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Deezer Podcasts now in Turkey

Deezer Podcasts are now available in Turkey less than a month from the launch of its music service. Deezer users in Turkey can now access their favourite podcasts in the dedicated ‘Shows’ tab in the app. The podcast library includes both local shows and global favourites and is available for download for both free and Premium users. Users can browse podcasts in over 11 categories and 15 genres. These include an array of topics including […]

YouTube Music adds 14 new countries
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YouTube Music adds 14 new countries

YouTube Music adds 14 new countries making a total of 95 countries where YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium are now available. In addition to rolling out these two services in Egypt, YouTube have added a Student Plan in that country and removed family plans from Belarus. The 14 additional countries are: American Samoa Aruba Belarus Bermuda Cayman Islands Egypt French Guyana French Polynesia Guadeloupe Guam Northern Mariana Islands Papua New Guinea Puerto Rico U.S. […]

Lyrics come to Deezer Free on desktop
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Lyrics come to Deezer Free on desktop

Lyrics come to Deezer Free on desktop enabling a full karaoke experience on computers joining users on mobile who have had this feature for a while. Since January 2020 Deezer has seen a 33% rise in music fans using their lyric feature worldwide. Available now, Deezer Free users can enjoy lyrics on their computer. Deezer’s Free plan users can now see real time lyrics on both mobile and desktop and also cast these to a […]

Podcast listening in Canada catches up to US level
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Podcast listening in Canada catches up to US level

Podcast listening in Canada catches up to US level with 1 in 4 being regular podcast listeners according to The Infinite Dial 2020 Canada, the third annual study of digital media behaviour in Canada from Edison Research and Triton Digital. The study was based on a representative sample of 1076 Canadian adults aged 18 and older was conducted in the first quarter of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic. 37% of Canadians age 18 and older are monthly podcast listeners (compared with 37% in the US) and 24% of those […]

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Deezer launches podcasts in Israel

Deezer launches podcasts in Israel with both its shows and user interface in Hebrew as well as being able to listen to international podcasts. Deezer users in Israel can now access the podcast tab, ‘Shows.’ Similar to its music offering, Israelis can listen to both local and international podcasts. Users will be able to discover both recommended and top podcasts in its app such as “Hayot Kis” and “Osim Historia”. There are 13 categories ranging […]

Sonos S2 app released
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Sonos S2 app released

Sonos S2 app released in both Android and iOS versions which will enable HiRes audio and other advanced features such as Dolby Atmos support in the recently launched Sonos Arc, Sonos Five and the updated Sonos Sub. Users with the existing S1 app will receive a notification of the upgrade but which can be deferred. All favourites and settings will be transferred to the S2 app when the upgrade is performed. Sonos S2 app features […]

Survey reveals the mood of generation isolation in lockdown
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Survey reveals the mood of generation isolation in lockdown

Survey reveals the mood of generation isolation in lockdown in a Deezer study into love and loneliness among audio streamers. The results of the survey of 11,000 streaming users in 8 countries (Brazil, France, Germany, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, US & UK) during April 2020 were published in a recent blog posting by the streamer. Key findings Over 1/3 of people worldwide are using audio content to set a romantic mood at home in lockdown […]