ITunes Radio
{{short description|Former Internet radio service by Apple}}
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{{Use American English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox online service
|name= iTunes Radio
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|image= 200px
|caption = iTunes Radio on an iPhone running iOS 7
|launched= {{Start date and age|2013|09|18}}
|discontinued = {{end date|2016|01|28}}
|developer=Apple Inc.
|pricing = Free (ad-supported)
iTunes Match (ad-free)
|platform= iOS 7—iOS 9, OS X 10.7—10.11, Windows, Apple TV
Radio
|availability = United States, Australia (Discontinued, all functions of iTunes Radio is now integrated and is part of the Apple Music subscription service.)
|website= {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608143103/https://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-radio/ |date=June 8, 2015 |title=www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-radio
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iTunes Radio was an Internet radio service by Apple Inc. that let users listen to automatically generated playlists based on direct input as well as collected data on music preferences. It was launched on September 18, 2013, as part of iOS 7 and was available in the Music app on iOS devices and Apple TV (2nd generation and newer) as well as in iTunes 11.1 on OS X (10.7 Lion; it requires Mac OS 10.7.5 or newer to run) and Windows.{{cite web|last=Steele |first=Billy |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/itunes-radio-launches-september-18th/ |title=iTunes Radio launches September 18th alongside the release of iOS 7 |publisher=Engadget |date=2013-09-10 |access-date=2013-09-10}} It was only available in the United States and Australia.
With the release of iOS 8.4 and iTunes 12.2, nearly all functions of iTunes Radio have become part of Apple's music streaming service Apple Music and was henceforth called just Radio or Apple Music Radio.{{cite web|title=Apple - Music - Radio|url=https://www.apple.com/music/radio/|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=2 July 2015}} On January 15, 2016, Apple announced that effective January 28, 2016, iTunes Radio stations, barring Beats 1, will only be accessible by Apple Music subscribers.{{cite web|title=Apple will start charging for iTunes Radio on January 28th|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/15/10777790/itunes-radio-apple-music-january-28|website=The Verge|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=16 January 2016}}
History
Apple announced the Internet radio service at its June 10, 2013 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote speech. The service launched in the United States on September 18, 2013, the same day as the release of iOS 7, and in Australia on February 11, 2014. Reports of a streaming music service from Apple circulated for weeks before the announcement.
{{As of|2015|01}}, iTunes Radio was only available in the United States and Australia. Apple had announced plans to offer the service in other countries.{{cite web|url = https://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-radio|title = Apple - iTunes Radio - Hear where your music takes you.|publisher = Apple Inc.|access-date = June 15, 2013}}{{cite web|title = Apple Unveils iTunes Radio, A Streaming Music Service With The Full Power Of The iTunes Library|url = https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/10/itunes-radio|publisher = TechCrunch|access-date = June 11, 2013|first1 = Darrell|last1 = Etherington|first2 = Romain|last2 = Dillet|date = June 10, 2013}} In October 2013, Bloomberg reported that Apple had plans to expand the service to the UK, Canada, and New Zealand by early 2014.Andy Fixmer, [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-07/apple-said-to-expand-itunes-radio-to-u-k-before-pandora.html “Apple Said to Expand ITunes Radio to U.K. Before Pandora"], ‘’Bloomberg Technology ‘’, October 8, 2013 With the release of Apple Music, most functions of iTunes Radio had become available in 100 countries, although iTunes Radio itself remained limited to the United States and Australia as a free service.{{cite web|last1 = Raymundo|first1 = Oscar|url = http://www.macworld.com/article/2943314/beats-1-vs-itunes-radio-the-good-the-bad-and-the-noisey.html|access-date = July 2, 2015|title = Beats 1 vs. iTunes Radio: The good, the bad, and the noisy|date = July 1, 2015|website = Macworld}}
On January 15, 2016, Apple announced that effective January 28, 2016, iTunes Radio stations, barring Beats 1, will only be accessible by Apple Music subscribers. On January 29, 2016, the iTunes Radio channel was automatically removed from Apple TV devices (3rd Generation and earlier).{{Cite news|url=https://9to5mac.com/2016/01/29/free-itunes-radio-gone/|title=As expected, iTunes Radio stations no longer available without an Apple Music subscription|date=2016-01-29|work=9to5Mac|access-date=2018-05-09|language=en-US}}
Features
iTunes Radio was a free, ad-supported service available to all iTunes users, featuring Siri integration on iOS. Users were able to skip tracks, customize stations, and purchase the station's songs from the iTunes Store. Users could also search through their history of previous songs. The number of track skips was limited like Pandora Radio's service. iTunes Match subscribers could be able to use an ad-free version of the service.{{cite web|last=Pepitone|first=Julianne|title=Apple unveils iOS 7 in biggest update ever|url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/06/10/technology/mobile/apple-ios7-event/index.html|publisher=CNNMoney.com|access-date=June 11, 2013|date=June 10, 2013}} The service has pre-loaded stations, including a playlist of trending songs on Twitter.
