Category: Entertainment

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Spotify trades free tier album delays for smaller royalties

April 4, 2017
Josh Constine

 Spotify has long refused to restrict new releases from its ad-supported non-paying listeners because it would…

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TV streaming app Molotov now has 1 million users

April 3, 2017
Romain Dillet

 French startup Molotov is trying to define the future of TV. It’s a promising start as…

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Report: Free trials push Apple Music ahead of Pandora and Spotify on mobile usage

March 29, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Spotify may be the reigning leader when it comes to the largest number of paid subscribers…

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Tinder Online is a new web version of the dating app

March 28, 2017
Jordan Crook

 Tinder is today introducing a new way for users to access the platform with the launch…

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Soundcloud confirms new $70M credit line after failing to close $100M round

March 23, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Soundcloud — the popular, but unprofitable platform that lets creators post and share music and other audio…

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Vice announces its first slate of short, scripted videos

March 22, 2017
Anthony Ha

 Vice Media is moving into scripted video programming, thanks to a partnership with digital media studio…

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Amazon’s Music VP Steve Boom will tell TechCrunch Disrupt how the future sounds

March 21, 2017
Josh Constine

 Alexa voice control and Prime’s subscriber base have suddenly made Amazon a real contender in music…

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Twitter launching Live video API tomorrow

March 20, 2017
Josh Constine

 Twitter is about to make it much easier for media publishers to post live video broadcasts…