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iHeartMedia strikes a deal to merge Audio into Layer3 TV Service 30 June 2017
iHeartMedia is all set to integrate its digital radio and on-demand streaming services into Layer3 TV’s television service, according to Billboard. iHeart is to be included as an app within Layer3’s “homepage environment” that will be added to its long … Continue reading
Pandora to get financial boost with Sirius investment of $480 million 12 June 2017
Sirius XM Holdings Inc, in an effort to get a better foothold in the internet music streaming business, will invest $480 million in Pandora Media Inc. Currently, Sirius XM has a solid presence in the auto industry where its channels are … Continue reading
Apple Music growing rapidly with number of subscribers at 27 million 09 June 2017
The total number of subscribers for Apple Music has increased from 20 million as reported in December to the latest estimate of 27 million. This figure was announced at the Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose. Spotify which is … Continue reading
Top players in music streaming compared – UK 08 June 2017
There are 4 music streaming services that are considered “big players” namely Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music and Amazon Music Unlimited. Even though all four offer similar large catalogues of music, each of them have their own set of … Continue reading
Listeners stream one hour of music on an average 02 June 2017
As per a research conducted by global web index, the goal of which was to find out facts for: How much time internet users spend while listening to audio streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music every day, we look … Continue reading
SoundCloud app now available on Xbox One 02 June 2017
SoundCloud is the default audio streaming service app included in Xbox One. It will be free to use, with Cortana voice control, the ability to create playlists and support for background audio playback. While playing games, users can listen to … Continue reading
Music Streaming set to grow in Japan with Napster and Rakuten partnership 02 June 2017
Napster has been selected by Japanese e-commerce leader, Rakuten, to scale its on-demand music streaming catalog. A new partnership with Japanese internet services company Rakuten, Inc was announced by Napster today which is meant for enhancing Rakuten’s on-demand audio streaming … Continue reading
Yonder Music streaming app introduced by Ncell 31 May 2017
Ncell, Nepalese mobile operator, has launched ‘Yonder Music’ which is a digital music streaming platform in the local market. This app provides users to millions of songs to download and play. The music streaming app can be installed on smartphones … Continue reading
Audio app AmpMe looks to acquire 5 mn users in India 31 May 2017
Canadian startup AmpMe plans on introducing AmpMe, an audio-syncing app between June and July to acquire smartphone music streaming users through partnering with some of the top Indian Music/Audio streaming platforms or Apps like Gaana, Saavn or Hungama. The target for … Continue reading
MP3 to be discontinued as a sound format 16 May 2017
The MP3 era is officially over. The early digital audio codec developer announced this week that the licensing agreement has ended thereby giving way to more adept formats as the new standard for audio files. According to Gizmodo, the organization … Continue reading
