gaana
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Pocket FM’s global expansion faces a speed bump
The six-year-old Indian audio entertainment startup has built a business like no other. But there has been a growing realization lately that expanding into the US and Europe is not all that easy.
12 Aug 2024
Gaana goes behind paywall singing its swansong
Acquisition talks with Airtel have fallen through and India’s oldest music streaming company is making a last, frantic attempt to survive a while longer.
14 Sept 2022
Airtel in talks to acquire Gaana
It has been a long and painful ride for India’s oldest music streaming company. A breather may be around the corner.
14 Jul 2022
Nobody wants Gaana
India’s oldest music streaming service has been on a hunt for both investors and a buyer. It has found neither.
03 Dec 2021
Pay to play: Gaana’s new hit formula
The Times Internet-owned company wants to charge music labels to pump up their streams and help them go viral.
18 Sept 2020
Gaana is all hype
The one truth about Gaana is that it has been built for advertisers to advertise. Why is it then that they are staying away?
10 Feb 2020
The Spotify playlist in India
Spotify is one of the last to enter the music streaming party here. Does its game plan make sense?
29 Oct 2019