DUNCAN BRUCE SPOTIFY

DUNCAN BRUCE SPOTIFY

Duncan Bruce, Head of Licensing and Partnerships at Spotify, presents a Scandinavian audiobook venture, at Spotify's headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 18, 2025. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

ALEX NORSTRÖM SPOTIFY

ALEX NORSTRÖM SPOTIFY

Alex Norström, Co-President/Chief Business Officer at Spotify, during Spotify's presentation of a Scandinavian audiobook venture at its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 18, 2025. Alex Norström will take over as CEO of Spotify on January 1, 2026.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

ALEX NORSTRÖM SPOTIFY

ALEX NORSTRÖM SPOTIFY

Alex Norström, Co-President/Chief Business Officer at Spotify, during Spotify's presentation of a Scandinavian audiobook venture at its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 18, 2025. Alex Norström will take over as CEO of Spotify on January 1, 2026.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

Xinhua Headlines: To read or to listen? More Chinese embracing audiobooks in age of AI

Xinhua Headlines: To read or to listen? More Chinese embracing audiobooks in age of AI

(240423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows the audiobook area at the provincial library of Guizhou in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Luo Fei)

Digital technology facilitates reading for visually impaired at library in China's Shanxi

STORY: Digital technology facilitates reading for visually impaired at library in China's Shanxi SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the library 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): REN XIANGSHU, Staff member, Shanxi Library 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG XIA, Visitor at the library 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): REN XIANGSHU, Staff member, Shanxi Library 5. various of books STORYLINE: Shanxi Library in north China has employed digital technology to facilitate reading for visually impaired people. The braille reading area in the library, covering about 150 square meters, is equipped with devices like braille displays, magnifiers, and blind-friendly computers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): REN XIANGSHU, Staff member, Shanxi Library "In 2018, we launched an initiative to promote digital reading for the visually impaired. We provided extensive training on intelligent audiobook players. Our services have been well-received, with h

China's Zhejiang improves reading resources for visually impaired

STORY: China's Zhejiang improves reading resources for visually impaired DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Zhejiang providing reading resources for the visually impaired 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FANG JIE, Librarian, Zhejiang Library STORYLINE: In east China's Zhejiang Province, more than 50 libraries have set up reading rooms for visually impaired readers. In the provincial public library, the number of braille books accounts for about 5 percent of its total collection. During the past 20 years, the reading area for visually impaired readers has been expanded from a small corner to a 300-square-meter room, equipped with computers and smart audiobook devices. Librarian Fang Jie says that Zhejiang Library offers free braille books to visually impaired individuals every year, and personalizes the braille books according to their needs, utilizing its collection to create tailored reading material. Fang says that the process u

Greek NGO enriches audiobook libraries for blind, promotes public awareness

STORY: Greek NGO enriches audiobook libraries for blind, promotes public awareness DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Argyro Spyridaki co-founder of "Reading to the Others" (Diavazo gia tous Allous) NGO and her colleagues working at the office 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): ARGYRO SPYRIDAKI, Co-founder of "Reading to the Others" 3. various of Argyro Spyridaki working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): ARGYRO SPYRIDAKI, Co-founder of "Reading to the Others" 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): ARGYRO SPYRIDAKI, Co-founder of "Reading to the Others" 6. various of people recording audiobooks STORYLINE: Argyro Spyridaki was left speechless seven years ago when her visually impaired friend Theodoros Tsatsos told her that he couldn't enjoy a literature book she suggested because it was not available in Braille or audio. In a country where on average 10,000 books are published each year, the audiobook libraries for the blind were shockingly not many. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): ARGYR