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  1. Jan

    Twitter rolls out TikTok-style video player on iOS

    Twitter adding TikTok-like video player Twitter's new "immersive" full-screen video player will offer users a more TikTok-like experience. The company is also adopting a "swipe up" gesture similar to the short-form video app. The microblogging platform announced the change on Thursday, 29...
  3. Jan

    Spotify Premium promotion available again until 11 September 2022

    Spotify upgrades free trial The world's biggest music streaming service, Spotify, has extended the free trial for its Premium service by two months. The company previously offered the same promotion twice in 2021.
  4. Jan

    Spotify testing selling concert tickets

    Spotify testing direct ticket sales Spotify is trialling a new website aimed at selling concert tickets directly to fans instead of linking them to external ticketing platforms, according to a Music Ally report. The new website — Spotify Tickets — currently features a small number of events...
  5. Jan

    5 out of 9 South African banks don't charge extra for rand payments to Netflix and Spotify

    These banks charge extra fees for rand payments to Netflix, Spotify and other online services Most South African banks don't charge additional transaction fees for rand-based payments to international merchants, despite charges levied by payment provider schemes like Visa and Mastercard. FNB...
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  6. Jan

    Why FNB charges international payment on rand-based Netflix subscription

    Why FNB charges an extra fee for Netflix, Spotify, and Google subscriptions FNB has started charging an "international payment fee" for using one of its cards to pay for popular online services like Netflix, Spotify, Steam, and YouTube Premium. Several FNB customers have complained about the...
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  7. Jan

    Spotify buys Heardle

    Spotify buys Noot vir Noot-like music trivia game Heardle Spotify has announced its acquisition of the music trivia game Heardle, which the music streaming service said it sees as a "tool for musical discovery". The game works similarly to Wordle — a word guessing game owned by the New York...
  8. Jan

    Major Spotify bug on Android prevents app from loading

    Spotify bug prevents app from loading on Android Spotify has confirmed a glitch that prevents its Android app from loading and getting stuck on the loading screen, Phone World reported. In a community thread, the music streaming company asked users experiencing the issue to provide further...
  9. Jan

    Spotify wants to challenge Audible's audiobook dominance

    Spotify taking on Amazon with audiobook push The world's biggest music streaming service — Spotify — has plans to take on Amazon's dominance in audiobooks. Spotify bought audiobook distribution company Findaway for an undisclosed amount in November 2021.
  10. Jan

    Spotify hit major podcast outage after Megaphone SSL cert expires

    Spotify suffered an hours-long podcast outage Spotify suffered a significant outage on its service that meant its subscribers could not access their favourite podcasts for over eight hours — all because it failed to renew an SSL certificate, The Verge reported. The outage started on the night...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Live audio coming to Spotify

    Live audio coming to Spotify Spotify Technology SA is renaming its live conversation product and integrating the content into its main streaming app to make the service more accessible for users, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. The company will rebrand its live social...
  12. Jan

    SABC has started testing its iPlayer

    SABC's Netflix competitor in testing The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) began testing its digital streaming platform on Tuesday, 1 March 2022, and it is expected to go live in the third quarter of the current financial year. This is according to SABC COO Ian Plaatjes, who...
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  13. Jan

    SABC tech renewal project full steam ahead

    Big tech upgrades at the SABC — including a Netflix competitor The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) technological renewal project is making considerable progress, according to the public broadcaster’s responses to parliamentary questions. The SABC said that it had issued a...
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    Spotify and Amazon considering Audioboom purchase

    Spotify and Amazon considering Audioboom purchase Amazon.com Inc. and Spotify Technology SA are exploring bids for Audioboom Group Plc and may decide on formal offers for the podcasting group as soon as this month, Sky News said. The two digital giants have been exploring rival bids in recent...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Spotify CEO apologises for Joe Rogan controversy

    Spotify CEO apologises for Joe Rogan controversy Spotify Technology SA’s Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek apologised to staff for the impact the controversy over Joe Rogan’s podcast has had on them, but said he didn’t agree with calls to drop the broadcaster from the service. “There are no...
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    Your 2021 Spotify Wrapped

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  17. Jan

    Apple Music and Spotify's top 5 most-streamed songs of 2021

    The most-streamed songs of 2021 — Apple Music and Spotify Olivia Rodrigo’s song, Drivers Licence, took the top spot for the most-streamed track in 2021 on Spotify, while BTS’s Dynamite was the most popular on Apple Music.
  18. Jan

    Spotify testing TikTok-style videos

    Spotify testing video feed similar to TikTok Spotify is testing a new video feed in its beta version for iOS that displays fullscreen video while playing tracks.
  19. Jan

    Spotify launches student price plan in South Africa

    Spotify Premium price plan for students launches in South Africa Spotify has launched its Spotify Premium for Students in South Africa and 19 other countries today, offering students all features included in its Premium plan for R29.99 per month.
  20. Jan

    YouTube looking to hire first executive focused on podcasts

    YouTube hunting for podcast executive YouTube is looking to hire an executive to oversee its podcasting business, a new position for the video giant and a sign that its parent, Alphabet Inc.’s Google, is starting to take the category seriously. YouTube is already one of the top destinations...
  21. Jan

    Spotify rapidly draining batteries of iPhones running iOS 15

    Spotify drains 30% battery per hour on iOS 15 Spotify users on iOS 15 are complaining about excessive battery drainage and their devices running hot.
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