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Spotify to launch audiobooks offer

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Spotify will start testing and trialing audiobooks “very soon," according to the music streaming platform's CFO Paul Vogel, speaking at the 2022 Evercore ISI 2nd Annual Technology, Media & Telcom Conference. “It’s going to come out reasonably soon, but I would say don’t expect that to be the last change or improvement we make on the audiobooks offering,” said Vogel. He added the company sees its foray into audiobooks as similar to its entrance into the podcasts market, according to TechCrun...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Qobuz-backed survey reveals 78% of French consumers do not know how artists are compensated by streaming services

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A vast majority of French consumers admit not knowing how streaming remunerates artists, according to a survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of Paris-based music streaming service Qobuz. The purpose of the survey was to understand the criteria that French people use when choosing a music streaming service. Only 15% of the people surveyed consider compensation a key factor when choosing their music platform; and 78% said they were not sufficiently informed about how artists are paid. "In a rapid...

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Splice acquires AI-powered platform Kits AI

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Music creation platform Splice has acquired Kits AI, an AI-powered platform that enables music creators to generate, transform, and refine vocals in their productions. As part of Splice, Kits AI’s technology will "expand how artists, producers, and songwriters work with vocals as a core creative instrument." Co-founders Evan Dhillon and Kyle Dhillon, along with the Kits AI team, have joined Splice. Founded in 2021, Kits AI was the first platform to introduce Licensed Artist Voice Models; The pl...

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Netflix closed the year with over 325 million paid subscribers globally, up 8.3% y-o-y

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Netflix posted revenue of $45.2 billion in 2025, up 16% year over year, boosted by fourth quarter revenue of $12.1bn, up 17.6% over the same quarter a year prior, thanks to membership gain. Net income for the year was of $10.98bn. The video streaming platform reported ​325 million paid subscribers at the end of the year, up from 300 million for the same period of 2024, up 8.3% year-over-year. Cost of revenue for the 12 months reached $23.27bn, up from $21.3bn in 2024. In a call with analysts, Te...

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