Ngasekuqaleni kwenyanga i-Financial Times ishicilele udaba oluthi i-Apple ibe nezingxoxo nenkampani yomsakazo yase-US iHearMedia mayelana nokuthi kungenzeka yini inkampani kaTim Cook ithathe izintambo. isigxobo enkampaniniInkampani ecindezelekile ememezele ukuthi iqothukile ekuqaleni konyaka.
Yize inezinkinga zezezimali, i-iHearMedia iyiqembu lomsakazo elikhulu kunawo wonke ezweni elineziteshi ezingaphezu kuka-850, zombili eziku-FM naku-AM. Njengoba leli phephandaba libika futhi, yize bengakafiki esivumelwaneni, izingxoxo phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili zisendleleni efanele.
I-Apple ingahle icabangele izinketho ezahlukahlukene lezo sikusize usebenzise ngokunenzuzo isipiliyoni se-iHearMedia emsakazweni ojwayelekile ukuze kukhuthazwe i-Apple Music neBeats 1 phakathi kwezigidi zamakhasimende angaba khona. Isikhulu esiphezulu se-iHearMedia, esingathandanga ukudalula igama laso, sithi izigidi zabalaleli bomsakazo nakanjani zizophoqeleka ukuthi zithuthele kwi-Intanethi kungekudala futhi i-Apple ngokungangabazeki izothanda ukuthi bonke labo basebenzisi bayoba yi-Apple Music, ikwazi ukusondela nakakhulu kumanani womsebenzisi we-Spotify.
Ngokwalo mbhalo wakamuva, ithi inani labasebenzisi abasebenzisa i-Apple Music namuhla, bobabili ababhalisile nangosizo lwenkonzo yezinyanga ezintathu olunikezwa yinkampani, lenyukile zisuka ezigidini ezingama-50 ngoMeyi zaya ezigidini ezingama-56 namuhla.
Kuze kube manje, i-Apple Music isidlule i-Spotify ngokwabasebenzisi base-United States, kodwa ngaphandle kwase-United States, ayinakho ukuba khona emhlabeni wonke. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, iSpotify iyaqhubeka nokukhula ngesilinganiso esisheshayo emhlabeni wonke, ingeza abasebenzisi abayizigidi eziyi-12 ezinyangeni ezedlule ukufinyelela inani lababhalisile abayizigidi ezingama-87.