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  • Gaana.com introduces developer API program for music apps

    Gaana.com introduces developer API program for music apps

    NEW DELHI: Gaana.com, India’s largest online music broadcasting service with over 7.5 million unique visitors a month, is launching Gaana Developers’ Platform for budding entrepreneurs to develop innovative music apps. The apps will provide the consumers a more enriching music experience apart from generating revenue for the developers. Interested developers can visit developer.gaana.com for more information. 

     

    Gaana.com, a product of Times Internet (TIL), country’s largest digital network, will ensure that the developers need not worry about complex content licensing agreements or acquiring new users, as all of this will be handled by Gaana. 

     

    Via APIs, Gaana will offer developers access to its 3 million+ song catalog and its users. Developers who join the program will be highlighted on Gaana, giving direct exposure of its userbase to newly built applications. Gaana expects programmers to build innovative music apps that uses the platform’s catalog and technology, and believes that the platform will become the hub for innovation in online music apps, creating new ways for users to consume and discover their music experience. 

     

    Speaking about this, Pawan Agarwal, Head of Gaana, said, “Gaana is a dream platform for music lovers and we hope that app developers will also benefit immensely from the association with our brand.” 

     

    As a platform, along with access to APIs, Gaana will help promote new applications via custom campaigns and featured position on Gaana. The platform will also help these apps to be promoted on Social Media as well as the TIL network. These apps will be well integrated into the mobile apps of Gaana.

     

    Gaana has been privately developing the ecosystem with a few existing apps. Singalong, developed by Karaoke Garage, is a karaoke app, which has seen immense success on Gaana platform, and has helped Karaoke Garage reach more than 5 lakh visitors and more than 7.5 lakh song plays across multiple languages like Hindi, English, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu.

  • Gaana unveils new design on the web with version 3.0

    Gaana unveils new design on the web with version 3.0

    MUMBAI: Gaana.com has revealed a new avatar to take its listeners on a journey which is not only music to the ears but quite pleasing to the eyes as well. It has revamped its web app with all new look employing a responsive html5 design. Gaana has been a popular online music service in India crossing five million monthly active users.

     The refreshing new look, packaged with a faster search engine, makes it easier to browse, discover and favourite music from a large collection of over two million songs. The available music catalogue is spread across Bollywood, international and regional spanning 84 languages and multiple genres. The new site boasts thousands of editorially curated playlists, professionally programmed radio streams and a host of social & personalisation features. It’s also tablet friendly and offers seamless integration across devices.

    ocus on curated streams and personalisation positions Gaana as a one stop destination for users with varying music tastes and preferences. Be it romance or dance, happy or sad, party or devotional, there’s cherry picked playlists to suit every mood, occasion and genre. 

    Gaana offers listeners an opportunity to tune in to a variety of pre-programmed radio streams, featuring popular Radio Jockeys’ bytes, celebrity favourites and loads of curated music. The new version will soon feature radio stations based on artist, genre and other categories. There are hundreds of new radio stations and celebrity playlists, all upfronted for users. The service offers an experience that improves based on user’s listening activity on Gaana. Deep integration with user’s social network enables the users to not only discover new music through friends but to form a stronger bond with friends with similar music tastes. 

    Speaking on the occasion Gaana business head Pawan Agarwal said, “Gaana has spearheaded the digital music revolution in India and we continue to be at the forefront of delivering a world-class, engaging, and easy-to-use service that caters to the varying music needs of our audience across the globe. Content curation and personalisation being the key to creating enthralling music experiences, we are committed to adding more such features in the coming months. Watch out for the upcoming versions of our mobile applications.”