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Spotify CEO pumps $50 mn into his music streaming platform, stocks up by 3%
Spotify's stock jumped more than 3 per cent to reach $108.98 per share after the investment announcement came late on Friday
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Spotify's podcasting tech chief Michael Mignano quits, to leave in June end
Spotify bought Anchor in 2019 for more than $150 million and brought Mignano in as its podcast tech chief
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Obama's production company Higher Ground to end exclusive deal with Spotify
Higher Ground is reportedly negotiating with Amazon's Audible and iHeartMedia, the media reports said late on Wednesday
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Spotify adds live audio programmes, rebrands Greenroom app to Spotify Live
Music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it is changing the name of Greenroom to Spotify Live and bringing its live capabilities directly onto the Spotify app
Spotify is testing new podcast discovery feature, says report
Spotify is reportedly adding vertical scrolling to podcasts on the audio platform
Epic Games slams Google's third party app billing system with Spotify
The Google programme, announced earlier this week, will allow a small number of participating developers to offer an additional billing option next to Google Play's billing system
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Ukraine crisis: Music streaming giant Spotify suspends service in Russia
Spotify said it had no choice but to leave the Russian market, citing the law that essentially outlaws independent journalism
Ukraine crisis: Spotify says it will suspend service in Russia
The service is expected to end in early April, according to one person with knowledge of the situation
Google to begin testing 3rd party billing systems with Spotify
The programme will allow a small number of participating developers to offer an additional billing option next to Google Play's billing system
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Spotify, Discord back online after outages linked to Google Cloud
Spotify and Discord users globally including in India were left without songs and posts after outages linked to Google Cloud disconnected both platforms.
Spotify shuts Russia office, removes content from RT, Sputnik
Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik
Spotify closes its offices in Russia 'indefinitely' over Ukraine invasion
Spotify launched its service in Russia and Ukraine in July 2020.
We'll take more local creators to global stage: Spotify India head
In its fourth quarter (Q4) results for 2021, the company took its paid subscribers to 180 million globally, and India was one of the leading countries in terms of user growth
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Spotify paid $200 million for Joe Rogan's podcast, says report
Spotify announced its exclusive deal with the world's top podcaster two years ago, in May 2020, but didn't reveal the value of the contract.
Spotify acquires Podsights and Chartable to advance its podcasting business
Podsights helps marketers gauge the effectiveness of their ads, one area that Spotify said has been a major challenge.
Spotify acquires 2 podcast tech companies Chartable, Podsights
With the acquisition of Podsights, Spotify will be able to help advertisers understand how podcast ads drive actions that matter to their businesses.
Peloton co-founder steps down after rough ride; ex-Spotify CFO takes charge
Barry McCarthy, who served as CFO at Spotify as well as at Netflix, will take over the CEO position
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Neil Young urges Spotify employees to quit while slamming company's CEO
The controversy spiralled from the podcaster's use of his platform to air Covid-19 misinformation, to his earlier, frequent use of a racial slur on his show
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Neil Young takes aim at Spotify CEO, big banks over Covid misinformation
Young, in a statement on his website, criticized the music streaming platform's chief executive officer, Daniel Ek, saying he was the main problem, in the wake of criticism of U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan
Spotify to invest $100 mn in content from marginalised creators: CEO
The Swedish music streaming company also reported its fourth quarter (Q4) results for 2021, taking its paid subscribers to 180 million globally.
