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Aspiro’s partner Ziggo launch music streaming service in the Netherlands

Aspiro’s ISP partner Ziggo is today launching their music streaming service branded Ziggo Muziek in the Netherlands.The music service is a version of Aspiro’s WiMP service. WiMP is a music streaming service focusing on inspiring users to find new music and old favorites. Through local editorial teams in each country, WiMP provides daily recommendations, tips and playlists for any occasion. The ad-free service is available on computers and mobiles, tablets and network players. WiMP is available in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany and is expanding to more countries. The service has

German music industry likes WiMP - Aspiro will launch early second quarter

Music Service WiMP has been available in a closed beta version in Germany since December 2011, where mainly representatives of the music industry have been invited to test the service. In a survey in which over half of the test users participated, 9 out of 10 answered that they are satisfied with the service and that they will continue using it daily or several times a week. Aspiro is preparing for commercial launch early in the second quarter.WiMP focuses on editorial content and to customize the service to each market. In Germany, the local organization is in place, emphasizing the

Aspiro signs new deal for music streaming service in the Netherlands

Aspiro has today signed an agreement with a new ISP partner, Ziggo, in the Netherlands, for a WiMP-powered streaming music service. The agreement provides Aspiro with minimum revenues of SEK 9 million over a period of two years.“This agreement is in line with Aspiro’s strategy to expand our music streaming service WiMP into new markets, and we are very happy to partner up with Ziggo, a major operator in the Netherlands, who is showing great commitment for music through launching a state of the art music service.” says CEO of Aspiro Gunnar Sellæg. WiMP is growing rapidly and is currently

Norwegian Canal Digital launches WiMP on TV

Today, Norwegian satellite customers of television distributor Canal Digital gains access to music service WiMP directly on their TV. The music service becomes a natural part of the TV menu for Canal Digital customers with the new PVR decoder from ADB. A few simple keystrokes on the remote control gives customers full access to the entire music catalogue and editorial content from WiMP. It is the first time this type of advanced music service is launched for Norwegian TV customers.- The music offering from WiMP has been very well received by our customers. We also know that many people have

WiMP for Sonos

Last week, 450,000 Scandinavian members of the HiFi Club received an e-mail offer to start using a beta version of music streaming service WiMP for the wireless music system Sonos. WiMP launched as the first music service in the new Sonos Sound Labs, and proved a success as a significant amount of users are already running WiMP on Sonos this week. WiMP for Sonos contains the entire editorial content of WiMP, making it even easier to listen to music in high quality everywhere in the house.Scandinavian HiFi Club sent out a newsletter to its members in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, informing

WiMP catalog grows at record pace

Music Service WiMP delivers millions of songs to users in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and its music catalog increases at a fast pace. In average, 30 000 new songs a day was added during October and WiMP users can now enjoy over 13 million songs and music from companies such as City Slang Records, Glitterhouse Records and Record Makers.WiMP, which recently passed 350,000 paying customers, are also growing rapidly in number of tracks and the catalog has now passed 13 million songs. At an average length of three minutes, this is equivalent to more than a generations worth of listening, over 74

Aspiro signs new letter of intent for music streaming service in Benelux

Aspiro has today signed a letter of intent with a new partner in one of the Benelux countries, for a re-branded version of its successful WiMP streaming music service. The terms of the final agreement would provide Aspiro with revenues in the range of SEK 8-30 million over a period of four years.Aspiro expects to launch with the new partner within the coming 3-6 months. “Aspiro is looking to expand into new markets, and although launching WiMP-branded directly to consumers is our main strategy, we are also flexible towards partners who want to use their own branding. This agreement could

Platekompaniet takes owner position in Aspiro AB – WiMP becomes wholly-owned Aspiro-company

Norwegian retail chain Platekompaniet takes an owner position of 6.5% in Aspiro, after the two parties signed an agreement today. Platekompaniet sells its stocks in the Norwegian subsidiary WiMP Music AS, for the holdings in Aspiro AB. Aspiro then assumes total control of the Norwegian WiMP, while Platekompaniet takes the opportunity of participating in Aspiro’s international expansion. The acquisition is financed by a new share issue in Aspiro, equivalent to approximately SEK 16 million.”Platekompaniet and Aspiro have cooperated closely with WiMP in Norway over the last two years”, says

