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Radio 

Will AM/FM radios soon be extinct in vehicles? Maybe. Here’s why.

April 10, 2023April 9, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments AM/FM, Electric, EVs, Radio, Subscriptions, Vehicles

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Ever since the Galvin brothers introduced the first car radio —

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Poll 

Weekly survey: How many subscriptions to streaming entertainment services do you have?

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Apple TV, Audio, Disney, Netflix, Spotify, Subscriptions, Video

I’ve got subscription fatigue. It’s a different kind of Long Covid, one that has its roots in the months of

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Is inflation making you rethink all your streaming subscriptions?

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Inflation, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming, Subscriptions

I did a double-take when I drove past my local gas station over the weekend. “It’s HOW MUCH a litre

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Controversy Music News 

Has Spotify stopped allowing people to cancel subscriptions?

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Alan Cross 8 Comments Neil Young, Spotify, Subscriptions

Spotify has been receiving a lot of blowback since Neil Young declared war on the platform over Joe Rogan’s misinformation

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Music Industry 

What are the most popular music subscriptions by generation?

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon Prime Music, Generations, Netflix, Streaming, Subscriptions

Everyone has their own thing when it comes to using a streaming music service. WeThrift took a look at how

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Podcast 

Apple starts with podcast subscriptions on Tuesday. Here’s what that does and doesn’t mean.

June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Podcasts, Spotify, Subscriptions

After a delay of about a month, Apple Podcasts start offering subscriptions–i.e. listen-for-a-fee podcasts–beginning Tuesday (June 15). Here’s what that

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Music Industry 

Do you have subscription fatigue? I know I do.

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Subscriptions

It’s so easy to sign up for an online service. Enter your name and a credit card number and within

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Music Industry 

How Many Streaming Music Services Can the World Tolerate?

October 3, 2017October 2, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Streaming, Subscriptions

While consumer choice is a good thing, things are little silly in the streaming music space right now. In addition

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Music News 

Canadians Lag Behind in Consumption of Music, Adoption of Paid Services

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Copyright, Ipsos, Music Consumption, Streaming, Subscriptions, YouTube

A new report on music habits shows, perhaps unsurprisingly, that Canadian music fans aren’t devouring music at the same rate,

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Music Industry 

Will You Pay for Music in Your Car?

April 28, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Connected Car, Streaming Music Services, Subscriptions

We’ve become used to getting our music free while we drive. Radios have been part of cars since about 1931.

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Music Industry 

Fans Want Singles. The Industry and Artists Are Still All About Albums. Now What?

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Streaming Music Services, Subscriptions

Maybe the answer is a compromise that involves streaming music services. Bobby Owsinki opines in Forbes. Just a quick look

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