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Can Spotify survive through to their IPO?

Geoff Riley

15th February 2017

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Spotify's planned initial public offering (IPO) appears to be subject to delays as it rethinks crucial licensing deals with Universal, Sony and Warner who together have significant oligopolistic power in the music publishing industry.

The music streaming industry seems to be a two-horse race between Spotify and Apple (I've heard of lots of people trying to end their subscription to Amazon Music) but will Spotify - which is yet to turn a profit - eventually run out of cash before their IPO gets off the ground?


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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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