WiMP ready for Windows Phone

Microsoft today presents its launch of Windows Mobile Phone at the Mobile Trends-seminar in Oslo, Norway. Music Streaming Service WiMP is ready as one of the first applications when the new operating system launches, and will shortly be available for handsets launching with Windows Phone 7.WiMP for Windows Phone's new operating system Mango will be characterized by WiMP's award winning editorial profile. "The way Windows phone is designed provides a very good user experience with WiMP. The "Metro" system presents our unique advantages and our editorial content well. This makes it easy

WiMP by Aspiro Music wins Meffys 2011 for Best Music Service

Aspiro’s music streaming service WiMP was named the winner of the category Best Music Service at the Meffys last night. The global awards for mobile content and commerce was celebrated at the annual gala awards dinner in London’s Covent Garden. Following its success in Scandinavia, and over 300,000 paying users so far, Aspiro is now preparing for new market launches later this year.WiMP was named the winner of the prestigious Meffys award, which profiles the latest innovative music services that exploit the mobile platform’s unique attributes and provide an affordable and enjoyable consumer

Aspiro Music streaming service reaches 300,000 paying subscribers

The Scandinavian music streaming service WiMP by Aspiro Music reaches 300,000 paying customers, after rapid growth during spring. In Norway, 100,000 Canal Digital customers have activated the service.The number of users of Aspiro’s music service is thus tripled since the start of the year, when it had 100,000 registered users. The service reached 200,000 subscribers at the beginning of May, after launching in Sweden, and now the number has increased further to 300,000 ”More people are discovering the benefits with our service, and the last month we have seen particularly rapid growth in

New Scandinavian music streaming survey by Aspiro shows youth are most willing to pay

In Scandinavia, music streaming has already become mainstream, and revenues are increasing at a brisk pace. New research reveals willingness to pay for such a service is at its peak amongst the future generation. Half of those under 30 have also disposed of their CD-collection, and stopped downloading illegally.The figures derive from a survey conducted by Norstat on behalf of Aspiro Music, in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. In the young population, almost half of the Scandinavian respondents listened to music through streaming during last week. Swedes are on top of the charts, closely

Aspiro signs letter of intent for music streaming service in Ireland

Aspiro Music has today signed a letter of intent with one of Ireland's largest operators, to launch a music streaming service in the Irish market. Launch of the service is expected this fall.Aspiro offers the music streaming service WiMP in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and in Portugal through a white label solution. Entering May, the service had 200 000 paying users and is growing at a brisk pace. During May and June, television distributor Canal Digital has been rolling out the service to 700,000 Norwegian customers who are offered WiMP included in their TV subscription. The service also

Aspiro shortlisted for Meffys in both Music and TV categories

The finalists for the eighth annual Meffys have been announced, naming both Aspiro Music and Aspiro TV as finalists in the music and TV categories respectively. The winners of the international mobile entertainment and media industry awards will be announced at the industry’s premier awards gala in London on July 7th.Selected over five days of live judging by experts from 40 national and industry media, as well as analyst houses, this year’s finalists, according to Meffys, highlight the most innovative and successful apps, services, content, business models and technology from across the

Aspiro Music lands on iPad

Scandinavian music streaming service WiMP by Aspiro today announced the launch of a customized iPad App. The new application features WiMP’s editorial profile and focus on music discovery. The app is available for download in AppStore in Norway and Sweden now.WiMP is an Aspiro owned and managed music service currently available in Denmark, Norway and, Sweden, and in Portugal through a white label service. WiMP focuses on helping users find their way through the huge library of music available through streaming. WiMP for iPad can be described as a merge of a desktop and mobile version.

