Streaming Archives

Alexa and Amazon Echo now available in Brazil

08/10/2019

Alexa and Amazon Echo now available in Brazil after the recent release of Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited services in the country last month. Alexa has been upgraded to speak in Brazilian Portuguese together with the availability of Alexa skills tailored for Brazilian customers, including Show do Milhão, Porta dos Fundos, UOL Esporte, iFood, Leite Ninho, Cinemark, Uber etc. Toni Reid, Vice President, Amazon Alexa, said, “We’re excited to introduce Alexa to customers in Brazil, […]

SoundCloud Go+ launches in Austria

06/10/2019

SoundCloud Go+ launches in Austria giving listeners in that country access to SoundCloud’s premium subscription service giving them full access to SoundCloud’s catalogue, offline sync, no advertising and better quality audio streaming. Subscriptions are €9.99 (Web/Android) or €12.99 (iOS) per month and users can sign up via SoundCloud’s apps in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, or by visiting soundcloud.com/go. Anthony Gabriele, Senior Vice President, Subscriptions & Marketing, SoundCloud, said “SoundCloud is the […]

Add podcasts to your Spotify playlists

06/10/2019

Spotify subscribers can now add podcasts to their Spotify playlists either as a podcast playlist or a mixed music and podcast playlist according to a recent blog posting by the streamer. There are now over 3 billion user-generated music playlists on Spotify and now with Spotify’s recent upgrade and in keeping with their Audio First strategy users can now combine music and podcasts on the same playlists. With this frequently requested functionality, users can build […]

BPI analysis of the IFPI's Music Listening Report 2019

UK music consumption driven by young streamers

05/10/2019

UK music consumption driven by young streamers according to an analysis of data in IFPI’s Music Listening Report 2019 by the BPI, the UK record labels association. The BPI reports that ‘the UK’s love of music is being deepened by the growth in streaming combined with continuing access to music on physical format.’ Data from IFPI’s 2019 “Music Listening Report” shows that the UK is a nation of music lovers, with 57% of UK respondents […]

Amazon Devices Event - September 2019 launch products

Amazon launches new Echo smart speakers

04/10/2019

Amazon launches new Echo smart speakers ranging from an upgraded Echo through to the Echo Studio which is capable of lossless streaming with its 24-bit DAC and 330W amp. In addition, Amazon announced a range of new Alexa enabled devices at its Amazon Devices Event such the Echo Dot with clock, the Echo Show 8 and Echo Buds to add to the Alexa ecosystem. The new Echo devices are available for pre-order now and will […]

Spotify introduce two new favourites playlists

03/10/2019

Spotify introduce two new favourites playlists letting you revisit your favourite tracks from last month and another playlist of your older favourites. The two playlists called On Repeat and Repeat Rewind allow you to replay the tracks and listen again to the songs you’ve played most all over again. On Repeat This playlist helps you keep track of what you’ve been playing most over the past 30 days. On Repeat auto-updates, so you can be […]

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Hilton adds iHeartRadio streaming to its rooms

01/10/2019

Hilton adds iHeartRadio streaming to its rooms allowing guests to stream music, local radio stations and podcasts directly from their TVs through Hilton’s ‘Connected Room’ guest platform. Guests who stay in Hilton Connected Rooms in the US will be able to play exclusive audio content and have instant access to thousands of live radio stations from across the country, customized music stations based on their favourite artists, and top podcasts across all categories including travel, […]