Spotify

• Spotify’s Global Hip Hop Head Tuma Basa Departs Company For YouTube (Report)
• Spotify’s Spotlight Section Will Blend Podcasts, Images, Videos To Create New Media Offering

  Spotify has announced a new platform called Spotlight that will be centered around podcasts and will feature video content.

  
• Insights: The Sound of Money—Spotify To Go Public As Audio, Voice, And Music Grab Users’ Ears

  Spotify is charting its own course on Wall Street to becoming a public company. Meanwhile, Apple is making a TV show about podcasts.

  
• Spotify’s Chief Content Officer Leaves Ahead Of Planned Public Offering

  Blom was responsible for helping Spotify ink licensing pacts with music labels and developing an original video strategy.

  
• Spotify, Valued Around $19 Billion, Looks Toward Wall Street As It Makes Confidential Filing For Going Public
• Spotify Cancels Its Current Crop Of Original Video Series As It Looks To Design A New Format
• Former Maker And Disney Exec Courtney Holt Hired By Spotify To Helm Video Efforts
• Spotify Confirms The Exit Of Its Head Of Video
• Rudy Mancuso Teams With Spotify On ‘Playlist Takeover’ Series
• In Spotify’s New Series ‘Traffic Jams,’ Recording Sessions Meet ‘Carpool Karaoke’
• Spotify Continues Original Content Push With Slate Of 3 Exclusive Podcasts
• Music Streaming Services Surpass Netflix In Paying Subscribers For First Time Ever