A new U.S. advertising forecast for 2015 and beyond, from ZenithOptima, projects mobile ad revenue for Internet radio to exceed desktop streaming revenue this year, and to leap ahead for the next two years. Continue Reading
You Should Talk is a discussion panel at the 14th annual RAIN Summit West, moderated by Steve Jones of ABC News Radio. Consumers are listening to more spoken-word programming online than ever before. This panel of experts will discuss innovation that give rise to the popularity of talk content, and the opportunity for streaming audio advertisers. Continue Reading
Spotify has entered into another telecommunications partnership. This one is with Rogers Communications and it brings a free subscription to the streaming service to Fido customers for an impressive 24 months. Spotify has engaged in several deals with telecoms across the globe, partnering with mobile and wireless carriers in France, Australia, and Ireland, but none have offered the subscriptions for as long as two years. Continue Reading
BRS Media, domain administrator for dot-FM and dot-AM website addresses (called top-level domains, or TLDs) has launched a new addressing twist — the dot-RADIO subdomain. Continue Reading
TuneGenie, a provider of streaming audio players for audio publishers, announced that it received certification for Nielsen’s streaming measurement solution. The announcement marks a third implementation of Nielsen’s audience measurement technology for streaming audio. Continue Reading
Tidal may still be a small player in subscriber numbers, but the high-res streaming platform is taking up a lion’s share of news in recent months. Today, we have more information about what Tidal will look like under the helm of Jay-Z and his business enterprise. The idea of being a streaming service for and by the artists is a fine one, but it still needs to make a pitch to listeners in order to stay afloat. Continue Reading
Consumer credit-rating company Experian has a new CMO, and has rolled out new ads with radio and streaming audio in the mix. We caught one as a pre-roll of an HD Radio webcast in iHeartRadio. Continue Reading
U.S. radio group Cumulus announced hiring Tommy Page as SVP of Brand Partnerships. Page comes from Pandora, where he held a similar role as VP of Artist and Brand Partnerships. Page’s career has wended through music, publishing, and online music service. Continue Reading
Cisneros Interactive, a digital advertising company addressing the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American audiences, has purchased a majority stake in Audio.Ad, a Latin American digital audio advertising network. Cisneros Interactive will exclusively market Audio.Ad digital inventory, through its RedMas subsidiary. Continue Reading
With podcasting top-of-mind in the online audio industry, a potential new player is Spotify, according to unnamed sources reported by Bloomberg Business. Competition with Apple? Catching up to Deezer? Continue Reading
Technology and strategy company Lochbridge surveyed nearly 1,500 consumers across age demographics to investigate demand for digital technology in the car — how much, what kind, and among whom. The demographic profile is clear-cut. Continue Reading
Listeners in the UK are getting a new set of DAB station options next year thanks to a new national digital radio multiplex getting assigned an operator. Sound Digital, which is a consortium of Arqiva, Bauer, and UTV Media GB, will run the set of 14 new stations. The consortium will be responsible for upgrading the equipment at these stations and reaching 75% of households with the set of stations. It will be required to begin broadcasting the new DAB stations by the middle of 2016. Continue Reading