ByteDance is shutting down its music streaming service Resso in India on the finish of this month as the corporate shifts its focus to broaden TikTok Music globally. Notably, Resso was one of many final lively properties for Bytedance within the nation after it banned TikTok in 2020.
The Resso app is at present taken off the Play Retailer and the App Retailer, as first famous by Moneycontrol. The streaming service remains to be lively for individuals who have the app, nevertheless it’s not doable to buy a brand new subscription.
The corporate confirmed the event and mentioned that it doesn’t plan to launch TikTok Music in India.
“Sadly, owing to native market circumstances, we are able to now not proceed to serve customers of Resso in India. We have now subsequently taken the choice to close down Resso and its related operations on January thirty first. Customers can be provided a refund of their remaining subscription charges.” a Bytedance spokesperson mentioned.
India was the final lively marketplace for Resso, which first launched in 2020. The streaming service was additionally operative in Indonesia and Brazil. Nonetheless, ByteDance launched TikTok Music in each these markets final July. At the moment, the corporate mentioned that Resso would shut down in Brazil and Indonesia on September 5.
In Might 2023, ByteDance made Resso a subscription-only service to supply “a greater person expertise for music followers, whereas growing alternatives for rightsholders and artists.”
Till now, ByteDance has launched TikTok Music in Australia, Singapore, and Mexico aside from Indonesia and Brazil.
