Tidal announced two leadership promotions. The streaming service has upped Tony Gervino to the role of EVP, editor-in-chief, and Elliott Wilson has been appointed as chief content officer. Both execs have been at Tidal since 2017 and will report to CEO Richard Sanders. Continue Reading
Locked On Podcast Network, specialists in sports content, announced that it is adding coverage of the National Hockey League to its programming. The network will roll out new podcasts focused on individual teams as well as two league-wide shows. Continue Reading
Amazon has been expanding into Brazil. The tech company introduced Amazon Prime and Amazon Music there last month, and now has rolled out two of its Echo line of smart speakers and Alexa voice assistant in the market. Continue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation released results from its fourth annual podcast survey. The project included more than 2,800 participants, with about 2,500 who identified as podcast listeners. Among the podcast listening cohort, weekly listening trends revealed high rates of engagement with the audio format. Continue Reading
A few eagle-eyed listeners noticed that YouTube Music was gradually rolling out a discovery playlist at the end of September. That playlist was one of three that the video platform will officially launch later this month, the latest step to bring its offering more in line with the standard programming at rival streaming services. Continue Reading
A new company called Knowable officially launches today, aiming to bridge the gap for audio in educational purposes. It offers a library of courses, ranging from 4 to 8 hours long, hosted by subject experts. The library covers a range of topics with a focus on self-improvement and business subjects that aren’t covered in traditional academic settings. Continue Reading
Spotify hosted a Canada Audio Day event featuring data about listenership in the country. The survey of almost 8,000 Canadians, conducted in collaboration with Kantar, explored the how radio and Spotify’s free tier intersect in six of the country’s major markets. Continue Reading
SoundCloud has rolled out its paid subscription program in Austria. SoundCloud Go+ offers ad-free listening to SoundCloud’s catalog, as well as offline sync and options for higher audio quality in streaming. Continue Reading
Pandora has redesigned its mobile app to introduce new features focused on personalization and discovery. The updates include the mobile launch of the Pandora Modes feature that rolled out to the web version in March. Continue Reading
Global digital audio arm DAX announced that it has entered a long-term partnership with Urban One, an urban content distributor in the U.S. formerly known as Radio One. Under the terms of the deal, DAX will be the exclusive sales representative for Urban One. Continue Reading
Voice technology is still a nascent field, and one with lots of development yet to be made. A new joint effort from multiple tech operations, dubbed the Voice Interoperability Initiative, aims to improve how customers can navigate using multiple voice services. Continue Reading
MusicWatch found that more than three-quarters of American adults are music streamers. The result is from the company’s Q2 report on music consumption, shared ahead of publication by Billboard. The assessment found that 77% of U.S. internet-users age 13 and up listen to music via streaming. Continue Reading