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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: A podcasting “upfront”; one-trillion streams; new music service from a phone maker; Rdio does radio; Apple’s new patent. Continue Reading
On the Move tracks hires, promotions, and other notable personnel changes in the audio industry. Pandora hires Scott Riggs; Mary Beth Agase joins AccuRadio. Continue Reading
The Podcast Movement podcasting conference is an annual event that recently conluded its second year. It was founded by Dan Franks, a CPA who specializes in small business asnd entrepreneurial accounting. We spoke with Franks on the phone about the podcast industry. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Westergren replies to Byrne; Bluetooth — magic for streaming audio?; brand storytelling through programmatic advertising. Continue Reading
Korean consumer electronics manufacturer LG has announced a new online music service that will operate exclusively on the company’s premium smartphones. Contrary to some reports, the announcement makes no mention of streaming, and instead describes a hi-fidelity music download store. It might be good strategy. Continue Reading
On-demand music service Rdio announced the addition of Live Radio to its feature set. It combines dynamic pureplay listening with live broadcast radio, plus the ability to save songs played on the radio directly to personal playlists. It is meaningfully competitive, and we review the new app. Continue Reading
The Download on Podcasts is a weekly feature sponsored by PodcastOne.
The IAB announced a podcast “upfront” where several content and ad-repping compnies will present their shows to advertisers and agencies. Another mile-marker in an evolving industry of on-demand audio.
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Slate Group-owned Panoply, a podcast network launched in February, has acquired Audiometric, a podcast publishing platform that includes ad insertion and analytics. The deal positions Panoply for expansion and more effective management of its portfolio of shows. We spoke to Andy Bowers at Panoply. Continue Reading
Dimitri Vassilaros was a talk host on AM station KDKA, and his resume as broadcaster and journalist includes stints with CBS, Clear Channel/iHeart, Gannett, Tribune-Review, and Hearst. He has a new program in his sights, and has turned to Kickstarter to fund what he says will be both an online radio production, and a podcast. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that Swedish podcast company Acast has joined Triton’s a2x programmatic advertising platform. The announcement marks another step in the fast-moving evolution of podcasting as a mature audio category. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: Does Beats 1 steal radio’s last advantage? Is Spotify a hitmaker? And U2 went on podcasting to break news. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Apple Music discloses audience numbers; Hubbard Radio buys into podcasting; webcast metrics for June. Continue Reading