History Qobuz was launched in 2008 and has achieved a series of notable firsts. In 2009 it offered the first CD quality download catalogue and in 2011 the first CD quality streaming service. It was the first online music service to adopt 24bit HiRes in its catalogue and in the summer of 2015, it launched HiRes Streaming with its Qobuz Sublime+ subscription. During the past few years Qobuz has positioned itself as a top end […]
Anghami rolls out Alexa integration for users in both Arabic and English languages on Amazon Alexa devices in Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the UAE. Being among the first Arabic and English skills built for Alexa, Anghami has created a seamless localized music experience in a Khaleeji Arabic voice, as well as in English. These skills offer Anghami users in the UAE and KSA an enhanced interactive experience that allows them to play music that fits […]
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%). […]
History Launched in August 2015 the name ‘IDAGIO’ was formed from ‘I’ for tech start-ups, and ‘adagio’, the tempo marking in music that means ‘slowly, leisurely’ according to Till Janczukowicz, the services co-founder. In September 2018 the streamer claimed 250,000 registered users but the number of paying subscribers is unknown. IDAGIO has partnered with all the major classical music labels including Warner Classics and Deutsche Grammophon to provide classical music enthusiasts with access a wide […]
BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021 (January to November) an increase of 8% over a similar period in 2020 according to a recent blog post by the BBC. The latest figures also show there were 558 million plays of podcasts and on demand radio programmes in 2021, with a nearly 25% increase in podcast listening compared to the same period last year. On demand listening for music mixes on BBC Sounds also […]
History Napster started out life as a peer to peer file trading service which was shut down for copyright violations. After bankruptcy and several owners it was bought by Rhapsody another streaming and download service in 2011. Rhapsody amalgamated the two services and rebranded as Napster. In August 2020 MelodyVR acquired Rhapsody and the Napster business and in February 2021 changed its name to Napster. The Napster streaming business has two divisions – consumer and […]
TIDAL offers 3 month trial of its HiFi plan for £1 for both Individual and Family subscriptions for new TIDAL users only. For users wanting to trial the HiFi Plus plan this set you back £2 for both Individual and Family subscriptions. After the promotional period, you continue to listen for £9.99/month for a HiFi subscription or £19.99/month for a HiFi Plus subscription. The promotion is for new TIDAL users only and can only be […]
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