The service also generated a radio station based on input like a single artist with songs by them and others similar. The service's selection was expected to learn the user's preferences from input whether the user likes or dislikes the track.
Apple Music integration
{{main|Apple Music}}
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was previously opposed to the idea of music subscription services.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/8/8729481/apple-music-streaming-service-wwdc-15 |access-date=June 8, 2015 |title=Apple announces its streaming music service, Apple Music |last1=Popper |first1=Ben |last2=Singleton |first2=Micah |date=June 8, 2015 |work=The Verge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609015106/http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/8/8729481/apple-music-streaming-service-wwdc-15 |archive-date=June 9, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} Through its purchase of audio equipment maker Beats Electronics in 2014, Apple gained ownership of its own service Beats Music.{{cite news|title=Apple Paying Less Than $500 Million for Beats Music Streaming Service|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-paying-just-under-500-million-for-beats-music-streaming-service-1401403287|access-date=3 June 2014|work=Wall Street Journal}}{{cite news|title=With Apple-Beats Deal Complete, Ian Rogers To Run iTunes Radio|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/01/with-apple-beats-deal-complete-ian-rogers-to-run-itunes-radio/|access-date=16 March 2015|work=Wall Street Journal}} With Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers also becoming responsible for the ad-supported iTunes Radio service, Business Insider later reported that Apple was planning to merge the two services. Apple also hired noted British radio DJ Zane Lowe to serve as a music curator.{{cite web|title=What we're hearing about the new music-streaming service Apple is developing in secret|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-itunes-radio-music-streaming-rumours-2015-2|website=Business Insider|access-date=16 March 2015}}
After a period of rumors and anticipation, the Apple Music music subscription service was announced at Apple's June 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference. The "one more thing" reveal had been confirmed by Sony Music CEO Doug Morris and The Wall Street Journal reports prior to the announcement.{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Machkovech|title=Apple Music is "the next chapter in music," debuts June 30|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/06/apple-music-is-the-next-chapter-in-music/|publisher=Ars Technica|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=May 4, 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Plaugic |first1=Lizzie |date=June 7, 2015 |title=Sony Music boss confirms Apple will reveal its music streaming service tomorrow |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/7/8742761/apple-music-streaming-launch-confirmation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609033707/http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/7/8742761/apple-music-streaming-launch-confirmation |archive-date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=June 8, 2015 |work=The Verge |df=mdy-all}} Apple Music launched on June 30, 2015, and Beats Music was later discontinued, with all subscribers being migrated to Apple Music.{{cite web |date=June 8, 2015 |title=Beats Music Tells Users To Switch To Apple Music |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/beat-it/ |access-date=3 July 2015 |website=TechCrunch |publisher=AOL Inc. (Verizon Communications)}}
References
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{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4414762/apple-announces-iradio-streaming-music-service |title=Apple announces iTunes Radio, a streaming music service to compete with Pandora |last1=Hamburger |first1=Ellis |date=June 10, 2013 |work=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613113659/http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4414762/apple-announces-iradio-streaming-music-service |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}
{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4413228/apple-wwdc-2013-everything-you-need-to-know |title=Apple WWDC 2013: everything you need to know |date=June 10, 2013 |work=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611164041/http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4413228/apple-wwdc-2013-everything-you-need-to-know |archive-date=June 11, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/06/apple-dials-in-itunes-radi/ |title=Apple Dials in iTunes Radio, a New Streaming Music Service |last1=Baldwin |first1=Roberto |date=June 10, 2013 |magazine=Wired |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=June 15, 2013 }}
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608143103/https://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-radio/ |date=June 8, 2015 |title=iTunes Radio }}
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