A music streaming service is a type of online streaming media service that focuses primarily on music , and sometimes other forms of digital audio content such as podcasts . These services are usually subscription-based services allowing users to stream digital copyright restricted songs on-demand from a centralized library provided by the service. Some services may offer free tiers with limitations, such as advertising and limits on use. They typically incorporate a recommender system to help users discover other songs they may enjoy based on their listening history and other factors, as well as the ability to create and share public playlists with other users. It may also include customized radio or social media platforms .
65-503: MixRadio was an online music streaming service owned by Line Corporation . The service was first introduced by Nokia in 2011 as Nokia Music for Windows Phone , serving as a successor to Nokia's previous Nokia Music Store/Comes with Music/Ovi Music Store initiatives, which was based on the LoudEye/ OD2 platform. After its acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business, the service was briefly maintained by Microsoft Mobile Oy before it
130-642: A viral dance meme —was boosted to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 2013 after U.S. YouTube views for music content were added to its methodology. After Spotify's launch, new competing services began to emerge in the North American market, including Beats Music —which was backed by headphone maker Beats Electronics , Microsoft Groove Music Pass (formerly Xbox Music), Amazon Music Unlimited , and Google Play Music All-Access (a branch of
195-567: A collection of over 36 million music tracks. These tracks were collated from major, major independent and local music labels. MixRadio operated on the premise of playlists, named "mixes". Upon loading the app for the first time, the user was prompted to select some of their favourite genres, which will then ask for favourite artists that the user can choose. This was then designated the user's "My mix". Users were also able to select pre-made mixes by theme or genre, (for example 'Top 40 Australian charts' or 'Rock workout') or create their own mix purely on
260-591: A digital music store. In 2019, Beatport , an online music store primarily targeting DJs and electronic music , announced music streaming services known as Beatport Cloud and Beatport Link. The latter is designed to integrate directly with DJ software such as Serato , Rekordbox , Traktor , and its first-party web application Beatport DJ (which launched in 2021); the service targets professional DJs shifting to streaming-based models for their music libraries, as well as amateur DJs. By 2013, on-demand music streaming had begun to displace online music stores as
325-697: A fixed time period through the purchase of a voucher either online via the Oxicash Archived 28 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine website or offline through Nokia Care outlets. For Nokia Asha phones, subscription could also be renewed via carrier billing, with the supported carriers being Airtel , Vodafone and Idea . However, the vouchers were no longer issued from May 2014 and in November 2014, Microsoft announced that unlimited downloads from MixRadio will no longer be supported. In late August 2015, MixRadio beta
390-640: A free app for Android , iOS , Apple Watch , Amazon Appstore , BlackBerry , Windows Phone , Adidas miCoach Smart Run and Harman Kardon Omni Speaker range. Nokia Music Store was available in 33 countries: Australia , Austria , Brazil , Canada , China , Egypt , Finland , France , Germany , India , Indonesia , Ireland , Italy , Lebanon , Malaysia , Mexico , Netherlands , Norway , Pakistan , Poland , Portugal , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Singapore , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States and Vietnam . In France,
455-402: A full 5 stars in its 7 January 2009 issue. On 23 January 2009, Nokia announced it had shipped the millionth 5800 XpressMusic device, even though it still had not been fully released worldwide. Noknok reported by April that it was one of the fastest selling smartphones of all time. In Nokia's Q1 report released on 16 April 2009 it was announced the company had shipped 2.6 million units during
520-423: A legal alternative to file sharing platforms such as Napster and Kazaa , the service allowed users to stream songs on-demand using peer-to-peer technology , and would be offered in subscription-based and ad-supported tiers. Ek stated that he wanted to "create a service that was better than piracy and at the same time compensates the music industry." In 2006, a French music streaming website known as Blogmusiq
585-616: A majority since 2016. As a result of its ascendance, streaming services (along with streams of music-related content on video sharing platforms ), were incorporated into the methodologies of major record charts ; the " album-equivalent unit " was also developed as an alternative metric for the consumption of albums, to account for digital music and streaming. It has also caused a cultural shift for consumers renting rather than buying music outright. Consumers moving away from traditional physical media towards streaming platforms attributed convenience, variety, and affordability as advantages. On
