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Audio streaming on the rise from 8% to 45% 23 September 2017

According to the latest music consumer insight report published by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI), there is a rise in the number of music consumers across the world that are listening via licensed audio streaming services.   … Continue reading

Pandora users get the choice of playback and skip for ads 21 September 2017

Pandora has launched Video Plus which is rolled out with T-Mobile, that offers rewards to viewers with song replays and the ability to skip tunes if they view ads. 42% of Pandora users, which is equivalent to 76 million monthly … Continue reading

Apple strikes a deal with Warner Music Group 08 September 2017

Apple has partnered with Warner Music Group resulting in Apple Music paying a smaller percentage of revenue than earlier when it was launched in 2015. With the rise in on-demand music, music rights holders are ok with receiving lower rates … Continue reading

Free year of Tidal HiFi for Mercedes Benz owners 07 September 2017

With corporate partnerships with Sprint, six months of Free Tidal HiFi service can be availed. Come 2018, members of Mercedes’ Me in-car automation and entertainment service will get 12 months of Tidal HiFi for free after which it will revert … Continue reading

Global music streaming on the rise 31 August 2017

As per research outfit TechNavio, the global music streaming market is set to grow at a CAGR of more than 14% during the forecast period. Apple, Deezer, Google, iHeartMedia, Pandora Media and Spotify ranked as the top music streaming providers. … Continue reading

Six-month free Apple Music offered by EE 17 July 2017

Ever since Three made an announcement that it was zero-rating data for popular video streaming services like Netflix, it has influenced other operators to provide free access to services as well. For instance, Virgin Mobile added Twitter to the list … Continue reading

Spotify to collaborate with Mighty Audio 14 July 2017

Mighty audio which is a startup that created the first of its kind on-the-go streaming music player announced a partnership with Spotify. It is redefining the music player taking advantage of Spotify’s vast library of content. Spotify playlists will be … Continue reading

On-demand audio streaming reaches a record high, up 62% 12 July 2017

Apple Music has enabled U.S audio streaming hit a record high of 7.5B weekly streams as per Nielsen’s mid-year report on the music industry as per March stats. On-demand audio streaming rose by 62.4% year-on-year. There have been 184.3 billion … Continue reading

Apple Music reduces its subscription price 04 July 2017

Apple Music has slashed it’s subscription down to $8.25 a month, nearly a $1.75 cheaper than the standard $9.99 monthly subscription which was the earlier pricing for Apple Music as well as it’s two main competitors namely Spotify and Pandora. … Continue reading

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