A husband-and-wife broadcasting and station ownership team has seen fast growth of their home-grown cloud-based syndication system that is being used by dozens of station affiliates, and might be unique. Continue Reading
The most informative part of quarterly earnings calls can be the Q&A with investors, for the strategic story beyond the financials. Click through for insights, perspectives, and forward projections voiced by CEO and Brian McAndrews and CFO Mike Herring in last week’s responses to investors. Continue Reading
Spotify has expanded its listenership measurement study, produced by TNS, and today released results of a survey conducted in Canada. Like the European study, the Canada survey measures listening to terrestrial radio and to Spotify’s free online radio service, and demonstrates that Spotify’s audience provides incremental additional reach to radio advertisers. Continue Reading
In the latest expansion of its programmatic technology reach, Triton Digital has reached a partnership with Adforce.com to operate the a2x platform in several European national markets where Adforce.com will be the exclusive operator. Continue Reading
RAIN and Presslaff Interactive are pleased to announce Dialing In: How Do You Find The Data Signal?, an industry survey for professionals in broadcast, online audio, technology, consulting, and agencies. This concise survey is designed to be quick, revealing, and to… Continue Reading
Radionomy announced an addition to its executive team: Erik Portier, formerly of Google and founder of several tech companies. Portier will work in the Radionomy Group HQ in Brussels and is tasked with expanding the European presence of Radionomy-owned ad agency TargetSpot. Continue Reading
One of the most interesting aspects of the full determination just released by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) is the detailed argument put forward by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) that radio simulcasts should pay a lower music royalty rate than pureplay webcasting (e.g. Pandora). The copyright judges praised the NAB witness presentations, but ultimately rejected the attempt. Continue Reading
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) published its full determination, as expected following the very brief announcement of new webcast royalty rates on December 16. To whatever extent small webcasters cast a hopeful wish that the complete royalty rate decision would offer some sign of a special provision for low-revenue Internet radio, that hope is dashed. Continue Reading
Yesterday. There were acquisition rumors. There was an earnings call. There was a jittery-up-and-down stock price. In the middle of all that, Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews laid out the company’s key lines of strategy in this ambitious and pivotal year. Continue Reading
This week in 2010, Spotify was still 18 months away from opening in the U.S., and music subscription streaming had not caught the imagination of American consumers. We throw back to pundits wondering whether “renting” music would ever catch on. Continue Reading
Edison Research presented new research at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville this week. The slide presentation is a dazzling, Star Wars-influenced “Ear Wars” show complete with deep-space Lucas-style video backgrounds. Within, Edison reveals new numbers from its ongoing Share of Ear study. Continue Reading
Sacramento rock fans enjoy a refreshingly uncommercialized option as “The Brew” launches today on 107.1-FM with a 10,000-song commercial-free promotion of its Rock-formatted station. We chatted with Program Director Paul Boris. Continue Reading