Qello

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Qello
Industry Video hosting
Founded 2010
Founder Brian Lisi
Rich Johnson
Bob Frank
Headquarters New York, United States
Key people
 Brian Lisi - CEO
Bob Frank - President
Rich Johnson - Chief Revenue Officer
Products Digital streaming of concert and music documentaries
Website www.qello.com

Qello is an on-demand digital entertainment company.[1][2][3] Qello Concerts is an over-the-top content[4] streaming service for HD concerts, music documentaries and related films.[5][6] It licenses a variety of long-form concerts, documentaries, behind the scenes footage and interviews from both major and independent music labels.[7][8] Its catalogue includes music ranging from classic rock to alternative rock to pop, from the 1920s to today.[9][10] All videos on Qello are in HD and are professionally produced concert films or documentaries.[11][12][13] Most are produced for theatrical release, TV release or DVD.[9][12] Qello personalizes content based on user location and behavior.[14]

The New York-based Qello launched in 2010 by co-founders Brian Lisi, Rich Johnson and Bob Frank.[9][12] Brian Lisi serves as CEO and Bob Frank as president of Qello.[15][16]

History

In May 2011, Qello was given one of Google’s Developer Sandbox spots at Google I/O.[17]

In June 2011, RightsFlow, a licensing and royalty service provider, entered into an agreement with Qello, providing them with a service for royalty reporting, ensuring that rights holders are properly compensated for the use of their creative work. A percentage of all monthly revenue goes directly to the content provider.[18]

In May 2012, Qello and EMI music entered an agreement, expanding Qello’s library with content from EMI’s library as well.[19] EMI was a British multinational recording and publishing company.

In April 2013, Qello launched a music blog designed to feature original content called Inside the Q.[20] Ben Fong-Torres, former editor for Rolling Stone, is the Senior Editor.[21] Inside the Q bloggers introduce Center Stage and Breakout artists being featured on Qello, as well as information about New Music Tuesdays, the apps new releases.[20][22] The blog also has reviews of the concerts and documentaries featured on Qello with Fong-Torres’s accounts of personal encounters and interviews with many of the artists.[23]

As of July 2014, Qello has 3 million registered users in more than 160 countries.[14] Qello has more subscribers in more countries than any other digital video service after Netflix.[14]

Qello Concerts

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Qello Concerts

Users can access Qello via its mobile app available on iOS and Android, its YouTube channel, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Windows Mobile, and Sony and Samsung Smart TVs.[21][24][25] Users can log in using their Facebook or Twitter account, or by creating a login.[26] If using a device supporting iTunes, Qello scans the users iTunes library and suggests bands and videos the user may want to watch but had not previously purchased.[9] It also gives iOS users access to purchase audio tracks of artists directly through iTunes.[27] Qello allows users to create and share custom set lists.[3][28] All users get unlimited access to Qello TV, which has more than 30 channels of non-stop concert moments; they also get one track from every concert film.[9][28] Qello also offers an All-Access Pass giving subscribers unlimited access to every full-length concert and documentary in the library.[9][28]

Platforms

Qello is also available on Sony and Samsung smart TVs, Kindle Fire, and iOS and Android devices.[29]

In December 2011, Qello was added to Google TV, and in May 2013, YouTube announced it would be featuring Qello as one of two channels launched in its new subscription channels.[1][16] This partnership allows YouTube users to access all of the content from Qello. Soon after, in June 2013, Qello was added to Apple TV, making Qello available everywhere that Apple TV is available.[24] The following month, July 2013, Qello was added among the Chromecast apps. In April 2014, the Qello app became available for Roku devices.[30] Qello was also a launch partner on the Amazon Fire TV.[31] In September 2014, Qello became available on PlayStation 4.

Qello was previously available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Network, but the service has since been suspended on these platforms.[32][33] On May 4, 2016, PlayStation users in North America were emailed notifying them of the suspension of service and were instead encouraged to use other platforms or the paid-service Amazon Prime. As of May 6, 2016, however, the Qello website still lists PS3, PS4, and PS Vita as supported devices.[34]

Billing

As of February, 2016, Qello supports payment using direct pay with a credit card, or PayPal as an integrated payment provider. However, they have publicly noted that PayPal payment may not immediately activate the All Access subscription on their site, and delays between payment and activation as long as 1-week have been reported.

References

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  34. ↑ List of supported devices captured May 6, 2016

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