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Pandora CEO Explains Why Free Music Is Killing the Industry

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December 7, 2015
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...from a recent op-ed by Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews on Business Insider: "Internet radio is sampling and discovery; on-demand is the modern equivalent of ownership.  Only that’s where the analogy break... Read More...
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Wall Street Brutalizes Pandora as Financial Problems Intensify

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December 3, 2015
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  Updated, Dec. 3 2:15 pm PT: Shares of Pandora (P) have now slumped further, dropping 11.49 percent in distressed Thursday trading. Wall Street is now punishing Pandora again, with shares droppi... Read More...
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Pandora Desperately Trying to Secure $300 Million in Debt

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December 2, 2015
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  Pandora, a company incinerating cash at seemingly-impossible levels, is now stretching its finances even further.  According to details first emerging on Wednesday, the billion-burning Pandora is ... Read More...
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The 100 Most Thumbed-Up Songs on Pandora…

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  For year so far...   1 Earned It The Weeknd 2 See You Again (Feat. Charlie Puth) Wiz Khalifa 3 Uptown Funk (Feat. Bruno Mars) ... Read More...
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Pandora Is Choking Its Listeners to Death With Ads

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November 23, 2015
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First, Pandora shocked Wall Street with an astounding $86.9 million in quarterly losses, the beginning of a total tailspin in shares.  Then, Pandora announced a $450 million acquisition of Ticketfly, follow... Read More...
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Rdio Is Terminating All Subscriptions on Monday

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November 20, 2015
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  Unclear is when Rdio is shutting down, though all subscriptions will be terminated effective November 23rd.  The news follows Rdio's march into bankruptcy proceedings, with debt loads topping $220... Read More...
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November 18, 2015
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The question is when all of this goes 'kaboooom!'  Pandora (P) shares are down nearly 40% in the last month alone, with Wall Street wondering WTF is going on with a near-$600 million acquisition spree th... Read More...
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November 16, 2015
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Pandora is burning an epic pile of cash.  Rdio has already burnt theirs.  Which brings us to the latest music industry acquisition: a $75 million acquisition of a bankrupt streaming music platform by a cash... Read More...
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November 12, 2015
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  From Google’s beta-stage measurement analysis of topics, designed to accurately measure overall interest in a broader topic area, ... Read More...
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November 5, 2015
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After years of acrimony, Pandora is now ringing the bell on a fresh licensing deal with Sony/ATV, the largest music publisher in the world. Updated: It has now been clarified that Sony/ATV does indeed have t... Read More...
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October 28, 2015
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Wall Street has been battering Pandora over the past few days, thanks to massive quarterly losses of $85.9 million, a $90 million royalty hit, and a massive competitive threat from Apple Music and Beats 1. ... Read More...

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October 27, 2015
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What could possibly go wrong? Pandora shares are down 37 percent in the last week alone, thanks to a recent quarterly loss of $85.9 million.  Spotify is delaying its IPO indefinitely against continued licens... Read More...
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