Listeners who **w pay $36 a year for the service will be asked to pay $3.99 a month, Pandora said today on its blog. For new subscribers, the Price will be $4.99 a month, starting in May. Existing users of a $3.99-a-month plan will see ** change.
Pandora is seeking to defray royalty rates that have risen 53 percent in the past five years and are set to increase again next year, according to its blog. In an interview last month, Chief Executive ******r Brian McAndrews said improvements in advertising sales have made the free service more valuable, in Some cases, than a paid subscription. Read more...