The Daily, the weekday news podcast from The New York Times and Michael Barbaro, is going to be getting supplementary written words. Episodes of the show, which has topped Podtrac’s monthly show rankers for the past two months, are now getting transcripts. Continue Reading
Amazon reported its fourth-quarter financial results, closing the year with more big numbers and a big focus on its smart speakers. CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos gave a comment for the earnings press release, but his sole focus was the company’s voice assistant and smart home collection. Continue Reading
Spotify has been mobilizing for an anticipated launch in India, with the rumor mill pointing to a potential launch in January. However, with the first month of 2019 come and gone, Spotify is not making that hoped-for timeline. Continue Reading
YouTube has promoted Carletta Higginson to director, global head of music publishing. Higginson has been under the Google umbrella for five years, most recently as director, music publishing in North America for YouTube and Google Play Music. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has hired Joseph Strinati for a role as business director of brand partnerships. In this position, Strinati will be responsible for building commercial relationships with new and existing clients. Continue Reading
Sirius XM released its fourth-quarter financial results. Total revenue in Q4 was nearly $1.5 billion, up from $1.4 billion. Quarterly net income reached $251 million, compared with a loss of $37 million in the year-ago period. Continue Reading
Apple Music is pursuing new partnerships to bring the streaming service to new audiences. The latest tie-up will give Apple Music subscribers access to their music on American Airlines flights without needing to purchase WiFi. Continue Reading
YouTube announced that its music service is now available on Sonos speakers. The integration is rolling out in all markets where YouTube Music and YouTube Music Premium are available. Continue Reading
SoundExchange released the details of its artist payouts in 2018. The company distributed more sound recording performance royalties to artists and rightsholders during 2018 than it did in any previous year. The annual total was a record-high $953 million. Continue Reading
Cadence13 and Tenderfoot TV, the production team behind Up and Vanished, have entered a partnership for a new slate of podcasts. The deal covers six shows that will expand on Tenderfoot TV’s existing expertise in the true crime space. Continue Reading
Rhapsody International announced that it has hired Angel Gambino as its new chief commercial officer. In this role, she will be responsible for leading the business development, marketing, product, and partner management teams for Rhapsody in North America, Europe, and Latin America. Continue Reading
Apple hosted its quarterly earnings call yesterday. The tech giant reported more massive numbers in its fiscal first quarter, although a few segments did post declines. Quarterly revenue dipped 5% on-year, but still reached a whopping $84.3 billion. Continue Reading