The statistic above contains data on Pandora's content acquisition costs in the fiscal periods from January 2006 to December 2017. In the fiscal year ending in December 2015, Pandora paid 610.36 million US dollars in royalty fees to copyright holders. During the period, competitor Spotify's royalty and distribution costs amounted to 1.6 billion euros (1.83bn U.S. dollars).
Pandora's content acquisition costs (royalty fees) from 2006 to 2017
(in million U.S. dollars)
* Transition period. Until January 2013, Pandora's fiscal year started in February and ended in January of the following year. Starting with January 2014, Pandora's fiscal year will start on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year. Figures other than for 2016 and 2017 come from earlier financial releases. Figures have been rounded.
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Pandora. (February 21, 2018). Pandora's content acquisition costs (royalty fees) from 2006 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190951/royalty-fees-paid-by-pandora-since-2007/
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Pandora. "Pandora's Content Acquisition Costs (Royalty Fees) from 2006 to 2017 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190951/royalty-fees-paid-by-pandora-since-2007/
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