These are the articles and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team at the weekend.
Browsing: Daniel Ek
Spotify will reduce its total headcount by around 17% after laying of 6% of this staff in January citing higher costs.
Spotify Technology is planning a more expensive subscription tier that’s expected to include high-fidelity audio.
The South African comedian and author has inked a deal with Spotify to produce a podcast for the streaming platform.
Spotify Technology has crossed the half a billion mark for monthly active users for the first time.
It’s time to think about the potential for radical change. If this is the endgame for music, it would be a sad state of affairs.
Daniel Ek has alleged that the iPhone maker “gives itself every advantage while at the same time stifling innovation and hurting consumers”.
Spotify Technology said it expects to reach $100-billion of revenue annually in the next 10 years.
Spotify Technology CEO Daniel Ek apologised to staff for the impact the controversy over Joe Rogan’s podcast has had on them.
Spotify will add a “content advisory” to any podcast episode that includes discussion about Covid-19 after coming under fire from rock and folk legends.