Spotify

Unless musicians organise and build powerful union structures, they will remain at sea

Laura Slattery: Proposed minimum annual threshold of 1,000 plays before a track generates any payment is beyond dismal

Amid ‘cracking opportunities’ and post-pandemic resilience, stations are optimistic they can keep listeners in the age of the smart speaker

‘Vampire subscriptions’ to the likes of Netflix and Disney+ can suck the cash out of unwary consumers' accounts

You will not hear too many people complain about an extra €1 on the streamer’s individual premium plan

Streamer plans to hike prices in several countries as it slumps to loss

Couple and streaming platform sever links after making just 12 episodes of Archetypes podcast

Archewell Audio and the streaming giant ‘mutually agreed to part ways’, says joint statement

Spotify has announced 200 job losses in its global podcast business. Has the audio bubble burst?

The carmaker wants to block the iPhone maker’s software from taking over the dashboard display on new EVs, but will motorists adapt?

Karlin Lillington: I’d like to think we’ve reached a moment of reconsideration where people will opt for an open web model with more freedom, less surveillance, and greater user control

Planet Business: Dismal UK food bank statistics, the demise of Bed Bath & Beyond and Spotify’s ongoing pursuit of a profit

Fund had been set up in wake of hiring of controversial podcaster Joe Rogan

Rise in users of paid subscription services drives growth as industry figures call for higher prices

Case was triggered by Spotify, which complained Apple unfairly restricted rivals to its own music streaming service

Young Irish podcasters successfully finding their voice interviewing guests, reporting child-friendly news and teaching fun facts

Music streaming group adds subscribers but is hit by rise in operating expenses

Streaming firm becomes latest tech giant to cut jobs

Investor wariness creates first big test of continent’s tech scene since rise of start-ups Spotify and Revolut

Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist, Harry Styles’s As It Was the most-streamed song. Only two Irish acts got a look-in

If you want to support musicians starved by puny per-stream payouts, buy their T-shirt for Christmas

Chokepoint Capitalism authors Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin say it’s time to fight back against firms that siphon money from artists and their audiences

Latest accounts at media start-up show loss of €711,593 last year compared with just over €1m in 2020

With hit songs hanging around charts for longer, streaming services have slowed down the consumption of new music

Founded by Mark Little, Áine Kerr and Paul Watson, Kinzen will identify ‘emerging threats’ for the audio streamer

Super Bowl’s half-time show becomes thin end of the wedge as events conspire to make two worlds intertwine

Media giants shed billions of dollars in value as downturn bites

Planet Business: Twitter’s 62-page lawsuit against Elon Musk is a blockbuster beach read

Pandemic favourites have collapsed amid recession fears and what’s next may be rough

It was a time of flowery aprons, hairnets and rhubarb tarts, writes Áine Ryan

Extensive research, both before and during the pandemic has shown that good management pays off

Further trouble for US tech giant arising from Spotify compaint

When media companies rely too heavily on hardcore users, it can suggest a problem

Co-founder John Foley admits business scaled up too fast during pandemic

Music platform would also sponsor the Catalan club’s men’s and women’s team

A duty of care to the audience

Disappointing updates from tech giants reverberate through the sector

Exit by veteran rocker amplifies both streamer’s misinformation and artist exploitation

Music streaming company posts 18% rise in active monthly users

The Venu 2 Plus broadens its appeal and invites you to talk to your hand