Emmis-owned NextRadio announced the finalists and winner of its radio spot contest this week. The winner, by college student Thomas Baker III, is called “Data Pigs.” The spot is well-produced, but mixes up NextRadio marketing in a way that could detract from its effectiveness. Continue Reading
Podcasting and live-audio platform Spreaker has released Spreaker Studio, an application for Windows and Mac computers. The intent is to provide an easy-to-use software environment that replaces a four-channel mixer in a podcast studio. We used Spreaker Studio meta-style to record a short review of Spreaker Studio. Continue Reading
AT&T Drive Studio and Ericsson partnered for a survey of people who are likely to buy a car in the next three years. The survey’s global results found that 75% of respondents considered connected car services an important feature in their next purchase. Continue Reading
The legal battles over royalties for songs recorded prior to 1972 have been an ongoing headache for labels and streaming services alike. Pandora has been the subject of a couple legal forays in this regard, including one lawsuit filed by recording companies in New York State Supreme Court. The New York Post has reported that Pandora may be on the brink of a settlement to end that case. Continue Reading
Deezer announced a partnership with BandPage that will see the two companies collaborating on tools to help artists connect with their fans within the streaming platform. In addition to this development, Deezer has also announced that it is planning to raise 300 million euros ($343 million) from its IPO. Continue Reading
Some of the topics explored at RAIN Summit Europe will include the fast-changing digital audio advertising industry, podcasting, research into consumer listening behavior, and the transformation of radio into a streaming era. Click to know more. Continue Reading
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Farnoosh Torabi, host of So Money, talked to RAIN News about how she produces her popular program, and the careful planning that led to its launch. Torabi explains her audience-growth success tactics, and the importance of podcast transcripts. Continue Reading
Two minor announcements about Google Play hit the headlines this morning. First, the company has opened up gifting subscriptions for Play Music in select markets. The second development is an advertisement for the music service. Continue Reading
A new British startup has launched a physical device for music streaming. The Electric Jukebox is an HDMI device that connects to a TV and plays music over a WiFi network. It’s an entire proprietary network, which differentiates it from the Chromecast, which pulls from third-party music services. Continue Reading
AudioHQ announced today that a year-long business relationship with AccuRadio is entering a new a deeper phase. The audio ad sales company becomes exclusive third-party representative for AccuRadio. Continue Reading
There’s a new streaming service on the horizon and it’s already attracted lots of buzz and lots of scrutiny. Aurous is a free and ad-free music platform that pulls its tunes from licensed third-party sources such as SoundCloud, YouTube, and Spotify. Within days of its official alpha launch, the service was hit with a lawsuit by the RIAA alleging massive copyright infringement. Continue Reading
Spotify’s UK subsidiary published financial results for 2014. Both subscription revenue and advertising revenue grew in 2014 from the previous year, in Spotify UK. The disparity in growth rates is interesting. Continue Reading