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Expansion milestone for DAB as second digital radio network is planned

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Brad Hill

Listeners in the UK are getting a new set of DAB station options next year thanks to a new national digital radio multiplex getting assigned an operator. Sound Digital, which is a consortium of Arqiva, Bauer, and UTV Media GB, will run the set of 14 new stations. The consortium will be responsible for upgrading the equipment at these stations and reaching 75% of households with the set of stations. It will be required to begin broadcasting the new DAB stations by the middle of 2016. Continue Reading →

Internet Radio Rewind #036: Leaks and startups, Android and AMP

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Brad Hill

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THIS WEEK: Beats Music leaks; new startup merges listening and broadcasting; new podcast company Amplifi Media; Android Auto hits the road; new AMP bill benefits music producers. Continue Reading →

Triton Digital partners with MLB to deliver targeted ads in baseball radio

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Brad Hill

Triton Digital announced an exclusive deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to deliver and monetize streaming audio advertisements within MLB’s streaming apps. The agreement starts with the upcoming 2015 season. Continue Reading →

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urRadio, a new streaming startup, puts broadcasting in a music service

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Brad Hill

urRadio, a new streaming startup launched this morning, is based on technology that uniquely blends music discovery and broadcasting. “We’re changing how people listen to music,” the CEO told RAIN News. Continue Reading →

The RAIN Legal Panel demystifies music licensing at RAIN Summit West

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Brad Hill

An influential legal panel will highlight RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas. The RAIN Legal Panel, well-known at RAIN Summits for illuminating complex issues of music licensing, will be moderated by David Oxenford and feature the RAIN Summit debut of Alex Luke. Continue Reading →

Rumor Fact(ory): Beats leaks

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Brad Hill

The New York Times captured a carload of anonymously sourced information about Apple’s music products. Apple’s refreshed music ecosystem will be unveiled this summer, according to earlier rumors. Continue Reading →

7digital financial results reflect decisive turn to streaming

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Brad Hill

British digital music company 7digital released 2014 financials that embody two major changes, one structural (a merger last year) and one strategic. The company is turning decidedly toward its B2B streaming services. Continue Reading →

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The Android podcast problem

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Brad Hill

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What’s the problem? Lack of a native podcast app, as Apple provides in iPhones. That void makes podcast discovery, organization, and listening more difficult and less at-hand. Continue Reading →

Quick Hits: Radio and resiliance; SoulCycle and Spotify; music and messaging

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Brad Hill

Today’s brief news items feature some unexpected combinations. Continue Reading →

Gracenote hires Ethan Kaplan as head of its music business

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Brad Hill

Media technology and database company Gracenote announced this morning that it has hired music tech veteran Ethan Kaplan as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Music. “When I was 16 I started a fan website for the band R.E.M.,” says Kaplan. “The rest of my career extends from there.” Continue Reading →

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Ex-radio pros start an Internet radio venture in Cleveland

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Brad Hill

John Gorman has four decades of executive programming experience in radio. Jim Marchyshyn was in sales and marketing. The two have partnered to co-found oWOW Media, a Cleveland Internet radio station staffed by sales and on-air personnel who mostly come from broadcast radio. Continue Reading →

Editor’s Notebook: The controversial value of free

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Brad Hill

by Brad Hill

The recording industry has always been troubled by free music, understandably. Yet the progression of disruptive technology has made music an Internet commodity. Spotify is arguing that free listening is necessary to scale streaming revenue. Continue Reading →