Spotify responds after Premium users report hearing ads during songs & podcasts

Spotify Premium users reported ads during their listening experience on the platform's community forum.

Spotify is investigating users’ complaints after many reported hearing ads despite paying for a Premium subscription. Spotify created its freemium option for listeners in 2006 when the streaming platform first allowed users to play music […]

DMN Pro Weekly: Spotify Individual Premium Subscribers Continue to Flatline In the US — As the Broader US-Based Streaming Music Subscription Picture Remains Soft

Spotify's Individual Subscribers Are Suddenly Declining In the US — Here's a Look at the Latest Data

Surprising declines in Spotify’s US-based individual Premium subscriptions first emerged in September of 2024, part of a broader slowdown in music subscription growth in the country. Now, Spotify’s all-important subscription tier appears to be flatlining, […]

Google tells viewers to pay for YouTube Premium after getting 60-minute unskippable ad

Google tells viewers to pay for YouTube Premium after getting 60-minute unskippable ad

Google has responded after a YouTube viewer went viral showing a 60-minute unskippable ad. YouTube’s battle with ad blockers has been taking place over the last few years as the Google-owned platform has put various […]

YouTube Premium is taking away grandfathered $7.99 legacy price after raising subscription costs

YouTube Premium is taking away grandfathered $7.99 legacy price after raising subscription costs

YouTube has announced they’re ending its $7.99 grandfathered legacy price for premium almost immediately after increasing its subscription cost for users. Early subscribers to what is now called “YouTube Premium” will soon see their subscription […]

Spotify hiking prices of premium subscriptions— here’s how much plans will cost

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Spotify raised prices for its premium plans in the US on Monday, the latest step by the Swedish music-streaming service in its push to increase margins. The company raised prices of its individual plan to $11.99 from […]

YouTube Has 80 Million Music & Premium Subscribers Globally

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Photo Credit: Alvaro Reyes YouTube has surpassed 80 million Music and Premium subscribers across the globe, including trials. That’s a 30 million member increase from the 50 million announced last year. In September 2022, YouTube […]