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Report: Apple To Unveil Streaming Music Service Next Week
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 4:47pm | 282Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil a new music streaming service for $10 a month at a developers' conference next week, according to a report Monday. The new service will put Apple in head-to-head competition with market leader Spotify with its 60 million users, according to a...
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Why Spotify's New Features Pose A Threat To Apple, But Not To Netflix
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 7:15am | 785Read More...Spotify has achieved a lot since it came to America roughly four years ago. The company has successfully shifted from being the new guy that hoped to compete with Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) to the very thing that threatens Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s future in music. Apple was rumored...
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Spotify To Introduce Video, Teams Up With Time Warner
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 3:56pm | 331Read More...The Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS) subsidiary of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) announced a partnership with Spotify Wednesday. According to the company, the global partnership will offer TBS content through Spotify’s new video platform. Available shows will include the Adult Swim...
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Spotify Planning Leap Into Web Video Business
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 5:29pm | 439Read More...The crowded world of Internet video content may soon be adding another name. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that music streaming service Spotify is negotiating with digital media players and looking for a potential video content partner. Spotify Originals? According to the...
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Is Apple Really Trying To Stop Spotify From Streaming Free Music?
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 7:44am | 524Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly pushing music labels to stop Spotify from streaming free, ad-supported music. If true, Apple could be looking to diminish the service's user base, which includes more than 45 million free listeners and more than 15 million paid subscribers. Global...
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Can Tidal Compete With Existing Music Streaming Services?
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 11:23am | 394Read More...With music streaming services becoming increasingly popular, the balance between keeping artists happy and attracting customers with an extensive library and low costs has become a key barrier to entry for newcomers. Companies like Spotify and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) have taken the...
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Jay Z Enlists Army Of Celebrity Tweeters To Promote Tidal Relaunch
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 3:28pm | 457Read More...According to a slew of recent tweets, Jay Z is using his celebrity connections to promote the relaunch of his recently-acquired Tidal streaming music service. Streaming music competitors such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Spotify will certainly be watching Jay Z...
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Apple, Beats Planning Streaming Music Killer
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 8:44am | 184Read More...A year after paying $3 billion for Beats, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning a "sweeping overhaul" of its music services, according to a report in The New York Times. The move would put Apple head-to-head with streaming players Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Spotify. Apple is...
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B Riley & Co Analyst Weighs In On Pandora Rumors
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 1:54pm | 258Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, B Riley & Co Analyst Sameet Sinha addressed rumors surrounding Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P). Sinha noted that a buyer for Pandora would be paying for its 80 million listeners which represent "significant inherent value" for a local sales team. The idea Sinha...
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How To Get A Piece Of Lyft, Spotify, Dropbox And Other Startups Before Their IPOs
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 2:02pm | 1006Read More...Before Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) filed their IPOs, GSV Capital Corp (NASDAQ: GSVC) allowed investors to get a piece of these promising startups. Michael Moe, co-founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of GSV Capital, started the company after a long career involving...
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Pandora Reaches Highest Level Since Q4 Earnings Release
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 4:04pm | 251Read More...Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) shares were trading higher by $0.54 (3.6 percent) at $15.44 in Tuesday's session. It may be rallying off comments made by Spotify VP Brian Benedik who alluded to the...
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How Apple Could Add $100 Billion To Its Market Cap
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 8:37am | 683Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be developing its first automobile, but the iPhone maker might be better off investing in a new streaming video service. Cody Willard, chairman of Scutify (a financial social network), told Benzinga about the benefits of disrupting pay-TV. "[Apple...
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PlayStation, Spotify Begin Interactive Partnership
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 9:36am | 252Read More...Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) announced this week a new music platform called PlayStation Music which will be powered by Spotify, the popular music streaming service. The service will offer over 30 million songs as background music to PlayStation games. In a statement Sony president Andrew House said...
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7 Innovations From Google Since Its Last Quarterly Report
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 5:01pm | 592Read More...Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is one of the world’s leading companies when it comes to technological innovation. With Google’s quarterly earnings release, today is a good time to take a look at what the company has been up to over the past three months. Here’s a list...
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Spotify's 60 Million Users Could Make It Hard For Others To Catch Up
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 9:41am | 501Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) are among the major corporations that have invested millions (and billions) in music streaming technology. For better or worse, streaming is expected to be the future of music distribution. Consumers...
