YouTube may introduce a paid music streaming service called Remix to compete with Spotify and Apple Music

YouTube may introduce a paid music streaming service called Remix to compete with Spotify and Apple Music

Reuters December 8, 2017, 14:58:09 IST

The YouTube service, internally referred to as Remix, will compete with similar offerings from Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play Music.

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YouTube may introduce a paid music streaming service called Remix to compete with Spotify and Apple Music

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube plans to introduce a paid music streaming service in March, Bloomberg reported on 8 December, citing people familiar with the matter.

A 3D-printed YouTube icon. Image: Reuters

Record label Warner Music Group has already signed on while Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Merlin, a consortium of independent labels, are in talks with the video streaming website, Bloomberg said.

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The service, internally referred to as Remix according to Bloomberg, will compete with similar offerings from Spotify and Apple Inc. Google, another Alphabet unit, introduced Google Play Music, a streaming service, in 2011.

YouTube launched ad-free, subscription-based YouTube Red in 2016 featuring exclusive video content from popular creators such as Lilly Singh Michael Stevens. YouTube was not available for comment outside regular business hours.

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