LIVE: Is Google Launching Competing Music Subscription Services at I/O 2013?
On today’s SiliconANGLE Live NewsDesk Show, (see embed feed below or visit youtube.com/siliconangle to watch on-demand), we’ll be discussing Google’s latest deals with top music companies, providing the licensing needed to launch a proper subscription service to compete with Spotify, Pandora and the rest.
It’s expected that Google will unveil a new music subscription service at its developer conference, Google I/O that kicks off today. The search engine giant has landed major partnerships with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, according to a report from The Verge. Citing sources close to the matter, The Verge claims that the latest partnerships provide separate licensing agreements for two of Google’s services – YouTube and Google Play. It’s a major step for Google, as the licensing agreements are long overdue considering the market.
How does Google’s current music offering stand up to Spotify & Pandora? Compare them here.
If Google does reveal a new music subscription service at I/O, we could see some of the consumer-centric announcements we’ve been speculating about in recent weeks. Here to discuss the implications of Google’s extended Apps strategy and how it ties in with its device and mobile OS goals is contributing editor John Casaretto, who will appear on this morning’s Live NewsDesk Show. One thing Casaretto is expected to speak on is how Google could manage two separate music subscription services on Play and YouTube, and whether the two should be integrated.
See the live broadcast, embed below ~ if you missed today’s live topic, check our YouTube channel for archived clips.
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