A new illegal clone of the illegal streaming site Grooveshark sprang to life in recent months. It has been appearing as the top hit in Google searches for “grooveshark,” and that has helped it to gain interest, particularly in Brazil and the U.S. Continue Reading
On the Move tracks hires, promotions, and other notable personnel changes within the online audio industry. Today’s moves include a promotion at Vevo and new hires for SoundCloud and Pacific Content. Continue Reading
The saga of Blinkbox Music has taken yet another unfortunate turn. The streaming service’s customer database has been sold to athletics retailer JD Sports. According to Music Business Worldwide, that means about 2 million people could wind up receiving marketing emails and other communications from the unrelated business. Continue Reading
Pandora was recognized by the IAB Sales Excellence Awards program. The online radio company was honored as the winner in overall sales excellence for a large sales organization. “The IAB Sales Excellence Awards identify industry leaders who have achieved noteworthy success selling digital advertising,” IAB’s Sherrill Mane said. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Changes at Apple with the end of iTunes Radio; Ricky Gervais interview; radio for commuters; much more. Continue Reading
Last spring, Spotify turned heads with the announcement of plans to turn its streaming audio platform into a more comprehensive entertainment hub with podcasts and video content. Over the following months, there has been curiosity and increasing impatience about when those changes would hit the service. This is the week. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Questioning music discovery options; when auto marketing meets media; is there a music tech bubble? Continue Reading
EDM specialist Beatport has entered into a partnership with Looplabs, a collaborative music studio platform. The deal seems focused on fostering crossover between the two services’ audience bases. Even though Beatport is still engaging with other music platforms, parent company SFX Entertainment has been drawing lots of scrutiny. Continue Reading
A report from the Netherlands’ music industry group shared the nation’s music industry performance for last year. The NVPI estimated that the Dutch music industry grew by about 10%. The results marked some stability after years of declines. Continue Reading
The beginning of a new year often brings a wave of new product and company launches. In light of the recent interest in podcasting, this year brings a new app called ZCast into the audio content field. Continue Reading
A new report from MUSO tracked the global piracy trends in 2015 and found that the amount of music downloaded from illegal sites increased over the course of the year. The second half of the year saw 16.5% more illegal music downloads over the first half of the year. Continue Reading
7digital has released a preliminary look at its financial results from 2015 in advance of the complete report, which is due out at the end of March. The company said the results for the year ended in line with expectations, with overall revenue expected to be in line with 2014’s total. Continue Reading