Beats 1 radio reportedly hasn’t attracted “the huge audiences” Apple had anticipated
Industry executives say Apple’s Beats 1 Internet radio station hasn’t attracted the kinds of audiences Apple had been hoping for, but that’s OK and here’s why.
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Apple mentioned as one of the potential investors in the struggling iHeartMedia
Apple reportedly held talks about investing in the financially-challenged iHeartMedia, the largest US radio group, in a deal that could give its music-streaming service a major advantage over rivals such as Spotify and Pandora.
Review: I love the look of the retro Muzen speaker & radio
The Muzen OTR Wood is a Bluetooth speaker and radio that not only looks great, but helps support a great cause. Check out our hands-on video review to see how the minuscule speaker holds up.
You’ll finally be able to control your AM/FM radio through CarPlay thanks to Gracenote
Finally AM/FM radio will be controllable through CarPlay’s native interface thanks to a new app from music-tagging database Gracenote.
Sirius XM Radio gains CarPlay support
You can now user CarPlay to tune to Sirius XM radio channels, play on-demand episodes, view your favorites and more.
watchOS 4.1 is out with Radio app, Apple Music streaming over LTE & more
Plus, more than 70 new emoji on your wrist.
Video: hands-on with new Control Center changes and more in watchOS 4.1 beta 2
watchOS 4.1 brings Radio app tweaks, Control Center updates, new emoji, and more alongside the usual plethora of bug fixes.
Video: hands on with Apple Music streaming & all-new Radio app in watchOS 4.1
Here’s your first look at Apple Music streaming and the new Radio app in the upcoming watchOS 4.1 software.
watchOS 4.1 brings Apple Music & Radio app to the wrist
The forthcoming software enables cellular streaming of Beats 1 and other radio stations, as well as Apple Music and your iCloud Music Library via LTE-equipped watch models.
Apple could add Beats 1 Radio broadcasting booth to its flagship Fifth Avenue store
As part of ongoing renovations, Apple’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan will feature a dedicated broadcasting booth for the company’s Beats 1 Radio station, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with MacRumors. It will be a “very unique area” for broadcasting Beats 1, said the source.
Beats 1 Radio goes live in Singapore
Apple’s global 24/7 Internet radio station, Beats 1 Radio, has gone live in Singapore on Tuesday. As first reported by Mashable, the online radio station has arrived to Singapore almost two years after Apple’s streaming music service first launched in the country. Beats 1 Radio debuted in 100+ countries. The online show does not require an Apple Music subscription to listen to and is being aired live from Los Angeles, New York and London, with an anchor DJ producing the show in each city.
This tweak prevents Spotify radio stations from playing songs you’ve Liked in the past
Anyone who uses Spotify to listen to their favorite music might be able to benefit from a new free jailbreak tweak called SpotStationNoLikedSongsPlz by HiDaN, as it helps to diversify what you hear on a regular basis from Spotify-based radio stations.
It’s intended to work in tandem with the free Spotify Music app by preventing the radio stations in the app from queuing songs that you’ve already liked in the past.