Posts tagged: Zune

Spotify, Hulu and the Connected TV

It was once said that the U.S. arms of big music labels would never agree to support a service like Spotify. But in doing so, they have helped to produce a service far more compelling than homegrown free music download effort Spiralfrog that spiraled downward in 2009. For years Spotify and Hulu have been two of the most beloved streaming entertainment services available; however, now that Spotify is finally available stateside, the freemium music service provides an interesting contrast with Hulu. Read more »

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categories Connected Intelligence, Consumer Technology, Entertainment | Ross Rubin, Executive Director, NPD Connected Intelligence | datetime July 19, 2011 8:34 am | comments Comments (0)

Ping: Think Amazon, not Facebook

Many speculated that Apple might use its September event to roll out a fully cloud-based music service. Indeed, I’ve noted previously that the iTunes interface took on a decidedly more Web-like appearance with iTunes 9, and the acquisition of Lala by Apple hinted that Apple might move further in that direction.
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categories Consumer Technology, Entertainment | Ross Rubin, Executive Director, NPD Connected Intelligence | datetime September 2, 2010 3:09 pm | comments Comments (0)