iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Now Available On Xbox One

iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Now Available On Xbox One
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Listen To and Control Thousands of iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Stations While Playing an Xbox One Game
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New York ­ - April 21, 2015 ­ - iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½, iHeartMedia's all-in-one streaming radio and digital music service, today announced its availability on Xbox One.Ìý Listeners can download the customized app for free beginning today from the Xbox Store to enjoy all their favorite iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ features right from their Xbox One.
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The iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ integration will allow gamers to utilize voice commands to navigate and control the listening experience without a controller by speaking to Kinect and specifying an action. Kinect's gesture recognition technology will also allow users to control iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ through simple hand movements including pushing motions to make selections or pulling motions to scroll through items. Plus, iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ will integrate seamlessly into Xbox One's Snap view. This will allow users to "Snap" iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ to one side of the screen, allowing them to continue listening and controlling the app even while another app or game is running in the center of the screen.
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"Xbox One offers the best in gaming and entertainment, and bringing iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ to Xbox One gives gamers another great way to enjoy their favorite music," said Mike Nichols, Corporate Vice President, Marketing for Xbox. "We're excited to bring iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½'s excellent user experience and music stations to our fans on Xbox One."
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"Xbox is one of the most popular gaming consoles on the market and we are proud to offer these gamers seamless access to the iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ listening experience with our new native Xbox One integration," said Darren Davis, President of iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½.Ìý "This beautifully designed app takes us one step further in our mission be everywhere our listeners are with the products and services they expect."
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The new Xbox One iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ app includes instant access to thousands of Live »Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ stations from across the country, Custom Stations created from a library of more than 20 million songs and 800,000 artists, on-demand podcasts, as well as stations specifically recommended "For You." Plus, users can quickly view a station's details section for song lyrics, artist biographies and to play similar music.
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About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.