<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
is	O
an	O
Indian	O
online	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	B-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
digital	O
distributor	O
of	O
Hindi	O
,	O
English	O
,	O
Malayalam	O
,	O
Bengali	O
,	O
Kannada	O
,	O
Tamil	O
,	O
Telugu	O
,	O
Bhojpuri	O
and	O
other	O
regional	O
Indian	O
music	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
Saavn	B-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
acquired	O
rights	O
to	O
over	O
8.0	O
crore	O
(	O
80	O
million	O
)	O
music	O
tracks	O
in	O
15	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
service	B-General_Concept
;	O
basic	O
features	O
are	O
free	O
with	O
advertisements	O
or	O
limitations	O
,	O
while	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
improved	O
streaming	O
quality	O
and	O
music	O
downloads	O
for	O
offline	O
listening	O
,	O
are	O
offered	O
via	O
paid	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
announced	O
merger	O
with	O
JioMusic	B-Application
in	O
a	O
deal	O
worth	O
more	O
than	O
$1	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
merger	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
Saavn	B-Application
being	O
rebranded	O
JioSaavn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
BODVOD	O
Network	O
and	O
initially	O
distributed	O
Bollywood	O
content	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
a	O
B2B	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
later	O
shifted	O
its	O
core	O
focus	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
music	O
destination	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
Bollywood	O
and	O
other	O
Indic	O
music	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
re-launching	O
its	O
flagship	O
product	O
,	O
Saavn.com,	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
B2C	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
today	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
distributors	O
of	O
Bollywood	O
and	O
other	O
Indian	O
entertainment	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Reliance	O
Industries	O
Ltd	O
acquired	O
a	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
Saavn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reliance	O
executed	O
definitive	O
agreements	O
for	O
combination	O
of	O
Saavn	B-Application
with	O
its	O
digital	O
music	O
service	B-General_Concept
,	O
JioMusic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combined	O
entity	O
is	O
valued	O
at	O
over	O
US$1	O
billion	O
and	O
renamed	O
as	O
JioSaavn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
's	O
products	O
are	O
JioSaavn	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
its	O
music	O
service	B-General_Concept
that	O
offers	O
offline	O
listening	O
without	O
advertisements	O
,	O
with	O
improved	O
music	O
quality	O
and	O
its	O
mobile	O
apps	O
,	O
JioSaavn	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
also	O
integrated	O
a	O
social	O
networking	O
feature	O
with	O
its	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	B-General_Concept
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
Social	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
profiles	O
and	O
playlists	O
of	O
their	O
friends	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
celebrities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
's	O
business	O
model	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
digital	O
advertising	O
services	O
(	O
offers	O
service	B-General_Concept
with	O
advertisements	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
business	O
model	O
(	O
JioSaavn	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
offers	O
ad-free	O
and	O
offline	O
streaming	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
music	O
streaming	O
services	O
in	O
India	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Amazon	O
's	O
voice	O
assistant	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
,	O
which	O
shipped	O
nationwide	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
,	O
a	O
media	O
engagement	O
company	O
,	O
entered	O
into	O
an	O
exclusive	O
partnership	O
with	O
Saavn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
's	O
music	O
library	O
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
Shazam	B-Application
's	O
music	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
aims	O
to	O
provide	O
its	O
users	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
listening	O
experience	O
with	O
Shazam	B-Application
's	O
music	O
engagement	O
tools	O
especially	O
in	O
popular	O
genres	O
like	O
bhangra	O
,	O
devotional	O
,	O
ghazals	O
,	O
Carnatic	O
,	O
Indipop	O
and	O
regional	O
language	O
music	O
like	O
Urdu	O
,	O
Hindi	O
,	O
Punjabi	O
,	O
Kannada	O
,	O
Malayalam	O
,	O
Tamil	O
,	O
Telugu	O
,	O
Gujarati	O
,	O
Marathi	O
,	O
Bengali	O
,	O
and	O
Bhojpuri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
radio	O
model	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
later	O
partnered	O
with	O
Twitter	O
to	O
crowd-source	O
song	O
requests	O
via	O
the	O
custom	O
handle	O
@SaavnRadio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
introduced	O
its	O
first	O
mobile	O
app	O
-	O
Saavn	B-Application
Music	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
Saavn	B-Application
Music	O
for	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
has	O
received	O
9,000	O
+	O
ratings	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2011	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
added	O
its	O
latest	O
app	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
Music	O
for	O
Chrome	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Chrome	O
Web	O
Store	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
