The holiday season likely inspires families to stream their favorite festive films or music. The services they use to watch these movies or listen to these tunes are as varied as the holiday classics themselves. Some streaming apps are more popular than others. Each month,...
As businesses compete for subscribers’ long-term loyalty, key players are increasingly leveraging audiobooks to keep customers coming back. Take, for instance, Spotify, which announced last month the addition of more than 200,000 audiobooks for its Premium subscribers, with 15 hours of listening included in the...
Netflix couldn’t stay on top as YouTube grabbed the lead in this edition of the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps. Other notable changes include Twitch climbing out of the lower half to claim a spot in our top 5 and Crunchyroll also making its way...
Leading music services are increasing their use of artificial intelligence capabilities to offer increasingly personalized experiences to drive consumer loyalty. For instance, Spotify and Google Cloud announced Thursday (Nov. 16) the expansion of their partnership, leveraging AI to drive engagement with the leading global music...
October 04, 2023
Amazon is reportedly shutting down its live-audio app, Amp, which allowed users to play music and talk alongside the songs. Steve Boom, the head of Amazon’s digital music unit, said in a memo that the closure of Amp was part of the company’s strategy to prioritize investments for the future, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 4). Amazon did not […]
September 18, 2023
Amazon is gearing up for its first Prime Big Deal Days event, which will take place from Oct. 10 to Oct. 11. The 48-hour event promises discounts on a wide...
November 01, 2022
Amazon has expanded the amount of music, podcasts and features available on Amazon Music at no additional cost to Prime subscribers. The number of songs available to Prime members on...
March 10, 2021
Amazon Music announced Wednesday (March 10) “the integration of artist merchandise within its mobile app.” What that means is that “artist merchandise will now appear in the Amazon Music app...
