2 - 2015 - RAIN News

Pandora earnings: audience growth, revenue shortfall, and the “year of conviction”

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Anna Washenko

In its quarterly conference call, Pandora revealed earnings for Q4 2014, and full-year 2014. audience growth was sharply up, due in part to holiday listening. The company fell short of its Q4 guidance, disappointing investors, who sent the stock shivering downward in a double-digit percentage slide. CEO Brian McAndrews expressed long-term confidence and declaimed 2015 “the year of conviction.” Continue Reading →

Internet Radio Rewind #029

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Brad Hill

A weekly podcast from RAIN News

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A six-minute blast of news you need to know in streaming audio.

THIS WEEK: U.S. Copyright Office slams radio royalty exemption; Webcast metrics for November; Pandora earnings; iHeartMedia enters custom advertising; the newest podcast hit; streaming services expand globally Continue Reading →

Quick Hits

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Quick news items and worthy reads from around the web:

Spotimap: Fun with maps. And music.

Billboard releases Power 100 rankings Continue Reading →

BASCA wants new deal for songwriter royalties

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Anna Washenko

The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors announced a new campaign that aims to increase the percentage of royalty income that songwriters receive from online music services. The initiative is seeking a 50/50 split of the royalties, in addition to an larger slice of advertising income from YouTube and other comparable platforms. Continue Reading →

Announcing the Internet Radio & Streaming Report 2015

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Brad Hill

RAIN News and XAPPmedia invite you to partipate in Internet Radio and Streaming Report 2015, a comprehensive survey of industry insiders about trends in the streaming audio marketplace.

Internet Radio and Streaming Report 2015 is an open survey intended for participants in the streaming audio industry. Both streamlined and comprehensive, it is designed to produce vital intelligence about industry issues in an efficient survey that can be completed quickly.

Click through for a link to the survey. Continue Reading →

Vevo had more than 10 billion video views in January

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Vevo announced updated viewing data for its video hosting platform, reporting that its clips had more than 10 billion monthly video views in January 2015. The figure marked an 86% increase year-over-year for Vevo. Continue Reading →

Tidal announces another global expansion

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Hi-fi streaming service Tidal announced plans to push into 22 new markets during the first quarter of 2015. The expansion, coming hot on the heels of another European push that already happened in January, will bring Tidal’s total audience to 30 nations. Continue Reading →

Pandora, iHeart land places on comScore’s digital properties list

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Anna Washenko

ComScore released its review of the top 50 digital media properties in the U.S. for December 2014. Pandora ranked No. 19 with 89.4 million unique visitors during the month. iHeartMedia Digital also secured the final spot on the new list at No. 50. Continue Reading →

Rumor Fact(ory): First leaks about Apple’s new Beats

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Yesterday, Apple news site 9to5mac.com reported that it had received inside information about what the company’s new Beats Music-inspired streaming service will look like. Of course, the author gave no names or explanations of how and where he obtained the intel, so we’re taking it with a grain of salt for the time being. But here’s what we learned. Continue Reading →

Webcast listening slipped in November due to Thanksgiving effect (Triton)

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Brad Hill

Month-over-month webcast listening slipped by three percent in November, according to Triton Digital’s monthly Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Triton’s analysis of the dip cites a “Thanksgiving Effect.” Mobile stream listening rose to nearly 70%. Continue Reading →

Edison’s “Share of Ear” accelerates to quarterly survey schedule

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Brad Hill

Edison Research announced that Share of Ear, a large-scale survey project which measures what U.S. consumers listen to across all types of audio, will accelerate its semi-annual pace to a quarterly reporting period. Continue Reading →

Forget Serial. Invisibilia is the new poster child, as the tide rises for podcasting

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Brad Hill

The Download on Podcasts is a new weekly feature sponsored by PodcastOne.

The podcast hit Serial was classified as a podcast blockbuster when it attracted five-million accesses (downloads or streams) on iTunes. This week NPR reports that Invisibilia, a show about unseen forces shaping the lives of individuals, has gotten 10-million listens. A new plateau of podcast audience reach helps the whole genre of on-demand audio. Continue Reading →