Machine learning at Spotify is a source of product differentiation in the music streaming industry.
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“Thank You for the Music”: Spotify and algorithmic music curation
Spotify's commitment to algorithmic music curation has made it an industry-leading streaming platform, providing users with exactly the right music at the right moment. But can it sustain this advantage as the service grows?
To All the Shows I’ve Loved Before: Netflix and Machine Learning
Why machine learning is at the core of Netflix’s competitive advantage
Spotify: Can machine learning drive content generation?
Spotify is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to explore both content curation and creation.
How Spotify Beat Apple, Amazon, and Google Using Machine Learning
In an era in which Apple, Amazon, and Google are dominating the technology world, Spotify has succeeded in besting all of them in the music streaming industry. The question is then, how is Spotify able to fend off its major competitors, who are much more established in the technology industry?
Goodbye To The Big Screen, Hello Everything Else – How Much Is Too Much?
How can traditional Hollywood studios compete in a new, digital world, and where do movie theaters fit in?
The Empire Strikes Back – Disney is mobilizing to take on the digital world order
Digitalization has disrupted the entertainment and media supply chain, leading to unprecedented realignment and M&A activity in the industry.
Netflix Can’t Afford to Chill: Content Wars in Digital Streaming
As Netflix faces increasing competition from fellow media titans, can its original content production supply chain become a competitive advantage?
Disney’s late move to derail Netflix in direct-to-consumer race
Following Netflix's success, over-the-top platforms are mushrooming, winning the battle for viewers attention with traditional media networks. Disney, unparalleled king of content, is finally adjusting its strategy to compete for audiences switching to digital space.
Netflix and Chillin’ in the Mile High Club
Netflix has long resisted offering content for offline viewing, despite being widely requested by consumers. With Amazon’s recent entry into the streaming subscription model, and most recently offering downloadable content, Prime Video has finally given customers what they have asked for. Will Netflix’s emerging dominance in original content be enough of an answer or is it time to change up their business plan?