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Music Subscriptions Passed 100 Million In December. Has The World Changed?

Mark Mulligan

6 Jan 2017

Amazon

Amazon Prime Music

Apple Music

In streaming’s earlier years, when doubts prevailed across the artist, songwriter and label communities, one of the arguments put forward by enthusiasts was that when streaming reached scale everything...

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Experience Should Be Everything In 2017

Mark Mulligan

16 Dec 2016

Apple Music

Deezer

design

2017 is going to be a big year for streaming. Spotify will likely IPO, paid subscribers will pass the 100 million mark in Q1, playlists will boom. 2017will build upon an upbeat 2016 in which the major...

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Google Play Slashes Minimum App Prices In Emerging Markets

Karol Severin

20 Nov 2015

android

Apple

apps

Google Play announced new minimum app prices equating to approximately 26 cents, just over a quarter of the US and European minimums. The decision includes 17 emerging markets. ( See the complete list...

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