VuHaus has added Houston Public Media as its newest affiliate. The platform, a non-profit for music discovery, hosts video content from several public radio partners. VuHaus’ hosted videos range from studio performances to live clips from special events. Continue Reading
Spotify is putting listener data to use in a more explicit way than usual in its new global marketing campaign. This push is the largest yet for the streaming company, covering 14 territories, and was developed in house. The ads present data points that showcase listener habits in reaction to key cultural moments from the year. Continue Reading
Amazon Music is continuing its steamrolling push into the modern music landscape. The company has hired Nathan Brackett as its new head of editorial. Brackett was most recently executive editor for Rolling Stone, and he’d been with the music magazine since 1996. Continue Reading
The mobile app for boutique television network Starz has integrated Spotify into the platform. This deal allows Starz app subscribers to access Spotify music from its TV shows and movies. Continue Reading
The BBC is planning to create a new radio service that would act as a “Netflix of the spoken word.” Details are still scarce on this proposed plan, but it would involve paid access for BBC radio listeners outside the UK. There’s a fair amount to unpack in this development. Continue Reading
Apple Music has entered an arrangement with Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to this deal, the German telecom is now advertising that its customers can have six months of free access to the streaming music service. Continue Reading
SoundExchange shared its data for Q3 2016 royalty payments. The company paid out $263.5 million in royalties during the period. That’s growth of 29.2% from Q3 2015’s $204 million. Continue Reading
Podcasting is in a boom, but the audio format still has a long way to go before achieving mainstream familiarity. Tools like RadioPublic seem designed to be an entry point into podcasting by making the discovery process simpler for a newbie listener. The question is whether this app can succeed in reaching them. Continue Reading
Dash Radio is a platform for free (and ad-free) radio. RAIN talked this week with founder and CEO Scott Keeney, who discussed strategies for making Dash a leader in lean-back listening. Continue Reading
Rubicon Project has entered into a partnership with ad-tech company Adform for programmatic audio advertisements. As a result, Adform’s clients will be able to buy 15- or 30-second ads on Spotify programmatically through Rubicon’s platform. Continue Reading
BPI, the British Phonographic Industry, has created a new initiative focused on bringing technology into its work in new ways. The BPI Innovation Hub will meet quarterly to connect tech companies with record labels. Continue Reading
According to Cowen & Co., Amazon Prime’s U.S. membership is about 49.5 million people. The third-party analysis is based on a panel of 2,500 U.S. consumers, since Amazon has not explicitly shared its Prime data. Continue Reading