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Schuon is described as a veteran media and entertainment executive who has created and managed a vast collection of television networks and streaming services as well as radio and digital media brands. LiveXLive has also appointed Andy Schuon as president, effective immediately. The two companies will combine their programming teams moving forward, we're told. Regardless of its success in music videos, why not just keep the name slacker radio that many know and love there are many companies that buy other companies and keep the original name due to brand recognition. LiveXLive, a service devoted to live music and music-related video content, said the acquisition will help accelerate its efforts to deliver world-class entertainment, information and music content. Who thinks LiveXLive name is bringing down the brand To me this is a terrible name for music streaming service.

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At one point, Slacker even produced a line of portable music players but those were eventually discontinued as smartphones became more prevalent. Hundreds of handcrafted stations that adapt to your tastes - The perfect music for any moment with hundreds of activity-based playlists - Free on your smartphone, web browser, car or tablet - Customizable news, sports, talk and. It currently enjoys 1.5 million monthly unique users and has 400,000 subscribers across its paid and ad-supported tiers. Slacker Radio is constantly updated and adapts to your tastes so the music is always fresh, fun and unexpected. The service was founded in 2004 and launched in early 2007. Slacker, which helped Samsung launch its poorly named (and short-lived) Milk Music service in 2014, isn't often mentioned alongside big names like Spotify and Pandora when discussing streaming music but it's no spring chicken. Slacker Radio has been acquired by live event streaming platform LiveXLive Media as part of a deal valued at $50 million.īillboard points to a recent SEC filing showing LiveXLive handed over $44 million in cash and $6 million in common stock for Slacker Radio.Īlthough just now being publicly reported on, the two sides entered into a purchase agreement on August 25.

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