Reports: Apple's internet radio service delayed by slow-going music licensing negotiations

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/10/apple-itunes.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">According to folks in the know who've spoken to <em>Bloomberg</em> and <em>The New York Times</em>, Apple's oft-rumored streaming radio service is set for a late arrival. The reason is because of snails-pace negotiations with the publisher Sony/ATV for music licensing deals. As the <em>Times </em>notes, Sony no longer lets outsiders like ASCAP dole out licenses, leaving itself as chief point of contact for such agreements on its content -- this apparently got Pandora locked into a twenty five-percent increase on royalty payments to Sony. Prior to today's reports, <em>Bloomberg</em> stated that Cupertino was aiming for a Q1 release for this year, and the <em>NYT </em>notes Apple hoped that launch would've happened near the Grammy Awards. If you'll recall, Apple's service is said be direct competition to others like Pandora rather than Spotify, as it would be ad-supported for revenue. As usual, take all of this with a grain of salt, and don't get too thirsty for an Apple-curated streaming music service just yet. More info at the source links.</div></div>

Reports: Apple's internet radio service delayed by slow-going music licensing negotiations

  According to folks in the know who've spoken to Bloomberg and The New York Times , Apple's oft-rumored streaming radio service i...

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Google reportedly in negotiations with music labels to launch streaming service

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Google reportedly in negotiations with music labels to launch streaming service" data-src-height="336" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/google-music-rumor.jpg" /></div>Surprise, surprise: Apple isn't the only company that's rumored to be developing a music streaming service. According to <em>Financial Times</em>, Google is working to augment its current download store with a streaming service that could take on the likes of Spotify, Slacker and Nokia Music. The outlet's sources suggest that Google is currently in the negotiation stage with record labels, and that its service would likely feature both paid and free, ad-supported components. Naturally, while this news remains in the realm of rumors for both Apple and Google, it seems that the race is now on for which company is both willing and able to supplement its music store with a streaming service. Anyone care to place bets on which company is first to the starting line?<br /> </div></div>

Google reportedly in negotiations with music labels to launch streaming service

Surprise, surprise: Apple isn't the only company that's rumored to be developing a music stream...

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