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Streaming radio may be the next frontier for Apple's music efforts

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 1st, 2013)

In a rather interesting article last week detailing music service Pandora's ongoing struggle with record labels' streaming fees, The Verge says that "iRadio," Apple's rumored Pandora competitor, is being primed for a launch this Summer. "Much has been written about Apple's plan to launch a ...

Record labels laugh at Apple's proposed royalty rate for streaming service

by Steven Sande (Mar 7th, 2013)

The New York Post has an exclusive today about Apple's attempts to get rights from record labels for a proposed music streaming service, which are apparently falling on deaf ears because its offer is "seen as way too cheap." A high-level executive at one label told the Post that "Apple wants ...

ROKR E2 dumping iTunes for an iRadio service?

by David Chartier (Jan 3rd, 2006)

MacRumors picked up on a New York Times report that the forthcoming ROKR E2 will be dumping iTunes in favor of a new subscription-based iRadio service, featuring over 400 channels of commercial-free radio. So basically: instead of a phone that can freely play all of your music, you can pay a ...