In just under three weeks, leaders of the online audio industry will gather from eight countries for RAIN Summit Europe, November 9 at The Royal Institution in London. Another slate of thought-leading speakers has recently been confirmed. Continue Reading
With CEO Tim Cook’s disclosure of Apple Music subscriber numbers, Apple Music is finally positioned in the music service market. Should Apple Music be compared to other services? Apple Music is not as mature as competitors, but also not in the same business. Continue Reading
Global-owned DAX (Digital Audio Exchange), a programmatic audio buying platform, announced today that it will expand dramatically in 2016, offering ad inventory across 18 countries. Demand from existing advertising wishing to create pan-European campaigns is driving the growth. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worth reads from around the web. Today: Where is the British breakout podcast? Also India roundup 2.0 and opposing sides get technical in a panel discussion on music licensing. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Car connections; Pandora’s legal decisions; Deezer going public; WNYC invests in originals; more. Continue Reading
Emmis-owned NextRadio announced the finalists and winner of its radio spot contest this week. The winner, by college student Thomas Baker III, is called “Data Pigs.” The spot is well-produced, but mixes up NextRadio marketing in a way that could detract from its effectiveness. Continue Reading
Podcasting and live-audio platform Spreaker has released Spreaker Studio, an application for Windows and Mac computers. The intent is to provide an easy-to-use software environment that replaces a four-channel mixer in a podcast studio. We used Spreaker Studio meta-style to record a short review of Spreaker Studio. Continue Reading
Some of the topics explored at RAIN Summit Europe will include the fast-changing digital audio advertising industry, podcasting, research into consumer listening behavior, and the transformation of radio into a streaming era. Click to know more. Continue Reading
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Farnoosh Torabi, host of So Money, talked to RAIN News about how she produces her popular program, and the careful planning that led to its launch. Torabi explains her audience-growth success tactics, and the importance of podcast transcripts. Continue Reading
AudioHQ announced today that a year-long business relationship with AccuRadio is entering a new a deeper phase. The audio ad sales company becomes exclusive third-party representative for AccuRadio. Continue Reading
Audio ad sales company AdLarge has announced its latest podcast-repping deal, this one as exclusive representative for So Money with Farnoosh Torabi, a Millennial-targeted finance show currently ranked at #5 in the iso money farnoosh torabiTunes Podcast Business News category. Continue Reading
RadioWorks, a London Specialty firm for marketers planning and buying campaigns on radio, has launched DigitalAudioWorks, bringing a similar scope of service to streaming audio advertising. Continue Reading