TuneIn Introduces TuneIn Premium -- Brings The Most Comprehensive Audio Subscription Service to Listeners Worldwide

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"With the introduction of TuneIn Premium we are taking the world's best audio content and putting it all in one place," said John Donham , Chief Executive Officer of TuneIn. "MLB is the gold standard in professional sports and its mobile availability on TuneIn will anchor our new subscription service for years to come. In today's crowded audio landscape, our focus on exclusive news, talk, sports, and music allows us to deliver an unparalleled listening experience to our users."

"We're excited to partner with TuneIn and bring our live radio broadcasts to another distribution platform for baseball fans all over the world," said Kenny Gersh , Executive Vice President, Business, MLBAM. "TuneIn gives fans multiple baseball channels so they can listen to every live game as well as a variety of MLB.com and MLB Network programming, including fantasy baseball, talk shows and baseball-themed entertainment, and individual stations devoted to their favorite teams."

Starting today, TuneIn Premium is available in the US ( $7.99 USD /month), Canada ( $8.99 CAD/month) and the UK (£5.99/month) with future plans to roll out to additional countries. Users will be able to access TuneIn Premium within the existing TuneIn Radio app, which will remain free and continues to offer over 100,000 streaming radio stations and 5.7 million on-demand programs and podcasts.

Listeners can subscribe to TuneIn Premium or sign up for a free trial starting today via TuneIn.com and TuneIn's mobile apps for iOS and Android.

TuneIn is the most popular way to listen to real radio from around the world. With over 60 million monthly active users, TuneIn lets people listen to the world's sports, news, talk, and music from wherever they are. TuneIn has over 100,000 radio stations and more than 5.7 million on-demand programs streaming from every continent, and is available across 200+ connected devices. TuneIn has venture funding from IVP, Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and Icon Ventures, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California .