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Benzinga's Bulls & Bears Of The Week: Amazon, Facebook, Tesla And More
Sunday, April 1, 2018 - 10:30am | 699Read More...Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included the e-commerce leader and an upcoming, unusual IPO. Bearish calls featured social media stocks and the big cryptocurrency. In the past week, investors' darlings such as Amazon,...
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Spotify's First-Ever Guidance, Explained
Monday, March 26, 2018 - 2:25pm | 335Read More...Streaming music provider Spotify has released its first-ever guidance ahead of its highly anticipated April 3 initial public offering. What Happened Spotify expects to grow its total paid subscriber base from 71 million users in 2017 to as many as 96 million by the end of 2018, Recode said....
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iHeartMedia Says Business Will Continue During Debt Restructuring
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 2:44pm | 360Read More...The largest American radio broadcaster, iHeart Media, said Wednesday it has reached an agreement in principle with its debt holders and financial sponsors that would allow it to continue operating its business, The Wall Street Journal reported. What Happened The agreement allows iHeartRadio...
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Analyst Speculates Spotify Could Be Worth $70 Billion In 3 Years
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - 11:17am | 532Read More...Streaming music provider Spotify was reportedly worth more than $19 billion at the end of 2017 and could be worth as much as $70 billion in just three years, according to MKM Partners. The Analyst MKM Partners analyst Rob Sanderson commented on Spotify's upcoming initial public offering. MKM...
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Spotify, The World's Largest Streaming Music Platform, Officially Files For IPO
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 4:03pm | 336Read More...What Happened After many delays in the long-expected process, Spotify filed an F-1 Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an initial public offering. Spotify Technology S.A. did not specify a launch date, but intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker...
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Apple Music: How Does It Compare To Spotify?
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 5:24pm | 581Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Services category is a key growth driver for the company, with the segment seeing 24-percent revenue growth in fiscal 2017. Apple Music remains a core component of Apple’s Services, growing 91 percent year-over-year to $2 billion in revenue last year despite...
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7 Big Companies That Could Tap The IPO Markets In 2018
Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 12:17pm | 1395Read More...A breakout year for IPO has yet to materialize after the stellar showing in both 2013 and 2014. The performance in 2017 can at best be qualified as lukewarm — despite the record run of the equity markets. IPOs could become easier, gaccording to a report in the Wall Street Journal Thursday...
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MoviePass To Offer $7.95 Subscription, Launch Streaming-Bundle Package In Push To Get 5 Million Subscribers
Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 3:51pm | 523Read More...MoviePass on Monday will lower its monthly price from $9.95 to $7.95, in the company’s first bundled package that will include a subscription to streaming service Fandor. The $7.95 offer, available only to new customers, includes a $19.95 activation fee and one-year access to Fandor, which...
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Barron's Roundtable: A Bright Outlook For Stocks This Year
Sunday, January 14, 2018 - 11:49am | 606Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story features the first look at the outcome of the 2018 Barron's Roundtable. The panelists like the prospects for stocks, especially tech stocks, in 2018 in the wake of tax reform. Other featured articles show how Barron's 2017 stock picks...
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Spotify Is Going Public: What Does It Mean For The Music Business?
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - 5:19pm | 720Read More...Music streaming service Spotify may soon be the first blockbuster market debut of 2018. Last week, Spotify filed the papers to take its business public, but there are still a lot of moving parts surrounding the company’s turn to public trading. Here’s an overview of everything investors...
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Pandora Releases New On-Demand Streaming Option
Thursday, December 14, 2017 - 11:00am | 332Read More...Since its big earnings miss and subsequent series of downgrades, Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) has been pumping new features to boost its value, its competitiveness and its declining user base. As part of a previously outlined turnaround strategy, which includes an expanded non-music library and...
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What's Next For Apple After Acquiring Shazam?
Monday, December 11, 2017 - 4:09pm | 368Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat out multiple rivals, including Spotify and Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), in acquiring the music and image recognition platform Shazam, TechCrunch reported. What You Need To Know Apple didn't disclose the price tag on its latest acquisition, but sources close to the...
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Spotify Could Be A $100 Billion Company
Monday, October 23, 2017 - 11:44am | 393Read More...Spotify, the popular streaming music platform, could be worth $20 billion during a future initial public offering, CNBC said in a report citing GP Bullhound. Investors will likely want to jump in on the IPO as the company would be worth as much as $55 billion by 2020 — only to rise to $100...
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7 Unusual Partnerships And How They Worked
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 6:48pm | 968Read More...Odd couples often receive odd looks. Gawking and speculating onlookers nosily turn their heads trying to understand how two parties with such contrasting chemistry can come together to form successful partnerships and functioning relationships. Despite the gawk factor, and perhaps against all odds...
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Attention College Students: Spotify And Hulu Just Teamed Up For A Sweet Deal
Thursday, September 7, 2017 - 11:54am | 417Read More...Attention streaming college students: Hulu's newest offer could be hugely popular, combining music and video streaming into a bundled deal. Hulu, a leading premium streaming video provider, announced Thursday a new package that will bundle Hulu's video library with Spotify, the leading...















