Deezer has introduced a new spotlight on classical music. A new playlist series called “The Composers” explores the creative works of five famous names from the genre: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Continue Reading
The new and revised YouTube Music and YouTube Premium have officially made their international launch. The services, which update YouTube’s approaches to streaming and subscription music, were first announced earlier this year, and began rolling out in the United States in May. Continue Reading
audioBoom announced more updates for its roster of original podcasts alongside a deal with A+E Networks. The podcasting company landed a production, ad sales, and distribution deal with A+E to produce podcasts based on the cable/television company’s existing programs. The company also plans to launch three more shows for its audioBoom Originals Network by the end of the third quarter. Continue Reading
ESPN Audio’s suite of programming is now available on iHeartRadio. Under a new, multi-year agreement, iHeartRadio will offer its listeners both live shows and on-demand access to the sports specialist’s podcasts. Continue Reading
The Podcast Exchange, the Canadian podcast marketing and sales group also known as TPX, has entered a deal with WNYC Studios. Under this partnership, TPX will sell ad inventory in Canada for the New York Public Radio outlet’s podcasts. Continue Reading
audioBoom has followed up its latest financing round with a series of international agreements. The on-demand podcast company inked sales deals with DAX in the UK, The Podcast Exchange in Canada, and Placard Media in Australia and New Zealand. The new partners will be responsible for selling ad inventory for audioBoom’s show roster. Continue Reading
Musical.ly is merging its related app, Live.ly, into the core mobile entertainment service. Musical.ly lets people record videos of themselves lip syncing to popular songs, while Live.ly offers hosting of live video broadcasts, a niche that was briefly a hot topic for the startup space. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has promoted Kavi Halemane to the role of executive vice president and general manager of digital programming for iHeartRadio. In this position, Halemane will be responsible for overseeing iHeartRadio’s strategy/operations for original digital music station programming, on-demand subscription playlist and free playlist radio curation, and podcast programming. Continue Reading
Podcasts have been attracting attention from Hollywood as well as from listeners, with rights to several popular and unique audio series getting optioned in recent months. The latest podcast to possibly make the leap is Serial Productions’ S-Town. Continue Reading
Pandora has been named the music streaming launch partner for Snap Kit, the developer platform from the company behind popular social network Snapchat. Through the deal, Pandora is powering a special music-sharing feature for all of the Snap Inc. app’s U.S. users. Continue Reading
SXWorks, a SoundExchange subsidiary, announced two new services to broaden its capabilities in searching and claiming address unknown Notice of Intention to Use filings. The new NOI Premium Services offers more paths for publishers and songwriters to claim unpaid mechanical royalties from digital service providers. This service includes Works Claiming and Recordation. Continue Reading
Mark Williamson has departed his role as global head of artist and industry partnerships at Spotify. Williamson had been at the streaming service since 2011, rising through the ranks of leadership working with artists, managers, and music executives. Continue Reading