Rdio is an ad-free music subscription service available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France,[3] Germany, Brazil[4] (as Oi Rdio), Australia, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Belgium, Mexico, Colombia and Chile. It is available as a website and also has clients for the iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone mobile devices, which can play streaming music or cache songs for offline playback.[5] There are also clients for the Roku and Sonos systems. The web-based service also offers a native desktop client application for Mac OS X and Windows.[5] Its library has content from the four major record labels, as well as the Merlin Network and the aggregators IODA, INgrooves, The Orchard, CD Baby, IRIS Distribution, BFM Digital, Finetunes, and Catapult.[6] Rdio also offers social networking, allowing users to share playlists and follow others to see what music they listen to.
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| Opened | 3 August 2010 |
| Pricing model | Subscription |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Format | Stream, MP3 |
| Restrictions | None |
| Catalogue | 20,000,000+ songs[1] |
| Preview | 30 seconds |
| Availability | United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Mexico, Czech Republic |
| Website | www.rdio.com |
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CEO: Drew Larner, Co-founder: Carter Adamson, Founders: Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis[2] |
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Rdio is an ad-free music subscription service available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France,[3] Germany, Brazil[4] (as Oi Rdio), Australia, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Belgium, Mexico, Colombia and Chile. It is available as a website and also has clients for the iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone mobile devices, which can play streaming music or cache songs for offline playback.[5] There are also clients for the Roku and Sonos systems. The web-based service also offers a native desktop client application for Mac OS X and Windows.[5] Its library has content from the four major record labels, as well as the Merlin Network and the aggregators IODA, INgrooves, The Orchard, CD Baby, IRIS Distribution, BFM Digital, Finetunes, and Catapult.[6] Rdio also offers social networking, allowing users to share playlists and follow others to see what music they listen to.
Rdio was created by Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis [7] and left private beta testing on 3 August 2010.[7] The founders were also behind file sharing network Kazaa.[6][8]
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Vdio[edit]
On April 2, 2013 Rdio launched Vdio, a movie and television show streaming service. Vdio is set up similarly to Rdio, except it follows a pay-per-view style. The service focuses on newly released titles from major Hollywood studios like Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios.[9]
Current Rdio subscribers were given US$25 in credit to spend on Vdio.[10]
Similar organizations[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
In 2013, Entertainment Weekly compared a number of music services and judged Rdio the best, grading it "A" and writing that it had "by far the best app and online interface, making database searching and playlist curation easy."[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rdio - Features". Rdio website. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Music subscription service Rdio launches". USA Today. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Rdio sneaks into UK and France. Will you be using it?". GigaOM. 2012-05-03.
- ^ "Serviço de música Rdio chega ao Brasil" (in portuguese). Editora Abril. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ a b "Rdio music service throws open its doors". MacWorld. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ a b "Social Music Service Rdio Officially Launches". Digital Media Wire, Inc. 3 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Rdio Music Service: Mobile, Social, Impressive -- and Now Open to All". PC World. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Goode, Lauren (2010-08-06). "Q&A: Skype Co-Founder on His New Venture, Rdio". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Roettgers, Janko. "Four years in the making, Vdio finally opens up to Rdio subscribers in the US and UK". Gigaom. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Rdio offers launches Vdio for TV, movies". 3 News NZ. April 4, 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Kyle (January 18, 2013). "What's the Best Music Service?". Entertainment Weekly (New York: Time Inc.): 14.
External links[edit]
- Rdio www.rdio.com
- Vdio www.vdio.com
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