<s>
7digital	B-Application
Group	O
Plc	O
is	O
a	O
British	O
publicly	O
listed	O
company	O
that	O
offers	O
access	O
to	O
music	O
,	O
tracking	O
and	O
reporting	O
for	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
London-based	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
provides	O
end-to-end	O
music	O
services	O
for	O
the	O
fitness	O
,	O
social	O
media	O
,	O
DSPs	O
,	O
and	O
gaming	O
industries	O
with	O
brands	O
such	O
as	O
Barry	O
's	O
and	O
Triller	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advertising	O
Age	O
described	O
7digital	B-Application
(	O
Zdigital	B-Application
in	O
Australia	O
)	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
British	O
download	O
store	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
referred	O
to	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
music	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
's	O
Smooth	O
Operations	O
,	O
Unique	O
Production	O
and	O
Above	O
the	O
Title	O
companies	O
are	O
now	O
branded	O
7digital	B-Application
Creative	O
,	O
and	O
produce	O
content	O
for	O
BBC	O
Radio	O
1	O
,	O
Radio	O
1Xtra	O
,	O
BBC	O
Radio	O
2	O
and	O
BBC	O
Radio	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
HMV	O
bought	O
50%	O
of	O
7digital	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
7digital	B-Application
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
Santa	O
Monica-headquartered	O
B2B	O
music	O
licensing	O
company	O
,	O
Songtradr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
their	O
API	B-General_Concept
was	O
used	O
by	O
Guvera	B-Application
,	O
Onkyo	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
HMV	O
,	O
musical.ly	B-Application
(	O
now	O
TikTok	O
)	O
and	O
Technics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
subsequently	O
partnered	O
with	O
Triller	B-Application
,	O
FORME	O
Life	O
,	O
Soundtrack	O
Your	O
Brand	O
,	O
Global	O
Eagle	O
,	O
Grandpad	O
,	O
Apex	O
Rides	O
,	O
and	O
Fender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
Ben	O
Drury	O
and	O
James	O
Kane	O
as	O
a	O
B2B	O
digital	O
music	O
services	O
company	O
,	O
building	O
music	O
download	O
stores	O
for	O
record	O
labels	O
,	O
brands	O
and	O
other	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
Direct	O
to	O
Consumer	O
(	O
D2C	O
)	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
is	O
backed	O
by	O
technology	O
venture	O
capital	O
firm	O
Balderton	O
Capital	O
(	O
formerly	O
Benchmark	O
Capital	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
raised	O
£4.25	O
m	O
in	O
its	O
series	O
B	O
investor	O
round	O
,	O
securing	O
investment	O
from	O
various	O
groups	O
including	O
Sutton	O
Place	O
Managers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
investment	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
launch	O
7digital.com	B-Application
in	O
more	O
European	O
countries	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
expanding	O
the	O
sites	O
offerings	O
to	O
include	O
downloadable	O
video	O
and	O
computer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
7digital.com	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
company	O
in	O
Europe	O
to	O
launch	O
DRM-free	O
MP3	O
downloads	O
with	O
all	O
four	O
major	O
record	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
employed	O
45	O
people	O
in	O
London	O
and	O
had	O
over	O
1.3	O
million	O
registered	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
HMV	O
bought	O
a	O
50%	O
holding	O
in	O
7digital	B-Application
from	O
its	O
venture	O
capital	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
expanded	O
with	O
an	O
office	O
in	O
Luxembourg	O
and	O
in	O
early	O
2012	O
,	O
they	O
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
with	O
an	O
office	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
CA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
secured	O
$10	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
from	O
two	O
new	O
investors	O
,	O
Dolby	O
and	O
Imagination	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
UBC	O
Media	O
announced	O
merger	O
plans	O
with	O
7digital	B-Application
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
merger	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
forming	O
7digital	B-Application
Group	O
Plc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
partnership	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
7digital	B-Application
to	O
raise	O
capital	O
by	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2019	O
to	O
remain	O
operational	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
's	O
agnostic	O
platform	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
building	O
products	O
on	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
connected	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
:	O
(	O
July	O
2014	O
)	O
On	O
10	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Guvera	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
launched	O
its	O
streaming	O
service	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
:	O
for	O
Music	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
version	O
1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S3	I-Application
devices	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
Music	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
has	O
begun	O
to	O
include	O
subscription	O
streaming	O
alongside	O
their	O
music	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
pre-install	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
subsequently	O
for	O
Blackberry	B-Application
10	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
is	O
independent	O
of	O
their	O
business	O
since	O
significant	O
investment	O
they	O
received	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
collaborated	O
with	O
Canonical	O
Ltd	O
.	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
One	I-Language
Music	I-Language
Store	I-Language
in	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Operating	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
starting	O
from	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
10.04	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
April	O
2014	O
Canonical	O
announced	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
One	I-Language
file	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spotify	B-Application
users	O
from	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
The	O
Netherlands	O
and	O
Sweden	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
tracks	O
to	O
download	O
(	O
if	O
available	O
)	O
from	O
7digital	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
launched	O
their	O
own	O
purchase	O
service	O
during	O
2011	O
which	O
replaced	O
7digital	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
7digital	B-Application
would	O
work	O
with	O
will.i.am	O
for	O
his	O
new	O
wearable	O
smart	B-Device
device	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
partners	O
Technics	O
launched	O
'	O
Technics	O
Tracks	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
premium	O
Hi-Resolution	O
audio	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
its	O
B2B	O
digital	O
music	O
services	O
business	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
offers	O
music	O
tracks	O
direct	O
to	O
consumers	O
in	O
MQA	B-Algorithm
,	O
MP3	O
320	O
,	O
256	O
,	O
M4A	O
,	O
16-bit	O
and	O
24-bit	O
FLAC	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7digital	B-Application
mobile	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
devices	O
through	O
partnerships	O
with	O
Acer	O
,	O
HTC	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
Pioneer	O
,	O
HP	O
,	O
Dell	O
,	O
and	O
Sonos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
's	O
Indiestore	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
early	O
2006	O
and	O
allowed	O
unsigned	O
artists	O
and	O
independent	O
labels	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
digital	O
music	O
download	O
store	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Indiestore	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7digital	B-Application
directs	O
independent	O
artists	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
independent	O
aggregators	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
service	O
their	O
music	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
music	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
music	O
platform	O
to	O
adopt	O
Meridian	O
Audio	O
's	O
high-quality	O
MQA	B-Algorithm
format	O
for	O
streaming/downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
7digital	B-Application
operated	O
in	O
82	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
May	O
2017	O
7digital	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
sudden	O
closure	O
of	O
its	O
EU	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
