Thursday, July 21, 2016

“VKontakte” will introduce a fee for adding music to your page – TV channel Dozhd (Register)

«VKontakte” will soon make pay some of the functions in the “Playlist”. Listening to music will remain free, but add a song to your page will be available only for the money. This is stated in a statement received by the disposal of Rain.

«” VKontakte “has no plans to introduce a fee for listening to audio in their native mobile apps on the desktop”, – reported the press-Rain a social networking service.

in an official statement indicated that “VKontakte” will test a variety of monetization opportunities in collaboration with partners and majors-by-copyright United Music Agency, which on the owner of the social network company Mail.Ru last week Group signed a cooperation agreement. Terms of collaboration were not disclosed, but the company notes that these conditions provide easy access for users to all audio and video content, which is a social network.

«VKontakte” will also appear full details about the executors, and the section will be similar to the Apple Music: musicians pages will include a full discography and description, all singles, and a breakdown of the album. Cost content’s press service “VKontakte” not disclose. However, representatives of the music companies say that the subscription price will be equal to “the price of a cup of coffee,” write “News” with reference to the general director of Warner Music Group in Russia Alexander Blinov

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When the service will be paid, is still unknown. Presumably changes will occur until the end of 2016.

The agreement Mail.Ru Group and United Music Agency (UMA) was signed on July 15th. After signing the contract users network “VKontakte”, “Classmates” and “My World” gained access to licensed content companies Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music. In addition, the ability to back listening to music in the application “VKontakte” for of iOS, was temporarily closed because of the fight against pirated content.

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