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Amazon and Pandora Media to embrace lower subscription charges

They will launch new streaming services said to be priced as low as US$5 a month

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Published Mon, Sep 12, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    New York

    HOW much are people willing to spend for streaming music?

    For years, thanks to rigid pricing structures at streaming services, the answer has been stuck at US$10 a month or nothing. But that model may soon be challenged by two giants of online media: Amazon and Pandora Media.

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