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99 Problems And Time For Investment? Sprint Acquires 33% Of Jay Z's Tidal
Monday, January 23, 2017 - 10:38amJust days after Tidal hit a fresh wave of criticism, Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) bought 33 percent of the music streaming platform and extended the service to 45 million customers. The announcement came Monday after a Norwegian newspaper accused Tidal owner Jay Z of inflating subscription figures on two...
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Apple Music's Latest Competition Is Named 'Deezer'
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 1:30pmEuropean streaming music company Deezer has announced a $109 million fundraising round as the company fights to compete with larger rivals such as Spotify, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P). Deezer, which sports more than six million subscribers, currently stands as the...
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Spotify's 60 Million Users Could Make It Hard For Others To Catch Up
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 9:41amMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) are among the major corporations that have invested millions (and billions) in music streaming technology. For better or worse, streaming is expected to be the future of music distribution. Consumers...
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Facebook Announcements Were All Hype, Little Substance
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 10:24amWas it the boring presentation or the lack of excitement that turned people off the most? In typical Mark Zuckerberg fashion, F8's live stream began in the most hilariously bad way possible: with a view of people walking, sitting, and reading while lousy music played in the background. After...
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