Featured Spotify to comply with EU law, shows prices on Apple app Aya El Sayed Aug 14, 2024 0 Spotify will update its app on Apple devices in the European Union (EU) on Wednesday to display prices for its…
Tech/AI EU to hit Apple with unprecedented €500 mln fine Yomna Yasser Feb 18, 2024 0 The European Union is close to striking Apple Inc. with its first ever antitrust fine as well as a ban on App Store…
Tech/AI OSN+, Anghami to create streaming rival to Netflix, Spotify Sama Mousa Nov 21, 2023 0 Dubai's OSN+ is set to create a streaming giant with Abu Dhabi's Anghami to rival Netflix and Spotify, Bloomberg…
Leisure Kesas Le Atfal Enaharda: new Arabic podcast for Egyptian children Sama Mousa Sep 11, 2023 0 Kesas Le Atfal Enaharda is a new podcast telling children's stories in Egyptian Arabic linking traditional…
Tech news Spotify to hike subscription prices in U.S. Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 24, 2023 0 Spotify is planning to increase prices for its individual Premium subscription plan in the US for the first time…
Tech news Spotify mulls introducing full-length music video on app Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 2, 2023 0 Spotify is considering adding full-length music videos to its app, which would make the music streaming platform be…
Tech news Spotify to launch more expensive subscription tier Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jun 21, 2023 0 Spotify is planning a more premium subscription option that might include high-fidelity (HiFi) audio, Bloomberg…
Internet News Harry, Meghan’s Spotify podcast deal ends Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jun 18, 2023 0 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Spotify podcast has not been renewed for a second season, the streaming company…
Money Spotify to lay off 200 podcast division employees Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jun 6, 2023 0 Streaming company Spotify announced on Monday that it is laying off 200 of its podcast division staff in its second…
News Google to impose 14% VAT on services in Egypt starting from July Nada Ali Jun 6, 2023 0 Google will add 14 percent value-added tax (VAT) to its services in Egypt starting from 1 July, the announcement…
Entertainment The Weeknd drops stage name, goes by birth name Yassmine Elbehnaihy May 15, 2023 0 Canadian singer-songwriter, The Weeknd, is officially going by his real birth name, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, by…
Entertainment Backstreet Boys visit the pyramids prior to their concert Yassmine Elbehnaihy May 1, 2023 0 American pop boy band, Backstreet Boys, took a tour of the Giza Pyramids and the National Museum of Egyptian…
Tech news Spotify’s monthly active users cross 500mln Sama Mousa Apr 26, 2023 0 Spotify Technology SA’s number of active users has topped half billion for the first time on Tuesday, this increase…
Internet News Taylor Swift to gain $500 mln from Eras Tour Yassmine Elbehnaihy Apr 24, 2023 0 Since American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, announced the U.S. leg of her tour, the Eras Tour, last November,…
Stocks SEC rejects NYSE’s proposal to allow for fundraising in direct listings Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 8, 2019 0 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the New York Stock Exchange’s proposal to enable…
Stocks NYSE may allow companies to raise fresh capital in direct listings Yomna Yasser Nov 27, 2019 0 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is working on allowing companies to raise direct capitals in directing listing…
Tech news Facebook explains how Netflix, Spotify, and others used the info they got Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 20, 2018 0 Facebook on Wednesday evening published a blog post explaining why it allowed Spotify, Netflix and the Royal Bank…
Tech news Chinese tech giant Tencent seeks to list its online music business in US bourse Amwal Al Ghad English Jul 9, 2018 0 Chinese internet giant Tencent said it is planning to spin off its streaming music service on a U.S. stock…
Tech news Spotify could be valued at $20bn at IPO and eventually hit $100bn: study Yomna Yasser Oct 23, 2017 0 Spotify could be valued at $20 billion when it goes public and eventually be worth $100 billion, one investment…
Tech news Amazon challenges Apple and Spotify with new music streaming service Ghada Ismail Oct 12, 2016 0 Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched a full-fledged music streaming service with subscriptions as low as $3.99 per…
Tech news Amazon to launch new streaming service soon Ghada Ismail Aug 30, 2016 0 Amazon is reportedly a month away from launching a new subscription-based music streaming service. Once licensing…
Tech news 12 tech companies most likely to IPO in 2017 Ghada Ismail Jul 5, 2016 0 In many ways, tech IPOs have become the real unicorns: Beasts that are mythical and thus never actually seen. Put…
Tech news Amazon considers launching streaming music service Ghada Ismail Jun 12, 2016 0 Amazon.com Inc is preparing to launch a standalone music streaming subscription service, placing it squarely in…
Tech news Spotify says growth has accelerated since Apple Music’s launch Ghada Ismail May 10, 2016 0 Music streaming service Spotify has seen a faster pace of growth since the launch in June last year of rival Apple…