Geico became the first advertiser to place a buy on Expressway from Katz, the Jelli-powered programmatic platform for broadcast radio spots. The announcement from Horizon Media, which piloted the transaction, claims Geico’s campaign as the first-ever live programmatic buy for spot radio. Continue Reading
This week we are revealing finalists in the Sixth Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards. Today we are pleased to announce the advancing finalists in the “International Excellence in Online Audio” category. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has announced that Macquarie Radio Network has joined a2x, Triton’s programmatic audio advertising exchange. Macquarie will put its digital audio inventory into the system, which Triton launched in Australia this past summer. Continue Reading
CBS Radio has launched CBS Sports Radio Roundup, a 12-hour daily hosted Internet-only program that jockeys live sports-talk feeds from 15 major-market stations. That description is a mouthful, and possibly unique. Continue Reading
This week we are revealing finalists in the Sixth Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards. Today we are pleased to announce the advancing finalists in the “Best Podcast Series” category. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Interview with Midroll Media’s Erik Diehn; Ministry of Sound on the business of playlist curation; Microsoft’s Groove Music on Sonos. Continue Reading
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A new study finds that people stick with short podcasts more than long podcasts. Obvious? Maybe, but podcasting is replete with 60-minute (and longer) shows. The new research also addresses other audience habits. Continue Reading
Media software company WideOrbit will announce on Tuesday the launch of WO Programmatic Radio, a new marketplace for automated selling of radio ad inventory. The new platform matches buyers and to radio sellers using the WO Traffic sales and traffic service. Continue Reading
This week we are revealing finalists in the Sixth Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards. Today we are pleased to announce the advancing finalists in the “Best Streaming Broadcast Station” category. Continue Reading
This week we are revealing finalists in the Sixth Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards! Today we are pleased to announce the advancing finalists in the “Best Single Stream Webcaster” category. Continue Reading
A new survey from European research reveals that Spotify’s freemium plan enjoys an 8.8% reach in Germany. The study was commissioned by Spotify, specifically to bolster its advertising business in Germany. The study compared Spotify’s reach metrics with traditional radio. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: 200-page BBC report reinvents the mission; record-setting royalty collections in the U.S.; Pandora celebrates an anniversary; more. Continue Reading