Web address: http://www.listen.com President and Chief executive officer: Sean Ryan Listen.com is based in San Francisco, California, USA.
Since July 1999 Listen.com has been providing online music products and services to a network of popular Web sites and music platforms.
Acquisition of TuneTo.com with its technology providing near-CD, broadband quality streaming media using a hybrid system of streaming and caching, with the ability to handle millions of simultaneous users while reducing streaming costs. With this technology Listen.com aims to create and provide a media delivery system that can be used for subscription services, wireless devices and other platforms.
With Listen.com’s many partners such as Yahoo!, Excite@Home, Terra Lycos, NBCi.com, iWon, RealNetworks, Qwest, ZDNet, AltaVista, shockwave.com, iVillage, Britannica.com, Crunch Fitness, eUniverse, Road Runner and Rounder Records, listen.com wants to provide a one-stop source of customised online music. The partners are also able to choose from the array of online music service and products such as Listen.com directory, Listen Radio, and re-syndicated products.
After Listen.com purchased streaming entertainment company WiredPlanet, it was able to integrate the radio service in its site. With 150 stations and many different genres Listen.com’s radio offers great quality sound.
Listen.com contain than 200,000 artists in 500 genres and links to their work on hundreds of Web sites. Some of the genres include; Rock/Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Alternative & Punk, Electronica & Dance, Soul/R&B, Country, Oldies, Soundtracks & More, Classical, Jazz, Easy Listening, Sacred & Gospel, Blues, World & Reggae, New Age, Folk, Vocal, and Spoken Word. The directories contain comprehensive reviews of music and artist.
Via joint venture with Trans Cosmos Inc, Listen Japan was launched. Listen Japan operates the largest streaming music in the nation.
Listen.com received its funding from all five major record companies; these include (BMG Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, the Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment).
Listen.com offers free download separated in the genres, more than 20,000 music videos available, tour dates info, a comprehensive Beginner's guide for first time users relating to Mp3 players, downloading, streaming video and more.
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