Apple to Gain Unconditional EU Approval to Buy Shazam

Apple to Gain Unconditional EU Approval to Buy Shazam
Illustration photo of the Shazam application on a mobile phone December 12, 2017. Reuters/Thomas White
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Apple is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam, two people familiar with the matter said on August 22.

The deal, announced in December last year, would help the iPhone maker better compete with Spotify, the industry leader in music streaming services. Shazam identifies songs when a smartphone is pointed at an audio source.