In this guest post by Thomas Mancusi, VP of Sales & Development at audioBoom, he talks with a podcast advertiser and media buyer about why the category works. Continue Reading
SoundExchange issued $883.9 million in royalty distributions during 2016. That result marked a nearly $80 million increase over its previous record-setting performance from 2015. It was another year of solid growth for SoundExchange payouts. Continue Reading
The Grammys award show is scheduled for February 12, and LyricFind announced that it will be responsible for the event’s lyric licensing. Any time song lyrics are posted by The Recording Academy or the Grammys, LyricFind will ensure that it is done legally and that the rights-holders are compensated. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced its plans for coverage of the upcoming Super Bowl. Its audio programming will include original shows in the lead-up to the game as well as extensive play-by-play coverage when the championship occurs. Continue Reading
Billboard is adding Pandora streaming data to its rankings on the Hot 100 chart. The Pandora numbers now join Nielsen Music’s data about track sales, radio airplay, and on-demand streaming in determining placements. Pandora will also be used for streaming-based charts and the genre-specific charts that are based on the Hot 100 formula. This change will take effect beginning Jan. 31 (for charts dated Feb. 11). Continue Reading
Triton Digital’s latest partner is Connoisseur Media. The radio group will use Triton’s streaming technology and Station Manager software for content delivery. It will also use Triton’s Webcast Metrics for audience measurement. Connoisseur has 39 radio stations and operates in 11 markets. Continue Reading
This morning Entercom announced the launch of its Content Innovation Group, a venture to produce exclusively developed programs for both on-the-air syndication and digital distribution. For more detail, RAIN News reached out to Liana Huth, VP of Programming Innovation at Entercom. Continue Reading
Spotify has a colorful new marketing campaign underway in New York City that could be good news for Prince fans. Purple banners with just the Spotify logo are now on display in the Union Square subway station, leading to speculation that the streaming service will soon have access to Prince’s music. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: How the iPhone impacted radio. Beats 1 in the Apple Music strategy. 1976 radio automation. Much more. Continue Reading
Facebook has been looking personnel to join its music efforts and now the social network has a leader. Tamara Hrivnak has joined Facebook to lead its global music strategy and business development. She most recently worked as director of music partnerships at YouTube and Google Play, and before that rose through the ranks at Warner Music Group. Continue Reading
Vevo is pulling in solid viewer numbers, but its performance is still tightly tied to YouTube. According to the comScore Video Metrix data, about 97 million Americans watched at least one Vevo music video in October 2016. Continue Reading
China’s consumption of online music is changing, as piracy reduces and streaming gains a big foothold. That message was delivered to the NY:LON Connect conference in London last week by Ed Peto of Outdustry, who delivered metrics of China’s music streaming services and audiences. Continue Reading