RadioPublic introduced a Paid Listens program at the beginning of the month, and the podcast company is expanding its resources in this campaign to ensure more podcasters generate revenue. The business has added a calculator to its website that lays out the arithmetic behind potential Paid Listen earnings. Continue Reading
In the December report of Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker, overall stream listening remained steady from the previous month. The three leaders — Pandora, Spotify, and iHeartRadio — each gained a single percentage in Average Active Sessions (Triton’s AAS metric). Spotify continued its chase of Pandora. Continue Reading
Deezer has partnered with telecom Singtel in Singapore. The streaming service will make its premium tiers available for a steep discount in the first two months of year-long contract. Listening to Deezer will not count against Singtel customers’ data plans. Continue Reading
Entercom has hired Jim McCloud as executive vice president of national business development. McCloud will be responsible for maintaining relationships with existing Entercom partners and building a team to identify and cultivate new potential partners. Continue Reading
Facebook has secured a licensing deal with pan-European online rights hub ICE. The multi-territory agreement provides the social media network with use of the rights hub’s catalog for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Oculus. Continue Reading
Two Australian podcast companies have announced a merger. Placard Media, a platform for connecting podcasters and advertisers, has joined forces with Nearly, a podcast network that launched in August 2017. Continue Reading
Amazon Music has hired Dan McCarroll as global head of originals and artist relations. McCarroll joins the company after leaving his post as president of Warner Bros. Records last year. In the new role, he will be responsible for leading the team making exclusive, global music programming for Amazon. Continue Reading
Spotify is looking to make a hire in hardware development, the latest sign that the company might have aspirations beyond software. Music Ally found listings for three jobs at the streaming service. The current device du jour is the smart speaker; is Spotify aiming to enter this crowded segment? Continue Reading
Three audio industry experts have banded together for the launch of holding company Media Creek. The new operation will focus on businesses in audio. Media Creek is starting operation with the announcement that it is now the parent company of both Live365 and EmpireStreaming. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Two looks at Australia’s Kyle and Jackie O. UK nearing an FM shut-off? Much more from around the audio world. Continue Reading
Today Pandora sent an announcement that observers have been waiting for: The leading internet radio platform has launched a private programmatic marketplace for its digital audio advertising inventory. “It’s clear the future of advertising is digital audio,” evangelizes John Trimble, Pandora’s Chief Revenue Officer. Continue Reading
A trio of archivists and podcast fanatics have received a grant to help educate podcasters on how to preserve their work. The $142,000 grant from the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund the creation of a podcast focused on topics in podcast preservation. Continue Reading