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| Sep 1, 2011 | Deezer Reveals UK Launch Pricing – UK Yawns | While Spotify has only just made it over the US – after about 3 years of threatening to – there’s a slightly lesser known streaming music startup which has yet to even launch in the UK.
This is despite amassing 20 million users worldwide, m... |
| Jul 26, 2011 | we7 Closes New Funding Round | we7, an Oxford, UK-based cloud-based music streaming service that allows users to create personal radio stations, recently closed a new funding.
Investors include current backers Peter Gabriel and Eden Ventures, and new shareholders Qualcom... |
| Jun 21, 2011 | We7 secures new funding for European expansion | We7, the UK-headquartered music streaming service, has closed a new undisclosed round of funding.
The new investment comes from existing investors Peter Gabriel and Eden Ventures, along with Qualcomm Incorporated (via its venture capital fu... |
| May 17, 2011 | Simfy raises €10m for its "German Spotify' – guns international expansion | Simfy, the so-called German Spotify, has raised an additional €10m from existing investors, including Earlybird, NRW Bank, Dumont Venture and Klaus Wecken. That brings its funding to date to €18 million.
The new funds will be used to consol... |
| Mar 7, 2011 | We7 launches free personalised Radio App for Android – offline playback supported | After pivoting somewhat to focus on the more economical Internet radio model, the UK’s We7 has launched a new, ad-supported app for Android.
Along with its headline price of free, the Radio app for phones running Google’s mobile OS supports... |
| Jan 11, 2011 | Spotify who? We7 to launch first in Ireland next week | We7, the UK music streaming service, is launching in Ireland next Monday, reports MusicWeek and we can now confirm.
This is interesting not only because it’s the first time We7 has ventured beyond its native shores but also because Spotify,... |
| Nov 10, 2010 | Less Spotify, more Pandora – We7 shifts focus to more economical 'Internet Radio Plus' | Navigating the choppy waters of ad-supported music, We7 hasn’t been afraid to change course. The UK startup began life as an innovative free music download service before transitioning to an on-demand browser-based offering. While most rece... |
| Sep 20, 2010 | We7 streams to Android, offers 2 week free trial | We7, the UK music streaming service and rival to the likes of Spotify in Europe, has launched its Android app, which is now available through the Android Marketplace. And to mark the full launch, the company is giving users a 2 week free tr... |
| Aug 25, 2010 | From humble beginnings, We7's catalog now boasts 6.5m tracks | We7, the UK music streaming service, has announced that its catalog now exceeds 6.5 million tracks. That in itself may not seem like such a big deal but consider this: at the same time last year, the music platform, which competes with the ... |
| Jul 16, 2010 | So who won the TechCrunch Europe Summer Pitch Battle? | TechCrunch Europe Summer Pitch Battle (which used #tcbattle on Twitter) was a new kind of event for us. Over 40 different pitches where heard from people ranging from tiny one-person startups to much more developed entities. In the past we’... |
| Jul 13, 2010 | We7 partners with GMG Radio to inject breaking news into music streams | One of the key advantages of on-demand music streaming services compared with traditional radio is that as well as listening to the music you choose you can do away with the DJ’s endless chatter and other interruptions. But there is a poten... |
| Jul 8, 2010 | VCs And Entrepreneurs To Judge TechCrunch Europe Summer Pitch Battle | As we’re postponing The Europas Awards for tech companies in Europe until after the Summer (sign up here to get news on that) we’re instead holding an event we’re calling “TechCrunch Summer Pitch Battle”.
It is on July 14 in London, 6.30pm ... |
| Jun 23, 2010 | TechCrunch Europe Summer Pitch Battle! July 14 – Come pitch your startup or project | As some of you may already know we’ve decided to postpone The Europas Awards for tech companies in Europe until after the Summer. Watch out for it in September, and how you can vote, soon. Meanwhile, we still wanted to have a meetup before ... |
| Jun 3, 2010 | Want to advertise on Spotify? BigAudioAds could be the answer | Kieron Donoghue, the guy behind ShareMyPlaylists, appears to be riding the Spotify wave again.
