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Spotify Takes Aim at Radio, Again

Mark Mulligan

13 Jun 2019

ad revenue

ad supported streaming

ad supported streaming audio

Spotify has launched a radio-like feature set for premium subscribers in the US called Your Daily Drive. Although it is only positioned as a playlist, the content mix includes podcast news content...

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Pandora’s Loss Is Sirius XM’s Gain

Mark Mulligan

9 Nov 2017

Apple Music

interactive radio

liberty acquisition

Pandora is in trouble, as explained by the consistently excellent Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide , after losing a billion dollars over the last four years and monthly active users (MAU) fell to...

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Don't Write Pandora Off Just Yet

Mark Mulligan

29 Mar 2016

Apple Music

iHeart Media

Pandora

Pandora has made the news again with founder Tim Westergren stepping up to the role of CEO, replacing Brain McAndrews. These are certainly uncertain times for Pandora, once the stand out success story...

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Pandora’s Serial Deal Shows That Music Alone Is No Longer Enough

Mark Mulligan

3 Nov 2015

Deezer

licensing

Mobile content

Pandora this week announced that it signed a deal to become the exclusive streaming partner for hugely successful podcast Serial. The move is interesting on many fronts, not least what impact having near-on-demand...

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