Pandora users are likely familiar with the video advertisement option that trades a block of uninterrupted listening in exchange for interacting with an ad. Spotify has announced something similar, rolling out new video advertisements that give users 30 minutes of ad-free listening.
Spotify is charging advertisers a premium amount for the spots to make up for the ensuing 30 minutes of ad-free streaming. The company said that it tested out various lengths for its 'Sponsored Sessions,' and discovered that 30 minutes of ad-free music is enough incentive to get its subscribers to watch a video ad for as long as 30 seconds. Spotify users currently pay $9.99 a month to listen to their cherry-picked tracks without ads, or they can listen for free but have the music interrupted by audio ads. In this new trial, due for release later this year, anyone using the iOS or Android app will be given the option to also watch a 15-30 second video ad in return for 30 minutes of. Spotify app change to mono audio.
The new video advertisements are targeted at Spotify Free users, allowing them to choose to watch a 15 or 30-second video for 30 minutes of music playback, sans ads or other interruptions. Video Takeover ads will be served up to desktop users, and sponsored sessions to mobile users.
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Already used spotify free trial. Users will be seeing advertisements from a roster of companies — Spotify says it has already partnered with McDonalds, Coca-Cola, and NBC, as well as Wells Fargo and Target specifically for US users. You can get an idea of what these ads look like in the video above.
It isn’t entirely clear if these video advertisements have already rolled out, or if they’re incoming — regardless, it seems you’ll be seeing them in the near future the next time you fire up Spotify. What do you think? Is 30 minutes of playback worth watching a 30-second advertisement?
Google has made its streaming music service Google Play Music free to use, without a subscription.
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The catch is that you'll have to listen to ads, similar to the way free versions of Spotify and Pandora(P) work.
Google(GOOGL) launched the new version for U.S. desktop users Tuesday, and will roll out updates to its Android and iOS app later this week. If you still want to pay the $9.99 a month fee to skip the ads, listen to songs on demand,and create playlists, you can.
Just like Spotify and Pandora, Google Play Music lets people stream preset compilations that Google thinks you would want to listen to during certain activities.
Launching a free version of Google Play Music comes as no surprise. Streaming media companies have struggled to find enough people willing to pay monthly subscriptions, and have increasingly turned back to selling ads to buoy their businesses.
For example, Spotify recently started letting people listen to music ad-free for 30 minutes in exchange for showing them a video ad. It sounds like a strange mix, but video ads make more money than other types of advertising on the Internet. Only about 30% of Spotify's user base pay for the monthly service.
Meanwhile, Apple(AAPL) is bucking the trend. Its new Apple Music service is available by subscription-only for $9.99 a month. https://docuclever947.weebly.com/blog/download-music-from-spotify-free-windows.
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Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated what users could access with Google's free service and misidentified Rhapsody as having a free version.
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CNNMoney (New York) First published June 23, 2015: 1:16 PM ET