing mobile and desktop experience. That means familiar short cuts, recent songs and personalized recommendations will be easier to access. The interface also allows…
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Spotify Might Be Working on AI-Generated Playlists Based on Your Prompts
Spotify is looking for its next opportunity to lean into AI. The music streaming app is testing the ability to generate playlists with a user prompt, according to Gizmodo. Product designer Chris Messina spotted some code in Spotify’s backend that included the phrases “AI Playlist” and “Get playlists based on our prompts,” and shared screenshots…
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Spotify Gives Premium Subscribers Access to 150,000 Audiobooks
Spotify is making an even bigger push into audiobooks, making its library of 150,000 titles available to its premium subscribers. Each account, or the plan holder of a family account, will get 15 hours of listening per month. The feature first launches in the U.K. and Australia tomorrow, with U.S. getting access later this year.…
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Spotify Will Use AI To Translate Podcasters Using Their Own Voices
You’ll soon be able to listen to your favorite podcast on Spotify in another language “spoken” by the show’s host. Spotify this week unveiled artificial intelligence-powered Voice Translation for podcasts. The pilot feature taps Microsoft Open AI’s new voice generation technology to clone the original speaker’s style and create a “more authentic listening experience” in…
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Video Ads Are Coming to Spotify’s Roku App
Video Ads Will Start Appearing on Spotify’s App on Roku. Today, Roku said it is partnering with Spotify to include video ads in the music service’s app on its platform. “This deepens the long-time partnership we’ve had with Spotify that began with the introduction of the Spotify app on Roku over a decade ago –…