Recode Media with Peter Kafka
Recode Media with Peter Kafka
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek (Live at Code 2018)
37 minutes Posted Jun 20, 2018 at 9:01 pm.
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Daniel Ek, the CEO of music-streaming company Spotify, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka at the 2018 Code Conference. Ek explains why Spotify temporarily banned R. Kelly from its playlists and why it backed off of that ban. He also talks about the company’s recent public listing and how Spotify plans to grow while losing money every quarter based on normal accounting standards. Plus: Why video is becoming more important to Spotify as a platform and how the company is distinguishing its corporate culture from Silicon Valley norms.

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