Vodacom, Spotify said to be weighing music-streaming deal
SPOTIFY is in talks with Vodacom Group about a partnership that would mark the music-streaming service’s first foray into Africa, according to two people familiar with the matter.Vodacom, a unit of Vodafone Group, plans to offer its wireless customers subscriptions that include a limited amount of free data to access Spotify’s music library, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.An agreement with the Johannesburg-based carrier would let Spotify enter Africa after starting in more than 56 countries since it was founded in Sweden in 2006.The negotiations underscore the race among African telecommunications carriers to link up with content partners as music and movie downloads over the internet and smartphones surge.MTN Group, Africa’s biggest wireless operator, is in discussions with an Asia-based TV-content provider, people familiar with the talks said in April. Fixed-line carrier Telkom has held talks with media companies including Netf...
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