Line shuts down MixRadio

Japanese messaging app Line is discontinuing MixRadio, an internet radio streaming service. MixRadio will be shut down in the coming weeks, a little over a year after it was acquired by Line from Microsoft. Giving reasons for its closure, the official statement noted that the acquisition was intended to “provide a broader experience”. However, “after a careful assessment of the subsidiary’s overall performance, the financial challenges posed by the music streaming market, and priorities of Line ...