Lyor Cohen, YouTube global head of music, spoke at SXSW about the video platform's previously reported plans to make a
new subscription music service.
Those consumers are understandably upset that they're losing access to the
leading subscription music service; in some cases Spotify was advertised right on the box of their speaker or receiver.
Beats Audio, the company behind the popular Beats by Dr. Dre line of over-ear and in - hear headphones, is reportedly planning to acquire
subscription music service MOG.
Once connected to your Wi - Fi router, you can beam music from your phone or tablet to the top - of - the - line Play: 5, plus you can hook up to more
online subscription music services than any other system we tested.
As a back - end vendor, Omnifone is to the unlimited - access model what 7digital, the leading a la carte vendor, is to its white - labeled download stores like HMV (LSE: HMV) Digital, Samsung MusicHub and Pure Music — entities that want to
launch subscription music services but which don't themselves have the capabilities.
Apple said that it connects to its
own subscription music service, but declined to specify whether it would let you play songs from Spotify or other services, or whether there was a way for third - party developers to create additional voice - activated functions, which is one of the best features of the Echo.
YouTube will soon place more advertisements in between music videos for some users, in an attempt to «smoke out» anyone who treats YouTube like a free music video playlist service and convince them to pay for its
upcoming subscription music service (via Bloomberg).
Rumors have suggested that YouTube may be working on a
separate subscription music service that may be released later this year, but Wojcicki did not comment on that in her talk.
At the same time, Apple introduced iTunes Match, a
new subscription music service that for $ 24.95 per year published your personal music collection into the cloud, enabling you to listen to your own music from any connected device, not just the one where the music library was hosted.
Then again,
subscription music services have featured playlists from music magazines and brands for a long time, and it doesn't really seem to have made a difference in convincing users of the idea of music subscriptions.
During Apple's June presentation to developers, the gadget giant unveiled a redesign of
the subscription music service «from the ground up.»
Apple Music, the iPhone giant's take on
a subscription music service, has one goal: To push aside the likes of Rdio, Pandora, Slacker and — especially — Spotify to be a one - stop destination for all things music.
Now that AT&T has acquired Leap Wireless (giving it Cricket Wireless in the process), it plans to discontinue Muve Music,
the subscription music service tied to Cricket — at least according to «people briefed on the company's plans.»
Taiwan - based smartphone vendor HTC is the majority owner of Beats Audio and if the reports pan out, it is possible that
the subscription music service will be incorporated into HTC's Sense suite of software and services.
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC is the majority owner of Beats, and the deal could open the door for
a subscription music service built right into the company's Sense user interface.
Apple Music is just over a year old, and offers its users
a subscription music service, Beats 1 radio, a redesigned music app, and more custom playlists than you can shake a stick at.
Amazon is developing an entirely new music - streaming service, it seems.According to The New York Post, Amazon recently held meetings to discuss licensing music for
a subscription music service that would rival Spotify and Apple Music.
It's got a full QWERTY keyboard,
a subscription music service called Siren, and costs a scant $ 149.
It's
a subscription music service which has a free trial with basic services while additional features are offered via paid subscriptions.