music streaming

The European Commission (EC) heaped more pressure on Apple, declaring it broke local laws by distorting competition in the music streaming market and abusing its dominant position in the segment through its App Store.

Spotify started rolling out a music and podcast streaming option on the iOS and Android apps of Facebook, as the Sweden-based company looks to offset losses in 2020 by beefing up user engagement through broader content discovery features.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced it will discontinue its music streaming app Xiami Music on 5 February, as the service failed to compete among increased pressure by larger players in the market.

Audio streaming company Spotify reportedly added a feature allowing its service to be accessed directly on Apple Watch devices, removing the need for using an iPhone to control listening activities.

Google reportedly planned to ditch Play Music, betting on a stronger performance by a similar service on its YouTube property following lacklustre uptake.

Spotify launched its service in Russia and 12 other markets in Eastern Europe and Asia, seeking to capitalise on increased user demand for music streaming.

Sweden-based Spotify unveiled updates to its music streaming app, putting an emphasis on personalised content and visibility of podcasts as it moved to make the service a de-facto for listeners.