Pandora to hire new full-time CFO
Pandora is officially seeking to hire a new full-time CFO. Mike Herring has been holding the position in addition to his role as President since Tim Westergren took over as CEO in March. Continue Reading
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Podtrac issues October ranking of podcast publishers
Podtrac has updated its monthly ranking of podcast publishers for October. The list tracks the top publishers from Podtrac’s client roster. The order of the rankings remained unchanged, aside from WBUR and TWiT swapping ninth and tenth. Continue Reading
UMG already made $1B in streaming revenue so far this year
Universal Music Group has made more than $1 billion in streaming revenue so far this year. The label released its financial results for the first nine months of 2016, and revenue from streaming and subscription services hit €1.03 billion ($1.1 billion). Continue Reading
Shazam partners with Songkick for concert listings
Shazam and Songkick are combining their services. The audio identification app will integrate concert listings from Songkick starting in 2017. Concert data and information for hundreds of thousands of upcoming live shows will appear in the app. Continue Reading
Spotify debuts another animated video series
Spotify’s push for new video content is continuing at break-neck speed. The latest release is an animated series titled “Drawn & Recorded.” The ten episodes will share stories from pop music history. Videos will appear on Spotify’s mobile and desktop versions. Continue Reading
UK metadata startup announces financing round
Beatroot Music has raised £125,000 ($155,000) in equity funding for its work in metadata management. The financing came from Creative England, and follows a seed funding round in March 2015. Beatroot automatically generates metadata for back catalogs. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia posts Q3 results, talks digital
iHeartMedia released financial results for the third quarter. In announcing the results, iHeart’s leadership kept the focus forward on upcoming digital projects. “This quarter, we were excited to announce the reimagining of live radio with our two new subscription services, iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access,” Bob Pittman said. Continue Reading
SHOUTcast and Nobex partner for mobile app availability to thousands of stations
Internet radio platform SHOUTcast has sealed a partnership with Nobex Partners, the two companies announced today. Under this arrangement, Nobex will make available white label mobile apps for SHOUTcast’s 73,000 stations. Continue Reading
Pandora rolls out new web design
Pandora unveiled a new look to its web version. The changes reflect Pandora’s recently revised branding and clearly integrate the key functions for its new Pandora Plus paid subscriber tier. The redesign will begin rolling out today. Continue Reading
Dash Radio airing Rock the Vote pop-up station
Dash Radio is getting in the Election Day spirit, hosting a Rock the Vote pop-up station. The special station is aimed at encouraging youth voter turnout. It will only air Nov. 7-8 and is available from the Dash home page. Continue Reading
Study: U.S. Copyright Act exemption costs $44 million for EU rightsholders
A new study investigated how an exemption in the U.S. Copyright Act impacts songwriters and composers in Europe. The law in question allows certain small restaurants and retail businesses from getting licenses for music played on the television or radio in their establishments. Continue Reading
Wondery hires two new execs
Podcast network Wondery has hired two new executives. One is a senior vice president of brand partnerships and the other is director of audience acquisition. Continue Reading