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The app allows users to create and send event invitations, as well as collaborate on Apple Music playlists. While anyone can access invitations and RSVP to them, only subscribers to iCloud+ can create invites. In a release, Apple said the app "helps users create custom invitations to gather friends and family for any occasion.".

Apple鈥檚 fiscal Q1 earnings report revealed that services鈥攚hich also include iCloud, Apple Music, and the App Store鈥攈ave been a key driver of growth, generating $26.3 billion in revenue. Services now make up 21.4% of Apple鈥檚 total revenues. Apple is rethinking its film strategy after a series of box office disappointments, including scrapping the theatrical release of 鈥淲olfs.鈥�

We forecast Amazon鈥檚 US sales of books, music, and video will reach $59.46 billion in 2025, 89.2% of total books, music, and video ecommerce sales. But that share could decline if competitors can tap into the trends shaping reading culture, like the desire for in-person communities or #BookTok鈥檚 popularity. This was originally featured in the Retail Daily newsletter.

YouTube TV, NFL Sunday Ticket, and YouTube Music Premium are driving subscription growth as the platform diversifies into live sports and music streaming. YouTube is also making a bold play for the living room screen.

Some have complained that an algorithm-only approach leads to recommendations that are an echo chamber of content they鈥檝e already heard, making it difficult to discover new music and artists. The name on everyone鈥檚 lips: On the earnings call, Spotify leadership and analysts brought up the AI industry鈥檚 latest winner鈥擠eepSeek.

The music streaming services I think have done a better job of delineating exactly how-. Marcus Johnson (17:54):. How interesting. Paul Verna (17:55):. ... like for example, like Amazon Music, if you subscribe to the paid version, you're going to get like ... I don't know how many million tracks. But if you don't and you just do the free ad-supported, you're going to get like maybe 2 million.

Although YouTube is usually used as a free service monetized through ads, it says its YouTube Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers worldwide. In February 2024, YouTube shared that YouTube TV had surpassed 8 million subscribers in the US.

Only 25.5% of fashion sales will take place online in 2025, versus 37.5% for consumer electronics and 51.6% for books, music, and video, per our forecast. This relatively low digitization rate suggests a significant opportunity for growth, as long as retailers take into account consumer preference for tactile evaluation of apparel before purchasing. The competitive landscape.

Services, which includes iCloud, Apple Music, and the App Store, raked in $26.3 billion, a 13.9% YoY increase. Wearables revenues declined 1.7% YoY to $11.75 billion. Despite the iPhone 16 launch in September, iPhone profits declined 1% YoY. The company reported $124.3 billion in quarterly revenues last week, up a modest 4% YoY.

Over the years, Amazon has piled on perks and benefits including ad-free listening with Amazon Music, access to a vast collection of programming and live sports on Prime Video, and unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos.

Character AI argued that the First Amendment protects its chatbot platform similarly to protections for music, movies, television, and video games. The challenge here is that the law hasn鈥檛 completely caught up to AI, leaving ambiguity over whether a chatbot output can be illegal or just disturbing.

Although YouTube is usually used as a free service monetized through ads, it says its YouTube Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers worldwide. In February 2024, YouTube shared that YouTube TV had surpassed 8 million subscribers in the US.

, mail-order sales, etc.); digital download sales (movies, music, content, etc.); and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) platform sales (eBay, auction sites, etc.).

This 29.0% penetration rate exceeds categories like health and beauty (12.6%) and food and beverage (5.5%) but trails books, music, and video (41.9%) and electronics (47.4%). The competitive landscape. France鈥檚 key fashion retailers. Marketplaces command significant reach in France.

Digital distribution and price comparison: Products that are largely distributed digitally鈥攅.g., music and video鈥攖end to see high online channel share early on. So do categories like computers, where consumers look to compare prices and customize products. In the US, for example, our forecast shows 86% of computer sales are now online.

TikTok has been both a competitor and collaborator to entertainment providers, particularly in the music industry and Hollywood. Platforms like Netflix and Spotify would likely gain users and time spent if the ban goes into effect, but they would also lose an important marketing vehicle. Individual musicians and artists who rely on TikTok for discovery would be hit even harder.

An acquisition by Spotify could give the music and podcast service a complementary hardware element. Sonos鈥� established brand and fine-tuned tech鈥攚hich includes wireless speakers, home sound systems, and headphones鈥攃ould attract companies looking to expand in the smart home market.