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mora qualitas streaming service to close

11/01/2022

mora qualitas streaming service to close on the 29th May 2022 after 3 years of providing a HiRes and CD Quality streaming service in Japan. The service which started in October 2019 is a joint venture between Sony Music and Rhapsody International (now Napster) using their ‘Powered by Napster’ technology. In a statement on their website (translated via Google) they say, “This service started to be provided in October 2019 and we have endeavoured to deliver the best sound quality […]

Sonos Radio adds CD Quality stations

14/11/2020

Sonos Radio adds CD Quality stations to its Sonos Radio offering and rolls it out to five more countries. The new service called Sonos Radio HD streams ad-free with skips and repeats and is available now on the Sonos’ S2 app in the US and UK with additional countries to follow. Sonos owners can subscribe on sonos.com for $7.99/£7.99 per month after a free, one month trial. Both Sonos Radio and Sonos Radio HD are provided by […]

BMW Music service ‘Powered by Napster’

28/02/2020

BMW Music service ‘Powered by Napster’ will be providing European BMW car owners a premium music audio experience which is integrated into their vehicle with no setup, login or extra devices required. BMW Music will bring its on-demand music and audio service to BMW owners in Germany, France, UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Spain. Drivers and passengers now have easy one-click access to more than 60 million songs and 20,000 audiobooks through the […]

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Japanese HiRes streamer unveils look

22/10/2019

mora qualitas, the Japanese HiRes streamer unveils look ahead of its launch on the 24th October with screenshots of some of the app’s design, features and distribution lineup. The app’s home screen displays three sets of artists related to your playback history and preferences. It also provides a chance to discover new music. mora qualitas have prepared biographies that contains a wealth of information, including the background of the artist, as well as the release […]

Napster prepares to launch Sony’s 360 Reality Audio

20/10/2019

Napster prepares to launch Sony’s 360 Reality Audio with an expected roll out in 2020 according to a recent blog posting by the streamer. Following on from Sony’s recent announcement that it will launch its 360 Reality Audio experience later this autumn, Napster confirmed that it would be partnering with Sony and expected to launch its Powered by Napster service incorporating the Sony technology in 2020. According to the blog, ‘you can close your eyes […]

mora qualitas will launch next week

18/10/2019

mora qualitas will launch next week on the 24th October after its launch was delayed from the spring of this year. The full mora qualitas service will start its official service on the 25th November but prior to this, a free trial will be held from the 24th October to the 24th November. If users continue to use the service after the 25th November, they will effectively enjoy mora qualitas free of charge for a […]

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Japanese HiRes streaming service delayed

30/05/2019

Japanese HiRes streaming service delayed according to mora qualitas – a joint venture between Sony Music and Rhapsody International which was announced in December 2018. In a newsletter the mora qualitas team announced that progress had been delayed and that ‘the service start scheduled for early spring 2019 will be put off till the autumn.’ Apologizing for the delay the mora qualitas staff promised to keep newsletter subscribers updated with progress. To subscribe to mora […]