Spotify has cut 15 jobs in podcast unit to reduce management layers: ReportThe streaming giant’s podcast journey since 2019 has been marked by strategic pivots. It initially pursued platform exclusivity before open...
24 Mar, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
Spotify to let users buy physical books on app through Bookshop partnershipSpotify said on Thursday it will begin selling physical books on its streaming platform through a partnership with online retailer Bookshop...
05 Feb, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Spotify adds more AI-generated audiobooksSpotify described its digital voice partnership with Google at the time as a "win-win" development allowing more authors and listeners acce...
21 Feb, 2025, 06.52 AM IST
Apple services restored after brief outages globallyIssues were also reported on Apple's fitness service Apple Fitness+, as well as Arcade, Audiobooks, Books and Podcasts, according to Apple'...
04 Apr, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
Apple services restored after brief outages globallyApple services, like the App Store and Apple Music, faced global outages affecting users in various countries. The issues, including those ...
04 Apr, 2024, 07.10 AM IST
Spotify to hike subscription price in USA? Details hereSpotify subscription price will reportedly be raised for users in the US. Swedish music streaming service will also introduce new basic tie...
03 Apr, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
Audiobooks are booming and Spotify wants in on the actionAudiobooks have become a lucrative format for publishers. Digital audio grew more than 500% between 2013 and 2022, reaching $839 million in...
30 Jan, 2024, 08.57 AM IST
Amazon lays off about 5% of workforce at Buy with Prime unitLaunched in 2022, Buy with Prime gives retailers, who are not Amazon merchants, fulfillment and delivery services through its logistics net...
19 Jan, 2024, 07.16 AM IST
Amazon's Audible is laying off 5% of its workforce, marking another round of job cuts in techIn a memo sent to employees Thursday, Audible CEO Bob Carrigan said the company is in good shape, but faces an "increasingly challenging la...
12 Jan, 2024, 07.20 AM IST
Spotify surprises with Q3 profit, sees 10% stock surgeSpotify surprised investors with its first quarterly profit in a year and a half, leading to a 10% increase in its stock value. The music s...
24 Oct, 2023, 10.07 PM IST
Spotify makes audiobooks free for premium subscribersOn Tuesday, Spotify said that it would begin offering 15 hours of audiobooks each month as part of its streaming service for premium subscr...
04 Oct, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
Kuku FM settles case with Pocket FM in audiobooks casePocket FM had obtained an exclusive license to make audio adaptations of Hindi translations of certain popular books like Rich Dad Poor Dad...
03 Jan, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
Books on the go! Spotify launches audiobook store with over 300,000 titlesSpotify has previously offered audio books on a limited basis
21 Sep, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
Flipkart to partner with Pocket FM to enter audiobooks categoryAccording to research from Pocket FM, India currently ranks third in the world in the number of audiobook listeners, estimated at 25 millio...
26 Jul, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
Spotify expects to reach $100 billion in revenue in 10 yearsThe audio streaming company hosted its first investor day since going public in 2018, hoping to stoke Wall Street's enthusiasm despite the ...
09 Jun, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Spotify ups its audiobook game, takes over Findaway in its quest to diversifyFindaway bills itself as having the largest catalogue of audiobooks in the world.
12 Nov, 2021, 09.30 AM IST
EU antitrust regulators to investigate Apple's App Store, Apple PayApple on Tuesday found itself the target of two EU antitrust investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay as regulators said its terms a...
16 Jun, 2020, 04.34 PM IST