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Tech Spotify to offer free audiobooks to premium subscribers in IrelandPremium subscribers will have access to up to 15 hours of audiobooks per month and can choose from 250,000 titles
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Legal EU slams Apple with €1.8 billion fine over music streaming competitionEuropean Commission ruled the tech giant unfairly favoured its own music streaming service over rivals
Tech Apple hits out at Spotify over ongoing EU competition complaintThe iPhone maker has accused the music firm of trying to get “limitless” access to Apple’s tools without paying for any of it
Legal EU to fine Apple €500m in music streaming anti-trust probe Apple could have been fined as much as 10 per cent of its annual global sales, according to the Financial Times
Music Spotify posts a €70 million loss in final quarter of 2023 The loss comes on foot of severance payments related to sweeping lay-offs and its lean into the audiobook market, the company said
Tech Spotify close to renewing Joe Rogan podcast deal - sourcesJoe Rogan’s programme was the most listened to podcast in the US in the third quarter of last year
Tech Apple Offers Reward for Musicians to Use High-End Audio FormatThat could mean higher royalty payments for artists who are first to embrace the technology made by Dolby Laboratories
Markets Spotify shares sink as sales fall short Q2 revenue, up to €3.18 billion, missed the average estimate of €3.21 billion
Companies Spotify raising prices in 53 countries including IrelandThe price of a premium or a duo subscription is going up by €1 per month
Companies Spotify to hike US premium plans by $1 a monthStreaming giant had held off on increasing prices even as other companies like Apple and Amazon had made move
Tech Apple in standoff with EU over treatment of music streaming rivalsSpotify says that Apple’s anti-steering rules prohibit it and other developers “from telling consumers about any deals or promotions through their own apps”
business Spotify cuts podcast deal with Meghan and Harry after one seriesJoint statement says deal for Meghan’s podcast, which counted Serena Williams and Paris Hilton among guests, ending by mutual agreement
Tech EU narrows ‘gatekeeper’ antitrust investigation into AppleThe European Commission launched a probe into the company’s operations after a complaint from Spotify
Media Spotify buys Dublin media company Kinzen as it battles online misinformationThe Irish firm’s technology analyses potential harmful content and hate speech
Podcasts Profits of more than €130,000 at The 2 Johnnies companyFirst set of accounts for The 2 Johnnies Productions Ltd showed the duo made a profit of €134,090
Artificial Intelligence Irish-founded voice tech company snapped up by SpotifySonantic, founded by John Flynn and Zeena Qureshi, developed a synthetic replacement voice for actor Val Kilmer after he had throat cancer
Irish streaming start-up has Spotify fans changing their tuneMusic streaming service Minm offers artists more equitable earnings than the infamously paltry payouts given by streaming giant Spotify
Willie O’Reilly: The last whoops and hollers of the internet’s Wild WestThe Twitterati were incandescent over the sale of Wordle, while Spotify seemed to think it had no responsibility for Covid misinformation on its Joe Rogan podcast