Members Anderton Posted December 3, 2015 Members Share Posted December 3, 2015 According to a new report from app analytics, Spotify is now the world’s most popular streaming service, beating Pandora who formerly held the title and followed by Soundcloud. In the US, Pandora still leads for most active users on iOS and Android devices, while Spotify leads in Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and most of Europe. Spotify is the leading music streaming app in the world in terms of active users, downloads and revenue, according to a report published by App Annie. The report also shows that streaming apps worldwide saw data consumption per active Android phone user grow by around 25% year-on-year, while downloads increased by about 15%. Revenue from in-app purchases more than doubled. However Spotify still faces strong competition from regional services. It's not just about Pandora Radio leading in the US, but Deezer leading in France and Line Music and AWA Music leading in Japan. Also note that Tidal came in at #5 for worldwide revenue with iOS and Android combined. There's a lot more information in this report and overall, it's pretty interesting. The record industry as we knew it is pretty much over. But you already knew that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted December 3, 2015 Members Share Posted December 3, 2015 Tidal's not dead in the water? That's (qualified) good news, seems to me! I wonder how their top-tier adoption is going, though? To me, the most interesting and tempting thing about Tidal is the lossless tier -- but back before Jay-Z bought it, when their primary selling point was the FLAC (or Apple Lossless) tier, the lossless tier adoption was reported at only 3%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted December 5, 2015 Members Share Posted December 5, 2015 Big shakes in Pandora-land. After laying out nearly a half-billion in October for ticket agency, Ticketfly, and then plucking Rdio out of the jaws of bankruptcy (but now admitting there will be big layoffs after initially promising to retain most Rdio staff), all the while awaiting what might be a make-or-break Library of Congress ratings board decision that will set their primary cost of music licensing for their core service, the company is facing uncertain -- but certainly 'exciting' -- challenges. (Their stock lost 3% today after showing some recovery since October.) Pandora Isn't Whistling a Happy Tune Pandora (P) Stock Declines Following First-Ever Debt Offering Pandora is gearing up for an all-out music streaming war “The classic startup mistake”: What went wrong for Rdio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 5, 2015 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2015 I think there are movie options here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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