SoundCloud
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Berlin, Germany
SoundCloud is a German audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. The service enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming services in the world and is available in 190 countries and territories. The service has more than 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021. SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for mobile, desktop and Xbox devices. SoundCloud has evolved from a traditional online streaming platform to an entertainment company. Wikipedia
Website: soundcloud.com
Latest news
- Jan 8: SoundCloud is up for sale. The music service, which made 10% of its workforce redundant last year, is preparing for a sale worth up to $1bn.
- Dec 14, 2023: Stew Cornelius has joined Acast as an Account Director based in NYC. Stew has a broad background in media and has held roles at Turner Broadcasting, Hulu, and Twitter. Andrew Mongarella is a new Account Director with Acast in NYC. Andrew has spent the bulk of his career in digital audio sales with roles at SiriusXM and SoundCloud.
- May 29, 2023: We wrote a piece on how to choose the best podcast host. SoundCloud isn't it.
- Sep 8, 2022: Podcasts hosted on SoundCloud have, for the past week, not been appearing on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Multiple podcasters have reported the issue but we understand it doesn't appear to be fixed.
- Aug 5, 2022: SoundCloud is to lay off 'up to 20%' of its global workforce. The company blames "a significant company transformation" and a challenging economy.
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