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ByteDance’s TikTok Strikes Deal With Merlin To Take On Spotify, Apple
ByteDance’s TikTok Strikes Deal With Merlin To Take On Spotify, Apple
January 23, 2020  |  Retail

To take on streaming services in the class of Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify, ByteDance’s TikTok has been creating a new music streaming offering....

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Apple, NBA Team Up To Release Apple-Branded Playlist In Services Boost
Apple, NBA Team Up To Release Apple-Branded Playlist In Services Boost
January 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Apple has found what could be a powerful partner in getting its music offering out to more consumers. Even so, the outlook for Apple’s services...

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Apple News+ Subscriptions Have Sputtered Since Launch
Apple News+ Subscriptions Have Sputtered Since Launch
November 14, 2019  |  Apple

Apple News+, the tech giant’s paid news service, has failed to add new subscribers since it launched in March, according to CNBC. The service attracted...

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Spotify’s Premium Subscriber Base Reaches 113M
Spotify’s Premium Subscriber Base Reaches 113M
October 28, 2019  |  Retail

As Spotify Technology SA brought on more premium service subscribers than expected, the company came out ahead of Q3 revenue expectations and posted a surprise profit. It...

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Spotify Soars Past Apple Music’s 60M Subscribers
Spotify Soars Past Apple Music’s 60M Subscribers
July 31, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

Sweden-based Spotify closed its second calendar quarter with 108 million paying subscribers worldwide and 232 million total monthly active users, up 31 percent compared to...

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Spotify Shares Sink On Amazon Music News
Spotify Shares Sink On Amazon Music News
April 16, 2019  |  Amazon

Reports that Amazon is planning to launch a free ad-supported music service caused Spotify shares to fall 4 percent on Monday (April 15). According to Reuters,...

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Apple Music Subscriptions Surpass Spotify In US
Apple Music Subscriptions Surpass Spotify In US
April 08, 2019  |  Apple

Apple Music has overtaken Spotify in the number of paid subscribers it has in the United States, according to reports. Apple Music had 28 million...

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Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
April 01, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never...

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Apple Music Now Available On Amazon Fire TV
Apple Music Now Available On Amazon Fire TV
March 13, 2019  |  Apple

In a change of pace from recent years, Apple continues to push its services with the launch of Apple Music on Amazon Fire TV, according...

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