650-449: A minimum of 1,000 listens every year to receive royalties" starting early 2024. Additionally, some have expressed concern about the focus of streaming metrics as the primary source of monetary compensation for musicians and songwriters as streaming fraud gains traction. When music services already face critiques for taking large cuts from artists, some say their business models help record labels profit even more. Streaming services take
715-457: A partnership with Rhapsody owner RealNetworks to form the joint venture Rhapsody America, and transition Urge subscribers to Rhapsody. Yahoo Music Unlimited was discontinued in July 2008, and Yahoo also directed users to Rhapsody. In the 2010s, online streaming gradually had begun to displace radio airplay as a significant factor in the commercial success of music. Spotify officially launched in
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#1733086008210780-417: A range of Maemo -based Internet tablets which have a touchscreen interface, but are not mobile phones by themselves (one can connect and use a phone via Bluetooth ). The 5800 is, however, Nokia's first Symbian S60 touchscreen device. The 16:9 aspect ratio display was the first among mobile phones. It has a compatibility mode for Java applications that are not touchscreen-aware. It works by using part of
845-593: A service also offering downloads and a music locker). Beats Electronics was later acquired by Apple Inc. , which discontinued Beats Music in 2015 and replaced it with a new Apple Music service. Tidal , a streaming service oriented towards high-fidelity audio, also emerged in 2015, with backing from rapper Jay-Z , and a focus on exclusive content. In October 2015, after initially offering "Music Key"—a subscription bundling Play Music All Access with ad-free viewing of music content on YouTube, Google launched YouTube Red — which extended ad-free access to all videos on
910-405: A service known as Beam-It, allowing users to rip and upload music from CDs they owned into a personal library they could stream via their accounts. The service was then the subject of a lawsuit by Universal Music Group , which ultimately ruled that the service constituted the unauthorized distribution of their copyrighted sound recordings. The lawsuit proved detrimental to the company, and it
975-559: A special event in New York City where Nile Rodgers played. Nokia MixRadio began the year with the launch of the MixRadio app for the Nokia Asha and Nokia X platforms at GSMA Mobile World Congress in February 2014. The service was again renamed to only "MixRadio" on 1 July 2014, to reflect the change of ownership from Nokia to Microsoft . On 11 September 2014, the MixRadio application
1040-412: A subscription music streaming service known as "Urge To Go". Urge was briefly integrated with Windows Media Player as a competitor to Apple 's iTunes and iTunes Store , but was discontinued in 2007 amid cannibalization by Microsoft's Zune platform (which was positioned as a competitor to iPod , and used its own separate DRM and music store that was incompatible with Urge). Viacom then entered into
1105-491: A year of free music downloads included in the price of the phone. This service was optional to the carriers. Within the box of the phone there was a card with an ID that will be linked to the PC ( MAC address ) and mobile phone ( IMEI ), so that PC and mobile phone have unlimited music downloads for over a year. Until 2010 the service had DRM files that prevented files from being burn onto CDs, allowing playback from mobile devices and
1170-470: Is still being red like in v20. On 19 April 2010, firmware version 50.0.005 was released. This new major update brought some new features available in Nokia N97 , such as an upgrade to the existing web browser to version 7.2 and full kinetic scrolling and auto-full screen while browsing the web; a new music player with mini-album art in the song list and the album list, initial letter filtering of track titles in
1235-609: Is the case for smaller artists, who take up a large portion of the music industry. Without an extensive fan base, these artists aren't able to make a sufficient amount of money. To increase the diversity and value of their services, music streaming services have sometimes produced or acquired other forms of music-related content besides songs, including music documentaries and concert presentations. Spotify had begun to increasingly make investments into podcasts , buoyed by acquisitions such as sports publication The Ringer and exclusive rights to The Joe Rogan Experience . In
1300-622: The Amazon Appstore (and consequently BlackBerry devices). The app was also preinstalled on the Samsung Z3, a smartphone running the Tizen operating system. On 16 February 2016, Line announced that MixRadio would be discontinued, citing "a careful assessment of the subsidiary's overall performance" and "the financial challenges posed by the music streaming market". MixRadio was officially closed on 21 March 2016. As of June 2015, MixRadio had licensed
1365-661: The GfK Entertainment charts in Germany also added streaming to its methodology; however, the metric is based on revenues generated from a song's availability on paid platforms only, thus excluding free ad-supported services. Nokia 5800 Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a smartphone part of the XpressMusic line, announced by Nokia on 2 October 2008 in London and started shipping in November of that year. Code-named "Tube", it
