January 2019

New UK classical music radio station set to launch

31/01/2019

New UK classical music radio station set to launch on 4th March 2019 on national DAB Digital Radio, online, via smart speakers and mobile apps. Scala Radio which is part of the Bauer Media group, will offer ‘classical music for modern life’ and anticipates the explosive growth in the genre and an ever growing cross-over into the mainstream. Its owners who recently launched Greatest Hits Radio say, ‘the new station will break the mould of […]

Apple Music now on Android

30/01/2019

Apple Music now on Android devices after being released in beta format in December 2018. The app is available from Google Play or if this is not available in your country or region it can be downloaded directly from Apple. The app needs Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) or later installed and the version you have can be found if you go to Settings > System > About phone on your device. Apple Music on Android features Stream […]

Spotify expands its Indian Music hub

29/01/2019

Spotify expands its Indian Music hub with the addition of the T-Series catalogue consisting of Bollywood and regional movie soundtracks as well as albums from established and emerging artists. With an estimated thirty million people of Indian origin living overseas they are now able to listen to thousands of songs from India’s leading music and film company. These additional songs will be added to Spotify’s existing Desi hub which launched in June 2018. The Desi […]

Another unofficial Apple Music web player launches

28/01/2019

Another unofficial Apple Music web player launches called Musish which has a look and feel very similar to the iOS and MacOS apps. This follows closely on from PlayAppleMusic which was launched last month. Musish allows users to use Apple Music on their laptop or PC without having to use iTunes. Musish uses official Apple public APIs and libraries to handle authentication and the developers stress on their Github site that ‘At no point do […]

RealNetworks doubles Napster investment

27/01/2019

RealNetworks doubles Napster investment to become 84% owner by acquiring debt and equity interests in Rhapsody International which trades as ‘Napster’. Following the transaction, RealNetworks has become the majority owner of Napster, with approximately 84% of outstanding stock, up from RealNetworks’ previous stake of approximately 42%. RealNetworks has committed to pay $1 million cash up front and an additional $14 million over time subject to certain conditions, with additional consideration depending on subsequent events. A […]

First one billion download podcast

26/01/2019

First one billion download podcast was achieved by iHeartPodcast Network’s Stuff You Should Know. Hosted by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant in collaboration with HowStuffWorks, this month their podcast surpassed one billion downloads, making it the first-ever podcast to achieve this milestone. Launched in April 2008, the podcast has continuously educated listeners on a variety of topics in science, history, pop culture, urban legends, conspiracy theories and more. With over 1,000 episodes, a number of […]

Streamers fail to meet GDPR obligations

25/01/2019

Streamers fail to meet GDPR obligations according to noyb, a European non-profit organization for privacy enforcement. noyb made a number of test requests under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Act (GDPR) which gives users a ‘Right of Access’ to the data that an organisation holds. Under the legislation users are granted a right to get a copy of all raw data that a company holds about the user, as well as additional information […]