Spot On

Townsend features Spotify, the Swedish-born cult hero of music-streaming services. For now, users can get unlimited streaming at no charge, but Spotify is expected to drive people to paid subscriptions by eventually capping the hours of free listening per month as well as the number of free plays pe...

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Published inTime (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 178; no. 5; p. 1
Main Author Townsend, Allie
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Time Incorporated 08.08.2011
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Digital music
Online entertainment
Streaming media
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Summary:Townsend features Spotify, the Swedish-born cult hero of music-streaming services. For now, users can get unlimited streaming at no charge, but Spotify is expected to drive people to paid subscriptions by eventually capping the hours of free listening per month as well as the number of free plays per song. The site made this shift in April in Europe, where a 10th of its 10 million users now have premium accounts, a sign that Spotify could be one of the first online music services to really understand the digital economy.
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