Rivet Radio has partnered with Mood Media, which could see its audio programming playing at many thousands of businesses. Mood Media provides clients with experience design solutions, including music and audio for companies ranging from retailers to restaurants. Thanks to this partnership, Rivet Radio’s short news clips can be mixed into the customized music programs of Mood clients. Continue Reading
DGital Media is at it again, adding another sports show to its roster. Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, usually nicknamed Woj, is hosting the new program, which debuted today and quickly rose to the No. 2 spot in the iTunes charts. Continue Reading
On the Move tracks hires, promotions, and other notable personnel changes within the online audio industry. Today’s moves include shuffled positions for iBiquity leaders now that the DTS acquisition is finished. Also CueSongs has promoted within its licensing department. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: The most-covered Christmas songs; where are Spotify’s Shows?; Vox talks podcasting; a new feel for classic rock radio; the brain drain at the BBC. Continue Reading
BPI and the Official Charts Company analyzed data about the most popular genres in streaming. The numbers showed that streaming of dance music is growing faster than other styles, with the number of audio streams in the year-to-date increasing 107% over 2014. Continue Reading
SoundExchange released its third-quarter figures for payments made and received from digital radio. The rights manager paid out $204 million in the quarter to 87,219 payees. The timing of this release is pointed, as today the Copyright Royalty Board is slated to release its decision on the statutory royalty rates to be paid by non-interactive streaming platforms during 2016-2020. Pandora is one of the bigger players to be impacted by this ruling, but SoundExchange has just as much on the line. Continue Reading
Two developments came from the Spotify camp today. First, the company added a new mobile feature called Party. Second, the streaming service has caught Star Wars fever, and created a standalone site aimed at identifying a listener’s musical match from the film saga’s cast. Continue Reading
Disney is expanding its new multimedia streaming service to China. The launch of DisneyLife – a subscription to the company’s music, videos, books, and more – is happening through a partnership with Alibaba. Continue Reading
The name of Howard Stern feels synonymous with Sirius XM, and thanks to a new agreement, that will remain the case. Siriux XM signed a 12-year agreement with Stern that will see the broadcaster continuing to produce and host The Howard Sterm Show for the next five years. There are also plans afoot for new video content from the host. Continue Reading
The launch of Deezer’s Lyrics function last year was a happy development for listeners, but it also gave the streaming platform a new subset of data to examine. The company’s analysis of lyrics revealed that 2015 was, ahem, “a ‘sweary’ good year.” It offered a hilarious breakdown of the artists, songs, and albums containing the highest percentage of curse words. Continue Reading
Grooveshark was formally closed down in May after settling with the RIAA, but the questionably legal streaming site stayed alive as a series of clones. Today the recording industry group won a successful case against the reincarnated Grooveshark site. Continue Reading
AdLarge will be the new exclusive ad sales rep for Shaq Fu Radio, the streaming station from NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. The partnership will open up AdLarge’s advertisers to connections with the listeners of specialized programs in hip-hop and R&B on the station. Continue Reading