Qobuz launches in Australia, New Zealand and Northern Europe
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Qobuz launches in Australia, New Zealand and Northern Europe

Qobuz launches in Australia, New Zealand and Northern Europe its HiRes streaming and download service. It will be opening in six new countries: Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. Qobuz is now present in 12 countries. In Europe: in France, where the platform was born, in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the US since 2019. Qobuz was founded in 2007 with a mission to provide a […]

Digital piracy is still an issue in Denmark
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Digital piracy is still an issue in Denmark

Digital piracy is still an issue in Denmark with 40% of 18-29 year olds illegally streaming or downloading digital content over the past 12 months according to a recent study by the Danish Chamber of Commerce. More than one in ten adult Danes have been illegally downloading or streaming digital content over the past 12 months. The analysis showed that a third of adult Danes do not disapprove of illegal streaming and downloading digital content […]

Music streaming subscriptions up 14% in the Nordics
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Music streaming subscriptions up 14% in the Nordics

Music streaming subscriptions up 14% in the Nordics (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland) since 2018 with the share of paying users now greater than that of users streaming exclusively through a free service. This is the key statistic from the Polaris Nordic Digital Music Survey 2020, conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Polaris HUB, which is a joint venture between the Nordic collective rights management societies Koda (DK), TONO (NO) and Teosto (FIN). Today, […]

SOURCE: SoundCloud - SoundCloud Go+ rolls out in Nordic countries
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SoundCloud Go+ rolls out in Nordic countries

SoundCloud Go+ rolls out in Nordic countries and is available now according to a recent blog post from SoundCloud. While music fans in these countries already have access to SoundCloud’s hottest emerging artists, DJ sets and remixes, the introduction of SoundCloud Go+ unlocks features including offline sync, no advertising, and higher quality audio streaming plus access to SoundCloud’s full catalogue. In addition, creators can now earn revenue from their plays in these new markets. Anthony […]

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YouTube Music comes to Benelux and Denmark

YouTube Music and YouTube Music Premium have come to the Benelux countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) and Denmark adding to the 17 countries launched in June 2018.   YouTube Music and YouTube Premium launch in 17 countries The prices are similar to those of its competitors in the European Union – €9.99/month for a YouTube Music Premium subscription and €11.99/month for a YouTube Premium subscription. In Denmark, those prices are 99 and 119 kroner. YouTube […]