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Apple to reportedly secure licensing agreements for iRadio next week

, Apr 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've known for a little while that Apple is trying to launch a music streaming service of its own, reportedly called iRadio, that will rival the likes of Pandora and Spotify. According to The Verge's sources, Apple may be extremely close to securing a music streaming licensing agreement with Universal Music Group next week. The same sources say that Warner Music an Apple are very close to securing a deal as well. Read The Full Story

Pandora hits 200 million registered users

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Internet radio service Pandora has reached yet another milestone. The company announced today that they have hit 200 million registered users in the US. Pandora has been around for almost eight years, and half of the 200 million subscribers were added in a time period of just two years. Approximately 67 million Pandora users are monthly active listeners. Read The Full Story

Pandora announces March 2013 audience metrics

, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Pandora is an online streaming music service that has turned out to be one of the most popular music streaming services online. Pandora has been offering up audience metrics each month to give fans an idea of how quickly the streaming music service is growing. The company has now offered up its latest audience metrics for March of 2013. Read The Full Story

Apple will reportedly launch iRadio by Summer

, Mar 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple is reportedly gearing up to launch its own web-based music streaming service, and one that will rival Pandora. The new music service will be called iRadio, and will follow Pandora's example of music streaming. Music services like Spotify and Pandora provide a great revenue stream for music labels. According to the labels, Pandora accounted for 25% of their revenue last year. Read The Full Story

Pandora arrives on Windows Phone 8, ad-free until 2014

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Pandora, the ever-popular internet radio service, is now available for Windows Phone 8 devices. It took a while for the app to reach Microsoft's new platform, but nonetheless, WP8 users can get in on the music-streaming action right now. Plus, Pandora is making their WP8 app ad-free until 2014, as well as tacking on a couple of exclusive features. Read The Full Story

Amazon reportedly in talks about a subscription music service

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Amazon is reportedly thinking about starting its own subscription music service. Perhaps it wants to jump on the bandwagon all of the other big companies, like Google and Apple, are on. Sources have told The Verge that Amazon is aiming towards creating a service that's similar to Spotify's, where users can choose which song or artist they want to listen to, instead of creating a radio streaming service like Pandora's. Read The Full Story

Twitter to launch standalone music app

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter is apparently looking to bring some music into its service. The company is getting ready to use We Are Hunted, a music discovery service it had acquired 6 months ago, to help build itself a standalone music app. The app will give personalized music recommendations to users based on the musical artists the user follows, and the musical artists the user's followers follow. The service, while less personalized, will still be usable for those without a Twitter account. Read The Full Story

Pandora talks February 2013 audience metrics and fiscal 2013 financials

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Pandora announced this week new details on its audience metrics for February of 2013 and the results of its fiscal 2013 earnings. The company reported revenue for fiscal 2013 of $427.1 million. That number represents a 56% year-over-year growth. Read The Full Story

Pandora limits mobile users to 40 hours of free streaming per month

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, Pandora announced that it will be instituting a limit on the hours of free streaming mobile users can utilize. This move comes from increasing royalty costs, with the service trying to strike a balance between meeting extra costs and allowing users to have free access to streaming music. This change won't affect many users, according to Pandora. Read The Full Story

Pandora now available in Australia and New Zealand

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

After a solid five years of waiting, Pandora is now available in its entirety in both New Zealand and Australia. This is the first time the Internet radio service has been made available internationally. Users in both locations can now nab the service's mobile apps from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Read The Full Story

Pandora 4.0 service launches for Android and iOS

, Oct 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Pandora has announced that it has launched version 4.0 of its music streaming service for Android and iOS users. The company says that version 4.0 is the biggest redesign since the launch of Pandora on the two major smartphone platforms. Pandora promises that version 4.0 will offer a better music experience with expanded listening functionality and a detailed personal music profile. Read The Full Story

Pandora for Windows Phone 8 official with 1-year ad-free included

, Oct 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Windows Phone 8 devices will get a year's ad-free access to Pandora, the streaming music service, Microsoft has confirmed at its launch event today. The new app was a much-demanded one by would-be Windows Phone users in the US, and is part of Microsoft's attempt to fill in empty gaps in the smartphone platform's line-up. Read The Full Story
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