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Cloud9

Defunct Nigerian music streaming platform launched by Etisalat in 2013, relaunched under 9mobile/Timwe in 2015.

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2013 (launched as 'Etisalat Cloud 9'); relaunched around September 2015 under 9mobile.

Cloud9 was a Nigerian music streaming and live-performance content platform. Etisalat Nigeria launched it in August 2013 as a music platform featuring established and emerging artists. It relaunched around September 2015 under the 9mobile brand, after an exclusive partnership between the telco and streaming service Spinlet ended; the relaunched service was operated by the Timwe Group using 9mobile’s network and subscriber base.

Cloud9 is reported defunct. No live website or archived page confirming an official URL has been found.

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