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Japanese TV broadcaster livestreams using MQA

20/10/2020

Japanese TV broadcaster livestreams using MQA technology delivering a 24-bit/192kHz audio stream in conjunction with HD video. WOWOW, Japan’s leading premium pay TV broadcaster, livestreamed a musical performance in real time using MQA audio with HD video establishing WOWOW as the leader in sound quality for its live OTT (over the top) broadcasting. Virtuoso marimba player, Makoto Nakura, performed a selection of Bach repertoire in Tokyo’s Hakuju Hall. The audio was captured at 24-bit/192kHz, encoded in MQA in […]

TIDAL launches lossless casting

20/10/2020

TIDAL launches lossless casting technology giving BluOS users additional ways to control music on connected devices directly from the TIDAL app. Following a software update on the 20th October 2020, BluOS Enabled players from NAD Electronics, Bluesound, DALI Loudspeakers, and Monitor Audio, will be able to access TIDAL Connect’s HiFi casting technology. TIDAL Premium users can open the ‘Now Playing’ screen while playing a song, click on the device selector on the bottom left, and choose the […]

UK consumers want streamers to offer group deals

19/10/2020

UK consumers want streamers to offer group deals with families more likely to want a group deal according to a recent survey by research and analytics company, YouGov. Brits were asked whether they think streaming services should better cater to groups by offering subscription deals for groups. Overall, 55% of the general public agree that streaming service providers could do more to offer group subscriptions, with 28% saying they neither agree nor disagree and 18% […]

Spotify combines music and talk content

18/10/2020

Spotify combines music and talk content in an easy and elegant package, allowing full songs and talk commentary to live together wrapped up in one show. With shows that use this new format, listeners can interact with the music within the episodes, in the same way they interact with all other song tracks on Spotify (for example liking, saving, and reading more information about a track) without having to leave the episode page or search […]

UK MPs launch inquiry into music streaming

18/10/2020

UK MPs launch inquiry into music streaming which will examine what economic impact music streaming is having on artists, record labels and the sustainability of the wider music industry. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK Parliament is now accepting evidence from interested parties and the wider public. With streaming currently accounting for more than half of the global music industry’s revenue, the inquiry will look at the business models operated by […]

Deezer extends podcasts to 51 more countries

11/10/2020

Deezer extends podcasts to 51 more countries giving listeners in 32 additional European and 19 Latin American countries access on the ‘Shows’ tab. According to a recent report, Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020, over 30% of people have streamed podcasts within the last month with 70% of global podcast listeners actively discovering new shows every week. The ‘Shows’ tab is Deezer’s unique way to help listeners discover and keep track of their podcasts. The tab is […]

Global music streaming growth slows in Q2 2020

11/10/2020

Global music streaming growth slows in Q2 2020 but grew 13% year on year with revenues of $6.7 Bn according to global research firm, Counterpoint Technology Market Research. This is the first-ever quarter on quarter decline in terms of revenues as music streaming has been gaining strength with every passing quarter. Paid subscriptions grew 29% year on year (YoY) compared to 35% YoY in Q1 2020. Research Analyst Abhilash Kumar said, “The growth slowed down in Q2 and, […]