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Shazam! Apple buys music recognition app
2017-12-11 18:09:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Rivalry against Spotify and augmented reality ambitions are two possible reasons for the takeover.
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Apple to buy Shazam for 300 million
2017-12-11 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Apple has reached an agreement to buy UK based music identification app Shazam, in a deal worth around £300 million, according to media reports. While neither side has commented on the potential deal, the £300 million price tag places a significantly lower value on Shazam than the company's £…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Apple to acquire Shazam for GBP 300 million - report
2017-12-10 19:36:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Apple is set to acquire music recognition app Shazam for a reported GBP 300 million, writes the Sunday Times. The takeover, which could be confirmed as early as this week, would be Apple's largest in the UK. Shazam investors are likely to be unhappy with the price as the company was valued at USD 1 billion (GBP 750 million) in 2015.
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Apple 'to buy Shazam for $400m'
2017-12-10 11:07:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The music recognition app already makes most of its money by referring music buyers to Apple's iTunes.
Report: Apple to Buy Shazam
2017-12-09 03:10:19| PC Magazine MP3 Player Product Guide
The deal for the music-recognition app may be valued at more than $400 million, and could be announced as soon as Monday.