Spotify streaming via your TV could soon be a reality

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 12:03

The popular Spotify music streaming service is set to leap out of your computer and into your living room - at least, if you live in Finland.

Announced yesterday, the deal between Finnish ISP TeliaSonera and Spotify will give users of the company's Sonera Home TV IP-based television service access to Spotify via their set-top boxes.

Although the IPTV service itself has already launched, the software required to stream music from Spotify will not make it onto users'

set-top boxes until some time in the summer.

Music blog Music Allay quotes TeliaSonera's vice president of TV services Jussi Salminen as stating that he believes "right now new services that provide innovative features for TV and music will be one of the most in-demand additions."

Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek describes TeliaSonera as "a key partner" for the company, and hopes that the deal will allow Spotify to "reach out to many more Finnish music fans than ever before."

The deal comes on the same day that a similar collaboration between US satellite TV service Dish Network and Google is reported in the Wall Street Journal, allowing selected trial users access to YouTube videos via their set-top boxes.

The Sonera Home TV service will join Spotify's existing computer and smartphone streaming services, allowing access to the company's large collection of music on an increasing number of devices. So far the company has yet to announce any similar deals with IPTV companies in the UK.

Author: Gareth Halfacree

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