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Shazam
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Report: Apple to acquire Shazam for roughly US$400m
Apple is reportedly close to acquiring Shazam in a deal that could value the music…
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Shazam appoints ad sales vice-president
Content recognition and second-screen app provider Shazam has appointed Jeff Pabst as its new vice…
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Shazam raises US$30m, hits US$1bn valuation
Content recognition app Shazam has closed a US$30 million (€26 million) investment round, which values…
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Facebook adds audio recognition in social TV push
Facebook is making a bigger push into the social TV space, taking on the likes…
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Shazam adds ‘new TV experience’ with app update
Content recognition app Shazam has rolled out a “streamlined second screen experience for TV in…
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Shazam names former NBCUniversal exec to board
Content recognition app provider Shazam has named former NBCUniversal executive Lauren Zalaznick to its board….
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New Shazam features could extend reach of shows
New features for content recognition app Shazam could radically extend the reach of TV shows…
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Shazam unveils app redesign
Shazam has unveiled a major redesign of its app, aimed at making the service a…
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Second screen should stay simple, says Shazam
Shazam is trying to create a second screen experience that is simple, relevant and flexible,…
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Shazam raises US$40m from America Movil
Shazam has raised US$40 million (€46 million) in funding from Latin American telco America Movil in…
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Shazam launches TV engagement metric
Shazam has launched a new TV advertising metric, designed to let brands more successfully gauge…
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Shazam launches new iPad app
Companion screen app provider Shazam has launched a new version of its app for iPad,…
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Shazam appoints new chief exec ahead of IPO
Second screen app and media recognition specialist Shazam has appointed former Yahoo! executive Rich Riley…
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TVs need ‘sophisticated’ second screen interface, says Google exec
Second screen experiences on smartphones are reflecting the “increasingly sophisticated nature” of what viewers expect…
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Shazam hires BBC iPlayer chief
Media recognition and engagement specialist Shazam has hired BBC on-demand chief Daniel Danker as chief…
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Shazam driving ad engagement
Ninety-six per cent of all US TV programmes are now Shazam-enabled and users are increasingly…
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Broadcasters must work harder on second screen, says Shazam CTO
Second screen applications offer huge potential for broadcasters, service providers and advertisers, but developers must…
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Shazam teams up with Adforce.ie in Ireland
Music and TV discovery app provider Shazam has expanded its Shazam for TV offering in…
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Shazam exceeds quarter billion users, extends to all shows
Shazam, the app service that lets people use their mobile phones to receive additional content…
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Microsoft to run Shazam-enabled ad
Microsoft has teamed up with Shazam to run a new Shazam-enabled TV ad campaign in…
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ITV hails Shazam ads as success
UK broadcaster ITV has hailed its launch of Shazam-enabled advertising during the final of the…
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ITV to broadcast first Shazam-enabled ads
UK broadcaster ITV will broadcast its first adverts enabled by Shazam during the final of…
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ITV to offer Shazam-enabled ads
ITV has signed an exclusive deal with interactive media company Shazam that will see the…
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Shazam for TV will help second screen engagement, says CEO
Shazam, the app service that is best known for enabling people to us their mobile…