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Qobuz offers couples Duo subscriptions

06/01/2022

Qobuz offers couples Duo subscriptions which provides access from the same subscription to two separate accounts. Similar to the individual and family subscriptions Qobuz currently offers, Qobuz Duo is made for couples who want to share a unique and high quality music experience. Available from £14.99 per month*, only £4.16 more than the individual subscription, Qobuz Duo gives two people under the same roof discounted access to full Qobuz plans. Qobuz Duo is in addition […]

Entertainment sales in UK grew for 9th successive year

06/01/2022

Entertainment sales in UK grew for 9th successive year in 2021 according to preliminary figures released by the ERA (Entertainment Retailers Association). The UK music, video and games markets generated an all-time-record sales total of £9,716 million and could break the £10 Bn sales barrier this year with revenues up nearly a quarter since 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. Contrary to fears that 2020’s lockdown boom in streaming was a one-off, digital streams and sales […]

US Audio streaming predicted to grow 15% in 2022

06/01/2022

US Audio streaming predicted to grow 15% in 2022 according to the CTA (Consumer Technology Association) in their US Consumer Technology One-Year Industry Forecast. Audio streaming services that offer music, audio books and podcasts will see consumers predicted to spend $12.9 Bn in 2022. Streaming and Cloud-Based Services Grow Entertainment Opportunities US households continue to purchase more content through online delivery platforms. Total spending on streaming services and software is expected to reach $130 Bn […]

SiriusXM creates David Bowie Channel

04/01/2022

SiriusXM creates David Bowie Channel to commemorated his 75th birthday and will feature generation transcending hits, alternative versions, a Top 75 countdown, and celebrity guest DJs. The limited engagement channel will launch today (4th January 2022) in time to celebrate what would have been the singer’s 75th birthday on the 8th January. Listeners can expect to hear music spanning Bowie’s entire catalogue–from timeless and beloved classics to recently unearthed rarities. The David Bowie Channel will […]

German music charts to include advertising financed streams

04/01/2022

German music charts to include advertising financed streams in addition to physical sales, downloads, premium music streams and radio plays according to the BVMI. The first single charts according to the new regulations cover the sales period 30th December 2021 to 6th January 2022 and will appear this Friday (7th January 2022). Another new feature for 2022 is that YouTube will now also contribute data to determine the single charts and this will apply to both […]

UK music consumption increases for 7th year running

04/01/2022

UK music consumption increases for 7th year running up by 2.5% in 2021 according to figures released by the BPI. The figures based on Official Charts Company data showed that 159 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed or purchased in 2021. The UK consumption total was made up primarily of streams, comprising over 147 Bn individual audio streams, up 5.7% on 2020 and representing an equivalent of 132 million streamed albums (up 5.7%). […]

How to listen to lossless FLAC Internet Radio with your browser

03/01/2022

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec a lossless audio format that supports both CD Quality and HiRes music whether it is for downloads, streaming or internet radio. It is an open source format that is maintained by Xiph.org – ‘a non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting the foundations of Internet multimedia from control by private interests.’ Television has seen a revolution in picture quality in the past couple of decades going from 625-line PAL through HD, 4k […]