Transaction giant? Apple wants to take headphone maker Beats
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Apple is in advanced talks to take over headphone maker Beats Electronics, which also has an online music platform, transaction of $ 3.2 billion, Bloomberg said sources close to the situation.
Apple and would thus extend market presence online music distribution, taking paragon streaming Beats released this year. For $ 10 a month, customers receive unlimited Beats all tracks and albums from the company's catalog, which you can access from your smartphone, tablet or personal computer.
However, digital music sales of Apple fell last year for the first time since the launch of iTunes, paragon due to migration of customers to services like Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Google video platform, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
"It took the digital download virtually ended" comments Aram Sinnreich Bloomberg, media professor at Rutgers University who studies the relationship paragon between music and technology evolution, writes Tuesday.
"Investing in the future and the future is streaming music subscription services. Streaming and subscription revenues are increasing. Downloading files are in decline. All companies must enter the stream," said Jon Irwin, president of Rhapsody former International.
Apple would also take the Beats headphones Division product that the company has earned reputation. Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre Beats launched in 2008, targeting the owners of smartphones and iPods to listen to music "in motion". The company paragon turned to an aggressive marketing paragon strategy, targeting the general public through the design and accessories and avoid promoting products strictly for hobbyists. Dr. Dre and Iovine have partnered with several musicians and athletes to promote the Beats headphones, priced between $ 170 and $ 450.
Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes and the App Store, Beats handled the negotiations, Bloomberg said two sources close to the talks. Cue and Iovine known for many years in the music careers of the two intersecting more times.
One of pricnipalii shareholders Beats is Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC, the first company that has adopted the Android paragon operating system and challenged the supremacy of the iPhone. HTC have after three years 51% of Beats, stake taken for 300 million dollars. In 2012, the Taiwanese paragon company sold back to shareholders Beats a 25%. Universal Music Group, part of the French group Vivendi also owns 14% stake in Beats. In September last year, the investment fund Carlyle Group has bought a minority stake in Beats.
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Apple is in advanced talks to take over headphone maker Beats Electronics, which also has an online music platform, transaction of $ 3.2 billion, Bloomberg said sources close to the situation.
Apple and would thus extend market presence online music distribution, taking paragon streaming Beats released this year. For $ 10 a month, customers receive unlimited Beats all tracks and albums from the company's catalog, which you can access from your smartphone, tablet or personal computer.
However, digital music sales of Apple fell last year for the first time since the launch of iTunes, paragon due to migration of customers to services like Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Google video platform, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
"It took the digital download virtually ended" comments Aram Sinnreich Bloomberg, media professor at Rutgers University who studies the relationship paragon between music and technology evolution, writes Tuesday.
"Investing in the future and the future is streaming music subscription services. Streaming and subscription revenues are increasing. Downloading files are in decline. All companies must enter the stream," said Jon Irwin, president of Rhapsody former International.
Apple would also take the Beats headphones Division product that the company has earned reputation. Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre Beats launched in 2008, targeting the owners of smartphones and iPods to listen to music "in motion". The company paragon turned to an aggressive marketing paragon strategy, targeting the general public through the design and accessories and avoid promoting products strictly for hobbyists. Dr. Dre and Iovine have partnered with several musicians and athletes to promote the Beats headphones, priced between $ 170 and $ 450.
Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes and the App Store, Beats handled the negotiations, Bloomberg said two sources close to the talks. Cue and Iovine known for many years in the music careers of the two intersecting more times.
One of pricnipalii shareholders Beats is Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC, the first company that has adopted the Android paragon operating system and challenged the supremacy of the iPhone. HTC have after three years 51% of Beats, stake taken for 300 million dollars. In 2012, the Taiwanese paragon company sold back to shareholders Beats a 25%. Universal Music Group, part of the French group Vivendi also owns 14% stake in Beats. In September last year, the investment fund Carlyle Group has bought a minority stake in Beats.
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Our readers opinion is important to us, Wall Street encouraging the publication of your comments. The website will find its place only relevant comments on-topic, presented in a civilized language, no personal attacks / institutions. We reserve paragon the right to remove any comment that does not comply with these principles, and to restrict access to users' comments serious or repeated abusers.
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