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Category: Spotify IPO

Written by Chris CastleOctober 22, 2022

The Curious Timing of “Spotify Untold” the Corporate Bio Book

[Update:  This post first posted on July 25, 2019 while the authors of “Spotify Untold” were on their US tour marketing their Swedish language book.  And then badaboom badabing, the book got optioned in August 2019 by Yellow Bird UK (which is a real production company, apparently home to the respected Swedish producer Berna Levin). […]

Written by Chris CastleJuly 27, 2022July 27, 2022

@KevinBrennanMP Asks the Right Question

Some nasty reasons why Netflix is more susceptible to churn than Spotify the monopolist.

Written by Chris CastleFebruary 21, 2022February 21, 2022

Spotify ESG fail: Governance

Because of Spotify’s monopoly power and voting stock, Daniel Ek and his partner control streaming music.

Written by Chris CastleFebruary 9, 2022February 10, 2022

Spotify’s ESG Fail: Social

Not only does Spotify fail the ESG test on environment, it’s a social dumpster fire.

Written by Chris CastleAugust 24, 2021

It’s All About the Stock: Tone deaf Spotify Insiders Vote for Stock Buyback to Juice Their Share Price While Congress Questions Streaming Payola — @ArtistRights Watch

Spotify’s tone deaf stock buyback comes as the company is fighting fair royalties and avoiding regulation that protects culture from the Spotify juggernaut.

Written by Chris CastleAugust 13, 2021August 16, 2021

Not You, ARPU: Another way to value streams on Spotify

Spotify’s economic disparity is way worse than you thought when you value streams based on market capitalization.

Written by Chris CastleJune 19, 2021

Riding the Third Rails: Making the case at WIPO for performer streaming remuneration

I recently co-authored a study for the World Intellectual Property Organization that was quoted by leading artists in a letter calling on the UK Prime Minister to support equitable remuneration for streaming.

Written by Chris CastleApril 15, 2021

COVID Misery Index Rent is Too Damn High Edition

Streaming royalties based on revenue are doomed to fall short until they include the value transfer in the share price.

Written by Chris CastleJuly 5, 2020July 19, 2020

Spotify Gives “Corporate Royalty” a Whole New Meaning

Sometimes the big money executives at corporations are referred to pejoratively as “corporate royalty.” The nauseating Daniel Ek caused Spotify to grant him supervoting stock and he used it to make himself President for Life. Vlad will love it.

Written by Chris CastleSeptember 25, 2019September 26, 2019

@musictechsolve: Is Spotify Stock Quietly Tanking?

UPDATE:  This post originally appeared on 9/24 in MusicTech.Solutions before reading that on 9/23 Wells Fargo initiated coverage of Spotify at “Underperform” with a $115 price target.  (The stock touched $115 during the trading day on 9/24).  As of this writing, the consensus price target is $159 according to NASDAQ’s Marketbeat.  And of course, streaming’s […]

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