Netflix holds talks with Spotify to expand live TV content, WSJ reports

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A person browses a television menu showing icons for streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
Netflix has held talks with Spotify to partner on projects such as music award shows or live concert series as part of its live TV push, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The company has also discussed doing big celebrity interviews and shorter-turnaround documentaries, the report said.
Netflix and Spotify did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
The streaming giant has aggressively broadened its live programming in recent years to boost advertising revenue, diversify content and attract new subscribers.
A new music show called 'Building the Band' is set to debut next week. The streamer is working on another music competition that is expected to release in the coming months, the report said.
Netflix has also expanded its portfolio with high-profile live sports events, including two National Football League games on Christmas Day and the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match that earned the streamer a record 19 million subscribers in its fourth quarter.
(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)

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Manitoba musician, partner dead in highway crash near Swan River

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Manitoba musician, partner dead in highway crash near Swan River

The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway. Indie pop band Royal Canoe says bass player Brendan Berg died in the crash a day before his 43rd birthday, along with Olivia Michalczuk. RCMP say they responded to a head-on crash on Tuesday afternoon north of Swan River, in western Manitoba. They say a southbound vehicle veered over the centre line and hit another vehicle that's believed to have been parked, causing it to roll over. Police say two men in the southbound vehicle suffered critical injuries, while a 42-year-old man and a 31-year-old female passenger in the other vehicle died in hospital. Royal Canoe said on social media that Berg's death has left an 'enormous and sudden hole in the lives of everyone who knew him.' 'Over the last 15 years of cross-country tours, late studio nights - through the high highs and low lows, Brendan's relentless positivity, big smile, and considerate nature were a stabilizing and inspiring force for us,' the band wrote. 'He was always the first to volunteer his time to pick up the trailer from the shop or load gear after tour. His generosity and selflessness were legendary.' The band offered condolences to the families of Berg and Michalczuk. 'Olivia's energy and enthusiasm brought out the best in Brendan, and her passing is equally as devastating to try to understand.'