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How do you compete with Shazam and Apple if you’re in the music recognition business?
Brands and developers can now license SoundHound’s music search technology
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$400M Apple Shazam Acquisition, 200K Verified Spotify Artists, More Stats Shaping Today’s Music Business
[UPDATED] A look at some key music business numbers that are shaping the direction of the industry, including Apple’s 400 million dollar acquisition of Shazam, 200,000 verified users on Spotify for Artists and more. _________________________ Guest post by Brant David for Midem As autumn starts to glow, so do exciting…
Apple’s buyout of Shazam: 5 reasons it could change music streaming forever
How the world’s leading voice-recognition app could shake up the streaming game
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Prior to its Acquisition, Shazam Was Actually Bleeding Millions
Looks like Shazam’s revenue had all-but-flatlined prior to Apple’s acquisition. Losses also skyrocketed. So, would the popular app have gone bankrupt? Shazam has filed its public financial results for 2017 in the Companies House in the UK. Breaking d…
Shazam Removes Ads As Apple Completes Acquisition
Apple announced that it has completed its acquisition of music recognition app Shazam which is used by hundreds of millions globally. Along with the acquisition, Apple will make the app ad free. Shazam has been downloaded over 1 billion times and users identify songs using the Shazam app over 20…
Apple completes $400m Shazam buyout, bins ads on app
Free users to access ad-free version
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EU Approves Apple’s Shazam Acquisition, Watch For New Apple Music Integrations
EU regulators have approved Apple’s December 2017 acquisition of music and image recognition app Shazam. The deal should strengthen Apple Music, which is already the second most popular paid music streaming service in the Europe and the US, after Spotify. EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said…
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Official: Apple’s $400m buyout of Shazam has been cleared in Europe
No divestments or concessions required in big money deal, finds EC
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