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Spotify Withdraws Support From Music Festivals to Protest French Tax
Spotify Withdraws Support From Music Festivals to Protest French Tax
December 22, 2023  |  Streaming

Spotify has withdrawn its support from two music festivals in France in response to the country’s introduction of a new tax that is opposed by...

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Subscription Merchants Tap Audiobooks to Drive Consumer Loyalty
Subscription Merchants Tap Audiobooks to Drive Consumer Loyalty
December 20, 2023  |  Subscriptions

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...

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Universal Music and Deezer Deal to Raise Artist Payouts 10%
Universal Music and Deezer Deal to Raise Artist Payouts 10%
September 06, 2023  |  Disbursements

Universal Music and streaming service Deezer have reportedly agreed to raise payouts to artists by 10%. The arrangement is the first major shift in the streaming music business model since Spotify came...

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Netflix and YouTube Tied Atop Provide Ranking of Streaming Apps
Netflix and YouTube Tied Atop Provide Ranking of Streaming Apps
May 05, 2023  |  Mobile

The masters of entertainment are out in force and making moves. One look at the PYMNTS Provide Ranking of Streaming Apps reveals all one needs to know...

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Streaming App Provider Ranking Sees Just One Star Get Top Billing
Streaming App Provider Ranking Sees Just One Star Get Top Billing
July 11, 2022  |  Mobile

Another month has passed, so the streaming apps are ready for their close-up.  As happens every 30 days or so, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming...

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EMEA Daily: Zambia-Based Union54 Raises $12M; Francois Pinault, I2PO Buy Deezer for Over $1B
EMEA Daily: Zambia-Based Union54 Raises $12M; Francois Pinault, I2PO Buy Deezer for Over $1B
April 18, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the Zambian card-issuing company Union54 raised $12 million in seed funding. Plus, music-streaming platform Deezer may...

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Billionaire Francois Pinault, Partners to Buy Deezer for $1.1B
Billionaire Francois Pinault, Partners to Buy Deezer for $1.1B
April 18, 2022  |  Partnerships

Billionaire Francois Pinault and the other founders of Paris-based blank-check firm I2PO are buying music-streaming platform Deezer for €1.075 billion ($1.16 billion) and plan to...

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