Rdio an "expanded" experience incorporating this IP in late 2016. On April 2, 2013 Rdio launched Vdio, a movie and television show streaming service. Vdio was set up similarly to Rdio but adopted a pay-per-view model. The service focused on newly released titles from major Hollywood studios like Disney, Fox, Universal Studios, and Warner Bros. Current Rdio subscribers were given US$25 in credit to spend on Vdio. Vdio was shut down on December 27, 2013. In 2013, "Entertainment Weekly" compared a number of music services and judged Rdio the best, grading it "A" and writing that it had "by far the
Rdio best app and online interface, making database searching and playlist curation easy". Oi - On November 1, 2011, Rdio entered the Brazilian market by announcing a partnership with Oi, Brazil's largest telecommunications company, under the brand name Oi Rdio. Cumulus Media - On September 16, 2013, Cumulus Media announced a deal with Rdio that gave the second largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States an online outlet. This partnership gave Rdio broad access to its programming and promoted Rdio on Cumulus stations. Tesla Motors - On February 6, 2014, Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon