Published
Tue, Sep 8, 2015, 11:28
- The broadcaster plans to have 50,000 tracks available to hear for a limited time each month.
The BBC is planning to launch its own music streaming service.
As Music Business Worldwide report, the broadcaster outlined its plans in its annual charter review. The BBC says its "new music discovery service" will see 50,000 tracks made available to stream for a limited period every month. "We must evolve our music offering so that it serves new audience needs and habits and allows us to remain a strong partner and contributor to the UK creative sector," says the report, which you can read here. The BBC says it'll use the streaming service to "champion UK music," with more support given to "specialist genres, independent artists and labels—those who are less supported by the wider broadcast and digital market but for whom there are enthusiastic audiences."
The BBC tackled the issue of artist payment, a factor that tripped up Apple Music before its launch, revealing that it is "working with the industry" to develop a streaming service that will "benefit audiences and artists." The report says this could be achieved by "providing the first audience for an unsigned or undiscovered artist, or by working to license the product in a way that benefits artists fairly."
There's no word yet on when the service launches. It will enter an increasingly crowded market that includes the likes of Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music.