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Wednesday 05 February 2020 12:05 pmSpotify boosts subscribers amid surge in podcast listeningBy: James WarringtonShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on polene WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleSpotify today reported a sharp growth in subscriber numbers as the music streaming giant cashed in on its recent investment in podcasts.The Swedish firm boosted its monthly active users to 271m in the four quarter, up 31 per cent year on year, with paid subscribers up 29 polene tasche per cent to 124m.Total revenue for the period jumped 24 per cent to euro;1.9bn pound;1.6bn . However, operating expenses surged 80 per cent in the period due to social charges mdash; payroll taxes linked to stock based compensation mdash; and the firm posted a loss of euro;77m.Spotfiy said the quarterly growth in paid subscribers was the companyrsquo highest yet, boosted by the expansion of its three-month fr stanley mug ee trial. However, revenue growth from the platformrsquo ad-supported users fell slightly short of expectations.Shares in Spotify rose more than five per cent in pre-market trading as investors welcomed the figures. Spotify said it had experienced exponential growth in its podcast offering, with consumption hours rising nearly 200 per cent in the fourth quarter. More than 16 per cent of the firmrsquo total users now listen to podcasts.Last year the company splashed out at least euro;300m to buy three podcast startups Ynhi Internet sales suit Moss Bros as revenues rise
Thursday 05 December 2013 10:53 pmCar sales up in Britain for 21st month in a rowBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleBRITS bought seven per cent more new cars in November than they did a year ago, industry figures showed yesterday, in the latest sign that the car market is racing.New car registrations rose to 159,581 units in the m stanley mugs onth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.The pace accelerated from a four per cent year-on-year jump in October, and the SMMT said this was the best November performance since 2004. Sales are comfortably on track to meet the SMMTrsquo upgraded forecast of 2.25m cars across the full year. In 2013 so far, more than 2.1m new cars rolled off the forecourts ndash; up 9.9 per cent on 2012.With the UK economy looking increasingly p stanley de ositive, we can expect strong underlying demand for new cars to continue into 2014, with volumes set to match or surpass those seen this year, said Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive.Hybrids and electric cars now make up 1.4 per cent of the new car market, with sales up 16.4 per cent to 30,496 in the year to date.Fleet sales also improved, rising 3.5 per cent on last year to almost 80,000, while business sales increased 3.1 per cent to 6,733, poi stanley cup uk nting to an uptick in spending on company cars and vans.The 21st consecutive monthly increase in new car registr |
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