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Oct 31, 2014

Gen Z Don’t Buy Media Anymore; They Just Rent

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It’s been widely reported that when it comes to music, today’s teens tend to just stream it instead of buying on iTunes. The Wall Street Journal reported that digital music sales on iTunes, the…

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Jul 17, 2014

Apple Brings iTunes Account Refill To Mobile

After some tests in Japan, Apple is now rolling the iTunes Pass in the states. The new feature embedded in the Passbook app allows users to add credit directly to their iTunes Store accounts. Such a feature signals Apple’s intention to reach an even…

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Jun 16, 2014

Beats Music Offers Big Exclusives To Compete With Spotify

When Beats Music announced its streaming music service, many wondered how it would be able to compete with the likes of Spotify and Pandora, the industry heavyweights. Now we have a better idea; after their acquisition by Apple…

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Nov 5, 2013

iTunes Radio Updated Statistics

iTunes radio has continued to brag about its performance since its launch. In slightly overlooked news, Tim Cook said that Apple’s streaming service has over 20 million listeners, who have listened to over 1 billion songs thus far. Though the service is only available in…

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Sep 18, 2013

iTunes Radio Now Available

Though iOS 7 is the big story of the day, iTunes Radio is out now in the latest iTunes update. It’s a Pandora-like feature that allows users to create custom radio stations based on their personal musical libraries. It’s supported by ads at the moment, so users will have to part…

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Aug 20, 2013

iTunes Radio Launches In September With New Ad Scheme

iTunes Radio is officially debuting later this year, and an Ad Age report detail how advertising will work on the new platform. Several high profile brands — like McDonalds, Nissan, and Pepsi — will be part of the launch. In January…

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Jun 27, 2013

iTunes Radio Pays More Royalties Than Pandora

Many around the tech industry thought that Apple’s long negotiations with record companies leading to its release of iTunes Radio meant that they were trying to get copyright holdings for less. Instead, it turns out that Apple is paying more than its…

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Jun 13, 2013

Apple Announces iTunes Radio

Apple announced the Fall launch of iTunes Radio, a Pandora-like streaming service geared towards music discovery and driving increased iTunes sales. Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, PC, and Apple TV the service will be free and ad supported, or completely ad-free with…

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Apr 18, 2013

Twitter #Music App Launches

After a week’s worth of teasing, the Twitter music app finally launched. A service for both discovery and streaming, it’s now available at music.twitter.com, as well as in the iOS app store; of yet there is no Android app. #Music is based around a recommendation engine that pulls…

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Dec 3, 2012

Is Russia Finally Getting Apple’s Music Service?

Russia is obviously a big market. But so far they have not had access to iTunes. This could change the way Russians consume media.