BBC pulls live radio from TuneIn with the changes being brought in on 30th August 2019 according to a recent blog posting from the Corporation. Not every TuneIn stream will be affected and some older devices and Sonos speakers will continue to get the feed. The reasons given for this are that TuneIn cannot provide data on its users and the BBC’s policy is not to give online access to ‘anonymous users’ wherever it can. […]
Creators can now sub submit shows on Pandora for Podcasters portal using Pandora’s new self-service hub in a recent blog posting. The launch of this dedicated hub for podcasters comes hot on the heels of Spotify’s launch of its Spotify for Podcasters platform. Podcasts on Pandora was launched in December 2018 with hundreds of shows and over 100,000 episodes, and in just months has grown to thousands of shows and over 500,000 episodes spanning Daily […]
Deezer rolls out Dark Mode to iOS and desktop app joining the Android version launched in July 2019. According to the streamer, Dark Mode is the most sought-after feature from its users and the new feature gives users the freedom to switch from their normal light music player to a dark grey background. The claimed benefits are reduced eye strain and improved readability in low light conditions. Dark mode setting can be turned on or […]
Students can get 3 months of YouTube Music for free and at the end of the trial they can continue their subscription at half price. In the UK this will be £4.99/month for YouTube Music Premium and in the US it will be $4.99. YouTube Premium student subscriptions are £6.99 and $6.99 for the UK and US respectively. Other countries pricing may vary but a similar offer is available in most of the countries where […]
BBC Sounds app updates include Chromecast support as well as an increased number of categories according to a recent BBC blog posting. This comes soon after Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support, Alexa support and live rewind and live restart. Google Home speakers are also included in the Chromecast support update. The number of categories in the app has been increased from 12 to 40. These can be accessed from the home screen or via […]
Apple launches Apple Music for Artists, a portal for artists and creators which provides ‘Everything you need to understand your music’s impact across Apple Music and iTunes’. Apple Music for Artists joins other streaming services such as Spotify (Spotify for Artists) and SoundCloud (SoundCloud Creators) providing a dedicated portal for its artists and creators Apple Music for Artists features Keep tabs on how your music is performing View a quick snapshot of your music’s overall […]
Primephonic have published the 2019 State of Music Streaming report which is an online study into the streaming experiences of users. Conducted by YouGov and sponsored by the classical music streamer they have published a summary of their findings in a recent blog posting. The survey asked US adults who had streamed music in the past six months about their experiences and found that 60% of music streamers were frustrated by their streaming experience. The […]
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