Aspiro Music doubles subscriber base in just four months; total number now over 200,000

Aspiro, the Scandinavian music streaming company, today announced a 100% growth of subscribers in just four months. As of now, it has more than 200,000 subscribers to its music services, compared to 100,000 at the end of 2010. Aspiro expects continued high growth; during May 700,000 Canal Digital users will be offered WiMP as part of their TV-subscription in Norway. This, along with positive developments in the other markets, should fuel growth further.WiMP is an Aspiro owned and managed music service currently available in Denmark, Norway and, Sweden, focusing on helping users find their

Aspiro calls for the use of open standards in digital music; introduces playlist import and export functionality

Scandinavian music streaming service WiMP by Aspiro today launched an update that includes a beta version of the most requested feature in the client – import of playlists from other streaming services. At the same time, Aspiro also enables export of playlists from WiMP, and urges the industry to use open standards in order to further develop complete import and export functionality to encourage increased music consumption.WiMP is an Aspiro owned and managed music service currently available in Denmark, Norway and, Sweden, focusing on helping users find their way through the huge library of

Greater access to music streaming services paves way for payment model in the Nordic countries

A survey conducted by market analyst company Norstat for Aspiro Music confirms that Scandinavians are pioneers when it comes to access to music streaming services. Nearly half of all Swedes and Norwegians have access to a streaming service. The payment model is also increasingly winning ground, one fourth of all Norwegians that are using streaming services pay to stream music, while 15% of Swedes do the same.– We are very pleased to see that music streaming is becoming all the more established and that people are more willing to pay for a complete music service. Through increased revenues

WiMP – Scandinavia’s new music service opens for all in Sweden

In seven days, music service WiMP opens to everyone in Sweden. The countdown starts at wimpmusic.se today, where users can register to become the first to try WiMP free for 30 days. Through an exclusive cooperation, Telenor customers may access the service today.WiMP is a music service that puts the artists and the music in the center, focusing really hard on being the best on Scandinavian music, first with news and easy to use. When WiMP opens for all on March 3rd, all registererd users may try the service without cost for 30 days. Furthermore, Aspiro’s distribution partner Telenor

Aspiro and Telenor launch WiMP - Scandinavia's new music service - in Sweden

The music service WiMP, already praised by artists, critics and users in Norway and Denmark, is finally coming to Sweden. WiMP puts music in the spotlight and focuses on being the best on Scandinavian music, first with the latest releases and easy to use. WiMP owners Aspiro also extends the successful cooperation with Telenor as a distribution partner by jointly launching the service in Sweden.WiMP differentiates itself from other music streaming services through its strong editorial profile, with local editors selecting and recommending songs, albums, artists, and creating fun and relevant

Aspiro Music hires global Editorial Manager – strengthens focus on guiding users to international and local music

Aspiro Music further strengthens WiMP’s strong editorial profile by hiring Thor Martin Jensen as Global Editorial Manager. The company won recognition in 2010 for its focus on local music in the Nordic countries, while at the same time delivering a best-of-breed international catalogue.Thor Martin Jensen will assume global responsibility for the overall strategy and management of editorial content within the WiMP services. Additionally he will function as Aspiro’s spokesperson for WiMP in Denmark.   - I am thrilled with the prospect of taking part in establishing a global music

WiMP and Music Box Number One Apps in Denmark and Portugal

On Saturday, both WiMP in Denmark and Music Box in Portugal climbed to the top spot in iTunes App Store.Unlimited access to millions of songs any time on any device has quickly become the music subscription service of choice, and Aspiro is fast turning into a leading player in this exciting growth market. Per Einar Dybvik, managing director at Aspiro Music, explains “Our focus on being best on local music, first with new releases and the easiest service to use, coupled with our ability to both deliver branded products as well as fully white-labelled solutions to mobile operators and ISPs

Aspiro to deliver white label streaming music solution in Portugal

Aspiro today announces that it has entered into an agreement with NMusic SA to deliver a game-changing music service available to customers of a Portuguese Operator. The agreement further cements Aspiro’s position as the premier provider of white labelled music services to Operators and ISP’s.The service is based on Aspiro’s highly customizable and scalable media platform and includes both streaming of music on PC/Mac and mobile phones, as well as MP3 downloads. ”Our flexible end-to-end capacity and competitive business model makes it possible for operators to launch music services with

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