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The resurgence of podcasting is mostly publicized as an entertainment genre with public-facing shows in the “B2C” category — Business To Consumer. Increasingly, attention is shining on “B2B” podcasting (Business to Business), and the trend harkens back to how blogging evolved. Continue Reading
On the Move tracks hires, promotions, and other notable personnel changes within the online audio industry. The latest changes are a departure at Shazam, a promotion at Saga Communications, a new hire at Rhode Island Public Radio, and a switch from Rdio to Google Play. Continue Reading
Spotify has a new feature catering to those listeners who are ahead of the trends. It’s called Found Them First, and the tool scours your listening history to see if you were streaming any artists before they hit the big time. The streaming platform defined breakout artists as act that have surpassed 20 million total streams with a growth rate of at least 2,000% between January 2013 and June 2015. Continue Reading
DGital Media has announced new partnerships to bolster the audio content opportunities for fantasy sports experts and personalities. For those partners that do have audio programs, DGital will assume the responsibility of representing and distributing them. For the ones that do not have audio, DGital will create that original content, then monetize and distribute it. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that is has received a quality certification from the Trustworthy Accountability Group, as part of that organization’s Inventory Quality Guidelines (IQG). Triton opted in to the certification program for the company’s a2x programmatic platform. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Tidal on Harman speakers; Spotify’s Sorting Hat; Sony/ATV boss mobilizes Nashville over consent decrees. Continue Reading
The U.S. Recording Academy is planning a grassroots initiative to help promote the Fair Pay Fair Play Act. The campaign will see more than 1,600 of the Academy’s members visiting their local representatives and policy-makers on Oct. 14 to voice their support for the legislation. Continue Reading
Guest contributor Mark Mulligan suggests that full-catalog music services cater to a top layer of music aficionados. Smaller online music services, serving specialized audiences, could bring streaming music deeper into the mainstream. Continue Reading
Pandora will be providing its listeners with a day of ad-free online radio listening tomorrow in honor of its ten-year anniversary. Today, the company announced that it will make that ad-free listening available beyond that celebration with the launch of a One Day Pass. Continue Reading
In its latest report, the BBC has outlined its approach to adapting to an increasingly online media landscape. The broadcaster laid out a ten-year plan that aims to equally cater to those people who have gone all-in on digital services and to those who still prefer to use traditional channels. “We will be moving to an Internet-fit BBC, to be ready for an Internet-only world whenever it comes,” the report said. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: The future of the BBC; articles about podcasting; new research about why people share content. Continue Reading
Shazam announced that it is opening up its verified artist program to any performer or band who wants to participate. The verified artist designation allows that profile to share music discoveries with a fan base. The company has been trialling the verification program for the past two months with about 200 artists. Shazam said that it has an audience of 1.4 billion followers for that first set of verified profiles. Continue Reading