Rdio launches Vdio — yet another digital video store

The creators of streaming music service Rdio have finally launched their take on digital video through a new service called Vdio.

Rdio brings its 18M streaming songs to Mexico, Ireland, Italy, Iceland, & 3 other countries

Rdio has made its service available in seven new countries -- Mexico, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, and Austria -- and has opened free music streaming to users in Brazil.

Rdio opens up free music streaming to the U.K., Canada, Australia, & 11 other countries

Streaming music service Rdio has finally launched free music streaming in countries outside of the United States, a sign it is serious about fishing for new users around the world.

Northern European startups headed down Santa Claus Lane

Arctic Startups, which covers entrepreneurship and technology for the Nordic and Baltic region, is shutting down its business operations but will continue to document innovation from the North.

Rdio launches revamped iOS app with some bite

Streaming music service Rdio launched a brand new version of its iOS app today that features a drastically revamped user interface with a much prettier design.

Streaming music biz Rdio hits 18M songs, partners with TuneCore & CD Baby

Streaming music service Rdio has partnered with independent music aggregators TuneCore and CD Baby, bringing its catalog to more than 18 million tracks, the company announced today.

Rdio redesigns site, looks a heck of a lot like iTunes

Popular streaming-music site Rdio has launched a new redesign that clearly takes a ton of cues from iTunes, the company announced today on its blog.

“Change is good,” the company wrote on its blog. “Which is why we’re pleased to …

Spotify’s premium service is apparently not paying off

Spotify’s music service has gained a lot of popularity since it emerged in the U.S. market last summer. However, a new report says Spotify has fewer paid subscribers than expected.

According to unnamed sources associated with music labels that have …

Rdio product chief dishes on Rdio’s latest, greatest app

Malthe Sigurdsson is Rdio’s product chief, and at South By Southwest Interactive, he took some time to talk with VentureBeat about the company’s newly relaunched app, which comes with new features and an overhauled interface.

Sigurdsson also talked about mobile …

Streaming music service Rdio spiffs up with social-centric redesign

Streaming music service Rdio is getting a revamp. Rolling out today, the updated web interface and desktop-application design plays up social music sharing and recommendations, and cuts down on clicks with a new unified view.

Only paid subscribers will be …

Streaming music service MOG pushes back (slightly) on report that it’s looking to sell

Streaming music service MOG may be looking to sell itself in the wake of strong competition from Spotify, Rhapsody, and Rdio.

MOG is on a quest for a buyer, CNET reported citing anonymous sources. MOG, however, would have you know …

Startups struggle to keep their sites speedy on PCs, phones, and tablets

For a startup, a lot is riding on the home page. You might be surprised, then, to learn that startups vary wildly in how quickly and reliably their website home pages load.

That’s especially true when you look at load …

Looking for Android differentiation, HTC may launch a streaming music service

Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC is reportedly working on its own music streaming service, a move that would help the company differentiate its Android phones and tablets from its considerable competition.

HTC used to be one of the leading makers of …

Spotify hits 3M paid subscribers, a good sign for streaming music

The debate over whether streaming music is good for artists and labels rages on, but the debate over whether the concept is catching with consumers might be at least be decided. Popular streaming music service Spotify now has 3 million …

Spotify who? Rhapsody hits 1M paying U.S. subscribers

Streaming music service Rhapsody has now hit the 1 million paid subscriber milestone, the company announced today.

Rhapsody has been around for 10 years, but it is now fighting fiercely with newer competitors like Spotify, MOG and Rdio. Spotify in …

Spotify debuts enhanced radio service with unlimited skips

One of the features popular music service Spotify has lacked most has been radio. No longer. The service has just added a new Spotify Radio function with an unlimited stations and skips.

Spotify has been on a roll with news …

Spotify gets canned by over 200 labels, citing detriment to music industry

Over 200 labels falling under distributor STHoldings have pulled their music loot from streaming music services believing the new business model is hurting, not helping, the industry.

The U.K. based indie label distributor confirmed the move in a statement yesterday …

Following Rdio’s lead, Grooveshark redesigns its streaming music site with new social layer

Streaming music service Grooveshark has launched a new design of its website this week with a new emphasis on a better social and search experience.

Grooveshark is different from other prominent streaming music services like Spotify, MOG and Rdio because …

MOG launches first on-demand streaming service for cars with BMW & Mini

On-demand music service MOG has partnered with BMW and Mini to bring a streaming music application to cars for the first time, the company announced today.

MOG is in a seriously heated competition with other on-demand music services such as …