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Is Spotify’s New Ad Unit Actually Payola?
Spotify’s Marquee products allows labels to buy ads to drive plays. Is this just a digital version of Payola?
Amazon Music Expands Free Listening Tier
The subscription-less Amazon Music tier is now available on more devices than ever . . . get ready for more digital audio ad sales.
Judgement Day For Netflix
Today Disney+ officially launches . . . does this signal the beginning of the end for Netflix, the reigning king of video streaming?
Apple TV+ Debuts With A Whimper
As it turns out making compelling original TV content is hard . . . which is a lesson Apple is learning right now.
Spotify Q3 Earnings Roundup
Yesterday Spotify announced higher than expected earnings and subscriber growth . . . let’s go inside the numbers.
A Tale Of Two Streamers
There’s a new research piece out highlighting the surprisingly large difference between Pandora’s and Spotify’s audience profiles. …
Is Apple About To Bundle Streaming?
It looks like Apple is going to bundle it’s streaming services together. Here’s what that might look like . . .
When Ad-Free Really Isn’t
Streamers are double dipping by ramping up paid product placements in their ad-free subscription tiers. Here’s how it works . . .
YouTube Closes Paid Spin Loophole
After industry complaints, YouTube finally take paid video plays out of its spin count.
Podcast Monetization Heats Up
After years of being stuck in the download rut, podcasts are finally seeing ad revenue thanks to streaming.