Quick Hits: The CES 2016 mid-week edition
Brief news items and worthy reads about the latest happenings from CES 2016. Sony debuts a turntable; New Google Cast partners; and new products from Pioneer. Continue Reading
Author: Anna Washenko
Audio.Ad partners with Triton Digital’s a2x exchange to sell Latin American audio inventory programmatically
Triton Digital announced a new partnership with Audio.Ad that will see the digital audio ad company’s inventory added to Triton’s a2x programmatic ad exchange. Audio.Ad specializes in the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. Continue Reading
2015 report: Streaming grew 82% in the UK
The British Phonographic Industry has released its music market report for 2015. It finds that UK music consumption rose 4% in 2015 to a retail value of £1.1 billion. Last year saw 26.8 billion streams served to UK listeners, an 82% increase over the previous year, which put it at more than a fifth of the UK’s total music consumption. Continue Reading
U.S. streaming doubled in 2015 (Nielsen)
Nielsen Music’s latest data shows that streaming doubled in the U.S. in 2015. Billboard has a first look at the company’s reports from the recently concluded year. The total songs streamed increased from 164.5 billion in 2014 to 317.2 billion last year. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: New online US music rates, Radio 1 music head poached by Spotify
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Analysis of the CRB ruling in the U.S. Spotify lures away Radio 1’s music head. Much more news from around the world. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio gets new tech partners at CES
iHeartMedia is at CES this week, and issued a press release sharing its newest tech integrations. The company’s iHeartRadio streaming audio platform will now be available on several additional home and wearable technology platforms. Continue Reading
Study says consumers want connected cars
If you connect it, they will listen.
Parks Associates finds that 64% of car owners in U.S. broadband households want to have at least one connected activity available in their next vehicle. Continue Reading
BuzzAngle: Physical albums see tiny improvement in 2015, while streaming doubles
After a long wave of declines, physical album sales may have posted an increase in 2015 while streaming continues its steady rise. BuzzAngle Music, one of the newest charts and data companies on the music scene, has released an intriguing snapshot with numbers for the year. Continue Reading
LyricFind now powering music services in Plex
LyricFind announced a new partnership with Plex, a personal media streaming solution. Under this deal, LyricFind will be offering its service to music streamed through Plex. The lyrics will appear on mobile apps, as are slated to appear on the TV app later this year. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Video of the radio; Google DMCA takedowns; an Uptown Funk-y 2015
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Video of radio?; Google saw 558M+ takedowns last year; Uptown Funk won 2015. Continue Reading
Twitter invests in connected headphone startup Muzik
More pre-CES news includes an intriguing tie-up between social media and music hardware. Twitter announced an investment in Muzik, a startup company making connected headphones. Could this be the social network’s first music deal that really sticks? Continue Reading
RAIN News’ top picks for CES 2016 sessions
Whether you’re on the show floor or just following the action from home on livestreams and social media, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show promises to have lots of valuable insights for the digital audio industry. This year, we could see developments in topics such as connected cars, home audio, audio quality, mobile devices, headphones, digital distribution, and advertising technology. Continue Reading