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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: Spotify

Gen Z has found a keeper in Spotify, Apple podcasts. Navya Nanda, Ahsaas Channa lead boom

India has the third-largest podcast listener base globally, just behind US and China—a number expected to rise to 17.61 million by 2023.

Why Joe Rogan isn’t Spotify’s only podcast problem

Raging controversy began when singer Neil Young demanded his music be removed from the platform over concerns that its most popular podcaster, Joe Rogan, is spreading vaccine misinformation.

Clubhouse mixes podcasts, Spotify, Houseparty, Zoom. But not all can check in

The absence of visual cues on Clubhouse — no videos, no text-based comments or likes — is refreshing. From Indie musicians to tech entrepreneurs, everyone is lining up.

Self-love & storytelling — How India saw a podcast boom in the pandemic year 2020

Time Indians spent on audio streaming platforms grew by 42% in March last year. Spotify, JioSaavn and Gaana also diversified their podcast offerings in 2020 to meet growing demand.

Apple to slash App Store fees by half for most developers

The fee will be reduced to 15% from 30% for developers who produce as much as $1 million in annual revenue from their apps as part of an App Store Small Business Program.

Google is looking for an app store fix after Fortnite game row over high fees

Epic Games recently pulled its popular Fortnite game from Google, Apple app stores to protest against 'high fees'. Google now updating software to make it easier for consumers to use other app stores.

Apple debuts subscription bundles, its twist on Amazon Prime

The bundles start at $14.95 a month for a tier including Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+ & 50 GB of iCloud storage. The lower tier will have a $19.95 version for families.

YouTube’s music services surpass Spotify, and local rivals JioSaavn and Gaana in India

YouTube's music service offers a library of songs on-demand, ability to download tracks, listen to music without ads and play tunes while using other apps.

Spotify releases Lite App for Android phones on slow networks, limited data plans

The company is counting on Spotify Lite for a much-needed boost in markets with lots of potential, in continents such as Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

TikTok owner to challenge Spotify, Apple with a new music app

ByteDance plans a paid music service which isn’t named after TikTok and will try to convert some of TikTok’s audience into paying customers.

On Camera

Sanjeev Sanyal says UPSC is poverty of aspiration. But it’s more about desperation

The most productive years of Indian youth gets wasted preparing for the UPSC. But they didn't create this system; the government did.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.