Culture & Policy Global News Spotify to reduce headcount by 17% in latest layoffs Spotify, the global music streaming behemoth, has announced a substantial reduction in… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 4, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Existing agreements with record labels could defer Apple Music combined subscription bundle Apple had reportedly been working on an all-encompassing subscription for its users… Shalabha SarathMarch 13, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Reliance injects another $19.6 million into its music streaming service ‘Jio Saavn’ Gone are the days when people would hoard up CDs (and even… Upneet SinghFebruary 20, 20202 minute read
Apps News SoundCloud lands $75 million from SiriusXM SoundCloud is perhaps one of the only music companies that has something… Upneet SinghFebruary 12, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet Youtube Music outperforms Gaana, JioSaavn, Spotify and others in India : Report Amid India’s intensifying media streaming wars, Youtube’s paid music app ‘Youtube Music’… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 13, 20192 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet Amazon launches Amazon Music HD with lossless streaming audio for over 50 million songs Amazon just announced its “highest quality lossless audio” streaming service, the Amazon… Tamaghno ChaudhuriSeptember 17, 20192 minute read
Internet News Spotify finally arrives in India, premium pricing starts at Rs. 119 per month After delaying its launch for at least two times in the past,… Jeet SutharFebruary 27, 2019No comments2 minute read
Business China News Startups Tencent Music investor files lawsuit, days before its $1.2 Billion IPO Tencent Music’s IPO — the most recent talk of the town and… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 10, 2018No comments2 minute read
Internet News Spotify to launch in India in Q1 2019; secures deal with major music rights holders India’s lucrative and competitive music streaming market will now see a big… Jeet SutharNovember 28, 2018No comments2 minute read
Business News Pandora CEO Tim Westergren is planning to step down Pandora’s co-founder and CEO Tim Westergren is reportedly planning to step down… Jeet SutharJune 26, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups With a 50 percent hike in revenue, Spotify now has over 140 million users Spotify’s financial records for the past year were filed on Thursday, and… Mudit MohilayJune 15, 2017No comments1 minute read
Apps News Pandora may consider a buyout before it sells $150 million worth of stock to KKR Pandora has had its ups and downs. The company is currently involved… Mudit MohilayMay 9, 2017No comments2 minute read
Apps News Amazon Prime Music to arrive in India early next year: Report While the internet-savvy populace of India is enjoying the existing perks of… March 21, 2017No comments2 minute read
Apps News Google Play Music update adds playback quality options for downloading and Wi-Fi streaming The Google Play Music application has today been updated to enable you… March 16, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Amid ongoing fundraising drive, SoundCloud loses two key executives Popular music streaming platform SoundCloud is currently involved in talks of raising… February 13, 2017No comments3 minute read
Sprint buys stakes in Jay Z’s music streaming service Tidal One third of Jay Z’s music streaming platform Tidal, has been acquired… Aditya SrivastavaJanuary 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
News UK A month after launch, Amazon Music Unlimited expands to the UK Amazon’s brand new on-demand, streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, has now… Disha ManochaNovember 15, 2016No comments3 minute read
News UK Electric Jukebox raises £1.5Mn in Series A to rival Spotify via its music streaming dongle Electric Jukebox has announced the closure of a £1.5million Series A round,… Disha ManochaNovember 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News A new gaming portal goes live on Spotify According to major music streaming service and platforms, gaming tunes are some… Mir Juned HussainAugust 13, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech Mobile News Release Radar, Spotify’s weekly playlist of new music tailored to your taste, goes live The 100 million monthly active users strong music streaming service, Spotify announced… Mir Juned HussainAugust 6, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business News Startups Xiaomi Xiaomi Leads Hungama’s $25 Million Funding Round, Marks Its First Investment In India An Xiaomi is finally opening up its investment purse in India, with… Jeet SutharApril 4, 2016No comments2 minute read