Today he launches BigAudioAds.com, a service designed to make it easier to produce a professional sounding audio ad ready for ‘broadcast’ on ad-s... |
| May 18, 2010 | Spotify apes We7, cuts desktop premium subscription in half | Perhaps acknowledging that the competitive landscape has changed, Spotify has introduced new pricing plans today. Premium desktop and mobile access is now split into two separate tiers, £4.99 and £9.99 per-month in the UK respectively.
Riva... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | Spotify Competitor We7 Screws Up Its iPhone App Launch | It’s probably tricky to time these things to perfection, since Apple pulls the strings.
The UK Spotify competitor, We7, has had its iPhone app approved and is now available to download from the iTunes App Store. The problem is that the asso... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | Spotify competitor We7 screws up iPhone app launch | [UK] It’s probably tricky to time these things to perfection, since Apple pulls the strings.
The UK Spotify competitor, We7, has had its iPhone app approved and is now available to download from the iTunes App Store. The problem is that the... |
| Feb 8, 2010 | The Filter Reboots As Recommendation Engine For Hire, Ex-Googler Doug Merrill Joins Board | Almost two years ago The Filter, a startup backed by Peter Gabriel, launched to bring better music and movie recommendations to consumers. The site got lost in the abundance of more popular music and movie sites out there, so about a year a... |
| Jan 27, 2010 | We7 puts faith in premium packages, but what about the product? | Streaming music firm We7 announced at the recent MidemNet event in Cannes that it will launch advertising-free premium services on 1 February, but today it’s released the prices for its two packages. However, the jury is out on whether reve... |
| Nov 23, 2009 | We7 delays iPhone app, and says Spotify can't scale in the US. Exclusive pics | [UK] Ad-supported music streaming service We7 and Spotify competitor has big plans to go mobile. That much was already known – an iPhone and Android app has been in the works for sometime. Earlier this month, however, CEO Steve Purdham surp... |
| Oct 16, 2009 | Skype founders return with Rdio – a We7 or a Spotify clone? | [International] It looks like the founders of Skype are already moving on from the recent Skype controversy and the failure of Joost. Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are planning to return to the startup fray with Rdio, which is already be... |
| Aug 7, 2009 | we7 partners with Ents24 to sell gig tickets | Ad-supported music streaming service and MP3 store we7 now offers inline ticket sales thanks to a new arrangement with Ents24, which has deals with all the major ticket resellers. Music fans can check tour dates and buy tickets from we7’s a... |
| Aug 4, 2009 | Spotify's €200m valuation and music label schmoozing is music to We7 | So the rumors that Spotify is raising a new round of financing of around $50 million have been confirmed by TechCrunch. That gives it a valuation of $250 million. The money will come from Asian investor Li Ka-Shing and another venture firm,... |
| Aug 3, 2009 | Comparedownload.com – Great service, shame about the look | Comparedownload.com is a new service that takes a Kelkoo-esque approach to music downloads, presenting you with price comparisons for downloads of a given track. It also includes related videos, reviews and gig tickets.
