Spotify Plans to Take on Netflix and HBO with Streaming Video Service

Re:Spotify Plans to Take on Netflix and HBO with Streaming V... by SoftwareMaven on Monday March 25, 2013 @11:25AM (#5437482)

I don't understand why they would move to video. Why not take the concept but apply it to their current business model along with a splash of Amazon's ebook business model?

In other words, fund and produce music exclusively for Spotify. Pay some big and/or some up-and-coming names lots of money to go exclusive. Then change the payout for bands that self-publish through Spotify.

This breaks the music publisher's stranglehold while seeming far less risky than going straight up against Netflix, HBO, and Amazon in original video content streaming.

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Re:Spotify Plans to Take on Netflix and HBO with Streaming V... by k-mcgrady on Monday March 25, 2013 @11:49AM (#5437632)

I don't think exclusivity is something a musician would do, it would just lead to massive piracy and fans who can't listen to the music without signing up to yet another music service.

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Re:Spotify Plans to Take on Netflix and HBO with Streaming V... by Ironlink on Monday March 25, 2013 @11:41AM (#5437586)

>This breaks the music publisher's stranglehold

Spotify is owned by the music publishers.

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