Tag: We7
Tesco buy We7 digital music service
Tesco have purchased UK digital music site We7 for a reported £10.8million, with the supermarket chain looking to further establish themselves in the entertainment market. Tesco have bought 91% of the stake in London-based We7, with the company aiming to…
Going underground: We7 Music Map takes inspiration from the Tube
Popular music streaming service We7 is going underground as the company prepare to relaunch this week, creating an interactive Tube map-like playlist based on the artists and tracks that have been most popular over the past year. Each line, laid…
We7 music streaming site outlines plans for European expansion
UK-based music streaming and MP3-selling site We7 have today announced plans to expand both their UK service and venture into new European territories following a new injection of funding. Looking to take on the likes of Amazon, as well…
we7: The mobile music streaming app that works even without internet connection
Launching today from we7: a new mobile music service that works even when your phone doesn't have internet access. Users can choose between a radio app which is free of charge, but for a monthly fee you can choose…
We7 music streaming service adds radio news updates
Browser-based music streaming service We7 have teamed up with the Guardian Media Group to offer their listeners integrated news bulletins between songs. The radio news addition is an optional feature, and will offer real-time news broadcasts, updated to take into…
Prince predicts the death of the internet for musicians
Prince AKA The Artist Formerly Known as Prince AKA The Symbol AKA the little crazy dude with a preference for purple, has predicted the death of the internet as a viable way for musicians to make money. The singer, whose…
5 things iTunes must do to stay ahead of Spotify
Since it launched nearly a decade ago, Apple's iTunes has become almost synonymous with digital music. A beautiful and intuitive user-interface coupled with the most thorough library of legal MP3 downloads available, it was the perfect accompaniment to the iPod…
Can you name a digital music download service? 4 out of 10 Brits cant
A new survey conducted by Consumer Focus has revealed that four in ten people are unable to name a single legal online music service. Despite their being over 20 on the market, of the few music fans aware of such…
We 7 set to go head-to-head with Spotify on the iPhone
We7 are preparing to launch a monthly supscription model and iPhone app, set to go into direct competition with Spotify.CEO Steve Purdham today announced that : "From February, we'll be opening our subscription models which will get rid of the…
Now you can stream the Beatles – well sort of
So while there's no Strawberry Fields or any other John classics, we7 users can stream Hey Jude, Eleanor Rigby and Yesterday and even embed them on other sites too