All items tagged with streaming services (162)
Bluesound Professional Commercial Audio Solutions Powered by BluOS Steal the Show at ISE 2020
February 14, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Bluesound Professional Commercial Audio Solutions Powered by BluOS Steal the Show at ISE 2020

At ISE 2020, Lenbrook International offered an extensive showcase of audio solutions for residential applications, now extended significantly also to commercial audio installation thanks to the introduction of a comprehensive range of Bluesound Professional controllers, streamers, amplifiers, and speakers, all leveraging the powerful BluOS streaming software platform. At the Amsterdam show, Bluesound Professional announced the integration with multiple commercially-licensed music streaming services.
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Libre Wireless Technologies Introduces New Universal Wireless Audio Streaming and Multiroom Audio End Point
January 10, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Libre Wireless Technologies Introduces New Universal Wireless Audio Streaming and Multiroom Audio End Point

During CES 2020, Libre Wireless Technologies announced a unique new industry-leading consumer wireless audio streaming solution characterized as the “Universal Audio Streaming Endpoint.” The new embedded solution, based on Libre’s latest LS9X mainstream WiFi media module, enables new audio product developments that seamlessly and concurrently support all major streaming ecosystems, directly in single-end and multiroom configurations.
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Mighty Announces Launch of Amazon Music for Mighty Vibe Streaming Music Players
January 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Mighty Announces Launch of Amazon Music for Mighty Vibe Streaming Music Players

The latest trend on digital audio players (DAPs) is now called SMP's, for streaming music players, or compact devices directly connected to specific streaming services, allowing users to listen to their music without having to tie up a smartphone, and not depend upon an Internet connection. After successfully launching its Mighty range of streaming music players with Spotify support, California-based Mighty Audio now announced the launch of Amazon Music as an additional option.
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Tidal Launches “My Video Mix” Playlists Generated Using Both Audio and Video Streaming Behavior
November 27, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Tidal Launches “My Video Mix” Playlists Generated Using Both Audio and Video Streaming Behavior

TIDAL released a new feature, My Video Mix, a video discovery feature which will give users up to 8 video playlists generated via a proprietary algorithm influenced by human-curation from TIDAL’s expert editorial team and users’ streaming habits (including audio-only behavior). Additionally, the app interface had a refresh to spotlight TIDAL’s extensive catalog with a new dedicated “Videos” tab.
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Immersive Music Streaming: A Fistful of Nothing?
October 24, 2019 by Joao Martins

Immersive Music Streaming: A Fistful of Nothing?

On Tuesday, October 15, in New York, Sony, together with four music streaming services and an important number of music industry partners promoted a press event to announce the new 360 Reality Audio music ecosystem. This follows the presentations made early at CES 2019 and a repeat of the demonstrations at IFA 2019 in Berlin. At this event, Sony announced the upcoming commercial availability of 360 Reality Audio, an immersive audio experience utilizing object-based spatial audio technology.
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Global Online Music Streaming Revenues to Reach US$24 Billion by End of 2019
October 24, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Global Online Music Streaming Revenues to Reach US$24 Billion by End of 2019

Global online music streaming revenues grew 18% year-on-year (YoY) to cross US$11 billion in the first half of 2019, according to the latest findings from Counterpoint Research. Spotify, the market leader in online music streaming, had a 32% year-on-year growth in paid subscriptions during 1H 2019. Apple and YouTube Music are very aggressive and are going to disrupt the regionally segmented market.
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Sony confirms 360 Reality Audio Immersive Music Experiences on New Amazon Echo Studio
October 16, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sony confirms 360 Reality Audio Immersive Music Experiences on New Amazon Echo Studio

Sony Corporation announced that 360 Reality Audio content, which offers a new immersive music experience for listeners, will be made available on the new Amazon Echo Studio with Amazon Music HD to customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan later this year. Sony's 360 Reality Audio is an immersive audio experience utilizing MPEG-H object-based spatial audio technology from Fraunhofer IIS.
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TIDAL Now Available on the Roku Platform with High Resolution Audio Support
September 27, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

TIDAL Now Available on the Roku Platform with High Resolution Audio Support

TIDAL announced its launch on the Roku platform, including support for TIDAL HiFi tiers — which includes Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) recordings. Members of the music streaming service can enjoy a custom TIDAL interface while searching for videos, albums, playlists, and exclusive content to stream directly on their Roku devices. The service allows access to more than music streaming, with premiere access to high-profile original content including music videos, documentaries, concert live streams, and more.
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TuneIn and Apple Bring the World's Radio Stations to Apple Music and All Siri-Enabled Devices
September 25, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

TuneIn and Apple Bring the World's Radio Stations to Apple Music and All Siri-Enabled Devices

TuneIn, a live global streaming and on-demand audio service, teamed up with Apple to offer listeners access to TuneIn’s more than 100,000 global radio stations on all Siri-enabled devices and Apple Music. This collaboration comes on the heels of Apple’s release of iOS13, which introduces a new radio experience to Apple devices – including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, CarPlay and HomePod.
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In Perspective: Amazon Lossless Audio Streaming Option with Amazon Music HD
September 18, 2019 by Joao Martins

In Perspective: Amazon Lossless Audio Streaming Option with Amazon Music HD

Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Music HD, a new tier of "higher quality" lossless streaming, promising "more than 50 million songs in High Definition," and "millions of songs in Ultra High Definition," a designation akin to TV services that Amazon thinks consumers will understand better than High Resolution Audio (HRA). The first tier of the service "High Definition" is in fact a CD-quality FLAC lossless streaming, while the "Ultra HD" tier defines FLAC streaming of 24-bit and a sample rate up to 192 kHz, or HRA.
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