All items tagged with streaming services (168)
4K UHD TV Display Sales to Grow 40 Percent as 4K Ecosystem Expands Three Times Faster than HDTV
November 10, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

4K UHD TV Display Sales to Grow 40 Percent as 4K Ecosystem Expands Three Times Faster than HDTV

Holiday (Q4) shipments of 4K Ultra High-Definition (4K UHD) televisions in the United States are expected to reach 4.5 million units, driving total 4K UHD sales for 2016 to 10 million units, a healthy 40 percent increase over 2015, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Sales of 4K UHD TVs continue to increase as more brands and screen sizes are available at lower prices, new technologies such as High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) are more widely available, and consumer demand grows.
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Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening
September 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening

Founded in 2002, Sonos is now present in more than 60 countries, and already supports dozens of streaming music providers. Still, the company’s networked home sound systems have remained a closed-garden concerning software and remote control integration. Now, Sonos wants to change all that and announced new partnerships with Amazon for voice control, a new level of software integration with Spotify, and control integration with AV control manufacturers such as Crestron, Lutron, Savant, Control4, and iPort, among others.
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Next Stage of Business Expansion for MQA with Mike Jbara as CEO
August 1, 2016 by Joao Martins

Next Stage of Business Expansion for MQA with Mike Jbara as CEO

Music technology specialist MQA (Master Quality Authenticated), the music technology company founded by Bob Stuart, announced that it has hired music executive Mike Jbara as CEO. Jbara joins MQA from Warner Music Group, where he has held roles for 20 years, from president and CEO of WEA Corp, to president of Warner’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and, most recently, as EVP of Technology and Business Process. In addition to day-to-day leadership responsibility, Jbara will sit on the Board of MQA Ltd.
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RIAA Publishes 2015 Year-End Sales & Shipments Data Report
March 24, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

RIAA Publishes 2015 Year-End Sales & Shipments Data Report

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) published its annual Year-End Sales & Shipments report for 2015 and the results show that digital music subscription services reached new all-time highs, generating more than $1 billion in revenues for the first time, and averaging nearly 11 million paid subscriptions for the year. Revenues from vinyl albums also increased and represented a record $416 million.
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7digital Offers Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) Content to Stream or Download
January 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

7digital Offers Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) Content to Stream or Download

B2B digital music and radio services company, 7digital announced their first content available in Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) technology, allowing the delivery of master quality audio in files small enough to stream or download. Onkyo is already working with 7digital to provide MQA files in its high resolution audio store, onkyomusic.com.
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Intelligent Music Player Prizm Awarded CES Innovation Award in Smart Home Category
January 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Intelligent Music Player Prizm Awarded CES Innovation Award in Smart Home Category

French start-up Prizm was recognized at CES 2016, the second year the company attends the show, following its successful crowdfunding campaign in 2014. Prizm developed a new kind of learning music player that can be plugged to any speakers, recognizes people in the room and plays music according to their tastes. This year, the device was awarded the prestigious CES Innovation Award in the Smart Home category.
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TIDAL Certifies StreamUnlimited’s StreamSDK Development Platform
December 18, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

TIDAL Certifies StreamUnlimited’s StreamSDK Development Platform

StreamUnlimited, a provider of software solutions and development modules for connected audio products, announced TIDAL has certified StreamSDK, its streaming and multi-room audio integration solution, as an approved product module for companies who incorporate the service into its products. TIDAL’s certification will allow audio manufacturers to bring products to market much easier and faster.
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High End 2016 Exhibition Returns To Munich 5-8 May 2016
December 11, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

High End 2016 Exhibition Returns To Munich 5-8 May 2016

Following an extremely successful edition in 2015, Munich will be once again the meeting place for all those interested in getting up to speed on the latest in high-quality consumer electronics, 5-8 May, 2016. Visitors will find approximately 500 exhibitors presenting more than 900 brands and thousands of new products.
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Sonos Previews Apple Music Streaming Integration
December 2, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Previews Apple Music Streaming Integration

Starting December 15, 2015, Apple and Sonos will be making Apple Music streaming available for the popular whole-home audio solution as a Public Beta. This will be an early preview of the service, and an opportunity for Sonos’ users to try listening to Apple Music on Sonos in their homes. It makes sense, since Sonos also offers its new Trueplay acoustic calibration tool using the Sonos app on any iPhone or iPad.
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Gracenote Announces Rhythm Curation Feature Now Adding Mood and Tempo Metadata
November 10, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Gracenote Announces Rhythm Curation Feature Now Adding Mood and Tempo Metadata

Gracenote announced the beta launch of Gracenote Rhythm Curation, a Web-based application developed for professional music editors and DJs. Rhythm Curation help human curators working for popular streaming music services, labels and radio stations build better playlists, now also based on mood and tempo criteria.
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