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The subsidiary's product line is primarily focused on headphones and speakers. The company's original product line was manufactured in partnership with the AV equipment company Monster Cable Products. Following the end of its contract with the company, Beats took further development of its products in-house. In 2014, the company expanded into the online music market with the launch of a subscription-based streaming service, Beats Music. Audio Technology | Revolt Against Inferior Sound with Beats Audio". www.beatsbydre.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-02.On January 19, 2012, BusinessWeek reported that Beats and Monster would not renew their production contract and their partnership ceased at the end of 2012. Dre and Iovine subsequently decided to oversee the entire operation of the company, from manufacturing to R&D, [12] and aimed to double its workforce to around 300 employees. Monster would ultimately begin marketing its own competing line of premium headphones aimed towards an older demographic. [6] At the time, neither Dre, Iovine or Wood were experienced in the operation of a company at such a grand level, but Wood explained in 2014: On January 21, 2014, the company launched Beats Music, a subscription-based online music streaming service. [23] Prior to the launch of the service, Beats stated that it intends to provide a different type of streaming experience to what was available on the market at the time. Additionally, the service would only be available to consumers in the U.S. at inception. [24] Subsidiary of Apple Inc. (2014–present) [ edit ] Kekeh, Nicole. "Meet The Boss Behind Chrysler's Image Makeover; He Is French". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012 . Retrieved March 20, 2012.