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Sky Songs was an online music service launched in Oct 2009 by British Sky Broadcasting.
| Founded | October 2009 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
The site combined subscription music streaming with an MP3 download service and was available only in the United Kingdom.
UK-based technology hub site Electric Pig was one of the first to try out and report on the beta service, writing a comparative report[1] featuring Sky Songs, Spotify and Napster.
The site had the full backing and support of the four major record labels Sony Music, EMI Music, Universal Music and Warner Music plus major independents including Beggars Group, PIAS Entertainment Group and The Orchard.[2]
Sky recruited online music expert Justin Moodie from HMV.com to serve as the service's general manager.
After a little more than a year, the service was discontinued.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Stat clash: Spotify v Sky Songs v Napster | Electricpig". www.electricpig.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Sky launches new music download service". Mirror.co.uk. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Halliday, Josh (6 December 2010). "BSkyB closes Sky Songs music subscription service". The Guardian.