Wynk Music, one of India’s leading music streaming platforms, is shutting down.
This is close to a new announcement, according to local sources. WinkIts parent company Bharti Airtel, today (August 27).
The announcement revealed that Airtel has entered into a new partnership with Apple in India to provide Airtel customers with “new and exclusive offers on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.”
In fact, this means Wink Music Premium Subscribers will now be asked to convert their subscriptions to apple music.
Airtel confirmed in a press release: “Wynk Music has always been at the forefront of providing customers with premium music content. Wynk Premium users will have access to Apple Music and receive exclusive offers.
That’s not the place Airtel and Apple New partnership ends: Additionally, Apple TV+ will now be bundled with premium Airtel WiFi and postpaid plans.
Oliver Schussel“We’re excited that Airtel customers in India will soon be able to enjoy all the great content on Apple TV+ and Apple Music,” Apple’s vice president of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports and Beats said today.
“With our ever-growing catalog of world-class movies, TV shows and music to choose from, we know there’s something for everyone.”
Amit Tripathi“This partnership with Apple will provide tremendous value to our customers as they will now have access to the best content and entertainment around the world,” Bharti Airtel Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President Customer Experience said today.
closure wink music Will leave local music services e.g. Gio Savin and Ghana Competing with global music services like Spotify, YouTube Music and Apple Music in India.
Ghana In 2022, it was announced that it would be shutting down the free tier and becoming a subscription-only platform.
Indian media broke the news earlier this month that Gaana has been merged into the listed subsidiary of Times Group Entertainment Networks India Limited (ENIL) December 2023.
The move comes after Gaana’s potential merger with Airtel-owned Wynk Music fell through.
Wynk Music was launched in 2014 and in 2019 the app was installed more than 100 million times.global music business
