<s>
Guvera	B-Application
was	O
an	O
online	O
music	O
and	O
entertainment	O
streaming	O
service	O
founded	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
had	O
agreements	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
labels	O
in	O
the	O
regions	O
where	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
legal	O
free	O
music	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Guvera	B-Application
has	O
shut	O
down	O
all	O
operations	O
across	O
all	O
remaining	O
Asian	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
streamed	O
music	O
and	O
entertainment	O
for	O
its	O
users	O
and	O
held	O
licensing	O
agreements	O
with	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
EMI	O
,	O
Orchard	O
,	O
INgrooves	O
,	O
IODA	O
,	O
Mushroom/Liberation	O
,	O
Shock	O
Records	O
,	O
Believe	O
Digital	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
rights	O
bodies	O
APRA	O
,	O
AMCOS	O
,	O
BMI	O
,	O
RightsFlow	O
,	O
Acodem	O
,	O
SESAC	O
,	O
Cash	O
,	O
Emmasacm	O
,	O
Extraphone	O
,	O
Peer	O
,	O
Prs/Impel	O
,	O
Filscap	O
,	O
First	O
Music	O
Publishing	O
,	O
Latinautor	O
,	O
Macp	O
,	O
Megaliner	O
,	O
National	O
Music	O
Publishing	O
,	O
Sabam	O
,	O
Sadaic	O
,	O
Sba	O
,	O
Sacem	O
,	O
Siae	O
,	O
Socan	O
,	O
Sonyatv	O
,	O
Sesac	O
,	O
Sgae	O
,	O
Solar	O
,	O
Warner	O
Chappell	O
,	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Publishing	O
,	O
and	O
Unisys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
distributed	O
DRM-free	O
MP3	O
downloads	O
with	O
bitrates	O
of	O
256	O
and	O
320	O
kbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
targeted	O
advertising	O
platform	O
,	O
which	O
targeted	O
ads	O
at	O
relevant	O
music	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
could	O
be	O
streamed	O
via	O
brand	O
channels	O
from	O
within	O
Guvera	B-Application
's	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
advertisers	O
had	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
selecting	O
music	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
was	O
available	O
on	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
funded	O
by	O
AMMA	O
Private	O
Investment	O
out	O
of	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
raised	O
about	O
$50m	O
from	O
its	O
base	O
of	O
about	O
1000	O
smaller	O
sophisticated	O
investors	O
primarily	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
accounting	O
firms	O
and	O
other	O
financial	O
services	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
beta	O
in	O
Australia	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
March	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
to	O
a	O
select	O
group	O
of	O
users	O
by	O
invitation	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Guvera	B-Application
appointed	O
Phil	O
Quartararo	O
as	O
its	O
Global	O
Head	O
of	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
Guvera	B-Application
moved	O
into	O
new	O
headquarters	O
in	O
The	O
Rocket	O
in	O
Robina	O
,	O
Gold	O
Coast	O
,	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Guvera	B-Application
created	O
a	O
mobile	O
platform	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Guvera	B-Application
released	O
mobile	O
apps	O
for	O
IOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Guvera	B-Application
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Lenovo	O
to	O
become	O
its	O
worldwide	O
music	O
partner	O
,	O
with	O
Guvera	B-Application
's	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
pre-installed	O
onto	O
Lenovo	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
Guvera	B-Application
acquired	O
Blinkbox	O
Music	O
from	O
Tesco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
the	O
former	O
employees	O
of	O
Blinkbox	O
Music	O
filed	O
a	O
£10m	O
Employment	O
Tribunal	O
case	O
against	O
Guvera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tribunal	O
awarded	O
them	O
£3.5	O
m	O
in	O
damages	O
,	O
which	O
Guvera	B-Application
appealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
Guvera	B-Application
won	O
an	O
international	O
Gold	O
at	O
the	O
Global	O
App	O
Design	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
Guvera	B-Application
was	O
blocked	O
from	O
a	O
stockmarket	O
listing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guvera	B-Application
began	O
operating	O
in	O
only	O
5	O
markets	O
:	O
Australia	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
and	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Darren	O
Herft	O
stepped	O
down	O
as	O
CEO	O
and	O
founder	O
Claes	O
Loberg	O
stepped	O
into	O
the	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
June	O
2017	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
federal	O
investigation	O
in	O
to	O
Guvera	B-Application
had	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
November	O
2017	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Guvera	B-Application
had	O
lost	O
their	O
appeal	O
against	O
an	O
earlier	O
ruling	O
,	O
which	O
found	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
employees	O
of	O
Blinkbox	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
