- January 24, 2024
For many of us, the new year is all about catching up on the latest films or music we may have missed in 2023. To that end, PYMNTS clicks over ...
- January 24, 2024
Spotify will launch in-app shopping on iPhones in the European Union (EU) on March 7.
This new offering is enabled by the rollout of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which prohibits the restrictions ...
- January 21, 2024
Two weeks before its debut, Apple’s Vision Pro is reportedly facing an uncertain future.
As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Jan. 21), among the challenges facing the mixed reality device is the fact ...
- December 22, 2023
Spotify has withdrawn its support from two music festivals in France in response to the country’s introduction of a new tax that is opposed by music-streaming platforms.
The company’s managing director ...
- December 20, 2023
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 ...
- December 20, 2023
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 ...
- December 13, 2023
The European Union (EU) is reportedly preparing to take action against Apple over alleged anticompetitive practices in its App Store.
The EU regulators are investigating Apple’s blocking of music services from ...
- December 7, 2023
Spotify has announced that it is seeking a new chief financial officer as the company “enters a new phase.”
CFO Paul Vogel will leave Spotify on March 31, and the company is ...
- December 4, 2023
Spotify is laying off 17% of its workforce as the streaming audio platform tries to cut costs.
“The Spotify of tomorrow must be defined by being relentlessly resourceful in the ways ...
- November 28, 2023
As streaming changes how consumers get their audio content, the BBC is expanding its subscription offerings around the world.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the United Kingdom public broadcasting company launched BBC ...
- November 21, 2023
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 ...
- November 16, 2023
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 ...
- November 16, 2023
Spotify has expanded its partnership with Google to deepen its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.
The streaming audio platform has worked with Google Cloud since 2016, and announced Thursday (Nov. 16) it will now use ...
- November 13, 2023
SiriusXM is expanding beyond radio formats, getting into music streaming to adjust to the ways that younger generations consume content.
The company announced this month that, in mid-December, it will launch ...
- October 31, 2023
As SiriusXM looks to drive usage amid stalled subscriber growth, in the face of ongoing competition from streaming subscriptions, the broadcasting company is turning to personalized recommendations to keep listeners ...
- October 27, 2023
As another week has gone by, generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to work its way further and further into daily life.
The only problem, from the perspective of governments and policy ...
- October 24, 2023
In February, Spotify dropped the beat with its artificial intelligence (AI) DJ — a personalized guide so in tune with the Spotify user and their music preferences that it can ...
- October 24, 2023
This month’s PYMNTS Provider Rankings of Streaming Apps has a lot of movers and shakers.
Netflix jumps to No. 1, knocking down YouTube. A tie in the first half of the ...
- October 20, 2023
As consumers mind their spending on nonessential goods and services, PYMNTS Intelligence finds that a significant share of the population believes that they spend liberally on streaming subscriptions.
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- October 16, 2023
Spotify said it doesn’t want music fans to have to wait for new artist merchandise.
The streaming audio platform announced Monday (Oct. 16) that it was adding a dedicated “Merch Hub” to its ...
- September 26, 2023
VoiceTech is finally starting to come into its own.
And it’s all thanks to the increasingly multi-modal capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI).
This, as a drumbeat of recent AI-powered VoiceTech announcements are ...
- September 21, 2023
PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps dives into the world of entertainment.
Here are insights into the dynamic landscape of the top music and video streaming platforms as compared to last ...
- August 18, 2023
The forefront of entertainment is alive with activity and innovation. A quick glance at the PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps provides a clear insight into the ever-changing landscape of ...
- July 6, 2023
Spotify says it will stop letting premium subscribers pay via Apple’s App Store.
As a report by Variety noted in a report Wednesday (July 5), the streaming audio platform hadn’t allowed new subscribers to pay through ...
- July 5, 2023
Swedish medical diagnostics company Neko Health has raised 60 million euros (about $65 million) to expand beyond its borders.
The company, co-founded by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, announced the Series A funding in a Wednesday (July 5) press ...
- May 9, 2023
Spotify has reportedly pulled tens of thousands of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated songs from its platform.
The streaming service’s campaign, reported Tuesday (May 9) by the Financial Times (FT), comes amid an ...
- May 5, 2023
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 about the gyrations of the ...
- April 25, 2023
Spotify’s revenues climbed in its strongest-ever first quarter, driven by an uptick in paying subscribers.
The streaming audio platform’s 22% increase in monthly active users was fueled by “higher reactivations, improved retention ...
- March 17, 2023
Given the time billions of us devote to streaming entertainment, it’s only fitting that we should rank these services — and that we do. And the Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps ...
- March 1, 2023
A successful payment is music to the ears of consumers and corporations involved in streaming entertainment, so for global brands in the space, there’s no tuning out on the payments ...
- December 8, 2022
Winter is the best time to stay inside and catch up on your favorite programs.
PYMNTS’ latest provider ranking of streaming apps reflects the best lineup of apps to stream your ...
- November 13, 2022
Spotify and Google have begun testing user choice billing (UCB), a tool that lets users of the audio streaming platform subscribe and make purchases with their chosen payment option.
Announced in ...
- October 7, 2022
Spotify is canceling 11 of its original podcasts a move that will reportedly lead the streaming audio platform to lay off less than 5% of its staff in that category.
As ...
- October 5, 2022
Today in the connected economy, Walmart announced it is getting into the concert business by hosting a music festival inside its new metaverse space.
Also, Mastercard teams with fraud prevention firm ...
- October 5, 2022
Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Adyen has tapped Tink to enable open banking payments, and Google announced its intention to launch a new cloud region in South ...
- October 5, 2022
Spotify has acquired Kinzen, an Irish content moderation company, the streaming audio platform announced Wednesday (Oct. 5).
“Kinzen’s advanced technology and deep expertise will help us more effectively deliver a safe, ...
- September 20, 2022
Today in the connected economy, DoorDash continues a string of partnerships with retailers outside the restaurant sphere by teaming up with Sprouts Farmers Market.
Also, Lowe’s introduces its virtual store concept, ...
- September 20, 2022
Citing what it said were years of customer requests, audio streaming platform Spotify said it is adding audiobooks to its offerings.
Beginning Tuesday (Sept. 20), Spotify listeners in the U.S. can ...
- September 13, 2022
We’re headed into fall — and cold weather looms, as does prime TV binging season.
This time around, the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps features a bit of a shakeup, ...
- September 7, 2022
The founder of Spotify made a visit to Brussels to pressure the European Commission to accelerate a case against Apple’s reported “anti-competitive conduct,” the Financial Times wrote Wednesday (Sept. 7).
Daniel ...
