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For the second time in four months, Spotify is hiking prices in South Africa – this time, though, there’s more value on offer.

Music streamer services in South Africa have kept their prices relatively stable over the last two years.

Spotify will introduce a new, higher-priced premium plan for its most ardent users later this year.

Swedish music streaming company Spotify is rolling out full-length music videos in a limited beta launch.

Apple has been hit with an EU antitrust fine of more than €1.8-billion, its first ever.

Apple is offering incentives to artists and record labels to produce music using Dolby Atmos.

Pricing for music streaming services in South Africa has been relatively flat for years. That’s starting to change.

Apple has pushed through huge price increases in South Africa, with the cost of its streaming video platform, Apple TV+, soaring by 47%.

Spotify is big, and the network effects of its music catalogue – now augmented by podcasts – are incredibly powerful.

Apple has acquired classical-music streaming service Primephonic and plans to launch an app dedicated to the genre next year.