Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels
by newsat13 on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:42AM
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Very interesting. Can you give me some pointers on what kind of partnerships they have?
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Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels
by jeremymcanally on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:45AM
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Every Starbucks barista (who's worked at Starbucks for some number of months) receives a free Spotify subscription, for example.
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels
by jaylynch on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:47AM
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Here in Australia, Vodafone (a mobile carrier) have been bundling Spotify Premium with their contracts, for example: https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/News/Vodafone-rev...
Interestingly Apple did a similar thing with Telstra (the largest, formerly state owned carrier), with a year free on 1 year contracts.
That has now become more of a free trial sort of deal though: https://www.telstra.com.au/applemusic
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels
by yellow_postit on Sunday March 19, 2017 @01:13AM
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NYTimes All Access subscription ($5/week) includes a free year of Spotify premium.
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels
by bogomipz on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:05PM
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The most recent one I heard was a partnership with the New York Times, which seems like an odd partnership to me:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cheriehu/2017/02/13/spotify-new...
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels
by brennebeck on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:58AM
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Here in the Philippines the major providers bundle Spotify with data plans. Also, a family subscription here is a fraction of what it was back home in the US (~P159 vs ~$10+)