Why a Spotify for News Can’t Fly

Posted Monday, March 5, 2018 12:30 pm

Frederic Filloux | Medium

Periodically, I hear someone say, “Oh, I intend to be the Spotify of news,” or, “What the news industry needs is a Spotify-like platform!” In fact, it is far from certain that the news industry could pull out a profitable model based on Swedish streaming.

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Why a Spotify for News Can’t Fly

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