2011	O
to	O
be	O
Facebook	O
's	O
first	O
global	O
partner	O
and	O
Indian	O
partner	O
on	O
the	O
Open	O
Graph	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
integration	O
with	O
Facebook	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
any	O
of	O
Saavn	B-Application
's	O
millions	O
of	O
tracks	O
using	O
their	O
Facebook	O
logins	O
and	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
music	O
from	O
Facebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
launch	O
,	O
Open	O
Graph	O
doubled	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
visitors	O
to	O
Saavn.com,	O
and	O
increased	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
visitors	O
from	O
Facebook	O
to	O
Saavn	B-Application
by	O
15	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
half	O
of	O
Saavn	B-Application
's	O
user	O
base	O
uses	O
Facebook	O
Connect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Sony	O
Music	O
to	O
acquire	O
Sony	O
's	O
entire	O
database	O
of	O
music	O
catalog	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
has	O
900+	O
label	O
partnerships	O
including	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
Sony	O
Music	O
,	O
T-Series	O
,	O
Tips	O
,	O
YRF	O
,	O
Saregama	O
,	O
Eros	O
Music	O
and	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
's	O
brand	O
partners	O
include	O
global	O
names	O
like	O
AT&T	O
,	O
Bose	O
,	O
Lays	O
,	O
General	O
Motors	O
,	O
Nokia	O
,	O
Samsung	O
,	O
and	O
Western	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
popular	O
Bollywood	O
actor	O
Ranbir	O
Kapoor	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
joined	O
Saavn	B-Application
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
consumer	O
marketing	O
ideas	O
and	O
business	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actor	O
was	O
reportedly	O
interested	O
in	O
working	O
at	O
a	O
more	O
business-oriented	O
level	O
at	O
Saavn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ranbir	O
Kapoor	O
is	O
also	O
co-owner	O
/	O
part-owner	O
of	O
Saavn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
philanthropy	O
non-profit	O
Akshaya	O
Patra	O
Foundation	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
#MusicForMeals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
every	O
hour	O
of	O
music	O
streamed	O
on	O
Saavn	B-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
helps	O
provide	O
mid-day	O
meals	O
to	O
school-going	O
children	O
through	O
Akshaya	O
Patra	O
's	O
network	O
of	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
also	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
Mobile	O
Association	O
of	O
India	O
(	O
IAMAI	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
not-for-profit	O
industry	O
body	O
that	O
represents	O
the	O
interests	O
of	O
mobile	O
and	O
online	O
value	O
added	O
services	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
co-founder	O
and	O
president	O
Vinodh	O
Bhat	O
was	O
named	O
as	O
vice-chairman	O
of	O
IAMAI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
started	O
moving	O
to	O
a	O
paid-only	O
model	O
(	O
except	O
India	O
)	O
,	O
initially	O
offering	O
listening	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
30	O
days	O
and	O
after	O
that	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fee	O
of	O
$4.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Saavn	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
Artist	O
In	O
Residence	O
(	O
AiR	O
)	O
program	O
with	O
indie	O
artist	O
Nucleya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
later	O
expanded	O
its	O
content	O
offering	O
into	O
Saavn	B-Application
Original	O
Programming	O
,	O
a	O
slate	O
of	O
original	O
,	O
non-music	O
audio	O
programs	O
that	O
range	O
from	O
Bollywood	O
to	O
comedy	O
and	O
storytelling	O
to	O
cricket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
's	O
audio	O
shows	O
include	O
No	O
Filter	O
Neha	O
,	O
Qisson	O
ka	O
Kona	O
with	O
Neelesh	O
Misra	O
,	O
Trial	O
by	O
Error	O
:	O
The	O
Aarushi	O
Files	O
,	O
and	O
Kahaani	O
Express	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saavn	B-Application
verifies	O
their	O
authentic	O
artists	O
by	O
providing	O
a	O
verification	O
badge	O
on	O
their	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
JioSaavn	B-Application
introduced	O
Artist	B-Application
Originals	I-Application
(	O
AO	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
music	O
program	O
releasing	O
and	O
marketing	O
tracks	O
and	O
albums	O
by	O
South	O
Asian	O
artists	O
,	O
songwriters	O
and	O
producers	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
streaming	O
app	O
to	O
offer	O
original	O
audio	O
programming	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indian	O
hip-hop	O
star	O
Naezy	O
,	O
Toronto-based	O
DJ	O
Sickick	O
,	O
singer-songwriter	O
Prateek	O
Kuhad	O
,	O
U.K.-based	O
independent	O
artists	O
Zack	O
Knight	O
and	O
Jasmin	O
Walia	O
,	O
electronic	O
artist	O
Sandunes	O
,	O
Canadian	O
artist	O
The	O
PropheC	O
,	O
contemporary	O
classical	O
duo	O
Shadow	O
and	O
Light	O
and	O
UK	O
musician	O
Raxstar	O
have	O
also	O
launched	O
songs	O
under	O
the	O
Artist	B-Application
Originals	I-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
appoints	O
new	O
CEO	O
Sahas	O
Malhotra	O
,	O
ex-Amazon	O
Music	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warner	O
Music	O
India	O
and	O
JioSaavn	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
‘	O
Spotted’	O
-	O
an	O
artist	O
discovery	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JioSaavn	B-Application
will	O
collaborate	O
with	O
Warner	O
Music	O
India	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
release	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
