{"id":8938,"date":"2015-10-19T10:45:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T10:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=8938"},"modified":"2015-10-19T14:37:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T14:37:11","slug":"spotify-launch-in-japan-and-indonesia-likely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-launch-in-japan-and-indonesia-likely\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Launch In Japan and Indonesia Likely"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Spotify look to be going even more global with signs pointing towards a release in Japan and Indonesia,\u00a0opening up to an audience of over 350 million.<\/h4>\n<p>Spotify&#8217;s service has been made available in over 60 countries since it&#8217;s conception almost 10 years ago.\u00a0However Spotify has largely been unavailable in Asia, having launched their music streaming service in only 5 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours that Spotify could be entering Japan arose last year when they were looking to hire someone for media relations. Since then Spotify have built up a team of four, based in Tokyo, that they are\u00a0still looking to expand with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotify.com\/uk\/jobs\/view\/o4nR1fw3\/\">financial controller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A financial staffer is essential for Spotify opening up to a new market so\u00a0all signs to point towards an upcoming release in Japan. A source inside Spotify speaking to <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/10\/19\/hey-spotify-please-give-asia-some-launch-love\/?ncid=rss\">TechCrunch<\/a> said that it had been a slow process because &#8220;music licensing is real tough in Japan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spotify are also on the hunt for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotify.com\/uk\/jobs\/view\/odhO1fw3\/\">music editor<\/a> in Indonesia for content creation, playlist curation and more, which is what has raised assumptions that a launch in Indonesia could be on the horizon. 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