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#17330860082101430-498: The Nokia 7700 was announced, a Nokia Series 90 device that was cancelled before it reached the market. This was followed by the Nokia 7710 which was an upgraded version of the 7700 and became available during 2005. Nokia also produced the UIQ -based Nokia 6708 phone in 2005, but this was not an in-house development and was bought in from Taiwanese manufacturer BenQ . Nokia have also produced
1495-526: The Nokia Nseries , such as GPS , HSDPA and Wi-Fi support. It was a highly anticipated device in 2008 and went on to become a commercial success with 8 million units sold a year after release. It was praised for its supplied stylus and low price, but was viewed negatively by critics for its camera and software issues. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is not the first touchscreen device in Nokia's range. In 2004,
1560-752: The dot-com bubble ; in 2005, the service evolved into Yahoo Music Unlimited , a subscription service that allowed songs to be streamed in DRM-protected Windows Media Audio (WMA), and purchased for an additional fee. The social networking service MySpace , and later the video sharing platform YouTube , also became prominent outlets for streaming music, with the latter becoming a particularly popular outlet for music videos and gradually displacing music television . In 2006, Swedish businessman Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon founded Spotify , which first launched in 2008; aiming to create
1625-626: The "big five" major labels. In 2003, Roxio acquired the assets associated with the former file sharing platform Napster . It was combined with assets from a second acquisition— PressPlay —to form a new service under the Napster brand, which included an online music store and subscription music streaming. Pandora Radio launched in 2005; the service initially allowed users to create and listen to internet radio stations based on categories such as genres, which could then be personalized by giving "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" ratings to songs and artists
1690-463: The 2010s, record charts began to increasingly include listener data from streaming platforms into their methodologies. In March 2012, Billboard launched a new "On-Demand Songs" chart, which was added to the formula of its flagship Hot 100 chart. In January 2013, On-Demand Songs was broadened into " Streaming Songs ", and YouTube views in the United States on videos containing music were added to
1755-504: The 5800's CPU clock was increased from 369 MHz to 434 MHz, matching the N97 specification. However, improved overall performance can be observed since firmware version 30. On 13 January 2010, Nokia released a major firmware update, version 40.0.005. The update includes bug fixes, speed improvements and new features. The most visible are kinetic scrolling to all menus (except the main and applications menus) and an improved home screen that
1820-515: The Hot 100 formula the following month. In 2014, the UK Singles Chart similarly changed its methodology to include streaming. To account for streaming and the decline of album purchases, album charts began to adopt a metric known as " album-equivalent units " (AEUs), which are based on purchases of the album, and how many times individual songs from the album have been purchased or streamed. In 2016,
1885-776: The Nokia Music Store went live on 23 April 2008. The Nokia Music Store went live in the United Arab Emirates in November 2008. The Nokia Music Store went live in Australia on 22 April 2008. The Nokia Music Store launched in India in 2009. On February 11, 2010, Comes with Music was introduced in 11 countries and territories in the Middle East: Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Saudi Arabia,
1950-861: The PC software only. Market conditions encouraged a move to DRM free, as evidenced in the Brainstorm Magazine article " Music wants to be mobile...and DRM free ". In case the user wanted to burn the song, they had to buy it from the store. During the latter part of 2010 and into 2011, Nokia Music continued developing its app client for the MeeGo platform along with its existing Symbian platform. In January 2011 Nokia withdrew this programme in 27 countries, due to its failure to gain traction; existing subscribers could continue to download until their contracts ended. The service continued to be offered until 2014 in China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa where take-up
2015-513: The U.S. market on 15 September 2012 with a performance at Irving Plaza by Green Day . Fans were treated to a special performance from the band, along with heavy social media involvement by AT&T , Nokia, the band themselves and Warner Bros . On 20 November 2013 Nokia renamed the service to "Nokia MixRadio". This change also made its way to the Windows 8 and Windows RT app stores The following day, Nokia MixRadio made its official global launch with
