Starz integrates Spotify app
November 30, 2016
Starz and Spotify, the music streaming service, have revealed plans to launch the first-ever streaming music integration into the Starz premium video streaming service app. Starz has launched an upgraded version of its free Starz app that immerses the Spotify music experience into its video experience for Starz Original series and other Starz premium movie and television content.
“Starz is thrilled to share plans to soon integrate Spotify’s industry-leading streaming audio capabilities into the Starz app,” said Jeffrey Hirsch, Chief Operating Officer at Starz. “Spotify integration will complement and fortify the Starz app’s appeal for distributors and consumers alike. Boasting great premium content, download capabilities, and wide availability for free use by participating cable, satellite and telco providers and a low monthly price of just $8.99 for direct subscriptions, the Starz app has burst onto the OTT landscape, quickly become a leading player in the space.”