The Verge:
Spotify updates its iOS app to remove audiobook purchasing options, saying in a message to users that “it’s not ideal”, to comply with Apple’s App Store rules — An update for Spotify’s iOS app released Thursday had a big change for its audiobooks vertical — and not for the better.
J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify launches an audiobooks service in the US with 300,000 titles, letting users purchase and download individual books to play in its app — The audio giant, which is offering 300,000 audiobooks for purchase at launch, is positioning its books service as separate from its Premium subscription for music and podcasts.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Denmark-based Podimo, a subscription service for podcasts and audiobooks, raised €58.6M led by 83North, Highland, and Saban, bringing its total funding to €162M — Listen up: Podimo, the Denmark-based subscription service for podcasts and audiobooks, said it secured €58.6 million …
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
Spotify releases Wrapped 2022 for users, adding a “music personality” feature, and says Joe Rogan, Emma Chamberlain, and others were its top podcasters — Spotify Wrapped is here, and with it, a slew of year-end charts, data, and graphics ripe for sharing.
Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
DataGrail, which helps companies comply with privacy regulations, raised a $45M Series C led by Third Point Ventures, and announces a new risk monitoring tool — DataGrail has always focused on helping companies comply with the growing world of privacy regulation, building plug-ins …
Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Spotify reports Q3 revenue up 21% YoY to €3.04B, MAUs up 20% YoY to 456M vs. 448.6M est., and Premium subs up 13% YoY to 195M; stock drops 6%+ on ad growth miss — Audio streaming service Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) Tuesday surpassed Wall Street’s estimates for revenue and subscriber gains …
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The EU commissioner for the internal market warns that Twitter will have to comply with EU’s new digital regulations, saying “the bird will fly by our rules” — – Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for the internal market, said Twitter will have to “fly by our rules” after Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the company.
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.
