Deezer made a pair of announcements this week. First, the audio company rolled out a rebrand with an updated appearance and design for its app. Second, Deezer is adding some support for voice controls on its free tier. Continue Reading
Deezer has hired Nigel Harding as its new vice president of artist marketing. Harding will lead the music company’s artist marketing efforts, including development of special campaigns and projects to appeal to its global listener base. Continue Reading
Deezer announced that it has appointed Laurence Miall – d’Août as its new chief commercial officer. In this executive post, she will head up the company’s B2B activities internationally, including partnerships, business development, and advertising sales. Continue Reading
Deezer announced that it has appointed Tarek Mounir as its CEO of the Middle East and North Africa. He will join the company effective April 1 after more than eight years working in the same region for international broadcast media company Turner. Continue Reading
Deezer has launched a new dedicated mobile app for radio listening. Radio By Deezer offers access to 30,000 stations covering music, live sports, news, and talk. The app is free to download, does not require a subscription, and plays no additional advertisements. However, the initial rollout is limited to Android devices and to the UK market. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Deezer CEO interview. The year of the DIY podcast network. “Audio is going to be titanically important.” Spotify’s plan to beat Apple. Continue Reading
Deezer has entered an agreement with podcast platform Voxnest. The new deal will bring Spreaker podcasts to audiences in Colombia and Brazil on Deezer. Spreaker’s Spanish-language podcast library includes content from Spain, Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina. Continue Reading
Deezer and Triton Digital have entered into a deal for mobile programmatic audio advertising. Under the terms of the new partnership, audio buyers in 20 countries will be able to make real-time deals for Deezer’s digital audio inventory on Triton’s Yield-Op supply-side provider. Continue Reading
Deezer has launched for markets in the Middle East and North Africa. The rollout comes on the back of an exclusive deal with the Rotana Group, which has the rights to a large library of Middle Eastern music. Deezer is offering its new users six months of its Premium tier for free. Continue Reading
Research is showing lots of growth in the podcast space, and now some individual platforms are corroborating those trends. Both Spotify and Deezer released internal data about their rates of podcast consumption, and both services are finding successes with that audio format. Continue Reading
Deezer has raised €160 million from a mix of new and ongoing investors. The deal brings the Paris-based streaming company’s total valuation to €1 billion. In addition to the fundraising, Deezer and Rotana have inked a deal that will see Rotana’s digital audio and video content distributed through the Middle East and North Africa. Continue Reading
Deezer announced that it has expanded access to its high-fidelity, CD-quality listening tier. Deezer HiFi is now available worldwide on select models of Samsung soundbars and wireless speakers. Continue Reading