A new study from the National Association of Broadcasters’ Pilot program found that among the top-selling smartphones in the U.S., the FM chip is activated by at least one major carrier in 44% of them. Continue Reading
SoundHound is putting more money into voice recognition and artificial intelligence. The company raised $75 million to support its efforts in that field, with the end goal of taking on current industry leaders such as Amazon and Google. Continue Reading
SOCAN, Canada’s licensing and collection society, posted an 8% increase in revenue for 2016. It was a record-breaking year for the group’s revenue collected and for payouts distributed. Continue Reading
Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch discussed data around the Amazon Echo voice-activated personal assistant/WiFi speaker. Which streaming services are winning on the device so far? Continue Reading
Apple’s fiscal Q1 earnings report, characteristically, did not break out specific numbers for its Apple Music service, but did refer to it optimistically. To hear CFO Luca Maestri tell it, Apple’s music mojo is back. Continue Reading