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Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say by 21 on Friday December 08, 2017 @05:43PM (#15882762)
It was an article about a UK playlist selection company which had 6 millions yearly revenue doing this. Unfortunately I can't hit the right keywords now to find it again.
Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say by iamjeff on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:23PM (#15882986)
What a delightful discovery, this playlist selection vertical.

Going down that rabbit hole, I discovered some gems:

[1] Restaurant music emerges from the background - http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170807/ENTERTAINMENT/...

[2] Who Picks The Music You Hear At The Mall? - https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/11/28/165947927/...

[3] Gap In-Store Playlists 1992 to 2006: The Monthly Playlists at Gap - https://gapinstoreplaylists.blogspot.com