All items tagged with streaming services (160)
Via Licensing Launches MPEG-H 3D Audio Licensing Program
June 23, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Via Licensing Launches MPEG-H 3D Audio Licensing Program

Looking at differentiated spatial audio designs? Via Licensing Corporation announced the creation and availability of an MPEG-H 3D Audio patent pool with eight participating members. These initial participants include Dolby, ETRI, Fraunhofer, Orange, Royal Philips, Sony Group Corp., VoiceAge, and WILUS. The new pool enables manufacturers, developers and implementors to license MPEG-H 3D Audio standard essential patents under fair and reasonable terms.
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Bluesound Professional Launches BSP200 PoE Network Streaming Speaker
June 23, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bluesound Professional Launches BSP200 PoE Network Streaming Speaker

Bluesound Professional continues to expand its premium distributed audio ecosystem for commercial spaces, now adding the BSP200 network streaming speaker. The BSP200 is an all-in-one PoE solution featuring the convenience of precision BluOS app control, streaming and connectivity, with superior sound quality when compared to standard installation speakers. Offered in a choice of White or Black matte finish, the BSP200 is now shipping in North America and globally in July 2021.
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Crestron Announces DM NAX Whole-Home Audio Amplifier Now Available
June 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Crestron Announces DM NAX Whole-Home Audio Amplifier Now Available

Crestron Electronics announced the Creston DM NAX distributed Audio-over-IP (AoIP) amplifier is now shipping and available. This highly-anticipated all-in-one AoIP solution provides all the connectivity and audio functionality integrators need to delight residential customers. The DM NAX amplifier also offers the audio flexibility, scalability, and interoperability for both Crestron Home and Crestron custom-programmed projects.
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Bang & Olufsen Adopts Fraunhofer IIS LC3plus Audio Codec for High-Resolution Wireless Audio Products
June 14, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bang & Olufsen Adopts Fraunhofer IIS LC3plus Audio Codec for High-Resolution Wireless Audio Products

In order to meet the quality expectations of their users, high-end consumer electronics manufacturer Bang & Olufsen decided on the new open standard LC3plus codec from Fraunhofer IIS for their wireless streaming devices. LC3plus is currently the most advanced solution that combines support for high-resolution audio with low delay. LC3plus has been standardized by ETSI as TS 103 634, and is the first solution to support high-resolution music streaming services also over wireless accessories.
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Listening to Apple Music Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos... Music
June 8, 2021 by Joao Martins

Listening to Apple Music Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos... Music

As promised, Apple is now offering Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio options for subscribers of its Music streaming service. The update includes Lossless and High-Resolution Audio support. But the big push is going towards Spatial Audio. Basically Apple is saying: "Lossless Audio is here, it's free, so use it and shut-up about it." And meanwhile, Apple suggests we go listen to Spatial Audio which is dubbed like "HD for music," or "the next big thing after Stereo." Is it really?
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Deezer Appoints Jeronimo Folgueira as New CEO
May 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Deezer Appoints Jeronimo Folgueira as New CEO

Audio streaming service Deezer announced that Jeronimo Folgueira has been appointed as the company’s new CEO. Folgueira takes over the position from Hans-Holger Albrecht, an entertainment industry veteran who has been responsible for the company’s transformation and growth since 2015. Hans-Holger will continue to support Deezer as a Member of the Board of Directors. The transition will take place at the end of June 2021.
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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost
May 17, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost

Subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited can now upgrade to the highest quality streaming audio available, for free. Reacting to the fact that Apple Music announced it will offer lossless audio streaming as standard starting in June, Amazon also announced that Amazon Music HD Lossless Audio, previously available at an additional cost, is now standard for Unlimited Tier subscribers.
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Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021
May 17, 2021 by Joao Martins

Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021

Apple announced that Apple Music will be offering Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos tracks, as well as offering its entire catalog in Lossless Audio, at no additional cost for subscribers, starting June 2021. Lossless will use ALAC file format, and support 24-bit/48kHz as standard, with Hi-Res Lossless Audio files available up to 24-bit/192kHz. Apple is even promoting the fact that Hi-Res Lossless will require external equipment, such as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC)!
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Deezer Makes Strategic Investment in Dreamstage to Expand Into Live Music Streaming
May 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Deezer Makes Strategic Investment in Dreamstage to Expand Into Live Music Streaming

Deezer, the audio streaming service, is becoming a cornerstone investor in Dreamstage, a US-based live music streaming startup. Like all streaming content companies, the expansion into live concerts is regarded as a promising option for differentiation and subscriber retention. The new funding will also enable Dreamstage to significantly speed up growth and expand its operations.
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Deezer Bundled with Samsung Galaxy Powered Mobee-K USB-C Earphones
April 27, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Deezer Bundled with Samsung Galaxy Powered Mobee-K USB-C Earphones

Deezer announced it will now come pre-installed on the new Smart Earphones (USB-C) from Mobee-K, a Kaon media subsidiary. This new type of bundle is appropriate since the in-earphones are designed to support high resolution audio and are a great match for Deezer’s high-fidelity (HiFi) subscription tier. And Samsung Galaxy users can also unlock exclusive features, including a customized Deezer theme for their mobile device.
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