Streaming revenue nearly doubled in Belgium, compared to a year ago. Belgium’s trade association has released H1 2016 data, joining the roster of nations with music industry growth on the back of improving streaming performance. The overall market grew 6.5% in the period. Continue Reading
Frank Ocean’s new album Blonde was the latest album to spark debates about exclusive releases. Today, the album is available on other streaming services after two weeks as an Apple Music exclusive. But if you’re a Spotify subscriber who has been waiting to hear Blonde, you probably wouldn’t know it had arrived by opening the app. Continue Reading
WorldDAB has released new statistics about the state of DAB adoption worldwide as of Q2 2016. Across the covered European and APAC markets, nearly 50 million consumer and automotive DAB receivers have been sold. The accompanying infographic breaks out sales by the top nations, with several other details about the digital radio transition. Continue Reading
UK Music issued its latest Measuring Music report, which found the industry on the rise with notable growth in streaming. Music contributed £4.1 billion in GVA (gross value added) to the UK economy across 2015. Continue Reading
Deezer has entered a partnership with Twitter, meaning the streaming platform’s tracks can now be played in tweets. The deal capitalizes on Twitter’s Audio Cards, a product for audio embeds on the social network. Continue Reading
BMI reported revenue of $1.06 billion for its fiscal year ending June 30, the highest it has posted in the company’s history. It also distributed $931 million to its songwriters, composers, and publishers, another record high on the back of a 6% on-year increase. Continue Reading
Pandora has rolled out the second stage of its collaboration with ride-sharing company Uber. Today, the rider-side integration has rolled out, so passengers can have their channels play through the car speakers. Continue Reading
Music metadata company Gracenote has launched new services aimed at helping pay-TV providers to create interactive music experiences. Integrating Gracenote’s tools would allow operators to create music video channels and services. It can create genre- or mood-based music video playlists with the ability to thumbs up or thumbs down songs for personalization. Continue Reading
Spanish industry group Promusicae posted the country’s music results from the first half of 2016. The digital market outpaced physical sales for the first time in the six-month period, accounting for 63.52% of the total at revenue of €46.69 million. Continue Reading
Podtrac has released its August rankings of podcasts. The list covers publishers using Podtrac’s service to measure program consumption. NPR tops the list for a fifth straight month Continue Reading
Spotify is continuing its original video expansion with a new show called Trading Playlists. The program’s seven episodes pair up players from the National Football League to chat about their listening preferences and favorite tunes. Continue Reading
On the Move tracks hires, promotions, and other notable personnel changes within the online audio industry. Today’s moves include new additions to the teams at Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. Continue Reading