The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released a dense, highly-informed and descriptive whitepaper about programmatic advertising — which also suggests abandoning the term “programmatic” and replacing it with “automation.” There is also a great infographic. Continue Reading
Claire Atkinson, the NY Post writer who is at the head of many anonymously-sourced rumors about streaming media businesses, says that SiriusXM and parent company Liberty Media are again discussing an acquisition with Pandora. Continue Reading
Iconic webcasting platform Live365, which went out of business in January, 2016, and reemerged under new ownership in August, has announced that the platform is now open to webcaster sign-ups following a limited roll-out that began in January. Continue Reading
One day after Cumulus-owned Westwood One announced it was bringing Cumulus radio station commercial inventory into the programmatic era via Katz Expressway, Katz unleashed another press announcement outlining the scope of its programmatic radio market. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Warner Music Nashville streaming promotion; Germany moves to make FM-only radio receivers illegal; Spotify valuation still growing. Continue Reading
Cumulus Media-owned Westwood One has partnered with iHeartMedia-owned Katz Expressway, a programmatic advertising exchange powered by tech company Jelli. The immediate result is that radio stations in major Cumulus market have some commercial inventory in Expressway, available for automated buying. Continue Reading
NextRadio was introduced in August, 2013, as a tuner for SmartPhones to receive over-the-air radio reception with enhanced on-screen interactivity. In the nearly four years of NextRadio promotion, Emmis has faced challenges. In this week’s earnings call, Emmis head Jeff Smulyan put NextRadio prominently in the discussion, and framed it as an early-stage product undergoing growth and improvement. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced today that it successfully completed the annual accreditation process performed by the Media Rating Council (MRC) for its Webcast Metrics measurement product. Triton was first accredited by the MRC in March, 2014, following a rigorous two-year evaluation period. The accreditation certifies Triton’s technology, methods, and measurement definitions. Continue Reading
Hot out of the box today for public consumption, the annual Techsurvey from Jacobs Media digs into podcasting, smart speakers, and other media consumption details. The survey groups consists largely of people in radio station databases, so while it is not a pure P1 population, we assume a built-in favorability to radio. That is useful for questions about radio pros and cons, and also an interesting lens for non-radio questions. Continue Reading
Amazon’s voice-activated Alexa operating system, the leading voice assistance platform, introduced a new product today: the Echo Show. Echo Show joins the original Echo smart speaker, Echo Dot miniature device, and Echo Look style assistant. Amazon says it’s about “ambient computing.” Continue Reading
In one of the most eventful days in company history, Pandora released its Q1 earnings, disclosed the first subscription numbers for Pandora Premium, announced a new $150-million investment, altered its board rules making it easier to change directors, and accepted the resignation of its board Chairman and another board member. Continue Reading
This year, 36% of Americans will use a voice-assisted smart device at least once a month — a 129% jump from last year, according to eMarketer. Over 70% of that usage is through Amazon Alexa, the operating system which lives in the Echo, Dot, and Look devices. Continue Reading