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The more ardent tech business followers won’t be surprised by any of these, but Snap Inc., Vice Media, Spotify, Airbnb and Uber are among those expected to have their big moments next year.

Discussions are reportedly in the advanced stage with an announcement coming soon, though neither side is yet talking. SoundCloud has a larger music catalog than any other streaming service because it allows artists to upload their music directly. A recently launched subscription service has yet to draw more than a few hundred thousand consumers, however. 

As expected, Fusion CEO Isaac Lee outlined, in a Thursday memo to staff, a series of changes to the television network’s “existing in-house, studio-based shows” that includes the discontinuation of its latenight series Come Here and Say That, hosted by Alicia Menendez. Another series, Soccer Gods, will become a “digital-first brand.”

Spotify’s plan to build a digital video business has prompted equal parts excitement and skepticism across the media industry. The music-streaming company has been talking with media companies about potential video content partnerships but begs the question how Spotify will compete in a digital video landscape dominated by YouTube, Facebook and Netflix — and how that will impact the company’s bottom line.

Spotify hits the PlayStation 3 and 4 next Monday, with a new app adapted for large television screens. Sony says partnering with Spotify expands its music service to 41 countries, rather than the 19 available with Sony’s own Music Unlimited, and offers better tools for playlists and music discovery.