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Month: June 2015

AudioHQ and Slacker partner for “In-Home” ad network

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Brad Hill

Digital audio ad sales company AudioHQ announced today a new “In-Home” targeted ad network. Slacker Radio is the launch partner. the marketing opportunity is reaching listeners in the home, streaming audio through Sonos, Roku, and other connected devices. Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization, Tech AudioHQ, Slacker

Former Netflix exec takes Spotify CFO role, reviving IPO talk

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Brad Hill

Ex-Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy has taken the same role in Spotify, we are learning today. McCarthy was at Netflix for 11 years, encompassing that company’s public offering in 2002. He also sits on Spotify’s board, and was involved in a venture investment in spotify in 2013. Continue Reading →

News Barry McCarthy, Spotify

Beats 1 appears in Apple’s beta iOS upgrade

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Brad Hill

Anyone who is offered an Apple iOS upgrade to versions 8.4 or 9 will see a first glimpse of Beats 1, Anyone who is offered an Apple iOS upgrade to versions 8.4 or 9 will reportedly see the start of Apple’s new radio lineup, a promised part of Apple Music, scheduled to launch widely on June 30. Continue Reading →

News Apple Music, Beats 1, Zane Lowe

Google Play goes niche with Classical Live

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Brad Hill

Google Play Music, and its subscription streaming component All Access, have partnered with a handful of world-class orchestras to package and digitally release symphonic albums. Nice idea. Note to Google: Get the details right. Continue Reading →

Reviews All Access, classical music, Google

The Download on Podcasts: On-demand audio is driving TV-like usage habits

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Brad Hill

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

When NiemanLabs produced an analysis last week of NPR’s first-quarter listening statistics, the main lesson was this: People are migrating from real-time listening to time-shifted listening. does this represent an opportunity for all of radio?

Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research iTunes, NPR, podcasting
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Strata buyer survey shows drive to streaming audio advertising

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Brad Hill

Media buying platform Strata released the latest in its series of quarterly agency surveys. The results show a dramatic drive toward online audio marketing, with a corresponding migration away from spot radio interest. Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization, Metrics & Research programmatic advertising, STRATA

Spotify / Playstation update: Gaming is an important streaming music venue

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Brad Hill

Announced in January, launched in March, the alliance of Spotify and Sony PlayStation game consoles is due for an update. We got one today, with success metrics that show gaming as an important venue for streaming audio. Continue Reading →

Tech playstation, Sony, Spotify

Quick Hits: Spotify color fury; best podcasts; Apple’s odd advantage

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: Spotify users see (not quite) green; best podcasts; Apple Music has a weird advantage Continue Reading →

News

Digitally Imported launches on-demand listening for an integrated user experience

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Brad Hill

In the second step of a three-point plan to reinvent its service and re-imagine what an electronica listening platform can be, Digitally Imported (DI.fm) today launched on-demand listening. We spoke to founder and CEO Ari Shohat. q Continue Reading →

Copyrights & Legal, News Ari Shohat, DI.fm, Digitally Imported

Pandora launches Premium Programmatic from beta, including mobile ad inventory

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Brad Hill

Pandora announced today that its programmatic ad-selling solution, Premium Programmatic, is released from beta and is available to all advertisers. We spoke to Jack Krawczyk, Pandora’s VP of Ad Product Management, about private vs. public programmatic exchanges. Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization Pandora, programmatic advertising

Rdio set to expand Rdio Select plan in Europe

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Brad Hill

Rdio is reportedly planning to expand Rdio Select, its mid-price subscription plan, across Europe in the next few months. Rdio Select was introduced last month, and in our coverage we described it as “driving a wedge” between free listening and fully on-demand music subscriptions. Continue Reading →

News Anthony Bay, Rdio, Rdio Select

adStream: Podcast advertiser survey reveals buyer priorities

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Brad Hill

adStream is an ongoing journal of news and observations in streaming audio advertising.

Podcast ad network Midroll Media released results of an advertiser survey that tested sentiment about marketing in the category generally, and queried respondents about how they value the opportunity. Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization adStream, Midroll Media, podcasting

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