Announced in January, launched in March, the alliance of Spotify and Sony PlayStation game consoles is due for an update. We got one today, with success metrics that show gaming as an important venue for streaming audio. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: Spotify users see (not quite) green; best podcasts; Apple Music has a weird advantage Continue Reading
In the second step of a three-point plan to reinvent its service and re-imagine what an electronica listening platform can be, Digitally Imported (DI.fm) today launched on-demand listening. We spoke to founder and CEO Ari Shohat. q Continue Reading
Pandora announced today that its programmatic ad-selling solution, Premium Programmatic, is released from beta and is available to all advertisers. We spoke to Jack Krawczyk, Pandora’s VP of Ad Product Management, about private vs. public programmatic exchanges. Continue Reading
Rdio is reportedly planning to expand Rdio Select, its mid-price subscription plan, across Europe in the next few months. Rdio Select was introduced last month, and in our coverage we described it as “driving a wedge” between free listening and fully on-demand music subscriptions. Continue Reading
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Podcast ad network Midroll Media released results of an advertiser survey that tested sentiment about marketing in the category generally, and queried respondents about how they value the opportunity. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced this morning that Emmis Radio will use Triton’s streaming technology platforms to deliver and monetize its digital content. Continue Reading
London-based Digital Music company 7digital has named James Priestley, formerly VP of Business Development in London, as General manager of North America. Priestley’s purview will include operations and business development in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Continue Reading
SoundHound and Westwood One have partnered to create SoundHound for Radio, a mobile platform that connects soundHound users to radio stations when people use SoundHound to identify a song playing on the radio. Continue Reading
Over the last 15 years, FM radio has gradually extended its brands online, either via simulcasting or creating original streams derived from the broadcast signal. Much less common is an FM extension of a popular pureplay Internet-only station. 96.7 Pride Radio launches today in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Apple announces its new music service; Spotify hits back with growth story; 8tracks also on the move; Triton’s Webcast Metrics Continue Reading
iHeartMedia and Unified have jointly announced a long-term partnership to develop audience-targeting datasets that can be applied across iHeart’s sprawling radio, streaming, mobile, and event portfolios. The deal includes an unspcified investment by iHeart in Unified. Continue Reading