Spotify Raises Another $250 Million At $4 Billion Valuation
Spotify has raised another $250 million in a new funding round led by Silicon Valley firm Technology Crossover Ventures. Investors are now placing the valuation of the music streamer somewhere. Continue reading
CONFIRMED: Deezer To Launch In U.S.
Deezer will launch in the U.S. in 2014, the company has confirmed. “2014 will be an American year for us,” the music streamer's co-founder Daniel Marhely told French newspaper LaFigaro. Marlhey did. Continue reading
Why Digital Consumer Companies Are A Poor Indicator Of The Future of Music Tech Investment
Last week Mark Mulligan shared his take on why Twitter was a stock worth watching to suggest the fate of public music offerings and to affect the perspectives of potential. Continue reading
Watch Out Spotify, Deezer Passes 5 Million Paid Subscribers, Adds New Mac and Discovery Apps
Deezer narrowed the important paid subscriber gap with Spotify passing the 5 million mark. That's up from 2 million paid users in October of 2012. Spotify claimed 6 million paid. Continue reading
BBC Playlister Features Music From Across BBC TV, Radio and Online Services
This week the BBC launched Playlister, an innovative offering that allows listeners to create playlists of music heard across the BBC's media properties and then export them to streaming music. Continue reading
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Filter Squad Beefs Up Discovr App’s Social Music Feed
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Filter Squad revamped its popular Discovr app (free, iOS) with a beefy upgrade that’s worth a try, if you’re looking for a new way to,. Continue reading
Edjing Raises $2.5M For DJ App
Edjing, the cross platform DJ app, has raised $2.5 million in a round led by Entrepreneur Ventures with participation from Deezer founder, Daniel Marhely, who joins the company's Advisory Board.. Continue reading
Know Your True Fans: The Echo Nest’s Advice To Music Services Works For Musicians Too
Yesterday The Echo Nest released a White Paper detailing their ability to apply predictive models to user behavior on streaming music services in order to identify users of free ad-supported. Continue reading
