Spotify Music Service Launched on Roku

RMN Digital | December 21, 2012 | Consumer, Corporate, Entertainment, Europe, Masses, Regions, Strategy, TVs, Cameras | No Comments

Spotify and Roku have announced that the two companies have partnered to bring the digital music service to the Roku streaming platform.

Available with a Premium subscription, Spotify provides instant access to over 20 million songs, top tracks and albums, and the ability to listen to and manage playlists.

New Spotify customers can try Premium for 30 days, free at spotify.com/roku.

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“Spotify wants to make all of the world’s music available for people to enjoy whenever and wherever they are,” said Pascal de Mul, global head of hardware partnerships, Spotify.

“Spotify’s collaboration with Roku means that our customers now have another convenient way to enjoy the perfect music for every moment on their TVs, which are often connected to the best sound system in their homes.”

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Earlier, Yahoo! and Spotify announced a global content distribution and promotion agreement that enables Yahoo! to integrate and promote Spotify’s on demand music service on Yahoo!’s Media Network. (Read: Yahoo! to Deliver Spotify Music Service)

Joining more than 600 video, music and casual game channels already on Roku, the Spotify channel is available now in the U.S. on Roku 2 players and the Roku Streaming Stick with support for all Roku HD and Roku LT players coming soon; and available now in the U.K. on all Roku players.

Roku is a leading streaming platform for delivering video, music and casual games to the TV.

Photo courtesy: Spotify