Rakuten Viber joins forces with Spotify to offer Premium trial to music platform
Mariia Martyrosian
Global PR and Marketing Communications Lead at Rakuten Viber
May 23, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO. May 22, 2023 - Rakuten Viber, the global leader in private and secure messaging and voice-based communication, announces its partnership with global music streaming platform, Spotify. Viber will offer hundreds of millions of users a free three-month trial to its Spotify Premium subscription or up to 90% discount on the service depending on the region.
Catering to a global audience, Viber is dedicated to offering its users the best tools and features on the market. This commitment has led to a partnership with one of the world's leading audio streaming platforms. Through this partnership, Viber users will gain access to Spotify?s Premium music subscription, allowing them to enjoy an ad-free listening experience.
Viber holds a strong market share in the CEE and APAC regions, with penetration in some countries up to 98%. Spotify is leveraging Viber?s key markets to drive growth in these untapped regions.
?We?re really excited to be collaborating with Viber. They have a passionate community of users in markets where we?re looking to grow our platform. With this partnership Viber is providing additional value to its users,? says Marc Hazan, VP, Business Development and Partnerships at Spotify. ?With access to over 100 million tracks on Spotify, Viber users can listen to the music they love and make new artist discoveries.?
This offer will be available to Viber users in select countries across Europe, Middle East, and Asia. The eligible users in these countries* will be able to activate three months free of premium subscription. Eligible users in the Philippines and Vietnam**, will be offered an exclusive discount (up to 90%) to the premium feature. Users can activate the deal through a number of Viber in-app promo solutions: native and rich media Viber ads, banners on the ?Explore? screen, in-app messages, posts on the official Viber local channels.
Countries included in this partnership are France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Slovakia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Iraq, Philippines, and Vietnam.
To access the offer, users need the latest version of the Viber app installed.
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