Spotify has been making an effort to make podcasts a more visible part of its entertainment offerings, and a new job listing hints at what might be next for its strategy. The streaming service is hiring for the role of Senior Product Manager – Podcast Advertising. This post will be spearheading the development of native audio advertising for Spotify. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Music festivals in the streaming era. A year in musical mergers. Reflecting on Spotify’s listing. Continue Reading
Music is often closely tied to big moments in current and cultural events, and the latest record-breaker at Spotify is an example of that. Mariah Carey is the new holder of the one-day streaming record after her “All I Want for Christmas Is You” surpassed 10.8 million streams this Christmas Eve. Continue Reading
Webcast listening in September was 8% higher than the year-ago period, as Spotify widened its upward trend advantage compared to Pandora. This according to Triton Digital’s Top-20 Ranker, a monthly report based on Triton’s Webcast Metrics streaming measurement technology. Continue Reading
Spotify has reached a settlement with Wixen. The independent publisher filed a $1.6 billion lawsuit against the streaming service at the start of the year on claims that Spotify had hosted tens of thousands of compositions from Wixen without the correct mechanical licenses. Continue Reading
Spotify has entered a unique cross-promotion deal with comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres. The streaming service will have a new content hub on its site with playlists, podcasts, and video clips curated by DeGeneres. In return, the performer will make on-air plugs for Spotify during her eponymous TV show. Continue Reading
Spotify is closing out the year by sharing statistics. First, the streaming service shared its top performers of 2018. Second, it has opted to promote its platform for another year with the Wrapped promotional campaign of advertisements sharing unusual or funny data points from its listeners. Continue Reading
Spotify is continuing its global expansion efforts, with India the streaming service’s likely next move. Variety reported that the company is aiming to enter the Indian market within the next six months. Continue Reading
Spotify has some noteworthy news for the denizens of Mexico City. The capital city has the most Spotify listeners in the world. Mexico City was Spotify’s first launch in a Latin American market in 2013. Continue Reading
Spotify expanded into two new spaces this week. First, the streaming service has launched an app for Apple Watch. The other development for Spotify is a geographic expansion, with a launch into the Middle East and North Africa. Continue Reading
Spotify has secured another veteran hire from Condé Nast Entertainment. Sahar Elhabashi is reportedly joining the streaming service as vice president, head of content business. She spent more than six years at the media juggernaut. Continue Reading
Spotify has opened access to yet another feature for its free listeners. Spotify Connect, which lets listeners stream their music to speakers enabled with the tech over Wi-Fi rather than Bluetooth, will be updated to include people on the ad-supported tier. Continue Reading