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2080-490: The UK on 1 October 2007 with offering of music from SonyBMG , Universal Music , EMI and Warner Music Group , as well as others. This service had its own software to serve as front gate of the store on the PC and on the phones. It was called Nokia Ovi Player, and later Nokia Music Player. In October 2008, Nokia announced the Nokia 5800 , a direct competitor to the iPhone and with it the service Comes With Music , which consists of
2145-726: The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. The Nokia Music Store was launched in South Africa on 24 April 2009. The Comes With Music product followed on 27 August 2009. The offerings were rebranded to align with Nokia's Ovi branding on 9 September 2010. The service was announced for Spain on 28 September 2008. The service was originally launched in 2007 when Nokia set up their Nokia Comes With Music service, in partnership with Universal Music Group International , Sony BMG , Warner Music Group, EMI, and hundreds of independent labels and music aggregators, to allow 12, 18, or 24 months of unlimited free-of-charge music downloads with
2210-443: The United States in 2011, and Billboard began to increasingly include streams into the methodologies of its record charts . In 2012, Psy 's K-pop song " Gangnam Style " became a major international hit, driven primarily by the viral popularity of its music video; "Gangnam Style" would become the first YouTube video to reach one billion views . " Harlem Shake "—a song by trap producer Baauer that had become associated with
2275-402: The contrary, streaming has also been criticized by some artists for making them earn less from their music and artistry compared to physical formats, especially with pay-per-stream systems. Some critique that this system makes it so artists get paid as low as one-tenth of a cent per steam, while streaming services like Spotify tripled in value with no increase in payouts to artists. This is one of
2340-457: The defect. On 21 August 2009, Nokia announced a new variant named Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition. In addition to the normal Nokia 5800, it has the latest version of Nokia Maps pre-installed. It also comes with a car charger and car kit inside the box because the GPS decreases the battery life. Both the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the 5800 Navigation Edition, however, have free lifetime navigation, due to
2405-544: The discontinuation of Groove Music Pass, and directed its users to Spotify. In 2018, YouTube Red rebranded as YouTube Premium, and YouTube concurrently introduced a redesigned YouTube Music platform, along with a separate YouTube Music subscription at a lower price point. The YouTube Music platform can be used without a subscription, but carries video advertising, and does not support background playback on mobile devices. The YouTube Music service eventually replaced Google Play Music entirely in 2020, and Google no longer operates
2470-491: The estimated number of users of paid services was 667 million in 2023 . In 2019, streaming services accounted for the majority of music revenue globally for the first time. Music streaming services have faced criticism over the amount of royalties they distribute, including accusations that they do not fairly compensate musicians and songwriters. In 2013, Spotify stated that it paid artists an average of $ 0.007 per stream. Music Week editor Tim Ingham commented that while
2535-411: The figure may "initially seem alarming," he noted: "Unlike buying a CD or download, streaming is not a one-off payment. Hundreds of millions of streams of tracks are happening every day, which quickly multiplies the potential revenues on offer – and is a constant long-term source of income for artists." Amidst those rising number of streams, Spotify has also confirmed that they will require tracks "to get
2600-453: The main limitations that comes with music streaming services. Digital distribution of music began to achieve prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s; MP3.com and PeopleSound were early forerunners to later services, offering the ability for musicians (including, especially, independent musicians ) to upload and distribute their songs online in the MP3 format. In 1999, MP3.com offered
2665-637: The main revenue stream of digital music. In 2023, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reported that growth in revenue in the music industry had increased by 11.2% compared to the previous year. In 2021—its largest increase in the past 20 years—with paid music streaming services accounting for $ 12.3 billion in revenue ($ 2.2 billion YoY), and ad-supported streaming $ 4.6 billion ($ 1.1 billion YoY). Revenue from music streaming services had more than doubled since 2017, and
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2730-470: The music player while scrolling using the scroll-bar. As a result, the search function was removed from the music player. A new application called Ovi Sync was installed and the Nokia Music Store received a revamped user interface and was renamed to "Ovi Music". In some regions, Quick Office 4.2.374 is integrated with full free license. Search application's icon was changed and a few more minor updates for better touch sensitivity and tweaks for faster operation of
