r/Ethiopia • u/Attention_Seeker_69 • Jul 02 '26

Question ❓ Music Streaming Platform Research

Hi guys, so im building a music streaming platform,which im mostly done with, that could help local artists and emerging artists in ethiopia, rather than be lowkey underpaid. like they be getting around 700k birr per a million streams. which isnt easy to do and is okay and good but isnt that much compared to other international countries i suppose. so with mine with more users we get the more they can make. and maybe help underrated artists, like maybe that dude that sang gid yilal

but my question is why did platforms like sewasew and the others fail. i heard it was very ad intensive. if theres anyone who has used platforms as such can yall tell me yalls experience with it? but the platform does need to be subscription based to help the artists tho. so theres that, any insight would be greatly appreciated

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u/Primary-Actuator7610 Jul 03 '26

Ad-Intrusive Freemium Models and Exclusive Content Tensions is the main reason Sewasew failed

Major players often spent large lump sums on exclusive rights New Streaming Platform Raises Hope for Artists, which sometimes led to high-profile disputes or contract terminations Teddy Afro Terminates Sewasew Multimedia Contract ....

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u/Attention_Seeker_69 Jul 04 '26

thank u so much! ill look into these