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French music streaming sales grew 9.4% in first half of 2023

07/09/2023

French music streaming sales grew 9.4% in first half of 2023 according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. Total sales were €397 million with physical sales up 7.3% and digital sales up 10%. The use of downloading continues to decline which is similar to other major European markets. First half of 2023 highlights Streaming accounted for 77% of total revenues up from 71% compared to the same period last year. 60 Bn […]

Radio Sempione

07/09/2023

Radio Sempione is a Swiss internet radio station broadcasting a range of Swiss music which did have a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream which has now been downgraded to AAC 192kbps. Their programme includes: Hits Folk music Oldies Instrumental music Country Greetings from Switzerland Folk hits A flavour of their programming can be gained from this picture on their home page. Website: Radio Sempione Webplayer: Radio Sempione AAC 192kbps: http://c30.radioboss.fm:8395/autodj To find out more […]

BluOS 4.0 previewed at CEDIA 2023

06/09/2023

BluOS 4.0 was previewed at CEDIA 2023 in Denver, Colorado, ahead of the official launch in mid-October 2023. The update to the multi-room management platform includes a redesign of the user interface, better navigation, and improved search functionality, to deliver a more personalized way to play and control music across multiple zones. Starting on the 17th October, users will be prompted to download the official firmware update by following the prompts on the BluOS Controller […]

GGRN

06/09/2023

GGRN (Global German Radio Network) is an experimental internet radio station run as a hobby from Eckental in Germany. The station is fully legal and licensed for up to 48 hours of broadcast time a week but is operated mainly at the weekend (Fridays and Saturdays). They have a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and a 48kbps AAC+v2 and 192kbps MP3 stream. Their website contains webplayers for all three streams, Chat and a calendar of […]

K-Free

31/08/2023

K-Free is an internet radio station broadcasting Christian and Contemporary music based in Peoria, Arizona with an HLS encoded CD Quality FLAC stream using StreamS technology. Their website has a webplayer for the FLAC stream and also links for an AAC webplayer and Alexa. The FLAC stream was successfully tested with VLC but foobar would not play the stream. Other media players/network stream devices and browsers may encounter similar problems unless HLS is specifically supported. […]

Radio 90FM Valencia

30/08/2023

Radio 90FM Valencia is a Spanish radio station playing a mix of Dance and Techno music with both a terrestrial FM and an internet radio presence. The station has a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and a 320kbps MP3 webplayer. Their website has programme information, links to social media, news, podcasts and more. There is also an Android app which can be downloaded here. Website: https://www.radio90.fm Webplayer: https://www.radio90.fm/?proradio-popup=1 CD Quality Lossless FLAC: http://stream.radio90.fm:2000/stream MP3 320kbps: […]

Italian music market up 14.2% in first half of 2023

30/08/2023

Italian music market up 14.2% in first half of 2023 with streaming subscriptions growing by 18.2% according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. Total revenues were Euros 175 million according to data compiled by Deloitte for FIMI. Streaming continues to dominate in Italy with 139 million users representing 16% growth on the same period last year. Streaming subscriptions were up 18.2% in the same period. Revenues from the ad-supported services also rose, up […]