Mark Ramsey: This Is How Long Your Podcast Should Be
by Mark Ramsey
Guest columnist Mark Ramsey weighs in on a hot debate in podcasting: How long is the best podcast length? Continue Reading
Month: May 2017
SoundExchange Q1 report: “Off to a Fast Start”
SoundExchange, which collects and distributes label royalties from streaming music, released its Q1 2017 report this morning, citing growth statistics compared to Q1 2016. It’s a growth story of participating musicians, even as Pandora — the largest single contributor to label royalties from webcasting — reduced its involvement in this particular payment system. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Apple Music’s video vision; Norway FM shutdowns continue; digital ad spend favors mobile
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: An Apple Music interview on its video future; ongoing FM shutdown in Norway; mobile leading digital ad spend. Continue Reading
Documentary about radio DJ’s released to Vimeo
RAIN News received a note from Roger King, Producer and Director of I Am What I Play, a documentary about radio DJs. The film was completed in July, 2014, has been playing in the documentary circuit, and is available to stream or download on Vimeo starting today. Continue Reading
SBS Radio plans Eurovision special event
Australia’s SBS Radio announced a campaign centered around the Eurovision music talent competition. SBS Eurovision Radio will be a round-the-clock station on digital radio, online, and mobile that features hits from the international competition. It will also have a live simulcast of the semifinal and grand final performances next week. Continue Reading
Russian social network launches streaming service backed by label deals
Russian social media platform VKontakte has successfully launched a built-in music service. The company has been working toward this goal for some time, and now it has secured licensing deals with all three of the majors and with indie label network Merlin. The service, which often draws comparisons to Facebook, had 410 million accounts as of January 2017. Continue Reading
Ezra Kucharz leaves CBS
Ezra Kucharz, previously the President of Local Digital Media at CBS, and more recently Special Advisor to CBS, announced today that he is leaving CBS Corporation entirely at the end of business today. He disclosed his departure in a LinkedIn post. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Lyrebird, lazy Buggles headlines, FIX Radio, podcast awards
by James Cridland
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Lyrebird and voice synthesizing. FIX Radio lauches in London. The UK’s first podcasting awards. Much more. Continue Reading