Napster Expands Streaming-Music in Europe to Challenge Spotify

Napster, the subscription music-streaming service challenging Spotify and Rdio in the U.S., says it can boost subscriptions fivefold in the next three years as it expands its offering throughout Europe.

Napster, owned by Rhapsody International Inc., is available in 14 additional countries in Europe including France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands as of today. The service, which costs around 10 euros ($13) a month, has about 1 million subscribers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, said Rhapsody President Jon Irwin.