Virgin Mobile USA has added unlimited streaming from select music platforms to some of its plans. The music partners are iHeartRadio, Pandora, and Slacker Radio. More music platforms will likely be added in the future. Continue Reading
AdLarge Media and Yahoo Sports Radio announced that they will continue their partnership, which sees AdLarge continuing to provide exclusive ad sales representation for the broadcaster. Yahoo Sports Radio has an estimated weekly audience of 5 million across more than 500 radio stations, satellite stations, and mobile platforms. Continue Reading
HP announced a rebranding of its Connected Music service. The streaming platform is now known as HP Lounge, and offers free radio-style streaming of tracks from Universal Music. The competitive strategy is unclear, but might be similar to Amazon’s Prime Music. Continue Reading
Pandora has acquired Ticketfly, a company focused on live events and show ticketing. The deal promises to offer integration of event discovery into Pandora’s existing online radio capabilities. The purchase is valued at about $450 million. Continue Reading
Many video game consoles are offering apps from streaming services, and iHeartRadio is the latest to join the music options on Sony’s PlayStation hardware. The new native apps will give listeners access to their live radio, as well as custom and recommended stations. Continue Reading
Spotify has launched its Android app on MirrorLink, which brings the streaming platform to more connected cars. It was already available on CarPlay from Apple and Android Auto from Google, in addition to in-house systems from BMW and Ford. Continue Reading
In a wide-ranging conversation at RAIN Summit Atlanta, AudioBoom CEO Rob Proctor said that podcasting represents a huge opportunity for radio. He spoke at RAIN Summit Atlanta, in a podcasting panel sponsored by PodcastOne. Click through for a summary, quotes, and full audio. Continue Reading
Podcasts are gaining more and more traction among both listeners and content creators. We’ve recently seen two major print publications exploring their podcast options for building an audience with audio: the New Yorker and Esquire. Continue Reading
SoundExchange and the public radio networks have received approval from the Copyright Royalty Board for their royalty settlement. CRB still needs to approve the part of the settlement that dubs the public radio sector a collective entity, a decision which is not expected until after it has settled rates for all webcasters. Continue Reading
Pandora has opened a local ad sales office in St. Louis. The new outpost will have five to seven employees on its sales team for the city. This is just the latest development in the online radio service’s advertising plans. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: French culture ministry offers digital music plans; NYT gets in on podcasts with recommendations; navigating the FCC rules and changing technology. Continue Reading
Matt Baxter was installed as Global Head of Original Content at Spotify in July. This morning he was interviewed at MIPCOM (a trade show for communications industries, slanted to television), and revealed Spotify’s intent to create original video content. Continue Reading