2795-613: The new version of Ovi Maps . The service was available at nokia.com. A prototype of this handset was seen in the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight and a number of music videos such as Christina Aguilera's " Keeps Gettin' Better ", " Womanizer " by Britney Spears, Flo Rida's " Right Round ", Pitbull's " Shut It Down ", The Pussycat Dolls' " Jai Ho! " and " Hush Hush ", Katy Perry's " Waking Up in Vegas " and Cobra Starship's " Good Girls Go Bad ". The phone has received generally positive reviews, with UK phone magazine Mobile Choice awarding it
2860-479: The phone are present. And a little update to the color, the option you select is in silver, but when hold an option, it is still being white like v40. There is also the new feature, one-touch dialling. Firmware 51.0.006 appeared in August 2010 and contained minor bug fixes and updates to various applications. RDS function, however, remains dysfunctional since version 40.0.005. The web browser has lost its ability to re-flow
2925-534: The platform, and added premium original video content in an effort to compete with services such as Netflix . Concurrently, YouTube introduced YouTube Music , an app dedicated to music content on the platform. In 2016, Rhapsody was renamed Napster ; Rhapsody had acquired Napster in 2011. In 2017, Pandora launched a "Premium" tier, which features an on-demand service more in line with its competitors, while still leveraging its existing recommendation engine and manual curation. In October 2017, Microsoft announced
2990-534: The purchase of a Nokia Comes With Music edition phone. Files could be downloaded on mobile devices or personal computers, and kept permanently. On 29 August 2007 Nokia launched the Ovi Music Store as part of the Ovi platform. services portal from Nokia. The original idea behind the store was to provide to all Nokia MP3 capable mobile users a music store on the phone as on the PC. The Ovi Music Store officially opened in
3055-415: The quarter, with cumulative shipments of more than 3 million units since the smartphone's launch. Q2 results released 16 July 2009 reports 3.7 million units shipped during the quarter and more than 6.8 million units total have shipped since the release. As of November 2009, over 8 million units had been sold. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has the following specifications: From firmware version 20.0.012 onwards,
3120-416: The revenue from songs on their platform and send it back to record labels and management companies that own the rights to the songs. These companies then take another cut before sending it to the artists. However, in the past, there were ‘royalty models’ that would allow for artists to get a share of physical albums sold, but with the creation of streaming services, those models have now become obsolete. This
3185-863: The screen for displaying the essential buttons required by the program. The launch of the 5800 XpressMusic in January 2009 was followed-up with the release of the Nokia N97 in May and June 2009, followed by the Series 40 based Nokia 6208c in January 2009. The device, as well as the Nokia Music Store, launched in South Africa on 24 April 2009. On the market, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic would compete with other touchscreen devices such as Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 , Sony Ericsson Satio , iPhone 3G , HTC Touch Diamond , LG Renoir , LG Arena (KM900) , BlackBerry Storm 9500 , Samsung Pixon and Samsung i900 Omnia . In early February 2009
3250-413: The selection of artists. Users of MixRadio were able to like ('heart') or dislike ('broken heart)' a song as it is played, upon which these personal listening tastes are saved and new songs based on the users' preferences are played next in the mix. MixRadio possessed a team of staff that personally curated mixes tailored to the data collected around listeners' tastes and habits. A big premise of MixRadio
3315-452: The text when the page is enlarged. Firmware 51.2.007 was also released for North American Nokia 5800 RM-428 in August 2010 with the following changes: This software release comes with an improved browser, improved video calls, and a new version of Mail for Exchange. There are also general performance improvements. In November 2010, an updated firmware for Nokia 5800 was released for Nokia 5800 as V52.0.007. The firmware update expects There
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#17330860082103380-467: The third quarter of 2015, MixRadio further expanded its reach to other platforms, namely Apple Watch , Amazon Appstore and Tizen . In the first week of November 2015, MixRadio launched as a fully featured web browser client for the Windows and OS X operating systems, mirroring the look and functionality of its smartphone apps. Starting in late September 2015, MixRadio was made available to download through
3445-590: The transaction was completed. At this time, beta versions of the app were released for Android and iOS. On 19 May 2015 MixRadio announced the launch of the commercial iOS and Android apps with simultaneous launch events in New York City and Singapore . MixRadio also announced their partnership with HTC at this event to integrate MixRadio into the BlinkFeed software of HTC smartphones. The HTC BlinkFeed integration with MixRadio went live on 9 June 2015. During
