Deezer Expands Global Music Streaming with Smart TV Deals

The streaming music service Deezer has announced partnerships with Samsung, Toshiba and LG that could possibly make the Deezer app available to some 600 million people across more than 150 countries. However, the deals are limited in scope since Deezer will initially only be available on Samsung smart TV models produced from 2011 (Europe only) and LG models from 2011 (worldwide). Deezer does not have a deal in place for the U.S.

“Toshiba, on the other hand, will be able to bring the music offering to its 2011-range in Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, as well as the company’s new 2013 smart TV lineup to users all around the globe,” reports Engadget.

“Deezer’s expansion has been faster than any other digital music service — it’s now available in more than 180 countries and in every continent in the world — and these partnerships make Deezer the new dominant digital music service provider via smart TVs,” according to the press release. “In the last year alone, around 43 million smart TVs were sold, and it is predicted that this number will rise to 95 million by 2016.”

“Deezer subscribers will have instant access to all their favorite playlists, tracks and Deezer recommendations via their smart TV,” explains the release. “If you don’t have a subscription, you can still enjoy Deezer’s discovery mode, which offers unlimited access to Deezer’s thousands of artist-based and themed radio channels, and allows music fans to browse the Deezer library and listen to 30-second clips of any of our 20 million tracks.”

The post includes a brief promotional video that showcases the Deezer app for LG smart TVs.

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