The site is aiming t... |
| Aug 3, 2009 | Sparks fly as Spark Ventures disagrees with shareholder on future | Spark Ventures PLC, formerly NewMediaSpark, is an early-stage venture capital investor, operating in Europe for the last 12 years. That makes it an old timer on this nascent scene. But today its third-largest shareholder urged fellow stakeh... |
| Jul 28, 2009 | Streaming music is so hot right now: GQ hooks up with we7 | GQ.com will be joining the likes of The Guardian and NME in using we7‘s streaming service on its site as of next week. The service will be styled as a jukebox stocked with playlists compiled by GQ’s editorial team. As per we7’s model, GQ on... |
| Feb 2, 2009 | The power of Gabriel compels you to stream radio | After the joy of Spotify was somewhat alloyed this week, there’s some good news for streaming music fans. Smart recommendation and discovery site The Filter, backed by Peter Gabriel, has struck a deal with the ad-supported music download se... |
| Jan 8, 2009 | Digital Mission Not Impossible: Showcasing 35 UK tech firms in the US | So we’re taking 35 of the UK’s digital/tech companies over to the US to get into the vibe over there and hopefully do some business. Specifically this is the “Digital Mission” – a kind of trade mission, but with more sex appeal – to Austin,... |
| Sep 2, 2008 | We7 adds EMI Music tracks | We7 – the ad-supported music download service based in the UK backed by Eden Ventures and Spark Ventures – has signed a deal to add 400,000 tracks from EMI Music’s repertoire of artists, including, appropriately, We7 founder investor Peter ... |
| Apr 28, 2008 | Sony BMG tracks go live on We7 via advertising | Over 500,000 tracks from Sony BMG goes live on We7’s site today, following their first deal with the major label in March. Sony BMG manages act including Take That, Mark Ronson, The Hoosiers and Leona Lewis. We7 gives fans access to music f... |
| Apr 15, 2008 | First Look and Invites To Peter Gabriel's New Music Discovery Site: The Filter | Peter Gabriel knows a thing or two about music, and he thinks he’s come up with a better way for you to find new music that will rock your world. The latest digital music company he is backing is called The Filter. It is essentially a meta-... |
| Jan 30, 2008 | Last100: Can Ad-Supported Digital Music Work? | With the high profile launch this week of Qtrax, a free and legal P2P music offering (ReadWriteWeb coverage), ad-supported music downloads are very much in the spotlight, and as always RWW network blog last100 has its finger on the pulse, w... |
| Jan 25, 2008 | Weekly Wrapup, 21-25 Jan 2008 | Here is a summary of the week’s Web Tech action on ReadWriteWeb. For those of you reading this via our website, note that you can subscribe to the Weekly Wrapups, either via the special RSS feed or by email.
Highlights this week: Marshall e... |
| Jan 23, 2008 | 38 free/cheap music sites — Welcome to the fray, Qbox! | Ever since Napster brought free MP3s mainstream — and subsequently garnered the wrath of the Recording Industry Association of America — the music industry has been reeling.
No single strategy for listening to music online has come to domin... |
| Jan 22, 2008 | We7 raises $6 million for free music downloads | We7, an ad-supported music service based in the United Kingdom, allows its users to freely download MP3s of any songs they like, provided they can also stomach having a short ad permanently attached at the beginning.
The advertising allows ... |
| Jan 22, 2008 | We7 proving ad-supported music has a future? | Ad-supported music seems to be gaining traction as a business model. We7, a UK-based music download service driven by advertising sales, has raised a $6M Series ‘A’ round led by musician/investor Peter Gabriel and Spark Ventures and UK VC f... |
| Jan 21, 2008 | We7: Getting Closer to a Workable Model for Free Music Downloads | The music industry is in desperate need of new models and an interesting one got some financial support today. We7 announced today that it’s raised $6 million from Peter Gabriel and Spark Ventures.
The UK site offers DRM-free MP3 downloads ... |
| Jan 21, 2008 | We7 Takes $6 Million Series A | Ad supported music download service We7 has taken $6 million Series A is a round led by musician Peter Gabriel and Spark Ventures, with Eden Ventures also participating.
Oxford, UK based We7 offers free music and video for download that is ... |
| Jun 4, 2007 | Free Music Continued (responding to Steve and Dawn) | Steve Kane has come out of the closet. He has shred the grandegress pseudonym and is now commenting under his real name. For those of you who don’t know, Steve is a killer entrepreneur from Boston who we backed at Gamesville and he’s also o... |
| Apr 30, 2007 | Peter Gabriel Offers DRM Free Music on We7 | Former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel partnered up with MediaGraft to launch a new music service on Sunday offering music downloads that are free of DRM and cost you nothing. Free music that’s free of DRM and the artists are getting paid? T... |