May 2021

Spotify adds downloading to your Apple Watch

27/05/2021

Spotify adds downloading to your Apple Watch giving you the ability to download your favourite playlists, albums, and podcasts. All users are already able to play tracks, albums, playlists, and podcasts, and now Premium subscribers will also be able to download everything they’re listening to for a true offline and phone-free experience. This is on top of all the other Spotify features on Apple Watch from Connect & Control to streaming to Siri. The new […]

Subscription radio stations launched in UK

25/05/2021

Subscription radio stations launched in UK with Bauer Media’s Scala Radio, Jazz FM, Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio all offering live radio with no ad-breaks 24 x 7. Radio stations Scala Radio, Jazz FM, Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio are extending their live radio experience by launching premium subscription online radio services. Subscribers will gain access to 20 exclusive online radio stations across genres and music moods, more than 30 on-demand shows, documentaries, artist interview content and special programming. These benefits are […]

Spotify Mobile improves Accessibility

22/05/2021

Spotify Mobile improves Accessibility with three updates to its iOS and Android apps: buttons with increased readability features, options for text resizing, and a beta for podcast transcripts. These will all be rolling out in the coming weeks. Improved buttons When you use Spotify, you’re constantly tapping buttons to shuffle a playlist or start a listening session. The colour, text formatting and size of these buttons has been changed to make it easier for low-vision and visually […]

Deezer brings downloads to your Apple Watch

22/05/2021

Deezer brings downloads to your Apple Watch with an updated app available for users with paid subscriptions. To use the download mode, choose a playlist. It can be from an existing editorial playlist, a personalized playlist you’ve created or one you’ve favourited. Once you’re finished, you can download them to the Deezer app on your Apple Watch. As soon as your download is complete, they are ready to be played. The offline app functionality allows […]

Amazon Music HD reduces its price

17/05/2021

Amazon Music HD reduces its price so that it is now available at no extra cost over an Amazon Music Unlimited subscription. Amazon have been quick to match Apple Music’s soon to be introduced Lossless Audio service which will cost no more than its standard subscription. Amazon Music HD gives listeners unlimited access to more than 70 million songs in High Definition (CD Quality) audio, more than 7 million songs in Ultra HD (HiRes), the highest-quality […]

Lossless audio to come to Apple Music

17/05/2021

Lossless audio to come to Apple Music subscribers in June 2021 at no additional cost. Apple announced two new product lines – Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio. Spatial Audio Spatial Audio will have support for Dolby Atmos – a revolutionary, immersive audio experience that enables artists to mix music so the sound comes from all around and from above. By default, Apple Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods and Beats headphones […]

US media habits have changed with at-home lifestyle

16/05/2021

US media habits have changed with at-home lifestyle according to a recent survey by Edison Research. Moms and Media 2021 builds on The Infinite Dial plus recent data from Edison Research’s new ongoing syndicated measurement of social media, The Social Habit. With both studies conducted during the pandemic, the data shows how media habits have changed as a result of being home. The report showcases how Moms in the US maintain their mobile tendencies and rely on devices and […]