Spotify could launch in India in the next 6 months, with an extended trial period, reports Variety. This comes right after Spotify launched in 13 new countries in the Middle East and North Africa - it is now present in 78 countries. In India, it will offer a trial period longer than the 30-day free trial it usually offers. It is unclear which other markets Spotify offers an extended trial period for and what its rationale behind this is. Variety also reports that Spotify will be entering the market on its own, as plans to buy a local competitor have failed. It will be based in the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Rumours about Spotify's India launch have floated through past year. CEO Daniel Ek had announced in March that the service would launch in India, without specifying a timeframe. In a stock exchange filing, Spotify noted that it had a dedicated office space in India, with 308 employees. Former OLX India CEO Amarjeet Singh Batra heads Spotify India, Akshat Harbola heads the marketing operations in Mumbai. According to LinkedIn, Vasundhara Mudgil has been the head of communications at Spotify's Mumbai office since September. When asked about when Spotify would launch in India in an investor call earlier this month, Ek said that "India specifically is a very fragmented marketplace, with lots of different local labels, lots of different local publishers." He added that when the company deals with 'licensing situations', "it's very hard for us to predict accurate timelines on the basis of multiple…
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