3510-669: The user liked or disliked. The service's recommendation engine, the Music Genome Project , analyzes and determines songs based on various traits. Pandora initially operated within the royalty framework enforced by SoundExchange for internet radio in the United States, resulting in operational limitations: users could not choose individual songs to play on-demand, and could only skip a limited number of songs per-hour (although users could later receive more skips by watching video advertisements). Yahoo! acquired Launch Media and its LaunchCast internet radio platform in 2001 amid
3575-418: The website Mobile-Review.com , which was initially very enthusiastic about the handset, published its research and concluded that the Nokia 5800 had a design flaw. Specifically, when phones were used on a daily basis, their earpieces, produced for Nokia under contract by a third party, would cease to function in a very short time. Repairs performed under warranty would only temporarily fix the problem. The defect
3640-487: Was announced for the Sonos range of wireless speakers with a companion app. MixRadio further extended their reach on 27 November 2014, with the application being added to the adidas miCoach Smart Run touchscreen watch. On 18 December 2014, after mulling a spin-off of the service, Microsoft announced that it would sell MixRadio to Line Corporation , a subsidiary of Naver Corporation , for an undisclosed amount. On 17 March 2015,
3705-643: Was better. Nokia Music launched for the first time on the Windows Phone platform with the Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 on 26 October 2011 in London. With the launch of Windows Phone 8 in late 2012, Nokia Music came to the platform with an app optimised for the new operating system from Microsoft. In the following months, Nokia Music was released to the Windows Store on Windows 8 and Windows RT . Nokia Music launched in
3770-495: Was first introduced on the Nokia 5530 . This software update also saw the removal of alphanumeric keypad in landscape view during text input, which was replaced by a full QWERTY keyboard. The new home screen provides a contacts carousel, with up to 20 contacts and program shortcuts on screen at the same time. There is a change on option selecting in every menus, but hard to notice; if one selects and holds on that selection, it will be in white, but normal colours when selecting an option
3835-485: Was found to be in the earpiece design. Nokia's public relations department had admitted that the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic contained this design defect. According to Nokia, they switched to another earpiece manufacturer, so all 5800's produced during February 2009 or later should be free from defect, with previously produced earpieces eligible for free warranty repair. New earpiece parts have also been supplied to Nokia service centres and future phone repairs should permanently fix
3900-426: Was its ability to download mixes offline. This enabled users to listen to their favourite mixes when not in range of a WiFi or mobile data connection. In India, MixRadio was available for all Nokia Asha , Lumia and Nokia X phones. Users could download songs from MixRadio for free for the first three months after purchase of a Nokia Asha, Lumia or X-series phone, following which the subscription could be renewed for
3965-414: Was opened to the general public to help test and contribute feedback regarding the app itself. The public betas were later expanded to the MixRadio client on iOS in early October 2015. Music streaming Streaming services saw a significant pace of growth during the 2010s, overtaking digital downloading as the largest source of revenue in the United States music industry in 2015, and accounting for
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#17330860082104030-403: Was shut down after copyright complaints by the local royalty agency SACEM . After reaching agreements with SACEM, the site subsequently relaunched as Deezer , which reached seven million users by the end of 2009. Also in 2006, MTV owner Viacom partnered with Microsoft on an online music platform known as Urge , which included a music store, music videos and online radio stations, and
4095-409: Was sold to Japanese internet company Line Corporation in 2015. Following the acquisition, MixRadio expanded to Android and iOS in May 2015. On 16 February 2016, Line announced that MixRadio would be discontinued, citing "a careful assessment of the subsidiary's overall performance" and "the financial challenges posed by the music streaming market". The service, in MixRadio form, was available as
4160-442: Was subsequently acquired by UMG's parent company Vivendi Universal , and later sold to CNET (which shut down its music distribution platform). In December 2001, Rhapsody was launched by the startup Listen.com, becoming the first service to offer subscription-based streaming access to a library of music online. Initially limited to content from independent labels such as Naxos , it later reached agreements to stream music from
4225-498: Was the first touchscreen -equipped S60 device by Nokia – essentially it was the first device to run Symbian^1 , also known as S60 5th Edition, the touch-specific S60-based platform created by the Symbian Foundation . The touchscreen features tactile feedback (though it does not use Nokia's Haptikos technology). Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has a 3.2-inch display with a resolution of 640x360 pixels, and has many features standard to
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