Samsung Smart TVs to support iTunes and AirPlay 2 on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring. Support on 2018 Samsung Smart TVs will be made available via firmware update. A new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app will debut only on Samsung Smart TVs in more than 100 countries with AirPlay 2 support becoming available in 190 countries worldwide. The new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app will enable users to access their […]
Streaming drives UK entertainment sales 9.4% higher in 2018 according to the end of year report from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). This represents the sixth consecutive year of growth. Although the entertainment market is now three quarters digital physical formats have dominated this year’s biggest hits. According to preliminary data compiled by the ERA the entertainment market reached another all-time high of £7.537 Bn in 2018. After a sixth successive year of growth driven […]
Neil Young Archives becomes subscription service with the launch of a free ‘introduction’ service and a paid for unlimited subscription at $1.99/month or $19.99/year. As part of the launch there is a new iOS app which can be downloaded here and the promise of an Android app, both capable of streaming HiRes audio using ‘Xstream by NYA’ – a custom version of Orastream technology. The original archive site was made available free in February 2018 […]
TIDAL Masters now on mobile with an Android app with built-in MQA decoder to allow HiRes streaming on the move. TIDAL and MQA announced the new app at CES 2019 and it is available to download now. MQA technology is already incorporated into the TIDAL desktop app and an iOS version is in development. Mike Jbara, MQA CEO, stated, “We know that most music fans are choosing to stream on their phones. MQA’s view is […]
NoiseHub have developed an Apple Music Year in Review App which provides similar functionality to Spotify’s ‘Spotify Wrapped’ feature. Apple Music subscribers using the app can look back at their listening trends of 2018 by genre, artists, and songs. The app generates graphical reports which can be shared on Instagram Stories or Twitter. Released in early December 2018, it has already had 3 updates – the latest on 31st December – to address some fairly […]
US music consumption grew 16.2% in 2018 according to BuzzAngle Music, the US chart and music market analyst. In its 2018 Year-End Report, it reported that on-demand audio stream consumption continued to fuel overall growth, increasing 41.8% to 534.6 Bn streams, up from 376.9 Bn streams last year. In the 4th quarter of the year 85% of all audio streams were subscription based. The number of unique titles streamed in 2018 totalled 3 million more […]
UK recorded music consumption grows for 4th consecutive year according to figures released by the BPI, based on Official Charts Company data. Blockbuster film soundtracks and continued growth in streaming fuelled a near 6% rise in consumption. A total of 142.9 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed, purchased on physical format, and/or downloaded over the past 12 months – corresponding to a 5.7 % rise on the 135.m figure in 2017. Combined UK […]
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