DanAds, a Swedish self-service advertising solution, today announced Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps, as its first U.S. and international client. It’s part of a continued expansion for DanAds, which offers technology that enables advertisers to target and reach audiences directly through an easy-to-use buyer interface.
New York, NY (March 6, 2017) – Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps, today announced the launch of a massively scaled augmented reality (AR) platform for its brand partners, artists and hundreds of millions of global users. Beam Suntory, Inc., the world's third largest premium spirits company, has signed on as one of several launch partners.
Grammy-, Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning actor and musician Jamie Foxx is set to host BEAT SHAZAM, a unique and interactive game show in which teams of two race against the clock and each other as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the highest score will outlast the competition and go against Shazam for the chance to win a cash prize.
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Andrew Fisher, executive chairman of music recognition app Shazam, discusses his role, educating advertisers, and his regrets about selling out too soon.
Shazam has hit one billion app downloads and returned to profitability, after expanding beyond basic music recognition into brand advertising.
Shazam has announced a major new milestone: more than 1bn downloads of its app. Just as significantly, though, the mobile music-turned-advertising firm says it has now achieved “EBITDA profitability”.
A business model shift to advertising has helped music discovery company Shazam turn a profit. The London-based firm on Thursday announced that revenue from advertisers has surpassed other sources, including from music partners for its ubiquitous app, to propel it into profitability before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization.
Last year, we predicted Drake’s “One Dance” would take the summer (and the world) by storm, and sure enough, it was everywhere! So what about this summer? Shazam once again used its data to predict the songs everyone will be listening to during the endless beach parties and BBQs of summer 2017.
Last week, Shazam for Brands rolled into the Windy City for a special event focused on some very important business matters: meeting with key partners, saying hello to some of our closest friends from the Midwest, and listening to some amazing live music.
We are extremely excited to welcome Richard Sharp as Shazam’s new Chief Technology Officer. A huge part of the Shazam magic lies with its world-leading music technology, and Richard will oversee the team behind it all—as well as the delivery of new, innovative experiences for our hundreds of millions of global users.
