World Music

Deezer TV By Paul Resnikoff - Feb. 5, 2013 - From Digital Music News On the heels of an incredibly aggressive global expansion, Deezer is now pushing into another territory: Smart TVs . According to details shared with Digital Music News this morning, that includes deals withSamsung, LG, and Toshiba. "We believe that putting Deezer at the heart of the TV experience marks the next innovation for music," CEO Axel Dauchez declared. Read More: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2013/20130205latest

For Many Digital Music Services, Free Is Not a Choice By BEN SISARIO - January 28, 2013 - NY Times Media Decoder Blog The competition among streaming music services is going global. It is also increasingly going free. As CD and download sales cool, the music industry is looking to subscription services like Spotify, Rhapsody and Deezer to provide an attractive alternative to pirated content. But the growth of these companies has been relatively slow, and to compete against one another, more of them are opening free tiers — a move that gets attention, but has always caused worries that it could undermine the value of music. Read More: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/for-many-digital-music-services-free-is-not-a-choice/