Monday, June 3, 2013

iRadio: Apple toils in streaming - ITespresso.fr

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Apple actively prepare a streaming music service. A first package of “licensing agreement with majors would be on track.

codename iRadio going to turn it into commercial service? Apple could play its hand in the music streaming on the occasion of the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference.

session organized for the developers of the ecosystem “Make the Apple” comes a big step (organized between 10 and 14 June in San Francisco.)

Apple could unveil a new service Internet radio competitor Pandora, Spotify, Deezer or Google Play Music.

partnerships with majors sketched: a licensing agreement with Warner Music would be completed. Universal Music has already been convinced. We should also continue negotiations with Sony Music, according to cross New York Times and Cnet sources.

What is at stake for Apple? Keep hold of the market for digital music.

group leader with Cook Time iTunes , which is celebrating its tenth anniversary: ??21 million titles sold every day on the digital jukebox associated with iOS devices like the Walkman iPod, iPhone or iPad tablet smartphone.

With 500 million users, iTunes would have generated a turnover of 20 billion dollars.

But Apple sees some competition in the streaming players and developing the use of music to listen to the detriment of the download.

competition tends to strengthen: the online radio service TuneIn has raised $ 25 million to finance its development

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It remains to determine how the firm has shaped this new service as it will take on a desire to distinguish themselves from the existing offer.

In 2009, Apple began to look at this market segment in the music with the acquisition of Lala.com, service oriented online music streaming.

In September 2012, the output of a “radio Apple” is evoked but never appeared.

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iTunes Festival in London
Did you know that iTunes had its musical event? Justin Timberlake, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Jack Johnson, Jessie J … These artists or groups will be the stars of the 2013 iTunes Festival which takes place over the month of September in London. A total of 60 artistic performances are planned. It will then be possible to watch live or on-demand iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Tickets are free and they are reserved for contest winners.

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